,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ifb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4    
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,ms4   
,bass7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = assi/+ ,ea/ ,african c\ntries 
afflict$ by ! plague ( des]t locu/s4    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =         
,int]national ,developm5t reports t ,ea/
 ,africa is curr5tly suff]+ ! wor/ locu/
 outbreak 9 decades1 :i* w dev\r crops &
 pa/ure across t region2 ,:]eas !re are 
m ?an #be million p exp]i5c+ sev]e food 
insecurity 9 ,e?iopia1 ,k5ya1 ,somalia1 
,s\? ,sudan1 ,tanzania1 ,ug&a & ,sudan1 
& untold m w be at risk if ! locu/s1    
curr5tly 9 _! mo/ vuln]able /ate1 are n 
controll$ us+ airborne pe/icides1 be=e  
!y mature into full gr[n locu/s2 ,:]eas 
! ,_w ,food ,programme 7,,wfp7 reports t
 !re may be insuffici5t res\rces to     
conduct a]ial spray+ to address !       
outbreak ( des]t locu/s t is curr5tly   

deva/at+ ,ea/ ,africa2 ,:]eas ! locu/   
situation 9 ! ,horn ( ,africa1          
p>ticul>ly 9 ,k5ya1 ,e?iopia1 & ,somalia
 repres5ts an unprec$5t$ ?reat to food  
security & livelihoods2 ,:]eas a        
relatively small inve/m5t n[ to help    
eradicate ! locu/s w obviate or         
ameliorate ! ne$ = a mu* l>g] ,unit$    
,/ates em]g5cy aid ef=t lat]2 ,:]eas    
,executive ,director = ! ,,wfp ,david   
,beasley rec5tly /at$ ,d no?+ n[ & ,,wfp
 w ne$ up to #ae times t am\nt--m ?an   
,,u #a billion--to assi/ p deva/at$ by  
los+ crops & livelihoods42 ,:]eas ,unit$
 ,/ates ,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,nations
 food ag5cies 9 ,rome ,kip ,tom has be5 
coord9at+ ef=ts betwe5 ! ,,wfp & ! ,food
 & ,agriculture ,organization 7,,fao71  
(f]+ support = locu/ eradication ef=ts &
 call+ att5tion to areas :i* ,,fao ne$s 
to bett] address1 includ+ ! safe        
application ( pe/icides1 managem5t (    
weak supply *a9s1 coord9ation ( a]ial   
eradication campaigns1 & use ( digital  
surveillance tools2 ,:]eas air assets   

capable ( be+ deploy$ to support locu/  
control ef=ts 9 ,ea/ ,africa pot5tially 
include ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce #iaj  
,airlift ,w+1 bas$ 9 ,y\ng/[n1 ,ohio1 & 
^? ( contractors ^: planes are r\t9ely  
us$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t2 &     
,:]eas prioritization ( responses to !  
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic & travel           
re/rictions result+ f ! p&emic h creat$ 
additional logi/ical *all5ges to locu/  
eradication ef=ts1 includ+ delays 9     
procurem5t & deliv]y ( mat]ial3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
coord9ation ef=ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,nations food   
ag5cies 9 ,rome ,kip ,tom betwe5 ! ,_w  
,food ,programme 7,,wfp7 & ! ,food &    
,agriculture ,organization 7,,fao72 &   
7#b7 calls ^u ! ,presid5t to-- 7,a7     
elevate locu/ eradication ef=ts among   
relevant ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cies
 to imm$iately address ! em]g+ food     
security crisis 9 ,ea/ ,africa2  7,b7   

allocate appropriate air assets to      
support locu/ eradication ef=ts 9 ,ea/  
,africa2 &  7,c7 direct ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national 
,developm5t to imm$iately mobilize      
p]sonnel f ! ,(fice ( ,=eign ,disa/]    
,assi/ance to det]m9e fur!r types (     
assi/ance ! ,unit$ ,/ates may provide 9 
,ea/ ,africa4