,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 
,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce ! am\nt (
 =eign assi/ance to ,el ,salvador1      
,guatemala1 & ,honduras bas$ on ! numb] 
( unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 :o are       
nationals or citiz5s ( su* c\ntries & :o
 9 ! prec$+ fiscal ye> are plac$ 9      
,f$]al cu/ody by reason ( _! immigration
 /atus4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,unaccompani$ ,ali5 ,*ildr5 
,assi/ance ,control ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,gang     
viol5ce1 pov]ty1 & corruption are ! ma9 
driv]s ( illegal immigration f ,el      
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,accord+ to an     
indep5d5t task =ce report by ! ,atlantic
 ,c\ncil's ,lat9 ,am]ica ,c5t]-- 7,a7   
sy/emic corruption /agnates economic    
gr[?2  7,b7 eight 9 t5 poll respond5ts  
see corruption z widespread2  7,c7      

citiz5s 9 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 &  
,honduras d n tru/ ! gov]nm5t           
in/itutions responsible = curtail+      
corruption2 &  7,d7 inve/igations h     
reveal$ massive networks d$icat$ to     
co-opt+ public funds = ! p]sonal        
enri*m5t ( gov]nm5t (ficials4  7#c7 ,!re
 exi/s ! pot5tial = =eign assi/ance f ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to be misus$ by c5tral    
gov]nm5t (ficials 9 ,el ,salvador1      
,guatemala1 & ,honduras 9 ord] to r$uce 
! success ( anti-corruption ef=ts4  7#d7
 ,sy/emic corruption 9 ,el ,salvador1   
,guatemala1 & ,honduras und]m9es ef=ts  
to address ! driv+ causes ( illegal     
immigration into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f su*  
c\ntries4  7#e7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates provid$
 m ?an #c1jdf1dhd1big ( =eign assi/ance 
= ,c5tral ,am]ican c\ntries dur+ fiscal 
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjba4  7#f7 ,= ! pa/  
#e fiscal ye>s1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&   
,security has ref]r$ to ! ,(fice (      
,refugee ,resettlem5t 7,,orr7 #dj1haj   
unaccompani$ *ildr5 9 fiscal ye> #bjag1 
#fi1dhh 9 fiscal ye> #bjai1 #ae1cha 9   

fiscal ye> #bjbj1 #abb1gca 9 fiscal ye> 
#bjba1 & #abh1ijd 9 fiscal ye> #bjbb4   
7#g7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjbb1 approximately 
#gb p]c5t ( all *ildr5 ref]r$ 7 ov] #ad 
ye>s ( age1 & #fd p]c5t 7 boys4 ,9      
fiscal ye> #bjbb1 c\ntries ( orig9 ( y\?
 9 ?is program 7 approximately z foll[s3
 ,guatemala 7#dg p]c5t72 ,honduras 7#bi 
p]c5t72 ,el ,salvador 7#ac p]c5t72 & o!r
 7#aa p]c5t74  7#h7 ,on av]age1 provid+ 
c>e = unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 9 ,,orr  
cu/ody co/s #ejj p] *ild1 p] day4  7#i7 
,9 fiscal ye> #bjbb ! av]age l5g? ( /ay 
9 ,,orr cu/ody = an unaccompani$ ali5   
*ild 0 #cj days4  7#aj7 ,on av]age1 !   
total co/ ( c>e = an unaccompani$ ali5  
*ild 9 ,,orr cu/ody 9 fiscal ye> #bjbb 0
 #ae1jjj p] *ild & #a1icc1efj1jjj = all 
*ildr54  7#aa7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! l>ge/ s+le 
donor ( humanit>ian aid 9 ,c5tral       
,am]ica & ,mexico & to asylum seek]s1   
refugees1 & vuln]able migrants 9 !      
region4  #c4 ,r$uction ( am\nt ( =eign  
assi/ance to ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 

& ,honduras  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t  
%all r$uce f am\nts made available "u ! 
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa or any   
o!r ,act & allocat$ = a cov]$ c\ntry = a
 fiscal ye> an am\nt equal to-- 7#a7 !  
numb] ( unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 :o--   
7,a7 are nationals or citiz5s ( ! cov]$ 
c\ntry2 &  7,b7 9 ! prec$+ fiscal ye>   
are plac$ 9 ,f$]al cu/ody by reason ( _!
 immigration /atus2 multipli$ by  7#b7  
#ae1jjj4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ c\ntry means 
,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 or ,honduras2
 &  7#b7 ! t]m unaccompani$ ali5 *ild   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#dfb7;g77#b7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act 
( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b774    
7c7 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all take 
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & %all apply ) respect to am\nts made  
available "u ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( 
#aifa or any o!r ,act = fiscal ye> #bjbd
 & ea* subsequ5t fiscal ye>4