,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaac  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,april #e1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,bera submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,april #d1 #bjbd1 as 
the ,international ,day for ,mine       
,awareness and ,assistance in ,mine     
,action1 and reaffirming the leadership 
of the ,united ,states in eliminating   
landmines and unexploded ordnance4      
,whereas landmines and unexploded       
ordnance threaten the safety1 health1   
and lives of civilian populations and   
create humanitarian and development     
challenges that have serious and lasting
 social1 economic1 and security         
consequences for affected populations2  
,whereas demining and clearance of      
unexploded ordnance enables displaced   
people to return to their homes and has 
a direct impact on development outcomes 
such as food security1 school           

attendance1 and economic development2   
,whereas people in at least #fj         
countries and other areas are at risk   
from mines and unexploded ordnance in   
their communities2 ,whereas more than   
#ace1jjj deaths and injuries resulting  
from antipersonnel or antivehicle mines 
and other explosive remnants of war have
 been recorded in the ,landmine ,monitor
 database since #bjja1 and thousands    
more individuals around the world are   
killed and injured by such mines and    
remnants each year2 ,whereas1 over the  
past #c decades1 the ,united ,states has
 been the global leader in supporting   
efforts to clear mine-contaminated areas
 around the world1 dedicating more than 
#d1fjj1jjj1jjj for demining and related 
programs in #abj countries and          
territories since #aiic2 ,whereas1 since
 #aihi1 the ,united ,states ,agency for 
,international ,development has         
allocated more than #ccg1jjj1jjj through
 the ,leahy ,war ,victims ,fund in more 
than #ej countries to provide artificial

 limbs1 wheelchairs1 rehabilitation1    
vocational training1 and other          
assistance to survivors of accidents    
caused by landmines and unexploded      
ordnance2 ,whereas landmines contaminate
 countries in which the ,united ,states 
,armed ,forces have been engaged in     
combat or stabilization operations1     
including ,iraq1 ,syria1 ,kosovo1       
,somalia1 and in the ,pacific ,islands1 
posing a significant risk to ,united    
,states military personnel2 ,whereas the
 ,united ,states ,government expressed  
its support for the ,maputo #ae         
declaration of ,june #bg1 #bjad1 which  
established the goal to destroy all     
stockpiled anti-personnel mines and     
clear all mined areas as soon as        
possible2 ,whereas there are #afd       
,states ,parties to the ,convention on  
the ,prohibition of the ,use1           
,stockpiling1 ,production1 and ,transfer
 of ,anti-,personnel ,mines and on their
 ,destruction1 done at the ,oslo        
,landmine ,conference1 ,september #ah1  

#aiig1 although the ,united ,states is  
not yet among them2 ,whereas the recent 
use of landmines1 cluster bombs1 and    
other munitions1 particularly in the    
,middle ,east1 ,afghanistan1 ,burma1 and
 ,ukraine1 has created new humanitarian 
priorities and funding requirements for 
demining1 while legacy mine             
contamination remains an urgent         
challenge impacting millions of people  
globally2 ,whereas ,russia's aggression 
in ,ukraine has resulted in an estimated
 one-third of the territory being       
contaminated with landmines and         
unexploded ordnance1 creating a massive 
need for clearance operations as a      
prerequisite for ,ukraine's recovery1   
but acknowledging that these needs in   
,ukraine do not diminish the similarly  
urgent need for humanitarian demining in
 other parts of the world2 ,whereas     
additional resources for demining will  
be needed to achieve a world free of the
 threat of landmines and other explosive
 hazards2 and ,whereas1 on ,december #h1

 #bjje1 the ,united ,nations ,general   
,assembly declared that ,april #dth of  
each year shall be observed as the      
,international ,day for ,mine ,awareness
 and ,assistance in ,mine ,action3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 reaffirms the  
commitment of the ,united ,states to    
support international humanitarian      
efforts to eliminate landmines and      
unexploded ordnance2  7#b7 recognizes   
those individuals in numerous countries 
who1 at great risk to their personal    
safety1 work to locate and remove       
antipersonnel landmines and unexploded  
ordnance2  7#c7 affirms its support for 
the goal1 as expressed by the ,maputo   
#ae declaration of ,june #bg1 #bjad1 to 
intensify efforts to clear mined areas  
to the fullest extent possible by #bjbe2
  7#d7 calls upon the ,united ,states   
,government--  7,a7 to continue         
providing the funding necessary to      
support international humanitarian      
demining activities2  7,b7 to maintain  

its international leadership role in    
seeking to rid the world of areas       
contaminated by landmines and unexploded
 ordnance2 and  7,c7 to rededicate      
itself to addressing legacy mine        
contamination as an urgent humanitarian 
priority2 and  7#e7 reaffirms the goals 
of the ,international ,day for ,mine    
,awareness and ,assistance in ,mine     
,action4