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world, with devastating consequences for all sectors of its 
economy and society; 
Whereas Haiti’s growing food insecurity results largely from 
deforestation and entrenched neglect of its rural agricul-
tural sector, particularly smallholder farmers who grow 
most of the food in Haiti, and account for a large per-
centage of the food insecure populations; 
Whereas in 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO) Global Food Security Index ranked Haiti’s food 
sector 108 out of 113 countries surveyed; 
Whereas Haiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters is rooted in 
the dearth of stable public infrastructure and housing 
due to rapid urbanization and is exacerbated by climate 
change; 
Whereas Haiti will be unable to adapt to, and mitigate its 
disproportional vulnerability to climate change unless the 
Haitian government is resourced and empowered to im-
plement comprehensive disaster prevention and relief 
measures; 
Whereas according to an independent United Nations panel 
investigation, on October 19, 2010, an outbreak of chol-
era was detected in the Lower Artibonite region, origi-
nating from a tributary near the United Nations Sta-
bilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) camp at 
Mirebelais, where the panel found that sanitation condi-
tions ‘‘were not sufficient to prevent fecal contamination 
of the Meye Tributary System of the Artibonite River’’; 
Whereas according to the Haitian Ministry of Public Health 
and Population (MSPP), as of May 28, 2016, 9,317 peo-
ple have died from cholera and nearly 780,140 have been 
infected; 
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Whereas, according to the MSPP, the damage caused by 
Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 resulted in a sharp 
increase in the number of cholera cases in Haiti; 
Whereas in August 2016 the Government of Haiti, supported 
by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan 
American Health Association (PAHO), the United Na-
tions Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other mem-
bers of the Regional Coalition to Eliminate Cholera in 
Hispaniola presented an updated medium-term plan on 
cholera for 2016–2018 to improve coordination among 
national and international partners, ensure rapid re-
sponse to outbreaks, vaccinate vulnerable populations and 
improve water, sanitation, and health; 
Whereas, on December 1, 2016, United Nations Secretary- 
General Ban Ki-moon spoke directly to the Haitian peo-
ple while addressing the United Nations General Assem-
bly, stating ‘‘we apologize to the Haitian people. We sim-
ply did not do enough with regard to the cholera out-
break and its spread in Haiti. We are profoundly sorry 
for our role.’’; 
Whereas, on December 1, 2016, the United Nations pre-
sented a new two-track response to cholera in Haiti, in-
cluding material assistance to those Haitians most di-
rectly affected by cholera as well as intensified efforts to 
control treat and eradicate cholera; 
Whereas the United Nations has launched a Multi-Partner 
Trust Fund to support the new response and is seeking 
$400,000,000 in donor contributions, with $200,000,000 
to be allocated to Track 1 and $200,000,000 to Track 2 
of the new response; 
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Whereas throughout these crises, the people of Haiti continue 
to demonstrate unwavering resilience, dignity, and cour-
age; 
Whereas the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act (APHA) seeks 
to ‘‘measure the progress of recovery and development ef-
forts in Haiti’’ since the devastating earthquake of Janu-
ary 2010 and was passed in response to widespread con-
cerns regarding the mixed results and opacity of post- 
quake relief and reconstruction efforts; 
Whereas the Department of State has produced two of four 
annual reports with detailed information on the status of 
United States aid programs in Haiti with the aim of in-
creasing transparency and accountability with respect to 
the roughly $4,000,000,000 that the United States Gov-
ernment has allocated for Haiti aid since the earthquake; 
Whereas, as of September 30, 2016, the United States Agen-
cy for International Development (USAID) estimates 
that of the roughly $4,000,000,000 allocated for humani-
tarian relief assistance and recovery and reconstruction 
and development in the post-earthquake recovery, ap-
proximately 83 percent of such funds has been disbursed; 
Whereas an evaluation led by the MSPP in areas affected by 
Hurricane Matthew’s landfall on October 4, 2016, con-
cluded that public health facilities may viably provide es-
sential services, but severely lack the equipment and med-
ical commodities to do so; 
Whereas significant challenges still remain in Haiti as it 
works to recover and rebuild from past natural disasters 
and to prepare for future ones; and 
Whereas Haiti requires the sustained assistance of the United 
States and the international community in order to pre-
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vent further malnutrition in key vulnerable groups, pre-
vent an increase in hunger in 2017, address chronic food 
insecurity, confront the ongoing cholera epidemic and 
mitigate vulnerability to climate change: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors those who lost their lives due to the 
tragic earthquake that struck the country of Haiti 
on January 12, 2010; 
(2) honors those who lost their lives due to 
Hurricane Matthew in October 2016; 
(3) honors the sacrifice of the men and women 
of the Government of Haiti, the United States Gov-
ernment, the United Nations, and the international 
community in their response to those affected and 
who continue to be affected by these calamities; 
(4) expresses continued solidarity with the peo-
ple of Haiti as they work to prevent malnutrition 
and hunger, mitigate the effects of climate change, 
and rebuild their homes, neighborhoods, livelihoods, 
and country; 
(5) reaffirms its commitment to support Haiti, 
in partnership with the Government of Haiti and in 
coordination with other donors, in long-term develop-
ment and disaster preparedness; 
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(6) supports the efforts of the Administration 
to increase food security in Haiti through sustain-
able agriculture programs, shore up housing initia-
tives for Haiti’s poor and vulnerable, prevent the 
spread of cholera, treat persons who contract the 
disease, provide technical assistance to the Haitian 
Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), 
and improve longer-term water, sanitation, and 
health systems; 
(7) urges the President and the international 
community to— 
(A) continue to focus assistance on build-
ing the capacity of Haiti’s public sector and re-
inforcing the systems it employs to sustainably 
provide basic services to its people; 
(B) develop, improve, and scale-up commu-
nications and participatory mechanisms to more 
substantially involve Haitian civil society at all 
stages of post-disaster responses; and 
(C) give priority to programs that protect 
and involve vulnerable populations, including in-
ternally displaced persons, children, especially 
malnourished children under the age of 5, preg-
nant and lactating women, women and girls, 
and persons with disabilities; and 
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(8) urges the President to— 
(A) continue to make available to United 
States Government agencies, nongovernmental 
organizations, private volunteer organizations, 
regional institutions, and United Nations agen-
cies the resources necessary to confront the on-
going consequences of these natural disasters; 
(B) support the efforts of the United Na-
tions Secretary-General to secure the necessary 
resources required to fully execute the United 
Nations new two-track response to eradicate 
cholera from Haiti and provide material assist-
ance to those Haitians most directly affected by 
cholera; 
(C) continue to lead humanitarian and de-
velopment and disaster risk reduction efforts 
with the Government of Haiti, the Haitian Di-
aspora, and international actors who share in 
the goal of a better future for Haiti; 
(D) maximize responsible local and re-
gional procurement; 
(E) establish improved and transparent 
mechanisms for monitoring the implementation 
of United States Government-funded aid pro-
grams; and 
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(F) work with Haitian authorities and pri-
vate landowners to prevent the forced eviction 
of internally displaced person communities and 
provide decent housing for the poorest and most 
vulnerable Haitians. 
Æ 
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