That the House of Representatives—
honors those who lost their lives due to the tragic earthquake that struck the country of Haiti on January 12, 2010;
honors those who lost their lives due to Hurricane Matthew in October 2016;
honors the sacrifice of the men and women of the Government of Haiti, the United States Government, the United Nations, and the international community in their response to those affected and who continue to be affected by these calamities;
expresses continued solidarity with the people of Haiti as they work to prevent malnutrition and hunger, mitigate the effects of climate change, and rebuild their homes, neighborhoods, livelihoods, and country;
reaffirms its commitment to support Haiti, in partnership with the Government of Haiti and in coordination with other donors, in long-term development and disaster preparedness;
supports the efforts of the Administration to increase food security in Haiti through sustainable agriculture programs, shore up housing initiatives 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;
urges the President and the international community to—
continue to focus assistance on building the capacity of Haiti’s public sector and reinforcing the systems it employs to sustainably provide basic services to its people;
develop, improve, and scale-up communications and participatory mechanisms to more substantially involve Haitian civil society at all stages of post-disaster responses; and
give priority to programs that protect and involve vulnerable populations, including internally displaced persons, children, especially malnourished children under the age of 5, pregnant and lactating women, women and girls, and persons with disabilities; and
urges the President to—
continue to make available to United States Government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private volunteer organizations, regional institutions, and United Nations agencies the resources necessary to confront the ongoing consequences of these natural disasters;
support the efforts of the United Nations 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 assistance to those Haitians most directly affected by cholera;
continue to lead humanitarian and development and disaster risk reduction efforts with the Government of Haiti, the Haitian Diaspora, and international actors who share in the goal of a better future for Haiti;
maximize responsible local and regional procurement;
establish improved and transparent mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of United States Government-funded aid programs; and
work with Haitian authorities and private landowners to prevent the forced eviction of internally displaced person communities and provide decent housing for the poorest and most vulnerable Haitians.