S.Amdt. 4243

SA 4243. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 81, between line 23 and 24, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING HAITI.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

(1) A stable and democratic Republic of Haiti is in the long-term national security interest of the United States.

(2) The United States is committed to helping Haiti achieve long-term stability, through a commitment of long-term reconstruction and rehabilitation assistance following the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

(3) The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) remains a vital force in maintaining security and stability for the Haitian people in the aftermath of the earthquake.

(4) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1908 (adopted January 19, 2010) endorsed the Secretary-General's recommendation to increase the overall force levels of the MINUSTAH to support the post-earthquake recovery, reconstruction, and stability efforts in Haiti.

(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the United States should support a strengthened mandate for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to--

(1) ensure that the MINUSTAH mandate enables the United Nations Police, in coordination with the Haitian National Police (HNP), to guarantee security in the internally displaced people (IDP) camps in and around Port-au-Prince, particularly for vulnerable women and children;

(2) support the United Nations Secretary-General's request for an increase in the size of the United Nations Police and seek additional Creole-speakers and members of the Haitian Diaspora to support a temporary surge in the police force during this critical period;

(3) continue to assist the Government of Haiti in reforming and restructuring the HNP by supporting the monitoring, mentoring, training, and vetting of police personnel and strengthening HNP's institutional and operational capacities;

(4) support the Government of Haiti's adoption and implementation of a national resettlement policy to speed the movement of the most vulnerable populations, both in Port-au-Prince and other areas, to transitional safe housing and other community-based resettlement solutions; and

(5) coordinate with the Government of Haiti and the other United Nations agencies operating in Haiti to achieve the goals of the mission, including the conduct of national and municipal elections.