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  SA 4254. 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 to support the Haitian National Police (HNP) 
     in their efforts 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.
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