; and (B) enables leaders to benefit at the expense of the public good. (3) Northern triangle The term Northern Triangle means the region of Central America that encompasses the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. (4) Northern triangle countries The term Northern Triangle countries means the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. 3. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the February 9, 2017, Presidential Executive order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking , transnational criminal organizations are drivers of crime, corruption, violence, and misery , and a comprehensive and decisive approach is required to dismantle these organized crime syndicates and restore safety for the American people. . (2) Since 2008, the United States has provided more than $1 billion through the Central America Regional Security Initiative in order to address violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking and in Central America. (3) The 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report stated that corruption within the Salvadoran political system remains a serious problem . (4) According to the same report, in Guatemala widespread corruption permeates public and private institutions and exacerbates the country’s security, governmental, and economic challenges . (5) The same report notes that in Honduras, corruption has undermined progress on disrupting and degrading illegal trafficking, because trafficking organizations have infiltrated some military units in active drug corridors . 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) systemic corruption constitutes a significant threat to the long-term prospects for democratic governance, prosperity, and security in the Northern Triangle, and is an impediment to United States efforts to reduce the flow of cocaine and other narcotics from South America to the United States