Whereas, on January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the country of Haiti; Whereas according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake epicenter was located approximately 15 miles southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince; Whereas according to USGS, the earthquake was followed by 59 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater, the most severe measuring 6.0; Whereas according to the Government of Haiti, more than 316,000 people died as a result of the earthquake; Whereas according to the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration, an estimated 3,000,000 people were directly affected by the disaster, nearly one-third of the country’s population, and 1,300,000 people were displaced to settlements; Whereas casualty numbers and infrastructure damage, including to roads, ports, hospitals, and residential dwellings, place the earthquake as the worst cataclysm to hit Haiti in over two centuries and, proportionally, one of the world’s worst natural disasters in modern times; Whereas the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted by the Government of Haiti, the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other experts estimates that damage and economic losses totaled $7,800,000,000, approximately 120 percent of Haiti’s gross domestic product in 2009; Whereas the Managing PDNAs estimated that $11,500,000,000 over three years would be required for Haiti’s reconstruction and to lay the groundwork for long-term development; Whereas in 2012, the World Bank estimated that nearly 60 percent of Haitians were living under the national poverty line and Haiti ranked 163 out of 188 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index; Whereas President Barack Obama vowed the unwavering support of the United States and pledged a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and support the recovery in Haiti