; Whereas the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America constitutes a multi-faceted, bipartisan approach to improve governance and security and enhance prosperity in the region; Whereas United States foreign assistance to governmental and non-governmental organizations has enabled the investigation and prosecution of important corruption cases, a reduction in crime in many dangerous neighborhoods of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, the seizure of record amounts of illegal drugs, increased employment opportunities for youth, and the strengthening of the agricultural sector in the region; Whereas, for example, United States food security and agricultural assistance programs in Guatemala helped create more than 78,000 jobs and $160 million in sales from 2013 to 2017, according to the United States Agency for International Development; and Whereas targeted United States security assistance in gang-controlled neighborhoods contributed to a reduction in homicides by more than 50 percent in Rivera Hernandez in Honduras, according to the Los Angeles Times, and a reduction in homicides by 61 percent in targeted municipalities in El Salvador, according to the United States Agency for International Development: Now, therefore, be it