	Current Conditions

Since August, four major storms have directly struck or passed close to Haiti, killing hundreds and affecting hundreds of thousands of people. U.S. As of October 21, 2008, the U.S. government has either provided or pledged over $31 million in humanitarian assistance to affected Haitian populations in response to the storms. The FY2009 continuing resolution signed into law on September 30, 2008 ( P.L. 110 - 329 ) provides not less than $100 million for hurricane relief and reconstruction assistance for Haiti and other Caribbean countries subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. International Disaster Assistance to Haiti

Haitian Ambassador Joseph stated at a Capitol Hill forum on September 18 that Haiti would need $400 million over the next 18 months for hurricane recovery and reconstruction, and that so far the international community had committed $145 million. Legislation in the 110th Congress

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In August and September 2008, four major storms directly hit or passed close to Haiti, causing widespread devastation. As of early October, 2008, the U.S. government has either provided or pledged just over $30 million in humanitarian assistance to affected Haitian populations in response to the hurricanes in Haiti. Congress provided not less than $100 million for hurricane relief and reconstruction assistance for Haiti and other Caribbean countries in the FY2009 continuing appropriations resolution (P.L. 110-329) signed into law September 30, 2008. The Haitian government says it needs $400 million over the next 18 months for hurricane recovery and reconstruction, and that so far the international community has committed $145 million. For more information, see CRS Report RL34687, The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act, by [author name scrubbed]; CRS Report RS22879, Haiti: Legislative Responses to the Food Crisis and Related Development Challenges, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed]; CRS Report RS21349, U.S. Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants, by [author name scrubbed]; and CRS Report RS20844, Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed].