In the Senate of the United States, 

January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2471) entitled ‘‘An Act to measure the progress 

of post-disaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, 

governance, rule of law, and media freedoms in Haiti.’’, do 

pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Development, Ac3 countability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

6 It is the policy of the United States to support the sus7 tainable rebuilding and development of Haiti in a manner 

8 that— 
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1 (1) recognizes Haitian independence, self-reli2 ance, and sovereignty; 

3 (2) promotes efforts that are led by and support 

4 the people and Government of Haiti at all levels so 

5 that Haitians lead the course of reconstruction and 

6 development of Haiti; 

7 (3) contributes to international efforts to facili8 tate conditions for broad, inclusive, and sustained po9 litical dialogue among the different actors in Haiti to 

10 restore democratic legitimacy and institutions in 

11 Haiti; 

12 (4) builds the long-term capacity of the Govern13 ment of Haiti, civil society, and the private sector to 

14 foster economic opportunities in Haiti; 

15 (5) fosters collaboration between the Haitian di16 aspora in the United States, including dual citizens 

17 of Haiti and the United States, and the Government 

18 of Haiti and the business community in Haiti; 

19 (6) supports anticorruption efforts, promotes 

20 press freedom, and addresses human rights concerns, 

21 including through the enforcement of sanctions im22 posed in accordance with the Global Magnitsky 

23 Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title 

24 XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) on 
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1 individuals implicated in human rights violations 

2 and corruption; 

3 (7) respects and helps restore the natural re4 sources of Haiti and strengthens community-level re5 silience to environmental and weather-related im6 pacts; 

7 (8) promotes political stability through the hold8 ing of free, fair, transparent, and timely elections in 

9 accordance with democratic principles and the Con10 stitution of Haiti; 

11 (9) provides timely and comprehensive reporting 

12 on the goals and progress of the Government of Haiti 

13 and the United States Government, and transparent 

14 post-program evaluations and contracting data; and 

15 (10) promotes the participation of Haitian 

16 women and youth in governmental and nongovern17 mental institutions and in economic development and 

18 governance assistance programs funded by the United 

19 States. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 

21 COMMITTEES. 

22 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 

24 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 

25 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING HUMAN RIGHTS AND 

5 ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS IN HAITI AND 

6 HOLDING PERPETRATORS OF THE LA SALINE 

7 MASSACRE ACCOUNTABLE. 

8 (a) PRIORITIZATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 

9 Secretary of State shall prioritize the protection of human 

10 rights and anticorruption efforts in Haiti through the fol11 lowing methods: 

12 (1) Fostering strong relationships with inde13 pendent civil society groups focused on monitoring 

14 corruption and human rights abuses and promoting 

15 democracy in Haiti. 

16 (2) Supporting the efforts of the Government of 

17 Haiti to identify persons involved in human rights 

18 violations and significant acts of corruption in Haiti, 

19 including public and private sector actors, and hold 

20 them accountable for their actions. 

21 (3) Addressing concerns of impunity for the al22 leged perpetrators of and the individuals who orga23 nized and planned the massacre in La Saline that 

24 took place on November 13, 2018. 
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1 (4) Urging authorities to continue to investigate 

2 attacks in the neighborhoods of La Saline and Bel Air 

3 in 2018 and 2019 that left dozens dead in order to 

4 bring the perpetrators to justice. 

5 (b) BRIEFING.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 

9 on the events that took place on November 13, 2018, 

10 in the neighborhood of La Saline, in Port-au-Prince, 

11 Haiti, and the aftermath of those events. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by para13 graph (1) shall include the following: 

14 (A) An examination of any links between 

15 the massacre in La Saline and mass protests 

16 that occurred concurrently in Haiti. 

17 (B) An analysis of the reports on the mas18 sacre in La Saline authored by the United Na19 tions, the European Union, and the Government 

20 of Haiti. 

21 (C) A detailed description of all known per22 petrators of and the individuals who organized 

23 and planned the massacre. 

24 (D) An overview of efforts of the Govern25 ment of Haiti to bring the perpetrators of and 
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1 the individuals who organized and planned the 

2 massacre in La Saline to justice and to prevent 

3 other similar attacks. 

4 (E) An assessment of the ensuing treatment 

5 and displacement of the survivors of the mas6 sacre in La Saline. 

7 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out paragraph 

8 (1), the Secretary shall consult with nongovernmental 

9 organizations in Haiti and the United States. 

10 SEC. 5. PROMOTING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND ASSEM11 BLY IN HAITI. 

12 The Secretary of State shall prioritize the promotion 

13 of freedom of the press and freedom of assembly and the 

14 protection of journalists in Haiti through the following 

15 methods: 

16 (1) Advocating to Haitian authorities for in17 creased protection for journalists and the press and 

18 for the freedom to peacefully assemble or protest in 

19 Haiti. 

20 (2) Collaborating with officials of the Govern21 ment of Haiti and representatives of civil society to 

22 increase legal protections for journalists in Haiti. 

23 (3) Supporting efforts to strengthen transparency 

24 in the public and private sectors in Haiti and access 

25 to information in Haiti. 
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1 (4) Using United States foreign assistance for 

2 programs to strengthen capacity for independent jour3 nalists and increase support for investigative jour4 nalism in Haiti. 

5 SEC. 6. SUPPORTING POST-EARTHQUAKE, POST-HURRI6 CANE, AND POST-COVID–19 RECOVERY AND 

7 DEVELOPMENT IN HAITI. 

8 The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Ad9 ministrator of the United States Agency for International 

10 Development, shall prioritize post-earthquake, post-hurri11 cane, and post-COVID–19 recovery and development efforts 

12 in Haiti through the following methods: 

13 (1) Collaborating with the Government of Haiti 

14 on a detailed and transparent development plan that 

15 includes clear objectives and benchmarks. 

16 (2) Building the capacity of Haitian-led public, 

17 private, and nongovernmental sector institutions in 

18 Haiti through post-earthquake and post-hurricane re19 covery and development planning. 

20 (3) Assessing the impact of the recovery efforts of 

21 the United States and the international community 

22 in Haiti since January 2010. 

23 (4) Supporting disaster resilience and recon24 struction efforts. 
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1 (5) Addressing the underlying causes of poverty 

2 and inequality. 

3 (6) Improving access to— 

4 (A) health resources; 

5 (B) public health technical assistance; and 

6 (C) clean water, food, and shelter. 

7 (7) Assessing the impact of the COVID–19 pan8 demic on post-disaster recovery efforts and evaluating 

9 United States support needed to help with the pan10 demic response in Haiti. 

11 (8) Supporting— 

12 (A) the export of additional United States13 produced COVID–19 vaccine doses to Haiti; and 

14 (B) the safe storage, transport, and end-to15 end distribution of United States-produced 

16 COVID–19 vaccines throughout Haiti, in light of 

17 ongoing humanitarian access challenges pre18 sented by Haiti’s security environment. 

19 SEC. 7. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

22 in coordination with the Administrator of the United States 

23 Agency for International Development (in this section re24 ferred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) and other relevant agen-
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1 cies and departments, shall submit to the appropriate con2 gressional committees a report on developments in Haiti. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

4 shall include the following: 

5 (1) A strategy for carrying out sections 4(a), 5, 

6 and 6, including established baselines, benchmarks, 

7 and indicators to measure outcomes and impact. 

8 (2) An assessment of major corruption com9 mitted among the public and private sectors in Haiti, 

10 including identification of any individual or entity 

11 that financed corruption activities, and all corruption 

12 prosecutions investigated by the judiciary of Haiti 

13 since January 2015. 

14 (3) An overview of efforts of the Government of 

15 Haiti to address corruption, including the Petrocaribe 

16 scandal, and corrective measures to strengthen and re17 store trust in the public institutions of Haiti. 

18 (4) A description of efforts of the United States 

19 Government to consult and engage with officials of the 

20 Government of Haiti and independent civil society 

21 groups focused on monitoring corruption and human 

22 rights abuses and promoting democracy and press 

23 freedom in Haiti since January 2015. 

24 (5) A description of the response by the Govern25 ment of Haiti to civic protests that have taken place 
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1 since July 2018 and any allegations of human rights 

2 abuses, including attacks on journalists. 

3 (6) An assessment of United States security as4 sistance to Haiti, including United States support to 

5 the Haitian National Police and an assessment of 

6 compliance with section 620M of the Foreign Assist7 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 

8 of title 10, United States Code (commonly referred to 

9 as the ‘‘Leahy Laws’’). 

10 (7) A description of the efforts of the Government 

11 of Haiti to support displaced survivors of urban and 

12 gang violence. 

13 (8) An assessment of United States interagency 

14 efforts to counter kidnapping and armed violence in 

15 Haiti. 

16 (9) An assessment of the impact of presidential 

17 decrees on the health of Haiti’s democratic institu18 tions and the safeguarding of human rights, including 

19 decrees relating to— 

20 (A) reducing the authority of the Superior 

21 Court of Accounts and Administrative Litiga22 tion; 

23 (B) promulgating an antiterrorism law; 

24 (C) establishing the National Intelligence 

25 Agency; and 
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1 (D) retiring and subsequently appointing 

2 judges to the Supreme Court of Haiti. 

3 (10) A review of the alleged coup against Presi4 dent Moı ̈se on February 7, 2021, and subsequent ar5 rest and jailings of alleged perpetrators. 

6 (11) An analysis, conducted in collaboration 

7 with the Government of Haiti, of efforts to support 

8 development goals in Haiti since January 2015, in9 cluding steps taken— 

10 (A) to strengthen institutions at the na11 tional and local levels; and 

12 (B) to strengthen democratic governance at 

13 the national and local levels. 

14 (12) An analysis of the effectiveness and sustain15 ability of development projects financed by the United 

16 States, including the Caracol Industrial Park and 

17 supporting infrastructure. 

18 (13) A description of procurement from Haitian 

19 small- and medium-sized businesses and nongovern20 mental organizations by the Government of the 

21 United States and the Government of Haiti for devel22 opment and humanitarian activities, disaggregated 

23 by year since 2015, and a description of efforts to in24 crease local procurement, including food aid. 
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1 (14) A description of United States efforts since 

2 January 2015 to assist the Haitian people in their 

3 pursuits for free, fair, and timely democratic elec4 tions. 

5 (15) An overview of United States efforts to co6 operate with diplomatic partners in Latin America, 

7 the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe to engage with 

8 political leaders, civil society, the private sector, and 

9 underrepresented populations in Haiti to support a 

10 stable environment conducive to holding free and fair 

11 elections. 

12 (16) Quantitative and qualitative indicators to 

13 assess progress and benchmarks for United States ini14 tiatives focused on sustainable development in Haiti, 

15 including democracy assistance, economic revitaliza16 tion, natural disaster recovery, pandemic response, 

17 resilience, energy and infrastructure, health, and food 

18 security. 

19 (c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report required 

20 by subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall 

21 consult, as appropriate, with— 

22 (1) nongovernmental organizations and civil so23 ciety groups in Haiti and the United States; and 

24 (2) the Government of Haiti. 
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1 (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

2 the report required by subsection (a) publicly available on 

3 the website of the Department of State. 

4 SEC. 8. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT 

JOVENEL MOI 5  ̈SE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

8 in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary 

9 of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central In10 telligence Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 

11 Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af12 fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the July 

13 7, 2021, assassination of former President of Haiti Jovenel 

14 Moı ̈se. 

15 (b) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the 

17 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney Gen18 eral, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director 

19 of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Com20 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com21 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

22 an updated version of the report that includes any signifi23 cant developments related to the assassination of former 

24 President of Haiti Jovenel Moı ̈se. 
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1 (c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

2 and the report required by subsection (b) shall each include 

3 the following elements: 

4 (1) A detailed description of the events leading 

5 up to the assassination of former President Jovenel 

6 Moı ̈se and the subsequent investigation of the assas7 sination, including a description and identification of 

8 key dates and the names of foreign persons related to 

9 the assassination and the investigation of the assas10 sination. 

11 (2) A description of United States support for 

12 the efforts of Haitian authorities to investigate the as13 sassination of former President Jovenel Moı ̈se. 

14 (3) An assessment of the independence and ca15 pacity of Haitian authorities to investigate the assas16 sination of former President Jovenel Moı ̈se, including 

17 analysis of significant advances and deficiencies of 

18 the investigation. 

19 (4) A description of any threats and acts of in20 timidation against Haitian law enforcement and ju21 dicial authorities involved in the investigation of the 

22 assassination of former President Jovenel Moı ̈se, in23 cluding the identification of foreign persons involved 

24 in such threats and acts of intimidation. 
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1 (5) A description of any efforts to interfere in or 

2 undermine the independence and integrity of the in3 vestigation of the assassination of former President 

4 Jovenel Moı ̈se. 

5 (6) A description of whether any foreign persons 

6 previously employed by or who served as a contractor 

7 or informant for the United States Government were 

8 involved in the assassination of former President 

9 Jovenel Moı ̈se. 

10 (7) A description and the identification of for11 eign persons involved in the execution and planning 

12 of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moı ̈se 

13 and an assessment of the intentions of such foreign 

14 persons. 

15 (d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub16 section (a) and the updated report required by subsection 

17 (b) shall each be submitted in an unclassified form, but each 

18 may include a classified annex. 

19 (e) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of State shall post 

20 on the public website of the Department of State— 

21 (1) the unclassified version of the report required 

22 by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date 

23 on which the report is submitted under such sub24 section; and 
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1 (2) the unclassified version of the report required 

2 by subsection (b) not later than 15 days after the date 

3 on which the report is submitted under such sub4 section. 

5 (f) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State, 

6 in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary 

7 of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central In8 telligence Agency, shall brief the Committee on Foreign Re9 lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

10 of the House of Representatives on— 

11 (1) the contents of the report required by sub12 section (a) not later than 15 days after the date on 

13 which the report is submitted under such subsection; 

14 and 

15 (2) the contents of the report required by sub16 section (b) not later than 15 days after the date on 

17 which the report is submitted under such subsection. 

18 SEC. 9. REPEAL. 

19 The Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 (22 

20 U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law 113–162) is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 10. TERMINATION. 

2 This Act shall terminate on December 31, 2025. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 2471 

AMENDMENT