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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6021 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote 

long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2010 

Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. WATSON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. STARK, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

of Texas, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. CLARKE, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 

2014 to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and 

development in Haiti, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Empowerment, 

5 Assistance, and Rebuilding Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) On January 12, 2010, Haiti suffered an 

2 earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter magnitude 

3 scale, the greatest natural disaster in Haiti’s history, 

4 which— 

5 (A) devastated Port-au-Prince and the sur6 rounding areas; 

7 (B) killed more than 230,000 people; 

8 (C) injured hundreds of thousands more 

9 people; 

10 (D) left many hundreds of thousands of 

11 people homeless; 

12 (E) left many people with newly acquired 

13 disabilities, including limb loss and other phys14 ical and mental trauma; and 

15 (F) disrupted social structures and families 

16 through death, injury, and relocation. 

17 (2) The scale of the initial relief effort was un18 precedented, with many countries, hundreds of orga19 nizations, and thousands of people generously con20 tributing to a massive influx of supplies, resources, 

21 and personnel to support search and rescue oper22 ations and humanitarian assistance, underlying one 

23 of the most effective relief efforts in history. 

24 (3) Prior to the earthquake, Haiti was the poor25 est country in the Western Hemisphere, with— 


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1 (A) an estimated 54 percent of its popu2 lation living on less than $1 per day; 

3 (B) approximately 120,000 people living 

4 with HIV; 

5 (C) 29,333 new cases of tuberculosis in 

6 2007; 

7 (D) nearly 50,000 children living in or8 phanages; 

9 (E) 55 percent of school-aged children not 

10 attending school; and 

11 (F) an estimated 800,000 people with dis12 abilities. 

13 (4) Despite these challenges, cautious signs of 

14 developmental progress and stability were beginning 

15 to emerge in Haiti before the earthquake after years 

16 of security challenges and natural disasters that 

17 weakened the economy and slowed the consolidation 

18 of democracy and good governance. 

19 (5) Although initial recovery efforts must con20 tinue to assist the people of Haiti struggling to se21 cure basic necessities, including food, water, health 

22 care, shelter, and electricity, Haiti cannot afford to 

23 only focus on its immediate needs. 

24 (6) Haiti’s leaders have advocated that— 


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1 (A) reconstruction should not follow the in2 efficient and poorly coordinated practices of the 

3 past, but should build back better; and 

4 (B) Haitians should be assisted and sup5 ported in accelerating and implementing long6 planned reforms and new ways of doing busi7 ness in every sector. 

8 (7) Haiti enjoys several advantages that can fa9 cilitate its rebuilding, including— 

10 (A) people committed to education and 

11 hard work; 

12 (B) proximity and duty-free access to 

13 United States markets; 

14 (C) a large, hardworking North American 

15 diaspora, which remits generous amounts of 

16 money back to Haiti every year; and 

17 (D) many regional neighbors who are 

18 peaceful, prosperous, and supportive of Haiti’s 

19 success. 

20 (8) The experiences of other countries that have 

21 successfully recovered from serious natural disasters 

22 confirm that— 

23 (A) when the people and other civil society 

24 actors in an affected country play a significant 

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1 ing efforts, the efforts are often more sustain2 able and more in line with the needs and aspi3 rations of local populations; 

4 (B) when the government of the affected 

5 country plays a leading role in the planning and 

6 execution of the rebuilding efforts, there is a 

7 higher probability of reforms being long-lasting 

8 and coordinated with the long-term planning 

9 and development efforts of the affected country; 

10 (C) every effort should be made to incor11 porate, at the earliest time possible, market12 based employment and economic development 

13 opportunities to allow people to take ownership 

14 of their long-term self sufficiency; 

15 (D) stability and security are essential pre16 conditions to longer-term development; 

17 (E) education is critical to securing a bet18 ter future for the people in the affected coun19 try; 

20 (F) removing gender disparities spurs mac21 roeconomic growth; and 

22 (G) projects that integrate gender are 

23 more likely to achieve their overall goals. 


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1 (9) Employment is essential to breaking the vi2 cious cycle of poverty, insecurity, and lack of faith 

3 in democracy. 

4 (10) In addition to providing emergency assist5 ance and relief, the Government of Haiti must grap6 ple with the longer-term issues of how to— 

7 (A) provide permanent, sustainable shelter 

8 to an estimated 1,300,000 Haitians displaced 

9 by the earthquake; 

10 (B) ensure that communities are at the 

11 center of the rebuilding process, by employing 

12 local labor and consulting with local leaders and 

13 communities; 

14 (C) provide health care in a sustainable 

15 and comprehensive manner that is accessible to 

16 all Haitians; and 

17 (D) provide all children with access to edu18 cation. 

19 (11) The impact of natural disaster on Haiti is 

20 exacerbated by— 

21 (A) the lack of enforcement of earthquake22 resistant construction procedures, weak building 

23 codes, and massive private sector economic 

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1 chase materials of sufficient quality to rebuild 

2 existing buildings; 

3 (B) a government that has long struggled 

4 to provide its people with minimal public serv5 ices, including security, clean water, shelter, 

6 electricity, health care, and education; and 

7 (C) underinvestment in infrastructure and 

8 development in rural areas and secondary cities 

9 outside of Port-au-Prince. 

10 (12) Assistance to Haiti should be delivered in 

11 a manner that enhances the ability of the Govern12 ment of Haiti to improve democratic, transparent 

13 governance and to use credible government institu14 tions to provide services to its people. 

15 (13) Local communities should play a central 

16 role in the rebuilding of Haiti, while the national re17 covery process is led by the Government of Haiti in 

18 such a way that foreign assistance upholds the pri19 macy of Haitian government institutions in the re20 building effort. 

21 (14) International donors and nongovernmental 

22 organizations— 

23 (A) have a responsibility to support the 

24 Government of Haiti in its rebuilding efforts; 


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1 (B) are critical to the success of the recov2 ery and reconstruction efforts; 

3 (C) are key to the provision of services in 

4 the near term; 

5 (D) can build capacity for national institu6 tions, both governmental and nongovernmental, 

7 to take over the management and provision of 

8 essential services over the medium term; 

9 (E) should support and encourage rebuild10 ing and development of programs which are en11 vironmentally sustainable and respectful and re12 storative of Haiti’s natural resources; 

13 (F) should work with the Government of 

14 Haiti to improve the educational system and to 

15 ensure that all children have access to an edu16 cation; and 

17 (G) should work with the Government of 

18 Haiti and the international community to better 

19 predict, anticipate, and protect against future 

20 disasters. 

21 (15) The circumstances following the earth22 quake in Haiti provide a real opportunity for 

23 Haiti— 


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1 (A) to break the cycle of poverty and unre2 alized expectations that has marked Haiti’s his3 tory; and 

4 (B) to establish a new framework for sus5 tained economic development through a commit6 ment of engagement from the United States, 

7 other donors, and multilateral organizations to 

8 support the Government of Haiti and the Hai9 tian people as they undertake the long rebuild10 ing process. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

14 meaning given the term in section 551(1) of title 5, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 

19 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

20 of the House of Representatives. 

21 (3) HAITI REBUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT

22 STRATEGY; STRATEGY.—The terms ‘‘Haiti Rebuild23 ing and Development Strategy’’ and ‘‘Strategy’’ 

24 mean the multi-year strategy to provide assistance in 


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1 support of the reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti 

2 prepared pursuant to section 6. 

3 (4) SENIOR HAITI COORDINATOR.—The term 

4 ‘‘Senior Haiti Coordinator’’ means the Senior Coor5 dinator of the United States Government for Haiti 

6 appointed pursuant to section 5. 

7 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

8 It is the policy of the United States, in partnership 

9 with the Government of Haiti and in coordination with 

10 the international community, to— 

11 (1) support the sustainable recovery and re12 building of Haiti in a manner that— 

13 (A) encourages greater economic equality; 

14 (B) embraces Haitian independence, self15 reliance, democratic governance, and efficiency; 

16 (C) supports collaboration with the Haitian 

17 government and consultation with Haitian and 

18 international civil society; and 

19 (D) incorporates the potential of both 

20 women and men to contribute equally and to 

21 their maximum efficiency; 

22 (2) affirm and build a long-term partnership 

23 with Haiti in support of— 

24 (A) just, democratic, and competent gov25 ernance including— 


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1 (i) an independent, efficient, and ef2 fective judicial system; 

3 (ii) parliamentary strengthening; 

4 (iii) political pluralism, equality, and 

5 the rule of law; 

6 (iv) civil society, governance institu7 tions, and political parties that are rep8 resentative and peaceful; 

9 (v) transparency and accountability 

10 among all branches of government and ju11 dicial proceedings, including supporting 

12 anti-corruption efforts among bureaucrats, 

13 elected officials, and public servants at all 

14 levels of security and government adminis15 tration; and 

16 (vi) security, by— 

17 (I) ensuring legitimate state ef18 forts to prevent and respond to crime, 

19 especially violence; 

20 (II) instilling public order and 

21 confidence in, and increasing the ca22 pacity of, Haitian security institu23 tions; and 


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1 (III) reforming local and national 

2 police forces through professional 

3 training and equipment; 

4 (B) providing a foundation for economic 

5 growth and economic sustainability, through in6 vestments— 

7 (i) in essential infrastructure, includ8 ing transport and energy; 

9 (ii) in sustainable urban development 

10 and improved urban management by iden11 tifying, developing, and implementing a 

12 long-term, sustainable framework for fu13 ture growth and development in urban 

14 areas that will ensure appropriate environ15 mental and resource management, appro16 priate disaster response plans, and expand 

17 access to basic shelter, affordable urban 

18 housing, energy, clean water, sanitation 

19 services, and essential urban services and 

20 infrastructure; 

21 (iii) to rebuild Haiti’s competitiveness 

22 and private sector in order to foster em23 ployment generation, including policies to 

24 encourage investment and open world con25 sumer markets to Haitian exports; 


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1 (iv) in food security and rural and ag2 ricultural development, particularly of food 

3 staples and other crops that provide eco4 nomic growth and income opportunities in 

5 times of shortage; and 

6 (v) that recognize and address where 

7 obstacles related to gender limit, hinder, or 

8 suppress women’s economic productivity 

9 and gain; 

10 (C) environmentally sustainable programs 

11 that are respectful and restorative of Haiti’s 

12 natural resources and build community-level re13 silience to environmental and weather-related 

14 impacts, including— 

15 (i) programs to reduce and mitigate 

16 the effects of natural disaster, including 

17 floods and hurricanes; 

18 (ii) programs to address land use, 

19 land tenure, land for reconstruction, and 

20 land price escalation issues; 

21 (iii) programs and associated support 

22 to reduce deforestation and increase the 

23 rates of afforestation and reforestation in 

24 Haiti, including through diversification of 

25 Haiti’s energy sources; and 


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1 (iv) programs to address safe drinking 

2 water, sanitation, hygiene, water resource 

3 management, and other water related 

4 issues; 

5 (D) investments in people, particularly 

6 women and children, including— 

7 (i) supporting the Government of 

8 Haiti, in coordination with nongovern9 mental education providers, to rehabilitate 

10 and improve Haiti’s education sector with 

11 the goal of providing access to quality edu12 cation for all children; 

13 (ii) ensuring that women’s needs are 

14 appropriately integrated across all sectors, 

15 including governance, security, and devel16 opment, and in program assessment, de17 sign, implementation, monitoring, and eval18 uation, with a goal of promoting access, in19 clusion, and empowerment; 

20 (iii) health care delivery and capacity 

21 building to strengthen the overall health 

22 care system; 

23 (iv) supporting programs, activities, 

24 and initiatives that provide or promote 

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1 pendent living, and economic self-suffi2 ciency for individuals with disabilities; and 

3 (v) strengthening the child welfare 

4 system— 

5 (I) to ensure the protection of 

6 children from violence, abuse, exploi7 tation, and neglect; 

8 (II) to support family preserva9 tion and reunification and prevent 

10 child abandonment, to the extent pos11 sible; 

12 (III) to ensure that children 

13 without family care receive safe, devel14 opmentally appropriate care; and 

15 (IV) to end the practice and ex16 ploitation of child domestic servants 

17 (referred to in Haiti as ‘‘restaveks’’), 

18 by offering families education, sup19 port, and alternatives; 

20 (3) support, pursuant to the strategic objectives 

21 in paragraph (2) and in coordination with other do22 nors— 

23 (A) the institutional development and ca24 pacity building of the Government of Haiti at 


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1 the national, local, and community levels so 

2 that the Government of Haiti— 

3 (i) can better ensure basic services to 

4 its population, including health care, edu5 cation, and other basic social services; and 

6 (ii) will be an effective steward of 

7 state resources through a transparent 

8 process of equitable resource allocation 

9 that includes a broad range of participa10 tion from Haitian civil society; 

11 (B) Haitian civil society organizations that 

12 are committed to making a positive contribution 

13 to the rebuilding and sustainable development 

14 of Haiti; 

15 (C) people-to-people engagement between 

16 the United States and Haiti, through increased 

17 educational, technical, and cultural exchanges 

18 and other methods; 

19 (D) significant contributions to a multilat20 eral trust fund that will be established to en21 hance the reconstruction and rebuilding of 

22 Haiti; and 

23 (E) a Haitian government budget that is 

24 appropriately sized to fulfill the functions ex25 pected of the budget for the delivery of essential 


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1 public services, including arrangements to en2 sure transparency and accountability for the 

3 funds provided to the budget of the Haitian 

4 government; and 

5 (4) promote development and rebuilding efforts 

6 in Haiti that are led by, and in support of, all levels 

7 of government in Haiti, including national and local 

8 governments, so that— 

9 (A) the Government and people of Haiti 

10 lead the vision for reconstruction and rebuilding 

11 of Haiti; 

12 (B) resources are channeled in concrete 

13 and specific ways toward key sectoral objectives 

14 identified by the Government of Haiti and its 

15 people; 

16 (C) feasible steps are taken to recognize 

17 and rectify the social injustice of poverty and 

18 gender inequality and to decrease the vulner19 ability of the poor, through job creation, access 

20 to education, the provision of health care, the 

21 provision of safe shelter and settlements, and 

22 food security; 

23 (D) communities are placed at the center 

24 of the rebuilding process, by employing local 


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1 labor and consulting local leaders and commu2 nities for their experience and vision; 

3 (E) rebuilding and development programs 

4 are environmentally sustainable and respectful 

5 and restorative of Haiti’s natural resources; and 

6 (F) the Haiti Rebuilding and Development 

7 Strategy builds from and supports— 

8 (i) existing assessments for Haiti, in9 cluding the Post Disaster Needs Assess10 ment; 

11 (ii) the Government of Haiti’s Action 

12 Plan for the Reconstruction and National 

13 Development of Haiti; 

14 (iii) other existing development plans 

15 for Haiti, including the Poverty Reduction 

16 Strategy Paper for Haiti; and 

17 (iv) shared principles in the Paris 

18 Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the 

19 Accra Agenda for Action. 

20 SEC. 5. SENIOR HAITI COORDINATOR. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established within 

22 the Department of State a Senior Coordinator of the 

23 United States Government for Haiti, who— 

24 (1) shall be appointed by the President; and 


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1 (2) shall report directly to the Secretary of 

2 State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

3 United States Agency for International Develop4 ment. 

5 (b) DUTIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Senior Haiti Coordi7 nator shall advise, oversee, and coordinate all poli8 cies of the United States Government related to 

9 Haiti. 

10 (2) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Senior Haiti Coor11 dinator shall— 

12 (A) ensure interagency program and policy 

13 coordination towards Haiti among relevant 

14 agencies; 

15 (B) help devise, promote and participate 

16 in, in coordination with the Chief of Mission, ef17 fective international donor coordination mecha18 nisms; 

19 (C) ensure that each relevant agency un20 dertakes programs primarily in those areas in 

21 which the agency has the greatest expertise, 

22 technical capabilities, and potential for success; 

23 and 

24 (D) provide input to the Administrator of 

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1 velopment in the design of the Haiti Rebuilding 

2 and Development Strategy. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective 

4 during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the en5 actment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 6. HAITI REBUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 

8 States Agency for International Development, with input 

9 provided by the Senior Haiti Coordinator, shall prepare 

10 and submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

11 a multi-year strategy to provide assistance in support of 

12 the reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti. 

13 (b) COMPONENTS.—The Haiti Rebuilding and Devel14 opment Strategy shall— 

15 (1) include— 

16 (A) specific and measurable goals; 

17 (B) benchmarks and time frames; 

18 (C) an implementation plan to achieve the 

19 policy objectives set forth in section 4; and 

20 (D) a detailed monitoring and evaluation 

21 plan tied to measurable indicators addressing 

22 progress toward achieving those policy objec23 tives, including impact evaluations of United 

24 States assistance to Haiti; and 

25 (2) to the greatest extent possible— 


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1 (A) leverage private sector resources 

2 through different agencies, including assistance 

3 that allows Haiti to make greater use of the 

4 trade preferences provided under section 213A 

5 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 

6 (19 U.S.C. 2703a) (as added by the Haitian 

7 Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership 

8 Act of 2006 (title V of division D of Public Law 

9 109–432; 120 Stat. 3181) (commonly known as 

10 the ‘‘HOPE Act’’) and amended by the Haitian 

11 Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership 

12 Act of 2008 (part I of subtitle D of title XV of 

13 Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2289) (com14 monly known as the ‘‘HOPE II Act’’)); 

15 (B) consult with the academic and re16 search communities, nonprofit organizations, 

17 foundations, other implementing partners, the 

18 Government of Haiti, Haitian civil society, and 

19 the Haitian diaspora; 

20 (C) coordinate United States assistance ef21 forts with similar efforts of international orga22 nizations, international financial institutions, 

23 the governments of developing and developed 

24 countries, and United States and international 

25 nongovernmental organizations; 


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1 (D) promote access to education for all 

2 children; 

3 (E) incorporate approaches directed at 

4 reaching women living in poverty; 

5 (F) incorporate best practices for improv6 ing child welfare and protection for orphans 

7 and other vulnerable children; and 

8 (G) maximize local and regional procure9 ment. 

10 (c) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days 

11 before the initial submission of the Haiti Rebuilding and 

12 Development Strategy, the Administrator of the United 

13 States Agency for International Development, in conjunc14 tion with the Senior Haiti Coordinator, shall consult with 

15 the appropriate congressional committees on the contents 

16 of the Strategy. 

17 (d) REPORTS.— 

18 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an20 nually thereafter, in accordance with the normal per21 formance reporting schedule, the Secretary of State 

22 shall submit a report to the appropriate congres23 sional committees that includes— 

24 (A) a copy of the Haiti Rebuilding and De25 velopment Strategy, including— 


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1 (i) any changes made to the Strategy 

2 during the preceding calendar year; and 

3 (ii) an explanation of such changes; 

4 (B) a description, by foreign assistance 

5 framework objective, of the implementation of 

6 the Strategy; 

7 (C) an assessment of progress made during 

8 the preceding fiscal year toward meeting— 

9 (i) the policy objectives set forth in 

10 section 4; and 

11 (ii) the specific goals, benchmarks, 

12 and time frames specified in the Strategy; 

13 (D) a description of all United States Gov14 ernment programs contributing to the achieve15 ment of the policy objectives set forth in section 

16 4, including the amounts obligated and ex17 pended on such programs during the preceding 

18 fiscal year; and 

19 (E) an assessment of United States ef20 forts— 

21 (i) to encourage and leverage business 

22 and philanthropic participation toward 

23 Haiti rebuilding and development; and 

24 (ii) to coordinate United States Gov25 ernment programs with assistance provided 


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1 by international organizations, inter2 national financial institutions, the govern3 ments of developing and developed coun4 tries, and United States and international 

5 nongovernmental organizations. 

6 (2) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE7 PORT.—Not later than 270 days after the submis8 sion of each report under paragraph (1), the Comp9 troller General of the United States shall submit a 

10 report to the appropriate congressional committees 

11 that contains— 

12 (A) a review of, and comments addressing, 

13 the report submitted under paragraph (1); and 

14 (B) recommendations relating to any addi15 tional actions the Comptroller General deter16 mines to be important to improve the provision 

17 of assistance for Haiti to support rebuilding 

18 and development. 

19 (3) PROGRAM REVIEW.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the 

21 submission of the second annual report under 

22 paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall sub23 mit a report to the appropriate congressional 

24 committees that contains— 


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1 (i) an assessment of the progress 

2 made during the preceding 2 years toward 

3 meeting the policy objectives set forth in 

4 section 4 and the specific goals, bench5 marks, and time frames specified in the 

6 Haiti Rebuilding and Development Strat7 egy; 

8 (ii) an evaluation of the impact during 

9 the preceding 2 years of United States as10 sistance programs on Haitian rebuilding 

11 and development; and 

12 (iii) an assessment of the overall sta13 tus of broader rebuilding and development 

14 taking place in Haiti, as outlined by the 

15 Government of Haiti. 

16 (B) BASIS FOR REPORT.—The report re17 quired under subparagraph (A) shall be based 

18 on data quality assessments and impact evalua19 tions of quantitative and qualitative indicators. 

20 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

21 The information requested in paragraphs (1) and 

22 (3) for United States programs contributing to the 

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1 pended on such programs during preceding fiscal 

2 years, shall— 

3 (A) be made publically accessible in a time4 ly manner on a single, consolidated website; and 

5 (B) be presented in a detailed, program6 by-program basis. 

7 (5) UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY.—If detailed in8 formation is classified, an unclassified summary 

9 shall be posted and the classified details shall be 

10 submitted separately to the appropriate congres11 sional committees. 

12 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 (a) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.—There are authorized 

14 to be appropriated to provide assistance for Haiti and to 

15 carry out the other purposes of this Act, in addition to 

16 amounts otherwise available for such purposes— 

17 (1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

18 (2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

19 (3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

20 (4) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

21 (5) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

22 (b) APPLICABILITY OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

23 ACT OF 1961 AND OTHER LAWS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to 

2 carry out the purposes of this Act, including 

3 amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act— 

4 (A) shall be considered to be economic as5 sistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 

6 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for purposes of 

7 making available the administrative authorities 

8 contained in that Act for the use of economic 

9 assistance; and 

10 (B) shall be provided in accordance with 

11 the provisions of, the general authorities con12 tained in, and the limitations of, sections 116, 

13 491, and 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 

14 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n, 2292, and 2378d), 

15 respectively. 

16 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Chapter 1 of 

17 part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

18 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by redesignating 

19 section 620J (as added by section 651 of the De20 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

21 Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of 

22 Public Law 110–161; 22 U.S.C. 2378d)) as section 

23 620M. 

24 (c) TRANSFERS.—Of the amounts appropriated for 

25 each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)— 


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1 (1) the Department of the Treasury may con2 tribute to a multi-donor trust fund for reconstruc3 tion and recovery expenses related to Haiti following 

4 the earthquake of January 12, 2010; and 

5 (2) remaining amounts may be transferred to 

6 the ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’ account of the 

7 United States Agency for International Development 

8 for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, not9 withstanding the dollar limitations in such account 

10 on transfers to the account. 

11 (d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for 

13 each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) shall re14 main available until expended. 

15 (2) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Of the amounts ap16 propriated for each fiscal year pursuant to sub17 section (a), none of the amounts may be made avail18 able for assistance to Haiti unless the Haiti Rebuild19 ing and Development Strategy reports are being 

20 submitted to the appropriate congressional commit21 tees in accordance with section 6(d)(1). 

22 (e) PREFERENCE FOR BUILDING LOCAL CAPAC23 ITY.—In providing assistance under this Act, the Presi24 dent is encouraged to utilize Haitian firms and community 

25 and local nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate. 


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1 (f) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Of the 

2 amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to sub3 section (a), up to $5,000,000 may be made available to 

4 the Inspectors General of the Department of State, the 

5 United States Agency for International Development, and 

6 other relevant agencies to provide audits and program re7 views of programs and activities receiving assistance under 

8 this Act. 

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