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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1160 

Calling for the establishment of a Haiti Marshall Plan Committee to coordinate aid and development initiatives from multilateral development banks, 

international financial institutions, United States bilateral aid programs, 

and major international charities and nongovernmental organizations in 

response to the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, 

and encouraging them to work in a coordinated manner and to do 

even more to support Haiti as it recovers and rebuilds following the 

greatest natural disaster to hit this nation in over 200 years. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2010 

Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. LEE

of California, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Ms. NORTON, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 

PAYNE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KINGSTON, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. WATERS, 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 

and Mr. ENGEL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the establishment of a Haiti Marshall Plan Committee to coordinate aid and development initiatives from 

multilateral development banks, international financial 

institutions, United States bilateral aid programs, and 

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nizations in response to the earthquake that struck Haiti 

on January 12, 2010, and encouraging them to work 

in a coordinated manner and to do even more to support 

Haiti as it recovers and rebuilds following the greatest 

natural disaster to hit this nation in over 200 years. 

Whereas Haiti was devastated by an earthquake on January 

12, 2010; 

Whereas the establishment of a Haiti Marshall Plan Committee to coordinate aid and development initiatives from 

multilateral development banks, international financial 

institutions, United States bilateral aid programs, and 

major international charities and nongovernmental organizations will help Haiti rebuild, avert an economic and 

humanitarian catastrophe, and sustain a long-term reconstruction effort; 

Whereas the nation of Haiti suffered widespread destruction 

caused by 4 major hurricanes in 2008, further putting 

pressure on the nation’s infrastructure and resources; 

Whereas the major multilateral development banks and international financial institutions hold the majority of Haiti’s 

external debt and have been working with the nation on 

debt relief and infrastructure development; 

Whereas the World Bank, the Inter-American Development 

Bank, and the International Monetary Fund forgave 

$1,200,000,000 of Haiti’s debts in 2009 following the 

country’s completion of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) process; 

Whereas the United States is a major shareholder of the 

World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and 

the International Monetary Fund, to which the United 


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States board representation is managed by the Department of the Treasury; 

Whereas the majority of United States bilateral aid is managed by and delivered through the United States Agency 

for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State; 

Whereas the Department of Defense has worked in close collaboration with USAID to deliver emergency humanitarian relief to the people of Haiti; 

Whereas major international charities and nongovernmental 

organizations can help channel the donations of United 

States citizens to the people of Haiti; 

Whereas the International Monetary Fund has announced 

plans to provide at least $100,000,000 in emergency financing to Haiti in response to the earthquake devastation; 

Whereas the Inter-American Development Bank has announced plans to expeditiously approve $128,000,000 in 

new grants to Haiti, in addition to redirecting 

$330,000,000 in existing program resources to earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts; 

Whereas the World Bank has announced plans to expeditiously approve $100,000,000 in new grants to Haiti, in 

addition to existing interest-free loans and grant facilities 

already provided to Haiti; and 

Whereas a failure to effectively coordinate efforts between 

these various initiatives is likely to lead to waste, replication of work, and significant delays in the recovery and 

reconstruction efforts in Haiti: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) extends heartfelt condolences to the millions 

2 in Haiti, the United States, and around the world 

3 who have lost family and loved ones in the devasta4 tion of the January 12, 2010, earthquake; 

5 (2) calls for the establishment of a Haiti Mar6 shall Plan Committee to include representatives 

7 from the Department of the Treasury, the Depart8 ment of Defense, the Department of State, the 

9 United States Agency for International Development 

10 (USAID), the World Bank, the Inter-American De11 velopment Bank, the International Monetary Fund, 

12 and selected members of civil society to develop and 

13 propose a coordinated strategy for the recovery and 

14 reconstruction of Haiti that prevents the duplication 

15 of effort and uses all available resources; 

16 (3) encourages the World Bank, the Inter17 American Development Bank, and the International 

18 Monetary Fund to seek to provide additional re19 sources to Haiti through the various facilities at 

20 their disposal to relieve the great financial strain 

21 which the country now faces without adding to the 

22 nation’s existing debt burden; 

23 (4) encourages the World Bank, the Inter24 American Development Bank, and the International 

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1 sources to Haiti through the various facilities at 

2 their disposal to enable the reconstruction of the na3 tion’s infrastructure and economic and governance 

4 capacity; and 

5 (5) encourages the World Bank, the Inter6 American Development Bank, and the International 

7 Monetary Fund to explore further options for Haiti 

8 debt relief in light of the catastrophic damage in9 flicted by the January 12, 2010, earthquake. 

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