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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4952 

To establish the Office of the Special Coordinator for Assistance to Haiti, 

to establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Assistance 

to Haiti, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2010 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. MACK, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of 

Florida, and Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish the Office of the Special Coordinator for Assistance to Haiti, to establish the Office of the Special 

Inspector General for Assistance to 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Haiti Assistance Implementation, Transparency, and In6 spection Act’’ or ‘‘HAITI Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Appropriate committees of Congress defined. 

TITLE I—OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR 

ASSISTANCE TO HAITI 

Sec. 101. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 102. Establishment. 

Sec. 103. Coordinator of Office. 

Sec. 104. Duties. 

Sec. 105. Interagency coordination and partnerships. 

Sec. 106. Report. 

Sec. 107. Termination. 

TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 

ASSISTANCE TO HAITI 

Sec. 201. Finding and declaration of policy. 

Sec. 202. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 203. Purposes. 

Sec. 204. Office of Special Inspector General. 

Sec. 205. Appointment of Special Inspector General; removal. 

Sec. 206. Special Assistant Inspectors General. 

Sec. 207. Supervision. 

Sec. 208. Duties. 

Sec. 209. Powers and authorities. 

Sec. 210. Personnel, facilities, and other resources. 

Sec. 211. Reports. 

Sec. 212. Report coordination. 

Sec. 213. Transparency. 

Sec. 214. Waiver. 

Sec. 215. Cooperation by Government of Haiti. 

Sec. 216. Termination. 

TITLE III—ACTIONS BY PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE 

Sec. 301. Findings. 

Sec. 302. Actions by President and Secretary of State. 

Sec. 303. Report. 

1 SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE2 FINED. 

3 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 

4 Congress’’ means— 

5 (1) the Committees on Appropriations and For6 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 

7 (2) the Committees on Appropriations and For8 eign Relations of the Senate. 


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1 TITLE I—OFFICE OF THE SPE2 CIAL COORDINATOR FOR AS3 SISTANCE TO HAITI 

4 SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

5 It is the policy of the United States to ensure that 

6 United States Government assistance for relief, recovery, 

7 reconstruction, and development of Haiti and assistance 

8 for such purposes from other donors should be obligated 

9 and expended with the greatest degree of transparency, 

10 accountability, and oversight possible and that effective 

11 coordination of such assistance is a vital tool in achieving 

12 those objectives. 

13 SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT. 

14 There is hereby established in the Executive Office 

15 of the President the Office of the Special Coordinator for 

16 Assistance to Haiti (hereinafter in this title referred to 

17 as the ‘‘Office’’). 

18 SEC. 103. COORDINATOR OF OFFICE. 

19 The President shall appoint a Special Coordinator of 

20 the Office (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Spe21 cial Coordinator’’) who shall be the head of the Office and 

22 shall report to the President. 

23 SEC. 104. DUTIES. 

24 The duties of the Office shall include the following: 


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1 (1) Providing advice to the President on United 

2 States Government programs for relief, recovery, re3 construction, and development of Haiti. 

4 (2) Working with United States Government 

5 departments and agencies to ensure that such pro6 grams are prioritized within such departments and 

7 agencies and avoid duplication with respect to pro8 grams of other departments and agencies. 

9 (3) Developing and implementing a comprehen10 sive Government-wide strategy for the coordination 

11 and oversight of such programs. 

12 (4) Directly approving such programs, including 

13 projects and activities under such programs. 

14 (5) Maintaining an inventory of such programs 

15 and assessing and identifying any need for improve16 ments in such programs and resolving policy and 

17 program disputes among United States Government 

18 departments and agencies with respect to such pro19 grams. 

20 (6) Establishing indicators to measure progress 

21 with respect to such programs and ensuring ade22 quate monitoring and evaluation of such programs. 

23 (7) Working with the heads of United States 

24 Government departments and agencies, including the 

25 Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 


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1 to take actions to ensure that funding for such pro2 grams is obligated and expended in an effective 

3 manner. 

4 (8) Taking actions to ensure coordination of 

5 such programs with programs of other official do6 nors and international and multilateral organiza7 tions. 

8 (9) Representing the United States in inter9 national meetings or conferences relating to pro10 grams for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and devel11 opment of Haiti. 

12 (10) Overseeing the use by United States Gov13 ernment departments and agencies of grants, con14 tracts, cooperative agreements, collaborative agree15 ments, and other agreements or instruments utilized 

16 for such programs. 

17 (11) Overseeing efforts by United States Gov18 ernment departments and agencies to coordinate do19 nations or investments by private entities or individ20 uals for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and develop21 ment of Haiti through public-private partnerships 

22 and other means. 

23 (12) Ensuring due diligence and evaluation with 

24 respect to recipients of assistance under such pro25 grams. 


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1 (13) Measuring and evaluating the progress of 

2 Haiti in carrying out economic and political reforms 

3 that will end Haiti’s reliance on foreign assistance. 

4 (14) Monthly notification to and regular con5 sultation with Congress with respect to such pro6 grams. 

7 SEC. 105. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND PARTNER8 SHIPS. 

9 (a) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying out 

10 the duties of the Office under section 104, the Special Co11 ordinator shall coordinate with, and receive the coopera12 tion of, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the 

13 United States Agency for International Development, and 

14 the heads of other United States Government departments 

15 and agencies responsible for United States Government 

16 programs for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and develop17 ment of Haiti. 

18 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Special Coordinator, in co19 ordination and cooperation with the Secretary of State 

20 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

21 International Development, shall seek to support, pro22 mote, and sustain partnerships between the United States 

23 Government and private entities (including foundations, 

24 universities, corporations, community-based organizations, 

25 and other nongovernmental organizations) to establish 


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1 and oversee public-private partnerships in or on behalf of 

2 Haiti. 

3 SEC. 106. REPORT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2011, 

5 and March 31, 2012, the Special Coordinator shall submit 

6 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 

7 implementation of this title during the one-year period 

8 ending on the date of the submission of the report. 

9 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re10 quired under subsection (a) shall include, for the period 

11 covered by such report, the following: 

12 (1) A detailed description of obligations and ex13 penditures of funds for United States Government 

14 programs for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and de15 velopment of Haiti, including estimates of amounts 

16 required to complete such unfinished programs, 

17 projects, and activities. 

18 (2) A detailed description of obligations and ex19 penditures of funds by other official donors and 

20 international and multilateral organizations for re21 lief, recovery, reconstruction, and development of 

22 Haiti. 

23 (3) A detailed description of operating expenses 

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1 vided to the Office by United States Government de2 partments and agencies. 

3 SEC. 107. TERMINATION. 

4 The Office shall terminate on the date that is two 

5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE SPE7 CIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL 

8 FOR ASSISTANCE TO HAITI 

9 SEC. 201. FINDING AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

10 Congress finds and declares that United States Gov11 ernment programs for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and 

12 development of Haiti and international programs for such 

13 purposes must be subject to appropriate oversight in14 tended to ensure transparency and prevent any corruption, 

15 waste, or inappropriate manipulation of such assistance 

16 SEC. 202. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

17 It is in the interest of the United States to ensure 

18 that United States Government programs for relief, recov19 ery, reconstruction, and development of Haiti are subject 

20 to strict standards of accountability and oversight. 

21 SEC. 203. PURPOSES. 

22 The purposes of this title are as follows: 

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1 grams for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and devel2 opment of Haiti. 

3 (2) To provide for the independent and objec4 tive recommendations on policies designed to pro5 mote efficiency and effectiveness in the administra6 tion of such programs. 

7 (3) To ensure the effectiveness of such pro8 grams and to ensure that such programs remain 

9 transparent, accountable, and operate in compliance 

10 with the general established policies of the United 

11 States Government. 

12 (4) To prevent the possibility of misconduct, 

13 waste, fraud, and any other types of criminal activ14 ity that may result in the misuse of United States 

15 foreign assistance funds allocated to Haiti under 

16 such programs. 

17 (5) To provide for an independent and objective 

18 means of keeping the President, Secretary of State, 

19 Administrator of the United States Agency of Inter20 national Development, and Congress fully and cur21 rently informed about problems and deficiencies re22 lating to the administration of such programs and 

23 the necessity for and progress toward corrective ac24 tion. 


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1 SEC. 204. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

2 There is hereby established the Office of the Special 

3 Inspector General for Assistance to Haiti (hereinafter in 

4 this title referred to as the ‘‘Office’’) to carry out the pur5 poses of section 203. 

6 SEC. 205. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GEN7 ERAL; REMOVAL. 

8 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office is the 

9 Special Inspector General for Assistance to Haiti (herein10 after in this title referred to as the ‘‘Special Inspector 

11 General’’), who shall be appointed by the President. 

12 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The appointment of the Spe13 cial Inspector General shall be made solely on the basis 

14 of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, audit15 ing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public 

16 administration, or investigations. 

17 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The appoint18 ment of an individual as Special Inspector General shall 

19 be made not later than 30 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act. 

21 (d) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of basic pay 

22 of the Special Inspector General shall be the annual rate 

23 of basic pay provided for positions at level IV of the Exec24 utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 

25 Code. 


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1 (e) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—For 

2 purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, 

3 the Special Inspector General shall not be considered an 

4 employee who determines policies to be pursued by the 

5 United States in the nationwide administration of Federal 

6 law. 

7 (f) REMOVAL.—The Special Inspector General shall 

8 be removable from office in accordance with the provisions 

9 of section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 

10 U.S.C. App.). 

11 SEC. 206. SPECIAL ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

12 The Special Inspector General shall, in accordance 

13 with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil 

14 service— 

15 (1) appoint a Special Assistant Inspector Gen16 eral for Auditing who shall have the responsibility 

17 for supervising the performance of auditing activities 

18 relating to assistance programs and operations of 

19 the United States in and on behalf of Haiti; 

20 (2) appoint a Special Assistant Inspector Gen21 eral for Investigations who shall have the responsi22 bility for supervising the performance of investiga23 tive activities relating to such programs and oper24 ations. 


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1 SEC. 207. SUPERVISION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

3 (b), the Special Inspector General shall report directly to, 

4 and be under the general supervision of the Secretary of 

5 State. 

6 (b) INDEPENDENCE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS

7 AND AUDITS.—No officer of the Department of Defense, 

8 the Department of State, the United States Agency for 

9 International Development or any other applicable officer 

10 shall prevent or prohibit the Special Inspector General 

11 from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or 

12 investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the 

13 course of any audit or investigation. 

14 SEC. 208. DUTIES. 

15 (a) OVERSIGHT.—It shall be the duty of the Special 

16 Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate 

17 audits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and 

18 expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

19 available for United States Government programs for re20 lief, recovery, reconstruction, and development of Haiti, 

21 including— 

22 (1) the oversight and accounting of the obliga23 tion and expenditure of such funds; 

24 (2) the monitoring and review of recovery and 

25 assistance relief activities funded by such funds; 


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1 (3) the development of a comprehensive plan 

2 for audits relating to recovery, relief, and assistance 

3 efforts for Haiti; 

4 (4) the monitoring and review of contracts 

5 funded by such funds; 

6 (5) the monitoring and review of the transfer of 

7 such funds and associated information between and 

8 among other departments, agencies, and entities of 

9 the Federal Government, and private and non10 governmental entities; and 

11 (6) the maintenance of records on the use of 

12 such funds to facilitate future audits and investiga13 tions of the use of such funds. 

14 (b) OTHER DUTIES RELATING TO OVERSIGHT.—The 

15 Special Inspector General shall establish, maintain, and 

16 oversee such systems, procedures, and controls as the Spe17 cial Inspector General considers appropriate to discharge 

18 the duties under paragraph (1). 

19 (c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER INSPEC20 TOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—In addition to the duties 

21 specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Special Inspector 

22 General shall also have the duties and responsibilities of 

23 inspectors general under the Inspector General Act of 

24 1978. 

25 (d) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties, 

2 responsibilities, and authorities of the Special In3 spector General under this title, the Special Inspec4 tor General shall coordinate with, and receive the co5 operation of, the Inspector General of the Depart6 ment of State and the Inspector General of the 

7 United States Agency for International Develop8 ment. 

9 (2) OTHER COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.—In 

10 carrying out the duties, responsibilities, and authori11 ties of the Special Inspector General under this title, 

12 the Special Inspector General shall coordinate with, 

13 and seek to receive the cooperation of, the inter14 national community, including all country donors 

15 and international organizations involved in the im16 plementation and execution of recovery and relief ef17 forts in Haiti. 

18 SEC. 209. POWERS AND AUTHORITIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties speci20 fied in section 208, the Special Inspector General shall 

21 have the authorities provided in section 6 of the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978. 

23 (b) AUDIT STANDARDS.—The Special Inspector Gen24 eral shall carry out the duties specified in subsection (f)(1) 


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1 in accordance with section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector Gen2 eral Act of 1978. 

3 SEC. 210. PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND OTHER RE4 SOURCES. 

5 (a) PERSONNEL.—The Special Inspector General 

6 may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employ7 ees as may be necessary for carrying out the duties of the 

8 Office, subject to the provisions of title 5, United States 

9 Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, 

10 and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 

11 chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and Gen12 eral Schedule pay rates. 

13 (b) EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERTS AND CONSULT14 ANTS.—The Special Inspector General may obtain services 

15 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

16 Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate pre17 scribed for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule by sec18 tion 5332 of such title. 

19 (c) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—To the extent and 

20 in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appro21 priations Acts, the Special Inspector General may enter 

22 into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, 

23 analyses, and other services with public agencies and with 

24 private persons, and make such payments as may be nec25 essary to carry out the duties of the Office. 


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1 (d) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of State, in con2 sultation with the Administrator of the United States 

3 Agency for International Development, shall provide the 

4 Special Inspector General with appropriate and adequate 

5 office space, together with such equipment, office supplies, 

6 and communications facilities and services as may be nec7 essary for the operation of such offices, and shall provide 

8 necessary maintenance services for such offices and the 

9 equipment and facilities located therein. 

10 (e) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the Special 

12 Inspector General for information or assistance from 

13 any department, agency, or other entity of the Fed14 eral Government, the head of such entity shall, inso15 far as is practicable and not in contravention of any 

16 existing law, furnish such information or assistance 

17 to the Special Inspector General, or an authorized 

18 designee. 

19 (2) REPORTING OF REFUSED ASSISTANCE.— 

20 Whenever information or assistance requested by the 

21 Special Inspector General is, in the judgment of the 

22 Special Inspector General, unreasonably refused or 

23 not provided, the Special Inspector General shall re24 port the circumstances to the Secretary of State, in 

25 consultation with the Administrator of the United 


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1 States Agency for International Development and to 

2 the appropriate committees of Congress without 

3 delay. 

4 SEC. 211. REPORTS. 

5 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than March 

6 30, 2011, and every calendar quarter thereafter, the Spe7 cial Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate 

8 committees of Congress a report summarizing the imple9 mentation of this title during the 120-day period ending 

10 on the date of such report. Each report shall include, for 

11 the period covered by such report, a detailed statement 

12 of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated 

13 with United States Government programs for relief, recov14 ery, reconstruction, and development of Haiti, including 

15 the following: 

16 (1) Obligations and expenditures of appro17 priated funds. 

18 (2) A project-by-project and program-by-pro19 gram accounting of the costs incurred to date, to20 gether with the estimate of the Office of the costs 

21 to complete each project and each program. 

22 (3) Revenues of the Haitian Government attrib23 utable to or consisting of funds provided by foreign 

24 nations or international organizations, and any obli25 gations or expenditures of such revenues. 


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1 (4) Revenues of the Haitian Government attrib2 utable to or consisting of foreign assets seized or 

3 frozen, and any obligations or expenditures of such 

4 revenues. 

5 (5) Operating expenses of the Office and of any 

6 other agencies or entities receiving appropriated 

7 funds. 

8 (6) In the case of any contract described in sec9 tion 210(c)— 

10 (A) the amount of the contract or other 

11 agreement; 

12 (B) a brief discussion of the scope of the 

13 contract or other agreement; 

14 (C) a discussion of how the Office identi15 fied, and solicited offers from, potential con16 tractors to perform the contract, together with 

17 a list of the potential contractors that were 

18 issued solicitations for the offers; and 

19 (D) the justification and approval docu20 ments on which was based the determination to 

21 use procedures other than procedures that pro22 vide for full and open competition. 

23 (b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than April 

24 30, 2011, and semiannually thereafter, the Special Inspec25 tor General shall submit to the appropriate committees of 


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1 Congress a report the implementation of this title meeting 

2 the requirements of section 5 of the Inspector General Act 

3 of 1978. 

4 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Special Inspector 

5 General shall publish each report under this section on 

6 the Internet Web site of the Office. 

7 (d) FORM.—Each report required under this section 

8 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

9 a classified annex if the Special Inspector General con10 siders it necessary. 

11 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec12 tion shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure 

13 of information that is— 

14 (1) specifically prohibited from disclosure by 

15 any other provision of law; 

16 (2) specifically required by Executive order to 

17 be protected from disclosure in the interest of na18 tional defense or national security or in the conduct 

19 of foreign affairs; or 

20 (3) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 

21 SEC. 212. REPORT COORDINATION. 

22 (a) SUBMISSION TO STATE AND USAID.—The Spe23 cial Inspector General shall also submit each report re24 quired under section 211 to the Secretary of State and 


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1 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter2 national Development. 

3 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

5 receipt of a report under subsection (a), the Sec6 retary of State, in consultation with the Adminis7 trator of the United States Agency for International 

8 Development may submit to the appropriate commit9 tees of Congress any comments on the matters cov10 ered by the report as the Secretary of State, in con11 sultation with the Administrator of the United 

12 States Agency for International Development Assist13 ance considers appropriate. 

14 (2) FORM.—Any comments on the matters cov15 ered by the report shall be submitted in unclassified 

16 form, but may include a classified annex if the Sec17 retary of State, in consultation with the Adminis18 trator of the United States Agency for International 

19 Development, considers it necessary. 

20 SEC. 213. TRANSPARENCY. 

21 Not later than 60 days after the date of the submis22 sion to Congress of a report under section 211, the Special 

23 Inspector General shall make copies of such report avail24 able to the public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 


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1 SEC. 214. WAIVER. 

2 (a) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the re3 quirement under subsection (a) or (c) of section 211 for 

4 the inclusion in a report under such subsection of any ele5 ment otherwise provided for under such subsection if the 

6 President determines that the waiver is justified for na7 tional security reasons. 

8 (b) NOTICE OF WAIVER.—The President shall pub9 lish a notice of each waiver made under this section in 

10 the Federal Register no later than the date on which the 

11 reports required under subsection (a) or (c) of section 211 

12 are submitted to Congress. The reports required under 

13 subsection (a) or (c) of section 211 shall specify whether 

14 waivers under this section were made and with respect to 

15 which elements. 

16 SEC. 215. COOPERATION BY GOVERNMENT OF HAITI. 

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec18 retary of State shall seek to ensure that there is full and 

19 binding agreement by the Government of Haiti and any 

20 State-owned enterprises or organizations for the provision 

21 to the Special Inspector General of any and all documents 

22 requested by the Special Inspector General pertaining to 

23 such Government’s disposition of revenues, management 

24 of contracts and receipts, and use of assistance provided 

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1 SEC. 216. TERMINATION. 

2 The Office shall terminate 180 days after the date 

3 on which amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail4 able for United States Government programs for relief, 

5 recovery, reconstruction, and development of Haiti that 

6 are unexpended are less than $25,000,000. 

7 TITLE III—ACTIONS BY PRESI8 DENT AND SECRETARY OF 

9 STATE 

10 SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 

11 Congress finds the following: 

12 (1) Immediate international relief assistance to 

13 Haiti has reached an estimated $2 billion, including 

14 nearly $500 million provided by the United States 

15 Government and more than $470 million from pri16 vate charities in the United States. 

17 (2) A successful international response to the 

18 current situation in Haiti and its long-term develop19 ment will require careful coordination of assistance 

20 provided by the United States and other countries, 

21 assistance provided through the United Nations and 

22 other international organizations, loans and credits 

23 from multilateral financial institutions, and private 

24 donations. 

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1 viding more than $1 billion in assistance over the 

2 last three years alone. 

3 (4) United States assistance to Haiti and its 

4 people has focused on improving health, fostering 

5 economic growth, and strengthening peace and secu6 rity, and the program of the United States Agency 

7 for International Development in Haiti has sought 

8 to support that country’s efforts to transform itself 

9 into a secure, prosperous, democratic nation that 

10 meets the needs of its citizens and contributes to 

11 Caribbean stability. 

12 (5) The United States Government’s Millen13 nium Challenge Corporation (MCC) was created in 

14 2004 as a supplemental or alternative approach to 

15 traditional development assistance, seeking to allevi16 ate global poverty by tying its assistance to a recipi17 ent country’s commitment to sound policies, the 

18 planning and implementation of country-led pro19 grams, and the achievement of defined objectives 

20 through those programs. 

21 (6) In order to be eligible for MCC assistance, 

22 a country is required to demonstrate a commitment 

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1 tion, and respect for civil liberties and the rule of 

2 law. 

3 (7) A long-term United States bilateral assist4 ance program for Haiti that is broadened to include 

5 a strengthened focus on governing justly and demo6 cratically, ensuring greater economic opportunity, 

7 and providing quality education may assist Haiti in 

8 becoming eligible for MCC assistance in the future. 

9 (8) Any United States long-term development 

10 assistance to Haiti must also balance United States 

11 national security interests, foreign policy objectives, 

12 and domestic priorities. 

13 SEC. 302. ACTIONS BY PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF 

14 STATE. 

15 (a) PRESIDENT.—The President shall— 

16 (1) ensure that United States Government pro17 grams for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and devel18 opment of Haiti are grounded in an exhaustive 

19 United States assessment of Haiti’s development 

20 needs and capacity; and 

21 (2) seek to lead efforts to ensure that any 

22 pledged international assistance for Haiti is based 

23 on defined objectives and includes measures that 

24 provide for mutual accountability, oversight, and 

25 transparency. 


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1 (b) SECRETARY OF STATE.— 

2 (1) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall sub3 mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

5 Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 

6 findings and conclusions of the Department of 

7 State’s ‘‘Haiti Policy and Foreign Assistance Re8 view’’, begun in April 2009, before entering into any 

9 United States commitment for long-term develop10 ment assistance to Haiti. 

11 (2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The Sec12 retary of State shall incorporate into the Depart13 ment of State’s assessment of Haiti’s long-term de14 velopment assistance needs a focus on those sectors 

15 that are aligned with the Millennium Challenge Cor16 poration eligibility criteria of ‘‘Ruling Justly’’, ‘‘Eco17 nomic Freedom’’, and ‘‘Investing in People’’. 

18 SEC. 303. REPORT. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 

20 2010, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com21 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

22 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

23 a report that contains a detailed description of the status 

24 of implementation of United States Government programs 


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1 for relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development of 

2 Haiti. 

3 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re4 quired under subsection (a) shall include a description of 

5 any plans to transfer leadership of certain United States 

6 assistance efforts to relevant Haitian entities and rec7 ommended actions for the Government of Haiti to ensure 

8 progress of long-term development efforts following the 

9 initial recovery period in Haiti. 

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