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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4839 

To authorize the establishment of a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance to the Republic of Haiti, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2004 

Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. BALLENGER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

A BILL 

To authorize the establishment of a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance to the 

Republic of 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 Economic and 

5 Infrastructure Reconstruction Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUC2 TION PROGRAM FOR THE REPUBLIC OF 

3 HAITI. 

4 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The President is au5 thorized to establish an economic and infrastructure re6 construction program for the Republic of Haiti, to be 

7 known as the ‘‘Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Recon8 struction Program’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Re9 construction Program’’), under which individuals who are 

10 recruited into the Program will be deployed to Haiti to 

11 provide assistance to the Government of Haiti related to 

12 economic and infrastructure reconstruction and develop13 ment. 

14 (b) APPOINTMENT.—If the President establishes the 

15 Reconstruction Program under subsection (a), the Presi16 dent shall appoint an officer or employee of the Bureau 

17 for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United States 

18 Agency for International Development to serve as the Di19 rector of the Reconstruction Program. The Director shall 

20 possess expertise with respect to— 

21 (1) Haiti; or 

22 (2) economic, educational, judicial, law enforce23 ment, healthcare, or infrastructure reconstruction 

24 and recovery efforts in developing countries. 

25 (c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 

26 with appropriate officials from the Government of Haiti 
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1 to identify ministries and agencies of the Government of 

2 Haiti that require assistance concerning the reconstruc3 tion and development in Haiti with respect to— 

4 (1) the economy, including a special emphasis 

5 on the development of private and public domestic 

6 and foreign business investment; 

7 (2) the educational system, including a special 

8 emphasis on the development of school facilities, 

9 teacher training programs, and administration man10 agement programs; 

11 (3) the judiciary and the rule of law; 

12 (4) the healthcare system; and 

13 (5) the infrastructure. 

14 (d) RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS FOR PARTICIPA15 TION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director 

17 shall recruit individuals who are citizens of the 

18 United States and who possess— 

19 (A) at minimum, a four-year college or 

20 university degree awarded from an accredited 

21 college or university located in the United 

22 States; or 

23 (B) such skills or expertise as the Director 

24 determines to be relevant or appropriate to 

25 carry out the Reconstruction Program. 
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1 (2) HAITIAN-AMERICANS.—To the maximum 

2 extent practicable, the Director shall recruit Hai3 tian-Americans. 

4 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—The Director shall use funds 

5 appropriated for the Reconstruction Program to— 

6 (1) cover the costs of housing, in such amounts 

7 as the Director determines to be appropriate, for in8 dividuals who are deployed to Haiti to carry out the 

9 Reconstruction Program; and 

10 (2) pay such individuals a salary, in such 

11 amounts as the Director determines to be appro12 priate, taking into consideration the expertise of an 

13 individual and the position in the Reconstruction 

14 Program held by such individual. 

15 (f) LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENT IN HAITI.— 

16 (1) ONE YEAR.—Individuals recruited under 

17 subsection (d) may be deployed to Haiti under the 

18 Reconstruction Program for no longer than one 

19 year. 

20 (2) EXCEPTION.—If the Director determines 

21 that an extended period of deployment for any indi22 vidual is appropriate, and such individual consents 

23 to such extension, the Director may extend the de24 ployment of such individual for no longer than two 

25 additional years. 
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1 (g) REPORTS.— 

2 (1) FIRST INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 

3 six months after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act, the President shall submit to Congress a first 

5 interim report regarding the Reconstruction Pro6 gram. 

7 (2) SECOND INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 

8 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, the President shall submit to Congress a second 

10 interim report regarding the Reconstruction Pro11 gram. 

12 (3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

14 President shall submit to Congress a final report re15 garding the Reconstruction Program. 

16 (4) CONTENTS.—The interim and final reports 

17 shall include information relating to the following: 

18 (A) A description and explanation of the 

19 process of recruitment of individuals for partici20 pation in the Reconstruction Program, includ21 ing a description and explanation of— 

22 (i) the selection criteria used; and 

23 (ii) any incentives offered and the cost 

24 of such incentives. 
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1 (B) The number of individuals recruited 

2 and the ministry or agency and the locality in 

3 which each individual is placed. 

4 (C) The potential for expansion of the Re5 construction Program. 

6 (h) INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—In this section, 

7 the term ‘‘infrastructure’’ means a road, highway, bridge, 

8 tunnel, airport, mass transportation vehicle or system, 

9 intermodal transportation facility, waterway, commercial 

10 port, drinking or waste water treatment facility, solid 

11 waste disposal facility, pollution control system, and gas, 

12 electricity, and oil utilities. 

13 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 

15 out this section such sums as may be necessary for each 

16 of the fiscal years 2005 through 2010. It is the sense of 

17 Congress that at least $3,000,000 should be made avail18 able for each of those fiscal years to carry out this section. 

19 SEC. 3. HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR HAITI. 

20 (a) HEALTHCARE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 

21 President is authorized to establish a healthcare assistance 

22 program for Haiti, to be known as the ‘‘Haiti Healthcare 

23 Assistance Program’’ (in this section referred to as the 

24 ‘‘Healthcare Program’’), under which grants may be made 

25 to qualified nongovernmental organizations to establish 
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1 programs in Haiti related to the prevention of infectious 

2 diseases in Haiti. 

3 (b) COORDINATION.—If the President establishes the 

4 Healthcare Program under subsection (a), the President 

5 shall seek to work with appropriate officials from the Gov6 ernment of Haiti and with appropriate individuals from 

7 international financial institutions, civil society, non8 governmental organizations, and international organiza9 tions to work in coordination and cooperation with quali10 fied nongovernmental organizations. 

11 (c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A qualified nongovern12 mental organization that receives a grant this section shall 

13 use the grant to promulgate a comprehensive and inte14 grated strategy to combat and control infectious diseases 

15 in Haiti through the establishment of a comprehensive 

16 healthcare infrastructure in Haiti that focuses on edu17 cation, prevention, care, treatment, support, capacity de18 velopment, and other related activities. 

19 (d) SATISFACTION OF CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED

20 A QUALIFIED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

21 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development shall promulgate criteria that shall 

23 be satisfied by a nongovernmental organization in order 

24 for such organization to be considered a qualified non25 governmental organization for purposes of this section. 
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1 (e) HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—In 

2 this section, the term ‘‘healthcare infrastructure’’ means 

3 an inpatient or outpatient hospital, clinic, or medical facil4 ity and medical programs, including programs for hiring 

5 physicians, nurses, or other medical personnel and pro6 grams for acquiring transportation and communications 

7 systems for medical purposes. 

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 

10 out this section such sums as may be necessary for each 

11 of the fiscal years 2005 through 2010. It is the sense of 

12 Congress that at least $3,000,000 should be made avail13 able for each of those fiscal years to carry out this section. 

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