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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4573 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Execu-
tive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, 
the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral develop-
ment institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti’s debts to such institu-
tions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2010 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. FRANK of 
Massachusetts, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. COHEN, Ms. PINGREE of 
Maine, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEEK of 
Florida, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. ED-
WARDS of Maryland, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. FARR) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the 
United States Executive Directors at the International 
Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American 
Development Bank, and other multilateral development 
institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
United States to cancel immediately and completely Hai-
ti’s debts to such institutions, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Debt Relief for Earth-
quake Recovery in Haiti Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude 
earthquake struck the country of Haiti. 
(2) Casualty estimates, still being compiled, as 
well as infrastructure damage, including to roads, 
ports, hospitals, and residential dwellings, place this 
earthquake as the worst cataclysm to hit Haiti in 
over two centuries. 
(3) An estimated 3,000,000 people have been 
directly affected by the disaster in Haiti, nearly one- 
third of the country’s population, who are currently 
at risk of long-term displacement and vulnerability. 
(4) The destruction of infrastructure, particu-
larly to the port, airport, roads, and telecommuni-
cations, continues to hinder the immediate delivery 
of humanitarian assistance in Haiti. 
(5) Haiti is the poorest, least developed country 
in the Western Hemisphere, and prior to the earth-
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quake was ranked 149 out of 182 countries on the 
United Nations Human Development Index. 
(6) Prior to the earthquake, Haiti was still in 
the process of recovering from a ruinous recent se-
ries of hurricanes and tropical storms, food short-
ages and rising commodity prices, and political in-
stability, but was showing encouraging signs of im-
provement. 
(7) President Obama vowed the ‘‘unwavering 
support’’ of the United States and pledged a ‘‘swift, 
coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and 
support the recovery in Haiti’’. 
(8) The response to the tragedy from the global 
community has been overwhelmingly positive. 
(9) The initial emergency response of the men 
and women of the United States Government, led by 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment and United States Southern Command, has 
been swift and resolute. 
(10) Individuals, businesses, and philanthropic 
organizations across the United States and through-
out the international community have responded in 
support of Haiti and its populace during this time 
of crisis. 
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