(B) bipartisan support for Haiti’s recovery 
and reconstruction. 
(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, was 
swift and resolute. 
(10) United States urban search and rescue 
(USAR) teams were immediately activated after the 
earthquake and deployed from Fairfax County, Vir-
ginia, Los Angeles County, California, Miami-Dade, 
Florida, the City of Miami, Florida, and Virginia 
Beach, Virginia, to assist the United States Agency 
for International Development (USAID) Disaster 
Assistance Response Team (DART), and New York 
City’s first responders asked the Office of U.S. For-
eign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to activate a New 
York City urban search and rescue shortly there-
after. 
(11) A month after the earthquake, the House 
of Representatives unanimously passed House Reso-
lution 1059 which expressed gratitude to these 
USAR units, and highlighted that the 511 United 
States rescue workers comprised roughly one-third 
of the entire international USAR effort in Haiti, and 
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more than 130 people were rescued from under the 
rubble in Haiti by these units. 
(12) Individuals, businesses, and philanthropic 
organizations across the United States and through-
out the international community responded in sup-
port of Haiti and its populace during this crisis, 
sometimes in innovative ways such as fundraising 
through text messaging. 
(13) The Haitian diaspora in the United States, 
which was integral to emergency relief efforts— 
(A) has annually contributed significant 
monetary support to Haiti through remittances; 
and 
(B) continues to seek opportunities to 
partner with the United States Agency for 
International Development and other agencies 
to substantively contribute to the reconstruction 
of Haiti. 
(14) Significant challenges still remain in Haiti 
as it works to recover and rebuild. 
(15) According to the International Organiza-
tion for Migration, approximately 680,000 people re-
main in spontaneous and organized camps in Haiti. 
(16) According to numerous nongovernmental 
organizations and United States contractors, the 
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pace of reconstruction has lagged significantly be-
hind the original emergency relief phase. 
(17) The widespread irregularities that oc-
curred in the elections held in Haiti on November 
28, 2010, led to outbursts of violence which under-
mined the recovery efforts. 
(18) On October 21, 2010, an outbreak of chol-
era was detected in the Lower Artibonite region. 
(19) Initial efforts to contain the epidemic were 
disrupted by Hurricane Toma´s and resulting wide-
spread flooding, which led to the spreading and en-
trenchment of the disease throughout the country. 
(20) According to the Haitian Ministry of Pub-
lic Health and Population, as of March 28, 2011— 
(A) approximately 4,766 people have died 
from cholera; and 
(B) approximately 270,991 have been in-
fected from the disease. 
(21) According to the Pan American Health 
Organization and the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, cholera could spread to as many as 
400,000 people within the first year of the epidemic, 
potentially causing 7,600 deaths at the current case 
fatality rate. 
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(22) The United States has provided more than 
$62,523,017 worth of assistance to combat the chol-
era epidemic, including by assisting with stockpiling 
health commodities, equipping cholera treatments 
centers, providing public information, and improving 
water and sanitation systems. 
(23) The efforts to combat the cholera epidemic 
have helped to drive the mortality rate from cholera 
down from nearly 7 percent to 1.7 percent of all 
contracted cases as of February 25, 2011. 
(24) Throughout the series of crises, the people 
of Haiti continue to demonstrate unwavering resil-
ience, dignity, and courage. 
(25) On March 20, 2011, presidential and par-
liamentary elections were held in Haiti without 
major disruptions or problems. 
(26) At the international donors conference 
‘‘Towards a New Future for Haiti’’ held on March 
31, 2010, 59 donors pledged over $5,000,000,000 to 
support Haiti. 
(27) The United Nations Office of the Special 
Envoy 
for 
Haiti 
estimates 
that 
nearly 
$1,900,000,000 has been disbursed, with an addi-
tional amount of approximately $2,000,000,000 
committed. 
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(28) Haiti will need the support of the inter-
national community in order to confront the ongoing 
cholera epidemic and to promote reconstruction and 
development. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
in consultation with the heads of all relevant agencies, in-
cluding the Department of State, the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Health and Human Services, 
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the status of post-earth-
quake humanitarian, reconstruction, and development ef-
forts in Haiti, including efforts to prevent the spread of 
cholera and treat persons infected with the disease. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include a description, analysis, and evaluation of 
the— 
(1) overall progress of relief, recovery, and re-
construction in Haiti, including— 
(A) programs and projects of the United 
States Government; 
(B) programs and projects to protect vul-
nerable populations, such as internally displaced 
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