I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4839 
To authorize the establishment of a program to provide economic and infra-
structure 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 eco-
nomic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance to the 
Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Haiti Economic and 
Infrastructure Reconstruction Act’’.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUC-
TION PROGRAM FOR THE REPUBLIC OF 
HAITI. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The President is au-
thorized to establish an economic and infrastructure re-
construction program for the Republic of Haiti, to be 
known as the ‘‘Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Recon-
struction Program’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Re-
construction Program’’), under which individuals who are 
recruited into the Program will be deployed to Haiti to 
provide assistance to the Government of Haiti related to 
economic and infrastructure reconstruction and develop-
ment. 
(b) APPOINTMENT.—If the President establishes the 
Reconstruction Program under subsection (a), the Presi-
dent shall appoint an officer or employee of the Bureau 
for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United States 
Agency for International Development to serve as the Di-
rector of the Reconstruction Program. The Director shall 
possess expertise with respect to— 
(1) Haiti; or 
(2) economic, educational, judicial, law enforce-
ment, healthcare, or infrastructure reconstruction 
and recovery efforts in developing countries. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
with appropriate officials from the Government of Haiti
to identify ministries and agencies of the Government of 
Haiti that require assistance concerning the reconstruc-
tion and development in Haiti with respect to— 
(1) the economy, including a special emphasis 
on the development of private and public domestic 
and foreign business investment; 
(2) the educational system, including a special 
emphasis on the development of school facilities, 
teacher training programs, and administration man-
agement programs; 
(3) the judiciary and the rule of law; 
(4) the healthcare system; and 
(5) the infrastructure. 
(d) RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS FOR PARTICIPA-
TION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.— 
(1) REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director 
shall recruit individuals who are citizens of the 
United States and who possess— 
(A) at minimum, a four-year college or 
university degree awarded from an accredited 
college or university located in the United 
States; or 
(B) such skills or expertise as the Director 
determines to be relevant or appropriate to 
carry out the Reconstruction Program.
(2) HAITIAN-AMERICANS.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the Director shall recruit Hai-
tian-Americans. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—The Director shall use funds 
appropriated for the Reconstruction Program to— 
(1) cover the costs of housing, in such amounts 
as the Director determines to be appropriate, for in-
dividuals who are deployed to Haiti to carry out the 
Reconstruction Program; and 
(2) pay such individuals a salary, in such 
amounts as the Director determines to be appro-
priate, taking into consideration the expertise of an 
individual and the position in the Reconstruction 
Program held by such individual. 
(f) LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENT IN HAITI.— 
(1) ONE
YEAR.—Individuals recruited under 
subsection (d) may be deployed to Haiti under the 
Reconstruction Program for no longer than one 
year. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Director determines 
that an extended period of deployment for any indi-
vidual is appropriate, and such individual consents 
to such extension, the Director may extend the de-
ployment of such individual for no longer than two 
additional years.