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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Assessing Progress in Haiti Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the
Richter magnitude scale struck the country of Haiti.
(2) According to the United States Geological Survey
(USGS)--
(A) the earthquake epicenter was located
approximately 15 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the
capital of Haiti; and
(B) the earthquake was followed by 59 aftershocks
of magnitude 4.5 or greater, the most severe measuring
6.0.
(3) According to the Government of Haiti, more than 316,000
people died as a result of the earthquake, including 103
citizens of the United States and more than 100 United Nations
personnel.
(4) According to the United Nations and the International
Organization for Migration--
(A) an estimated 3,000,000 people were directly
affected by the disaster, nearly one-third of the
country's population; and
(B) more than 2,100,000 people were displaced from
their homes to settlements.
(5) Casualty numbers and infrastructure damage, including
to roads, ports, hospitals, and residential dwellings, place
the earthquake as the worst cataclysm to hit Haiti in over two
centuries and, proportionally, one of the world's worst natural
disasters in modern times.
(6) The Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted by
the Government of Haiti, the United Nations, the World Bank,
the Inter-American Development Bank, and other experts
estimates that damage and economic losses totaled
$7,804,000,000, approximately 120 percent of Haiti's gross
domestic product in 2009.
(7) Haiti is the poorest, least developed country in the
Western Hemisphere with, prior to the earthquake--
(A) more than 70 percent of Haitians living on less
than $2 per day; and
(B) a ranking of 149 out of 182 countries on the
United Nations Human Development Index.
(8) House Resolution 1021, which was passed on January 21,
2010, on a vote of 411 to 1 expressed--
(A) the House of Representatives' ''deepest
condolences and sympathy for the horrific loss of
life'' caused by the earthquake; and
(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 Development 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, Virginia, 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. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to activate a
New York City urban search and rescue shortly thereafter.
(11) A month after the earthquake, the House of
Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 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
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 throughout the
international community responded in support 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 Organization for
Migration, approximately 680,000 people remain in spontaneous
and organized camps in Haiti.
(16) According to numerous nongovernmental organizations
and United States contractors, the pace of reconstruction has
lagged significantly behind the original emergency relief
phase.
(17) The widespread irregularities that occurred in the
elections held in Haiti on November 28, 2010, led to outbursts
of violence which undermined the recovery efforts.
(18) On October 21, 2010, an outbreak of cholera was
detected in the Lower Artibonite region.
(19) Initial efforts to contain the epidemic were disrupted
by Hurricane Tomas and resulting widespread flooding, which led
to the spreading and entrenchment of the disease throughout the
country.
(20) According to the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and
Population, as of March 28, 2011--
(A) approximately 4,766 people have died from
cholera; and
(B) approximately 270,991 have been infected 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.
(22) The United States has provided more than $62,523,017
worth of assistance to combat the cholera 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 resilience, dignity, and
courage.
(25) On March 20, 2011, presidential and parliamentary
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 additional amount of approximately $2,000,000,000
committed.
(28) Haiti will need the support of the international
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, including the Department of State, the
United States Agency for International Development, the Department of
Defense, 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-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and
development efforts 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
reconstruction in Haiti, including--
(A) programs and projects of the United States
Government;
(B) programs and projects to protect vulnerable
populations, such as internally displaced persons,
children, women and girls, and persons with
disabilities; and
(C) projects to improve water, sanitation, and
health, and plans for improvements in these areas in
the long-term;
(2) extent to which United States and international efforts
are in line with the priorities of the Government of Haiti and
are actively engaging and working through Haitian ministries
and local authorities;
(3) coordination among United States Government agencies,
and coordination between the United States Government and
United Nations agencies, international financial institutions,
and other bilateral donors;
(4) mechanisms for communicating the progress of recovery
and reconstruction efforts to Haitian citizens, as well as
recommendations on how these can be improved;
(5) mechanisms through which Haitian civil society,
including vulnerable populations, is actively participating in
all major stages of recovery and reconstruction efforts, and
recommendations on how these can be improved;
(6) mechanisms through which the Haitian diaspora is
involved in recovery and reconstruction efforts; and
(7) suitability of Haiti to receive aliens who are removed,
excluded, or deported from the United States pursuant to United
States law, and steps Haiti is taking to strengthen its
capacity in this regard.
(c) Use of Previously Appropriated Funds.--Funding for the report
required under subsection (a) shall derive from existing discretionary
funds of the departments and agencies specified in such subsection.
Assessing Progress in Haiti Act - Directs the President to report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti, including efforts to prevent the spread of cholera and treat persons infected with the disease.

Requires such report to evaluate: (1) the overall progress of relief, recovery, and reconstruction in Haiti, including U.S. government programs, programs to protect vulnerable populations, and projects to improve water, sanitation, and health; (2) the extent to which U.S. and international efforts are in line with the government of Haiti's priorities and are working through Haitian ministries and local authorities; (3) coordination among U.S. government agencies and coordination between the U.S. government and U.N. agencies, international financial institutions, and other bilateral donors; (4) mechanisms for communicating the progress of recovery and reconstruction to Haitian citizens; (5) mechanisms through which Haitian civil society and the Haitian diaspora are participating in recovery and reconstruction; and (6) Haiti's suitability to receive aliens who are removed, excluded, or deported from the United States and steps Haiti is taking to strengthen its capacity in this regard.

SECTION 1. REPORTING OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSONS OTHER THAN
REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.

(a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 304 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(i)), as added by the Honest
Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''reasonably known by the
committee to be a person described in paragraph (7)'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ''means, with respect to
a committee'' and all that follows through ''threshold.'' and
inserting the following: ''means--
''(A) with respect to a committee which is an
authorized committee of a candidate for the office of
President or for nomination to such office--
''(i) the 2-year period preceding the date
of the election for the office of the
President; and
''(ii) any reporting period applicable to
the committee under this section during which
any person provided 2 or more bundled
contributions to the committee in an aggregate
amount greater than the applicable threshold;
and
''(B) with respect to any other committee--
''(i) the period beginning January 1 and
ending June 30 of each year;
''(ii) the period beginning July 1 and
ending December 31 of each year; and
''(iii) any reporting period applicable to
the committee under this section during which
any person provided 2 or more bundled
contributions to the committee in an aggregate
amount greater than the applicable
threshold.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
''(A) In general.--In this subsection, the
'applicable threshold' is--
''(i) $50,000 in the case of a committee
which is an authorized committee of a candidate
for the office of President or for nomination
to such office; and
''(ii) $15,000 in the case of any other
committee.
In determining whether the amount of bundled
contributions provided to a committee by a person
exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall be
excluded any contribution made to the committee by the
person or the person's spouse.''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ''the amount''
each place it appears and inserting ''each amount'';
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ''described in paragraph
(7)'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (C) and (D);
(5) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
''(7) Separate reporting for certain persons.--Each
committee required to include a schedule under paragraph (1)
shall also include a separate schedule setting forth the name,
address, and employer of each person listed on the schedule
required under paragraph (1) who, at the time a contribution is
forwarded to a committee as described in paragraph (8)(A)(i) or
is received by a committee as described in paragraph
(8)(A)(ii), is--
''(A) a current registrant under section 4(a) of
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995;
''(B) an individual who is listed on a current
registration filed under section 4(b)(6) of such Act or
a current report under section 5(b)(2)(C) of such Act;
or
''(C) a political committee established or
controlled by such a registrant or individual.
The schedule required under the preceding sentence shall also
include the aggregate amount of bundled contributions provided
by each such person during the covered period.''; and
(6) in paragraph (8)(A)--
(A) by striking ''and a person described in
paragraph (7)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following flush
sentence:
''The term 'bundled contribution' shall not include any
contribution forwarded by or credited to (through
records, designations, or other means of recognizing a
certain amount of money has been raised) a person who
is a regularly paid employee of the committee.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 204 of the Honest Leadership and Open
Government Act of 2007.
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, to revise requirements for disclosure of bundled contributions, particularly by an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office (presidential candidate committee).

Applies such reporting requirements to bundled contributions by persons other than registered lobbyists. Requires reporting of lobbyist contributions on a separate schedule.

Sets the covered period for such reports as the two-year period preceding a presidential election, as well as any applicable reporting period during which any person provided two or more bundled contributions in an aggregate amount greater than the specified applicable amount.

Increases the applicable threshold triggering such reporting requirement from $15,000 (currently applicable to any authorized committee of a candidate, a leadership PAC, or a political party committee) to $50,000 in the case of a presidential candidate committee.

Excludes from the calculation of a bundled contribution any contribution by the candidate or the candidate's spouse.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Prevention of Escapement of
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.

(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person--
(1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in
interstate or foreign commerce;
(2) to have custody, control, or possession of, with the
intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in
interstate or foreign commerce;
(3) to release a covered fish into a natural environment;
or
(4) to have custody, control, or possession of a covered
fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a fish, fish
part, or product--
(1) under confined use, or intended for confined use, for
scientific research;
(2) collected for the purpose of enforcing this Act; or
(3) if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, in consultation with the Director of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and any other Federal, State, or tribal
entity the Under Secretary considers appropriate, reviews any
application requesting an action by a department or agency of
the Federal government to permit an act prohibited under
subsection (a), including any environmental assessment prepared
as part of that application, and--
(A) prepares a finding of no significant impact in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
(B) finds the application to be consistent with an
environmental impact statement prepared by the Under
Secretary in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332) that includes--
(i) an environmental risk analysis that
assesses the potential direct and indirect
impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild
and cultured fish stocks and environments that
may be exposed to such covered fish;
(ii) a failure mode and effects analysis
that quantitatively assesses the best- and
worst-case probabilities of failure of each
applicable confinement technique;
(iii) an assessment of the costs of control
or eradication of escaped covered fish; and
(iv) an assessment of the potential
economic damage in terms of loss of production
or sales to relevant wild and cultured fish
stocks and environments from the escapement of
covered fish.
(c) Environmental Impact Considerations.--
(1) Notice.--Each agency, department, or other unit of the
Federal government shall promptly notify the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere when an action involving
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish is first
identified.
(2) Ensuring compliance.--The Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere, in cooperation with each Federal,
State, or tribal entity that the Under Secretary considers
appropriate, may monitor any mitigation measures proposed under
subsection (b)(3) to ensure implementation and compliance
therewith.
(3) Provisions as complementary.--The provisions of this
Act are in addition to, and shall not affect the operation of,
other Federal, State, or local laws regulating a covered fish,
or a product containing covered fish.
(d) Rules and Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
rules and regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

(a) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Commerce may enforce section 2
in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction,
powers, and duties provided under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).
(b) Penalties.--A person who violates section 2 shall be subject to
the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, under
sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).

SEC. 4. REPORT ON RISKS TO WILD FISH STOCKS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall
transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives the report under section 1007 of the Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (21 U.S.C. 2106).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Confined use.--The term ''confined use'' means any
operation, undertaken within a secured, land-based facility,
that involves a covered fish controlled by specific measures
that effectively prevent the covered fish from having contact
with and impact on the external environment, including
biological and physical confinement measures.
(2) Covered fish.--The term ''covered fish'' means a salmon
or other anadromous or marine fish, live or dead, including the
gametes, fertilized eggs, offspring, and descendants thereof,
that is modified or produced through the application of
recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technologies, using DNA
from an organism's own genome or that of another species, which
overcome natural physiological reproductive barriers and which
are not techniques used in traditional breeding and selection.
(3) Finding of no significant impact.--The term ''finding
of no significant impact'' has the meaning given the term in
section 1508.13 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Product.--The term ''product'' means an item
manufactured or produced for sale or use as food.
Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a covered fish, or a food product containing such fish, in interstate or foreign commerce; (2) having custody, control, or possession of, with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase such fish or food products, in interstate or foreign commerce; (3) releasing such fish into a natural environment; or (4) having custody, control, or possession of such fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment. Defines "covered fish" as a salmon or other anadromous or marine fish (live or dead, including the gametes, fertilized eggs, offspring, and descendants) that is modified or produced through the application of recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technologies, using DNA from an organism's own genome or that of another species, which overcome natural physiological reproductive barriers and which are not techniques used in traditional breeding and selection. Exempts from such prohibitions fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this Act. Sets forth an additional exception if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, upon reviewing any application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this Act: (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage. Directs each federal agency to promptly notify the Under Secretary when an action involving such covered fish or food products is first identified. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to enforce penalties for violations of this Act under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.