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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Haiti Economic and Infrastructure
Reconstruction Act''.

SEC. 2. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF HAITI.

(a) Program Authorized.--The President is authorized to establish
an economic and infrastructure reconstruction program for the Republic
of Haiti, to be known as the ''Haiti Economic and Infrastructure
Reconstruction Program'' (in this section referred to as the
''Reconstruction 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 development.
(b) Appointment.--If the President establishes the Reconstruction
Program under subsection (a), the President 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
Director of the Reconstruction Program. The Director shall possess
expertise with respect to--
(1) Haiti; or
(2) economic, educational, judicial, law enforcement,
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 reconstruction 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 management programs;
(3) the judiciary and the rule of law;
(4) the healthcare system; and
(5) the infrastructure.
(d) Recruitment of Individuals for Participation 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 Haitian-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 individuals 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 appropriate, 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 individual is appropriate, and
such individual consents to such extension, the Director may
extend the deployment of such individual for no longer than two
additional years.
(g) Reports.--
(1) First interim report.--Not later than six months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
submit to Congress a first interim report regarding the
Reconstruction Program.
(2) Second interim report.--Not later than 12 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
submit to Congress a second interim report regarding the
Reconstruction Program.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a final report regarding the Reconstruction Program.
(4) Contents.--The interim and final reports shall include
information relating to the following:
(A) A description and explanation of the process of
recruitment of individuals for participation in the
Reconstruction Program, including a description and
explanation of--
(i) the selection criteria used; and
(ii) any incentives offered and the cost of
such incentives.
(B) The number of individuals recruited and the
ministry or agency and the locality in which each
individual is placed.
(C) The potential for expansion of the
Reconstruction Program.
(h) Infrastructure Defined.--In this section, the term
''infrastructure'' means a road, highway, bridge, tunnel, airport, mass
transportation vehicle or system, intermodal transportation facility,
waterway, commercial port, drinking or waste water treatment facility,
solid waste disposal facility, pollution control system, and gas,
electricity, and oil utilities.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President to carry out this section such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011. It is
the sense of Congress that at least $3,000,000 should be made available
for each of those fiscal years to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR HAITI.

(a) Healthcare Program Authorized.--The President is authorized to
establish a healthcare assistance program for Haiti, to be known as the
''Haiti Healthcare Assistance Program'' (in this section referred to as
the ''Healthcare Program''), under which grants may be made to
qualified nongovernmental organizations to establish programs in Haiti
related to the prevention of infectious diseases in Haiti.
(b) Coordination.--If the President establishes the Healthcare
Program under subsection (a), the President shall seek to work with
appropriate officials from the Government of Haiti and with appropriate
individuals from international financial institutions, civil society,
nongovernmental organizations, and international organizations to work
in coordination and cooperation with qualified nongovernmental
organizations.
(c) Use of Grant Funds.--A qualified nongovernmental organization
that receives a grant through this section shall use the grant to
promulgate a comprehensive and integrated strategy to combat and
control infectious diseases in Haiti through the establishment of a
comprehensive healthcare infrastructure in Haiti that focuses on
education, prevention, care, treatment, support, capacity development,
and other related activities.
(d) Satisfaction of Criteria to Be Considered a Qualified
Nongovernmental Organization.--The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development shall promulgate criteria that
shall be satisfied by a nongovernmental organization in order for such
organization to be considered a qualified nongovernmental organization
for purposes of this section.
(e) Healthcare Infrastructure Defined.--In this section, the term
''healthcare infrastructure'' means an inpatient or outpatient
hospital, clinic, or medical facility and medical programs, including
programs for hiring physicians, nurses, or other medical personnel and
programs for acquiring transportation and communications systems for
medical purposes.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President to carry out this section such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011. It is
the sense of Congress that at least $3,000,000 should be made available
for each of those fiscal years to carry out this section.
A:
Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act - Authorizes the President to establish the Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Program under which recruited U.S. citizens will be deployed to Haiti to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction and development assistance to the Government of Haiti. Requires: (1) the President to appoint an officer or employee of the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to serve as the Director of the Reconstruction Program; and (2) the Director to have expertise with Haiti, or with economic, educational, judicial, law enforcement, healthcare, or infrastructure reconstruction efforts in developing countries.

Sets forth program provisions, including: (1) maximum recruitment of Haitian-Americans; and (2) maximum one-year deployment, with a maximum two-year additional stay.

Authorizes the President to establish the Haiti Healthcare Assistance Program under which grants may be made to qualified nongovernmental organizations to establish infectious disease prevention programs in Haiti.