[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 6021 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6021

   To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to 
promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2010

   Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
 Watson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Richardson, 
 Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, 
 Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Corrine 
 Brown of Florida, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to 
promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti Empowerment, Assistance, and 
Rebuilding Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On January 12, 2010, Haiti suffered an earthquake 
        measuring 7.0 on the Richter magnitude scale, the greatest 
        natural disaster in Haiti's history, which--
                    (A) devastated Port-au-Prince and the surrounding 
                areas;
                    (B) killed more than 230,000 people;
                    (C) injured hundreds of thousands more people;
                    (D) left many hundreds of thousands of people 
                homeless;
                    (E) left many people with newly acquired 
                disabilities, including limb loss and other physical 
                and mental trauma; and
                    (F) disrupted social structures and families 
                through death, injury, and relocation.
            (2) The scale of the initial relief effort was 
        unprecedented, with many countries, hundreds of organizations, 
        and thousands of people generously contributing to a massive 
        influx of supplies, resources, and personnel to support search 
        and rescue operations and humanitarian assistance, underlying 
        one of the most effective relief efforts in history.
            (3) Prior to the earthquake, Haiti was the poorest country 
        in the Western Hemisphere, with--
                    (A) an estimated 54 percent of its population 
                living on less than $1 per day;
                    (B) approximately 120,000 people living with HIV;
                    (C) 29,333 new cases of tuberculosis in 2007;
                    (D) nearly 50,000 children living in orphanages;
                    (E) 55 percent of school-aged children not 
                attending school; and
                    (F) an estimated 800,000 people with disabilities.
            (4) Despite these challenges, cautious signs of 
        developmental progress and stability were beginning to emerge 
        in Haiti before the earthquake after years of security 
        challenges and natural disasters that weakened the economy and 
        slowed the consolidation of democracy and good governance.
            (5) Although initial recovery efforts must continue to 
        assist the people of Haiti struggling to secure basic 
        necessities, including food, water, health care, shelter, and 
        electricity, Haiti cannot afford to only focus on its immediate 
        needs.
            (6) Haiti's leaders have advocated that--
                    (A) reconstruction should not follow the 
                inefficient and poorly coordinated practices of the 
                past, but should build back better; and
                    (B) Haitians should be assisted and supported in 
                accelerating and implementing long-planned reforms and 
                new ways of doing business in every sector.
            (7) Haiti enjoys several advantages that can facilitate its 
        rebuilding, including--
                    (A) people committed to education and hard work;
                    (B) proximity and duty-free access to United States 
                markets;
                    (C) a large, hardworking North American diaspora, 
                which remits generous amounts of money back to Haiti 
                every year; and
                    (D) many regional neighbors who are peaceful, 
                prosperous, and supportive of Haiti's success.
            (8) The experiences of other countries that have 
        successfully recovered from serious natural disasters confirm 
        that--
                    (A) when the people and other civil society actors 
                in an affected country play a significant role in the 
                design and execution of the rebuilding efforts, the 
                efforts are often more sustainable and more in line 
                with the needs and aspirations of local populations;
                    (B) when the government of the affected country 
                plays a leading role in the planning and execution of 
                the rebuilding efforts, there is a higher probability 
                of reforms being long-lasting and coordinated with the 
                long-term planning and development efforts of the 
                affected country;
                    (C) every effort should be made to incorporate, at 
                the earliest time possible, market-based employment and 
                economic development opportunities to allow people to 
                take ownership of their long-term self sufficiency;
                    (D) stability and security are essential 
                preconditions to longer-term development;
                    (E) education is critical to securing a better 
                future for the people in the affected country;
                    (F) removing gender disparities spurs macroeconomic 
                growth; and
                    (G) projects that integrate gender are more likely 
                to achieve their overall goals.
            (9) Employment is essential to breaking the vicious cycle 
        of poverty, insecurity, and lack of faith in democracy.
            (10) In addition to providing emergency assistance and 
        relief, the Government of Haiti must grapple with the longer-
        term issues of how to--
                    (A) provide permanent, sustainable shelter to an 
                estimated 1,300,000 Haitians displaced by the 
                earthquake;
                    (B) ensure that communities are at the center of 
                the rebuilding process, by employing local labor and 
                consulting with local leaders and communities;
                    (C) provide health care in a sustainable and 
                comprehensive manner that is accessible to all 
                Haitians; and
                    (D) provide all children with access to education.
            (11) The impact of natural disaster on Haiti is exacerbated 
        by--
                    (A) the lack of enforcement of earthquake-resistant 
                construction procedures, weak building codes, and 
                massive private sector economic losses that hinder the 
                ability of people to purchase materials of sufficient 
                quality to rebuild existing buildings;
                    (B) a government that has long struggled to provide 
                its people with minimal public services, including 
                security, clean water, shelter, electricity, health 
                care, and education; and
                    (C) underinvestment in infrastructure and 
                development in rural areas and secondary cities outside 
                of Port-au-Prince.
            (12) Assistance to Haiti should be delivered in a manner 
        that enhances the ability of the Government of Haiti to improve 
        democratic, transparent governance and to use credible 
        government institutions to provide services to its people.
            (13) Local communities should play a central role in the 
        rebuilding of Haiti, while the national recovery process is led 
        by the Government of Haiti in such a way that foreign 
        assistance upholds the primacy of Haitian government 
        institutions in the rebuilding effort.
            (14) International donors and nongovernmental 
        organizations--
                    (A) have a responsibility to support the Government 
                of Haiti in its rebuilding efforts;
                    (B) are critical to the success of the recovery and 
                reconstruction efforts;
                    (C) are key to the provision of services in the 
                near term;
                    (D) can build capacity for national institutions, 
                both governmental and nongovernmental, to take over the 
                management and provision of essential services over the 
                medium term;
                    (E) should support and encourage rebuilding and 
                development of programs which are environmentally 
                sustainable and respectful and restorative of Haiti's 
                natural resources;
                    (F) should work with the Government of Haiti to 
                improve the educational system and to ensure that all 
                children have access to an education; and
                    (G) should work with the Government of Haiti and 
                the international community to better predict, 
                anticipate, and protect against future disasters.
            (15) The circumstances following the earthquake in Haiti 
        provide a real opportunity for Haiti--
                    (A) to break the cycle of poverty and unrealized 
                expectations that has marked Haiti's history; and
                    (B) to establish a new framework for sustained 
                economic development through a commitment of engagement 
                from the United States, other donors, and multilateral 
                organizations to support the Government of Haiti and 
                the Haitian people as they undertake the long 
                rebuilding process.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (3) Haiti rebuilding and development strategy; strategy.--
        The terms ``Haiti Rebuilding and Development Strategy'' and 
        ``Strategy'' mean the multi-year strategy to provide assistance 
        in support of the reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti 
        prepared pursuant to section 6.
            (4) Senior haiti coordinator.--The term ``Senior Haiti 
        Coordinator'' means the Senior Coordinator of the United States 
        Government for Haiti appointed pursuant to section 5.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States, in partnership with the 
Government of Haiti and in coordination with the international 
community, to--
            (1) support the sustainable recovery and rebuilding of 
        Haiti in a manner that--
                    (A) encourages greater economic equality;
                    (B) embraces Haitian independence, self-reliance, 
                democratic governance, and efficiency;
                    (C) supports collaboration with the Haitian 
                government and consultation with Haitian and 
                international civil society; and
                    (D) incorporates the potential of both women and 
                men to contribute equally and to their maximum 
                efficiency;
            (2) affirm and build a long-term partnership with Haiti in 
        support of--
                    (A) just, democratic, and competent governance 
                including--
                            (i) an independent, efficient, and 
                        effective judicial system;
                            (ii) parliamentary strengthening;
                            (iii) political pluralism, equality, and 
                        the rule of law;
                            (iv) civil society, governance 
                        institutions, and political parties that are 
                        representative and peaceful;
                            (v) transparency and accountability among 
                        all branches of government and judicial 
                        proceedings, including supporting anti-
                        corruption efforts among bureaucrats, elected 
                        officials, and public servants at all levels of 
                        security and government administration; and
                            (vi) security, by--
                                    (I) ensuring legitimate state 
                                efforts to prevent and respond to 
                                crime, especially violence;
                                    (II) instilling public order and 
                                confidence in, and increasing the 
                                capacity of, Haitian security 
                                institutions; and
                                    (III) reforming local and national 
                                police forces through professional 
                                training and equipment;
                    (B) providing a foundation for economic growth and 
                economic sustainability, through investments--
                            (i) in essential infrastructure, including 
                        transport and energy;
                            (ii) in sustainable urban development and 
                        improved urban management by identifying, 
                        developing, and implementing a long-term, 
                        sustainable framework for future growth and 
                        development in urban areas that will ensure 
                        appropriate environmental and resource 
                        management, appropriate disaster response 
                        plans, and expand access to basic shelter, 
                        affordable urban housing, energy, clean water, 
                        sanitation services, and essential urban 
                        services and infrastructure;
                            (iii) to rebuild Haiti's competitiveness 
                        and private sector in order to foster 
                        employment generation, including policies to 
                        encourage investment and open world consumer 
                        markets to Haitian exports;
                            (iv) in food security and rural and 
                        agricultural development, particularly of food 
                        staples and other crops that provide economic 
                        growth and income opportunities in times of 
                        shortage; and
                            (v) that recognize and address where 
                        obstacles related to gender limit, hinder, or 
                        suppress women's economic productivity and 
                        gain;
                    (C) environmentally sustainable programs that are 
                respectful and restorative of Haiti's natural resources 
                and build community-level resilience to environmental 
                and weather-related impacts, including--
                            (i) programs to reduce and mitigate the 
                        effects of natural disaster, including floods 
                        and hurricanes;
                            (ii) programs to address land use, land 
                        tenure, land for reconstruction, and land price 
                        escalation issues;
                            (iii) programs and associated support to 
                        reduce deforestation and increase the rates of 
                        afforestation and reforestation in Haiti, 
                        including through diversification of Haiti's 
                        energy sources; and
                            (iv) programs to address safe drinking 
                        water, sanitation, hygiene, water resource 
                        management, and other water related issues;
                    (D) investments in people, particularly women and 
                children, including--
                            (i) supporting the Government of Haiti, in 
                        coordination with nongovernmental education 
                        providers, to rehabilitate and improve Haiti's 
                        education sector with the goal of providing 
                        access to quality education for all children;
                            (ii) ensuring that women's needs are 
                        appropriately integrated across all sectors, 
                        including governance, security, and 
                        development, and in program assessment, design, 
                        implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, 
                        with a goal of promoting access, inclusion, and 
                        empowerment;
                            (iii) health care delivery and capacity 
                        building to strengthen the overall health care 
                        system;
                            (iv) supporting programs, activities, and 
                        initiatives that provide or promote equal 
                        opportunity, full participation, independent 
                        living, and economic self-sufficiency for 
                        individuals with disabilities; and
                            (v) strengthening the child welfare 
                        system--
                                    (I) to ensure the protection of 
                                children from violence, abuse, 
                                exploitation, and neglect;
                                    (II) to support family preservation 
                                and reunification and prevent child 
                                abandonment, to the extent possible;
                                    (III) to ensure that children 
                                without family care receive safe, 
                                developmentally appropriate care; and
                                    (IV) to end the practice and 
                                exploitation of child domestic servants 
                                (referred to in Haiti as 
                                ``restaveks''), by offering families 
                                education, support, and alternatives;
            (3) support, pursuant to the strategic objectives in 
        paragraph (2) and in coordination with other donors--
                    (A) the institutional development and capacity 
                building of the Government of Haiti at the national, 
                local, and community levels so that the Government of 
                Haiti--
                            (i) can better ensure basic services to its 
                        population, including health care, education, 
                        and other basic social services; and
                            (ii) will be an effective steward of state 
                        resources through a transparent process of 
                        equitable resource allocation that includes a 
                        broad range of participation from Haitian civil 
                        society;
                    (B) Haitian civil society organizations that are 
                committed to making a positive contribution to the 
                rebuilding and sustainable development of Haiti;
                    (C) people-to-people engagement between the United 
                States and Haiti, through increased educational, 
                technical, and cultural exchanges and other methods;
                    (D) significant contributions to a multilateral 
                trust fund that will be established to enhance the 
                reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti; and
                    (E) a Haitian government budget that is 
                appropriately sized to fulfill the functions expected 
                of the budget for the delivery of essential public 
                services, including arrangements to ensure transparency 
                and accountability for the funds provided to the budget 
                of the Haitian government; and
            (4) promote development and rebuilding efforts in Haiti 
        that are led by, and in support of, all levels of government in 
        Haiti, including national and local governments, so that--
                    (A) the Government and people of Haiti lead the 
                vision for reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti;
                    (B) resources are channeled in concrete and 
                specific ways toward key sectoral objectives identified 
                by the Government of Haiti and its people;
                    (C) feasible steps are taken to recognize and 
                rectify the social injustice of poverty and gender 
                inequality and to decrease the vulnerability of the 
                poor, through job creation, access to education, the 
                provision of health care, the provision of safe shelter 
                and settlements, and food security;
                    (D) communities are placed at the center of the 
                rebuilding process, by employing local labor and 
                consulting local leaders and communities for their 
                experience and vision;
                    (E) rebuilding and development programs are 
                environmentally sustainable and respectful and 
                restorative of Haiti's natural resources; and
                    (F) the Haiti Rebuilding and Development Strategy 
                builds from and supports--
                            (i) existing assessments for Haiti, 
                        including the Post Disaster Needs Assessment;
                            (ii) the Government of Haiti's Action Plan 
                        for the Reconstruction and National Development 
                        of Haiti;
                            (iii) other existing development plans for 
                        Haiti, including the Poverty Reduction Strategy 
                        Paper for Haiti; and
                            (iv) shared principles in the Paris 
                        Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra 
                        Agenda for Action.

SEC. 5. SENIOR HAITI COORDINATOR.

    (a) In General.--There shall be established within the Department 
of State a Senior Coordinator of the United States Government for 
Haiti, who--
            (1) shall be appointed by the President; and
            (2) shall report directly to the Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Senior Haiti Coordinator shall advise, 
        oversee, and coordinate all policies of the United States 
        Government related to Haiti.
            (2) Specific duties.--The Senior Haiti Coordinator shall--
                    (A) ensure interagency program and policy 
                coordination towards Haiti among relevant agencies;
                    (B) help devise, promote and participate in, in 
                coordination with the Chief of Mission, effective 
                international donor coordination mechanisms;
                    (C) ensure that each relevant agency undertakes 
                programs primarily in those areas in which the agency 
                has the greatest expertise, technical capabilities, and 
                potential for success; and
                    (D) provide input to the Administrator of the 
                United States Agency for International Development in 
                the design of the Haiti Rebuilding and Development 
                Strategy.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective during the 5-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. HAITI REBUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, with input provided by the Senior Haiti 
Coordinator, shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a multi-year strategy to provide assistance in support of 
the reconstruction and rebuilding of Haiti.
    (b) Components.--The Haiti Rebuilding and Development Strategy 
shall--
            (1) include--
                    (A) specific and measurable goals;
                    (B) benchmarks and time frames;
                    (C) an implementation plan to achieve the policy 
                objectives set forth in section 4; and
                    (D) a detailed monitoring and evaluation plan tied 
                to measurable indicators addressing progress toward 
                achieving those policy objectives, including impact 
                evaluations of United States assistance to Haiti; and
            (2) to the greatest extent possible--
                    (A) leverage private sector resources through 
                different agencies, including assistance that allows 
                Haiti to make greater use of the trade preferences 
                provided under section 213A of the Caribbean Basin 
                Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) (as added by 
                the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership 
                Act of 2006 (title V of division D of Public Law 109-
                432; 120 Stat. 3181) (commonly known as the ``HOPE 
                Act'') and amended by the Haitian Hemispheric 
                Opportunity Through Partnership Act of 2008 (part I of 
                subtitle D of title XV of Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 
                2289) (commonly known as the ``HOPE II Act''));
                    (B) consult with the academic and research 
                communities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, 
                other implementing partners, the Government of Haiti, 
                Haitian civil society, and the Haitian diaspora;
                    (C) coordinate United States assistance efforts 
                with similar efforts of international organizations, 
                international financial institutions, the governments 
                of developing and developed countries, and United 
                States and international nongovernmental organizations;
                    (D) promote access to education for all children;
                    (E) incorporate approaches directed at reaching 
                women living in poverty;
                    (F) incorporate best practices for improving child 
                welfare and protection for orphans and other vulnerable 
                children; and
                    (G) maximize local and regional procurement.
    (c) Prior Consultation.--Not later than 30 days before the initial 
submission of the Haiti Rebuilding and Development Strategy, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, in conjunction with the Senior Haiti Coordinator, shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the contents 
of the Strategy.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Annual reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, in 
        accordance with the normal performance reporting schedule, the 
        Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
        congressional committees that includes--
                    (A) a copy of the Haiti Rebuilding and Development 
                Strategy, including--
                            (i) any changes made to the Strategy during 
                        the preceding calendar year; and
                            (ii) an explanation of such changes;
                    (B) a description, by foreign assistance framework 
                objective, of the implementation of the Strategy;
                    (C) an assessment of progress made during the 
                preceding fiscal year toward meeting--
                            (i) the policy objectives set forth in 
                        section 4; and
                            (ii) the specific goals, benchmarks, and 
                        time frames specified in the Strategy;
                    (D) a description of all United States Government 
                programs contributing to the achievement of the policy 
                objectives set forth in section 4, including the 
                amounts obligated and expended on such programs during 
                the preceding fiscal year; and
                    (E) an assessment of United States efforts--
                            (i) to encourage and leverage business and 
                        philanthropic participation toward Haiti 
                        rebuilding and development; and
                            (ii) to coordinate United States Government 
                        programs with assistance provided by 
                        international organizations, international 
                        financial institutions, the governments of 
                        developing and developed countries, and United 
                        States and international nongovernmental 
                        organizations.
            (2) Government accountability office report.--Not later 
        than 270 days after the submission of each report under 
        paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees that contains--
                    (A) a review of, and comments addressing, the 
                report submitted under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) recommendations relating to any additional 
                actions the Comptroller General determines to be 
                important to improve the provision of assistance for 
                Haiti to support rebuilding and development.
            (3) Program review.--
                    (A) In general.--Concurrent with the submission of 
                the second annual report under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
                appropriate congressional committees that contains--
                            (i) an assessment of the progress made 
                        during the preceding 2 years toward meeting the 
                        policy objectives set forth in section 4 and 
                        the specific goals, benchmarks, and time frames 
                        specified in the Haiti Rebuilding and 
                        Development Strategy;
                            (ii) an evaluation of the impact during the 
                        preceding 2 years of United States assistance 
                        programs on Haitian rebuilding and development; 
                        and
                            (iii) an assessment of the overall status 
                        of broader rebuilding and development taking 
                        place in Haiti, as outlined by the Government 
                        of Haiti.
                    (B) Basis for report.--The report required under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be based on data quality 
                assessments and impact evaluations of quantitative and 
                qualitative indicators.
            (4) Public availability of information.--The information 
        requested in paragraphs (1) and (3) for United States programs 
        contributing to the achievement of the policy objectives set 
        forth in section 4, including the amounts obligated and 
        expended on such programs during preceding fiscal years, 
        shall--
                    (A) be made publically accessible in a timely 
                manner on a single, consolidated website; and
                    (B) be presented in a detailed, program-by-program 
                basis.
            (5) Unclassified summary.--If detailed information is 
        classified, an unclassified summary shall be posted and the 
        classified details shall be submitted separately to the 
        appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Amounts Authorized.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
provide assistance for Haiti and to carry out the other purposes of 
this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes--
            (1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            (2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            (3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            (4) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
            (5) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
    (b) Applicability of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Other 
Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out the 
        purposes of this Act, including amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated by this Act--
                    (A) shall be considered to be economic assistance 
                under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
                2151 et seq.) for purposes of making available the 
                administrative authorities contained in that Act for 
                the use of economic assistance; and
                    (B) shall be provided in accordance with the 
                provisions of, the general authorities contained in, 
                and the limitations of, sections 116, 491, and 620M of 
                the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n, 
                2292, and 2378d), respectively.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Chapter 1 of part III of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is 
        amended by redesignating section 620J (as added by section 651 
        of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
        Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 
        110-161; 22 U.S.C. 2378d)) as section 620M.
    (c) Transfers.--Of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal year 
pursuant to subsection (a)--
            (1) the Department of the Treasury may contribute to a 
        multi-donor trust fund for reconstruction and recovery expenses 
        related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010; 
        and
            (2) remaining amounts may be transferred to the 
        ``Development Credit Authority'' account of the United States 
        Agency for International Development for the cost of direct 
        loans and loan guarantees, notwithstanding the dollar 
        limitations in such account on transfers to the account.
    (d) Availability of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts appropriated for each fiscal year 
        pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain available until 
        expended.
            (2) Reports required.--Of the amounts appropriated for each 
        fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a), none of the amounts may 
        be made available for assistance to Haiti unless the Haiti 
        Rebuilding and Development Strategy reports are being submitted 
        to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with 
        section 6(d)(1).
    (e) Preference for Building Local Capacity.--In providing 
assistance under this Act, the President is encouraged to utilize 
Haitian firms and community and local nongovernmental organizations, as 
appropriate.
    (f) Office of the Inspector General.--Of the amounts appropriated 
for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a), up to $5,000,000 may be 
made available to the Inspectors General of the Department of State, 
the United States Agency for International Development, and other 
relevant agencies to provide audits and program reviews of programs and 
activities receiving assistance under this Act.
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