[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3317 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 468
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3317
[Report No. 111-225]
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 5, 2010
Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Landrieu, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
July 19, 2010
Reported by Mr. Kerry, with amendments and an amendment to the title
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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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) high quality, public funded 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, trafficking, and neglect;
(II) to support family preservation
and reunification and prevent child
abandonment<DELETED>, to the extent
possible</DELETED>;
(III) to ensure that children
without permanent family care receive
safe, developmentally appropriate care,
including children in foster,
residential, or institutional
care;<DELETED>; and,
</DELETED> (IV) to ensure that
children who cannot be reunified with
family have access to family-based care
through kinship, guardianship, domestic
adoption, or, in appropriate cases,
international adoption; and
(V) 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, including poor families, 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 high quality, public funded
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.
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a review of, and comments addressing,
the report submitted under paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
(2) Government accountability office report.--Not later
than 270 days after the submission of the first report under
paragraph (1), and on a periodic basis thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit, to the
appropriate congressional committees--
(A) a review of, and comments addressing, the
report submitted under paragraph (1);
(B) an examination of obligations, expenditures,
and activities relating to any additional actions the
Comptroller General determines to be important, with
recommendations to improve the provision of assistance
for Haiti to support rebuilding and development; and
(C) additional reviews, as appropriate, that focus
on long-term, sustainable economic development
activities.
(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
carry out the policy objectives set forth in section 4 and the other
purposes of this Act<DELETED>provide assistance for Haiti and to carry
out the other purposes of this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes</DELETED>--
(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2011<DELETED>;</DELETED>.
<DELETED> (3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.</DELETED>
(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) for economic assistance shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of, and the general
authorities contained in, sections 116, 491, and 620M
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n,
2292, and 2378d), respectively; and
(B) for assistance to security forces shall be
subject to the applicable requirements under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.)
and the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. (2751 et
seq.).
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
(2) Administrative authorities.--The administrative
authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.) may be utilized in providing assistance furnished
with amounts made available to carry out the purposes of this
Act, including amounts authorized to be appropriated by this
Act.
(3) 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 620 J (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,
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
appropriate congressional committees; and
(2) <DELETED>remaining</DELETED> 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.
Amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to promote long-
term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti, and for
other purposes.''.
Calendar No. 468
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3317
[Report No. 111-225]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 19, 2010
Reported with amendments and an amendment to the title