,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eehf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,jeffries 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,hurd ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,spano1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to measure ! progress ( recov]y & developm5t ef=ts 9 ,haiti & ! /r5g? ( democracy & rule ( law 9 ! c\ntry4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,haiti ,developm5t1 ,acc\ntability1 & ,in/itutional ,transp>5cy ,initiative ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 a massive e>?quake /ruck ne> ! ,haitian capital city ( ,port-au-,pr9ce1 leav+ an e/imat$ #bbj1jjj p dead1 includ+ #ajc ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s1 #aja ,unit$ ,nations p]sonnel1 & ne>ly #ah p]c5t ( ! nation's civil s]vice1 z well z #cjj1jjj injur$1 #aae1jjj homes de/roy$1 & #a1ejj1jjj p displac$4 7#b7 ,! ,po/ ,disa/] ,ne$s ,assessm5t conduct$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 ! ,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,_w ,bank1 ! ,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank1 & o!rs e/imat$ t damage & economic losses f ! ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 e>?quake total$ #g1hjd1jjj1jjj4 7#c7 ,! int]national community1 l$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,unit$ ,nations1 m\nt$ an unprec$5t$ humanit>ian response to ! e>?quake 9 ,haiti4 ,?r\gh #bjah1 m ?an #h billion has be5 disburs$ by donors4 ,s9ce ! #bjaj e>?quake1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has disburs$ m ?an #d1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 recov]y & developm5t fund+4 7#d7 ,on ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1 ,hurricane ,mat!w /ruck s\?we/]n ,haiti on ! ,tiburon ,p59sula1 caus+ widespread damage & flood+ & leav+ #a4d million p 9 ne$ ( imm$iate assi/ance4 ,! /ronge/ /orm to hit ,haiti s9ce ,hurricane ,cleo 9 #aifd1 #b4a million p 7 directly affect$ by ! hurricane4 7#e7 ,recov]y ef=ts cont9ue almo/ #c ye>s aft] ,hurricane ,mat!w made l&fall 9 #bjaf4 ,! ,_w ,bank e/imates /orm-caus$ losses & damages valu$ at #cb p]c5t ( #bjae ,gross ,dome/ic ,product4 7#f7 ,prior to bo? ! e>?quake & hurricane1 ,haiti regi/]$ among ! l[e/ socioeconomic indicators & ! second highe/ rate ( income disp>ity 9 ! _w1 conditions t h fur!r complicat$ disa/] recov]y & resili5ce ef=ts4 7#g7 ,9 ,june #bjai1 ,_w ,food ,program report$ t ,haiti has "o ( ! highe/ levels ( *ronic food insecurity 9 ! _w ) m ?an half ( its total population *ronically food insecure & #bb p]c5t ( *ildr5 *ronically maln\ri%$4 7#h7 ,9 ,octob] #bjaj1 an unprec$5t$ outbreak ( *ol]a 9 ,haiti result$ 9 ov] #hjj1jjj report$ cases & ov] #i1jjj dea?s to date4 ,! ,pan ,am]ican ,heal? ,organization report$ 9 #bjah t ! *ol]a incid5ce rate 9 ,haiti is #be4e cases p] #ajj1jjj4 7#i7 ,) ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance1 almo/ #ad1jjj jobs h be5 creat$1 l>gely 9 ! app>el indu/ry at ! ,c>acol ,indu/rial ,p>k 79 p>tn]%ip ) ! ,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank1 ! ,haitian gov]nm5t1 & ! private sector7 9 nor!rn ,haiti4 7#aj7 ,evid5ce sugge/s t p displac$ by ! #bjaj e>?quake & hurricanes 9 foll[+ ye>s1 especially ,hurricane ,mat!w 9 #bjaf1 /ill face displacem5t-relat$ vuln]abilities today4 7#aa7 ,on ,novemb] #ac1 #bjah1 at lea/ #ei p 7 %ot & kill$ 9 ! ,port-au-,pr9ce neighborhood ( ,la ,sal9e4 ,aft] mon?s ( inve/igations1 no "o has be5 held responsible = ! ,la ,sal9e massacre4 7#ab7 ,s9ce #bjah1 t5s ( ?\s&s ( ,haitians h p>ticipat$ 9 a s]ies ( demon/rations dem&+ acc\ntability ov] gov]nm5t sp5d+ ( ,petroc>ibe res\rces4 ,9 e>ly #bjai1 ! ,haitian sup]ior c\rt ( auditors releas$ an inve/igation implicat+ high-level gov]nm5t (ficials 9 ! misappropriation ( funds4 7#ac7 ,f ,augu/ #bjah ?r\gh ,febru>y #bjai1 local human rights organizations report$ t #fd ,haitian citiz5s 7 kill$ 9 prote/s4 7#ad7 ,9 #bjai1 accord+ to ! ,committee to ,protect ,j\rnali/s1 five ,haitian j\rnali/s h be5 %ot :ile cov]+ prote/s1 includ+ "o :o 0 kill$4 ,on ,septemb] #bc1 #bjai1 ,haitian ,s5ator ,jean ,m>ie ,ralph ,f?ire %ot ,associat$ ,press photoj\rnali/ ,*]y ,dieu-,nalio 9 ! face aft] he exit$ 8 c> & fir$ multiple %ots ne> a cr[d ( p surr\nd+ him4 7#ae7 ,economic gr[? 9 ,haiti is project$ to drop bel[ #a4e p]c5t ?is ye>4 ,inflation is e/imat$ to be #ae p]c5t & ! local curr5cy has depreciat$ by #cj p]c5t 9 ! pa/ ye>4 ,! gov]nm5t & p>liam5t h fail$ to pass a budget = two ye>s1 prev5t+ ! ,int]national ,monet>y ,fund & o!r multilat]als f disburs+ millions 9 int]national assi/ance4 7#af7 ,midt]m elections set = ,octob] #bjai did n take place & w leave ,presid5t ,moise rul+ by decree aft] two-?irds ( ! ,haitian ,s5ate expires 9 ,janu>y #bjbj4 #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to support ! su/a9able rebuild+ & developm5t ( ,haiti 9 a mann] t-- 7#a7 embraces ,haitian indep5d5ce1 self-reliance1 sov]eignty1 democratic gov]nance1 & effici5cy2 7#b7 promotes ef=ts t are l$ by & support ! p & ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti at all levels s t ,haitians lead ! c\rse ( recon/ruction & developm5t ( ,haiti2 7#c7 enc\rages & assi/s ! build+ ( long-t]m capacity = civil society 9 ,haiti2 7#d7 fo/]s collaboration betwe5 ! ,haitian diaspora 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,haitian gov]nm5t2 7#e7 combats impunity & prioritizes deliv]+ ju/ice to victims ( human rights abuses2 7#f7 ensures ! protection & promotion ( a free ,haitian press2 7#g7 respects ! sov]eignty & individual lib]ty ( ,haitian citiz5s to peacefully demon/rate2 7#h7 dem&s increas$ transp>5cy & height5s acc\ntability among all bran*es ( gov]nm5t1 includ+ ?r\gh ef=ts to r$uce corruption & address human rights conc]ns2 7#i7 assi/s & helps build community resili5ce to environm5tal & wea!r-relat$ impacts2 & 7#aj7 promotes ! hold+ ( free1 fair1 & timely elections 9 accordance ) democratic pr9ciples & ! ,haitian ,con/itution4 #d4 ,actions to hold ,la ,sal9e %oot+ p]petrators & violators ( human rights 9 ,haiti acc\ntable 7a7 ,secret>y ( /ate prioritization ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all prioritize ! protection & pres]vation ( human rights 9 ,haiti by c>ry+ out ! foll[+ initiatives3 7#a7 ,fo/]+ /rong relation%ips ) indep5d5t civil society gr\ps focus$ on monitor+ human rights conc]ns & promot+ democracy 9 ,haiti4 7#b7 ,collaborat+ ) ,haitian gov]nm5t (ficials to ensure t human rights violators 9 ,haiti are held acc\ntable = _! actions4 7#c7 ,id5tify+ corrupt public & private sector (ficials & violators ( human rights 9 ,haiti4 7#d7 ,address+ conc]ns ( p]ceiv$ impunity = ho/ile or*e/rators ( ! ,la ,sal9e %oot+4 7b7 ,/rategy 7#a7 ,elem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to ! appropriate congressional committees a detail$ summ>y ( ! happ5+s on ,novemb] #ac1 #bjah1 9 ! ,port-au-,pr9ce neighborhood ( ,la ,sal9e & a /rategy = c>ry+ out ! initiatives describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 ,! /rategy %all include-- 7,a7 a breakd[n ( h[ ! massacre 9 ,la ,sal9e relat$ to mass prote/s occurr+ concurr5tly 9 ! c\ntry2 7,b7 an analysis ( ! ,la ,sal9e %oot+ reports au?or$ by ! ,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,european ,union1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti2 7,c7 a detail$ description ( all kn[n actors implicat$ 9 ! %oot+2 7,d7 an ov]view ( ef=ts tak5 by ! ,haitian gov]nm5t to br+ ! or*e/rators ( ! ,la ,sal9e %oot+ to ju/ice2 & 7,e7 an assessm5t ( ! ensu+ treatm5t & displacem5t ( ! ,la ,sal9e %oot+ survivors4 7#b7 ,consultation ,9 devis+ ! /rategy requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult ) nongov]nm5tal organizations 9 ,haiti & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#c7 ,public availability ,! /rategy requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made publicly available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4 #e4 ,actions to promote fre$om ( ! press & assembly 9 ,haiti 7a7 ,prioritization ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all prioritize ! promotion ( press & assembly fre$oms z well z ! protection ( j\rnali/s 9 ,haiti by c>ry+ out ! foll[+ initiatives3 7#a7 ,advocat+ = increas$ protection ( ! press & fre$om to peacefully assemble 9 ,haiti4 7#b7 ,collaborat+ ) gov]nm5t & nongov]nm5t (ficials to increase security = j\rnali/s 9 ,haiti4 7#c7 ,support+ ef=ts to /r5g!n access to in=mation 9 ,haiti4 7#d7 ,ensur+ t ?reats & attacks on j\rnali/s & prote/ors are fully inve/igat$ & p]petrators are held acc\ntable4 7#e7 ,develop+ increas$ protection measures aga9/ police viol5ce4 7b7 ,assessm5t 7#a7 ,elem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all submit to ! appropriate congressional committees an assessm5t ( press fre$om & ! "r to assembly 9 ,haiti4 ,! assessm5t %all include-- 7,a7 a detail$ description ( all kn[n attacks on j\rnali/s 9 ! pa/ #ab mon?s2 7,b7 a description ( prote/s 9 ! pa/ #ab mon?s & an assessm5t ( ,haitian gov]nm5t response to ea* prote/2 7,c7 a summ>y ( ! ,haitian gov]nm5t's ef=ts to increase protection = j\rnali/s2 & 7,d7 a description ( be/ practices ! ,unit$ ,/ates embassy c employ to promote press fre$om & ! fre$om ( expression 9 ,haiti4 7#b7 ,consultation ,9 devis+ ! assessm5t requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all consult ) nongov]nm5tal organizations 9 ,haiti & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#c7 ,public availability ,! assessm5t requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made publicly available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4 #f4 ,actions to combat corruption 9 ,haiti 7a7 ,prioritization ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all prioritize ef=ts to combat corruption 9 ,haiti by c>ry+ out ! foll[+ initiatives3 7#a7 ,id5tify+ gov]nm5t & nongov]nm5t (ficials kn[n or alleg$ to h p>tak5 9 corrupt acts4 7#b7 ,support+ ! /r5g!n+ ( a ju/ice sy/em indep5d5t ( ! executive bran*4 7#c7 ,ensur+ t bo? gov]nm5t & nongov]nm5t (ficials are held acc\ntable = corrupt actions4 7#d7 ,promot+ & protect+ nongov]nm5t civil society gr\ps monitor+ in/itutionaliz$ corruption 9 ,haiti4 7#e7 ,support+ dem&s = cl>ity & acc\ntability 9 ! ,petroc>ibe sc&al4 7#f7 ,/r5g!n+ in/itutional transp>5cy & ensur+ t ,haitian gov]nm5t (ficials are n immune f prosecution4 7b7 ,assessm5t 7#a7 ,elem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 %all submit to ! appropriate congressional committees an assessm5t = combat+ in/itutional corruption 9 ,haiti4 ,! assessm5t %all include-- 7,a7 an ov]view & detail$ hi/ory ( ! ,petroc>ibe sc&al1 includ+ an 9-dep? description ( =m] & curr5t (ficials & bus9esses implicat$ 9 su* sc&al & ! ,haitian gov]nm5t response2 7,b7 a description ( ,unit$ ,/ates ef=ts to consult & engage ) ,haitian gov]nm5t (ficials to address gr[+ allegations ( corruption )9 ! ,haitian gov]nm5t2 7,c7 an assessm5t ( ! ext5t ( corruption1 includ+ embezzl+ /ate funds1 an acc\nt ( /eps ne$$ to be tak5 to impose sanctions pursuant to ! ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note71 & a li/ ( gov]nm5t & nongov]nm5t (ficials kn[n or alleg$ to h p>tak5 9 su* corruption2 & 7,d7 a li/ ( ,unit$ ,/ates entities1 includ+ f9ancial in/itutions ) f9ancial ties to alleg$ corrupt actors 9 ,haiti4 7#b7 ,consultation ,9 devis+ ! assessm5t requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all consult ) nongov]nm5tal organizations 9 ,haiti & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#c7 ,public availability ,! assessm5t requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made publicly available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4 #g4 ,actions to assess po/-e>?quake & po/-hurricane recov]y & developm5t ef=ts 9 ,haiti 7a7 ,prioritization ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 %all prioritize a /rategy ( po/-e>?quake & po/-hurricane recov]y & developm5t ef=ts 9 ,haiti by c>ry+ out ! foll[+ initiatives3 7#a7 ,collaborat+ ) ! ,haitian gov]nm5t to promote a detail-ori5t$ & transp>5t developm5t plan4 7#b7 ,support+ ! /r5g!n+ ( local in/itutions ?r\gh a po/-e>?quake & po/-hurricane recov]y & developm5t plann+4 7#c7 ,assess+ bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! int]national community's recov]y & developm5t ef=ts 9 ,haiti ov] ! pa/ #aj ye>s4 7#d7 ,support+ disa/] resili5cy & recon/ruction ef=ts4 7#e7 ,address+ und]ly+ causes ( pov]ty & inequality by provid+ heal? res\rces1 access to clean wat]1 food security1 & %elt]4 7#f7 ,id5tify+ & respond+ to long-t]m humanit>ian ne$s caus$ by natural disa/]s & extreme pov]ty4 7b7 ,assessm5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & annually !reaft] = two ye>s1 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all submit to ! appropriate congressional committees an assessm5t on be/ practices to ensure effici5t & transp>5t e>?quake & hurricane recov]y & developm5t ef=ts 9 ,haiti4 ,! assessm5t %all include-- 7#a7 an analysis ( ! su/a9ability ( ,unit$ ,/ates-f9anc$ projects1 includ+ ! ,c>acol ,indu/rial ,p>k & support+ infra/ructure2 7#b7 a breakd[n ( local procurem5t by ye> & a description ( ef=ts to increase local procurem5t1 includ+ ( food aid2 7#c7 a /rategy to assign fix$ quantitative & qualitative indicators to assess progress & b5*m>ks = ,unit$ ,/ates initiatives focus$ on natural disa/] recov]y1 resili5cy1 & su/a9able developm5t 9 ,haiti2 & 7#d7 a description ( ,unit$ ,/ates ef=ts tak5 to assi/ ,haitian pursuits = free & fair democratic elections4 #h4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act ! t]m appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 7#b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4