,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #b1 #bjbe,mr4  
,meeks 7for himself and ,mr4 ,murphy7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the    
,department of ,state to develop a      
comprehensive strategy to counter       
instability in ,haiti and advance a     
,haitian-led solution to the ongoing    
crisis4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,strategy to ,address  
,key ,priorities ,affecting ,security   
and ,empowerment in ,haiti ,act of #bjbe
 or the ,,sak ,,pase in ,haiti ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is  
the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the  
,united ,states has a national security 
interest in ameliorating the security1  
economic1 political1 and humanitarian   
crises in ,haiti2  7#b7 the gangs       
unleashing violence and suffering across
 ,haiti represent a threat to stability 
in ,haiti and the region2  7#c7         

stabilization of the security situation 
and full participation of civil society 
in ,haiti must be a precondition for    
open democratic political processes2 and
  7#d7 a lasting solution to the crisis 
in ,haiti must garner support from and  
be led by the ,haitian people4  #c4     
,strategy to counter gang violence and  
advance stability in ,haiti  7a7        
,strategy required ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a comprehensive
 strategy to reestablish security and   
enhance stability in ,haiti4  7b7       
,elements ,the strategy required by     
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,bolstering security in 
,haiti with an assessment of-- 7,a7 the 
importance of supporting the ,haitian   
,national ,police1 the ,armed ,forces of
 ,haiti1 the ,multinational ,security   
,support ,mission1 and other security   
force elements to counter gang activity 

and violence exacerbating instability in
 ,haiti2  7,b7 coordination with        
international allies and partners1      
including the ,european ,union1 ,canada1
 and ,caribbean ,community and ,common  
,market 7,,caricom7 nations1 to address 
the security crisis2  7,c7 collaboration
 with the ,united ,nations and other    
international partners to evaluate the  
efficacy of the ,multinational ,security
 ,support 7,,mss7 mission and potential 
for a long-term ,united ,nations        
,peacekeeping ,operations 7,,pko7       
mission2  7,d7 feasibility of reducing  
the risk of gang violence in ,haiti1    
including through the reintegration of  
former gang members into ,haitian       
society2 and  7,e7 the ability of       
nongovernmental organizations1 including
 humanitarian and faith-based           
organizations1 to continue operations in
 ,haiti4  7#b7 ,addressing the flow of  
illicit arms1 financial support1 and    
political backing provided to gangs in  
,haiti with an assessment of-- 7,a7     

additional resources needed to address  
the security1 political1 and            
humanitarian instability in ,haiti2 and 
7,b7 coordination with the ,transitional
 ,presidential ,council and ,interim    
,prime ,minister to jointly develop and 
implement a strategy to counter gang    
activity and restore governance and the 
rule of law4  7#c7 ,expanding economic  
opportunity for ,haitians through the   
,haiti ,,hope_/,,help program or other  
programs with an assessment of-- 7,a7   
the impact of sanctions on ,haiti1      
including designations of foreign       
terrorist organizations1 on the delivery
 of humanitarian assistance to ,haiti2  
and  7,b7 the difficulties of private   
capital mobilization in ,haiti4  7#d7   
,supporting a solution that is by and   
for the ,haitian people1 in close       
partnership with ,haitian civil society 
and the transitional leadership in      
,haiti4  7c7 ,required consultations ,in
 developing the strategy required by    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    

consult with the following3 7#a7 ,the   
,chief ,executive ,officer of the       
,united ,states ,development ,finance   
,corporation1 the ,administrator of the 
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 the ,united
 ,states ,trade ,representative1 and the
 ,director of the ,united ,states ,trade
 and ,development ,agency4  7#b7        
,private sector entities based in the   
,united ,states that operate in ,haiti4 
7#c7 ,haitian stakeholders1 including   
nongovernmental organizations and civil 
society in ,haiti4  #d4 ,reporting      
requirements ,not later than #abj days  
after the date of the submission of the 
strategy required by section #b7;a71 and
 annually thereafter for #e years1 the  
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report describing progress made in      
implementing the strategy1 including--  
7#a7 status updates on consultations    
with ,haitian civil society and         
governmental stakeholders2  7#b7 a      

description of coordination with        
international partners on sanctions and 
aid efforts2 and  7#c7 metrics and      
benchmarks used to evaluate the         
effectiveness of international support  
for security forces and security        
assistance in ,haiti4  #e4 ,appropriate 
congressional committees defined ,in    
this ,act1 the term appropriate         
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations of the ,senate4