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HR 4961 111th Congress House

Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010

Official title: To provide for the establishment of the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund.

Introduced: May 20, 2010 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
International Affairs Agricultural tradeCaribbean areaCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 25, 2010
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 Latest action March 25, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to designate one private, nonprofit organization established under state law as the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund, which shall be eligible to receive funds and support under this Act.

Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide a grant to the Fund to promote policies and practices conducive to the development of private property rights for Haitian citizens, particularly citizens of limited economic means, through integration of extralegal property arrangements into property recordation systems that fix the economic potential of assets, integrate ownership information into one system, hold citizens accountable, make assets fungible, and protect commercial transaction integrity.

Directs USAID to monitor Fund activities.

Applies the enterprise fund provisions of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 to the Fund in the same manner as such provisions apply to other similar U.S.-established enterprise funds.

Authorizes the President to establish the Haitian-American Economic Oversight Panel to monitor Fund activities and all other U.S. economic development initiatives for Haiti.

Authorizes FY2011 appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3202 Related bill Haitian-American Enterprise Fund Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 20, 2010
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 11, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 6, 2010
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 6, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2010
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 4, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 4, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 29, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 29, 2010
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 25, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4961: Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4961/
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"H.R. 4961: Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4961/.
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