Requires the State Department to report to Congress on ties between Haitian gangs and political and economic elites, and requires the President to sanction the individuals identified in that report by blocking their U.S. property and barring their entry into the country.

• Requires the Secretary of State to submit a report within 180 days of enactment and annually for five years, covering gang leaders, criminal activities, and the links between gangs and Haitian elites, including firearms trafficking from the United States.
• Requires the President to impose sanctions within 90 days after the first report on each foreign person identified, blocking their property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and revoking or barring their visas and other entry benefits.
• Exempts sales of food, medicine, and medical devices to Haiti, humanitarian assistance, and related financial and transport transactions from the sanctions.
• Allows the President to waive sanctions after certifying to Congress at least 15 days in advance that the waiver serves U.S. national security interests, and ends the Act five years after enactment.

• Foreign Relations Committee (Senate)

International Affairs