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6/4/2009--Introduced.Haiti Reforestation Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to offer to enter into agreements with the government of Haiti to provide financial assistance, technology transfers, or capacity building assistance to reduce deforestation and increase reforestation in Haiti. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to establish a grant program to carry out such activities. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to: (1) direct the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to invite the government of Haiti to submit a list of areas in which tropical forests are seriously degraded or threatened; (2) authorize USAID to make grants to nongovernmental organizations to purchase discounted commercial debt of the government of Haiti in exchange for government commitments to restore identified forests or to develop plans for their sustainable use; and (3) authorize appropriations.

1244088000 2009-06-04 Wed Nov 18 05:38:00 -0600 2009 introduced 58171 '5':20 '30':29 'end':18 '1990':42 'bill':2 'year':21,30 'cover':36 'exist':38 'haiti':16,25,40 'assist':11 'author':4 'extent':32 'forest':35 'govern':14 'provid':10 'purpos':46 'restor':27 'tropic':34 'within':19,28 'deforest':23 'secretari':6 'agricultur':8 74194 false official introduced 58171 'act':3 '2009':5 'haiti':1 'reforest':2 74193 false short action 58171 1244088000 Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2009 197660 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. D000563 1944-11-21 8155 309 Hart Senate Office Building http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0400 Richard 'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 300038 Durbin Richard_Durbin J. Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] 4484 N00004981 17148 Democrat 202-224-2152 Roman Catholic IL Dick Richard Durbin 3.75925925925926 http://durbin.senate.gov B000944 1952-11-09 8016 713 Hart Senate Office Building http://brown.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6321 Sherrod 'd':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'brown':3,7,9 'sherrod':2,6,8 M 400050 Brown Sherrod_Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] 5172 N00003535 13763 Democrat 202-224-2315 Lutheran OH Sherrod Brown 3.5 http://brown.senate.gov/ SherrodBrownOhio B000953 1956-09-12 3139 303 Hart Senate Office Building http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm 202-228-1265 Samuel 'r':4 'ks':5 'sam':8 'sen':1 'samuel':2,6,9 'brownback':3,7,10 M 300013 Brownback Sam_Brownback D. Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS] 1515 Sam N00005244 8690 Republican 202-224-6521 Roman Catholic KS Sam Samuel Brownback 3.44444444444444 http://brownback.senate.gov/public/ SenatorSamBrownback B001266 3281 387 Russell Senate Office Building http://burris.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-228-3333 Roland 'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'burri':3,7,9 'roland':2,6,8 M 412328 Burris Sen. Roland Burris [D, IL] 1944 N00015389 5294 Democrat 202-224-2854 IL Roland Burris 0.964285714285714 http://burris.senate.gov/ C000141 1943-10-05 3263 509 Hart Senate Office Building http://cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-1651 Benjamin 'd':4 'md':5 'sen':1 'cardin':3,7,9 'benjamin':2,6,8 M 400064 Cardin Benjamin_L._Cardin L. Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] 1503 N00001955 9633 Democrat 202-224-4524 Jewish MD Ben Benjamin Cardin 3.14705882352941 http://cardin.senate.gov/ SenatorCardin C001035 1952-12-07 11011 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue 202-224-2693 Susan 'r':4 'sen':1 'susan':2,6,8 'collin':3,7,9 F 300025 Collins Susan_Collins M. Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] 5841 N00000491 12032 Republican 202-224-2523 Catholic ME Susan Collins 2.56923076923077 http://collins.senate.gov SenatorSusanCollins F000062 1933-06-22 14065 331 Hart Senate Office Building http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe 202-228-3954 Dianne 'd':4 'ca':5 'sen':1 'diann':2,6,8 'feinstein':3,7,9 F 300043 Feinstein Dianne_Feinstein Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] 7647 N00007364 20723 Democrat 202-224-3841 Jewish CA Dianne Feinstein 1.93087557603687 http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/ SenatorFeinstein K000374 1938-01-18 193 Paul 'd':4 'ma':5 'sen':1 'kirk':3,7,9 'paul':2,6,8 M 412381 Kirk G. Sen. Paul Kirk [D, MA] 217 413 Democrat Catholic MA Paul Kirk 4.0 L000304 1942-02-24 9520 706 Hart Senate Office Building http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-9750 Joseph 'ct':5 'sen':1 'joseph':2,6,8 'lieberman':3,7,9 M 300067 Lieberman Joseph_Lieberman I. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] 4053 N00000616 13261 Independent 202-224-4041 Jewish CT Joseph Lieberman 3.27777777777778 http://lieberman.senate.gov/ S000033 1941-09-08 4002 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://sanders.senate.gov/comments/ 202-228-0776 Bernard 'vt':5 'sen':1 'berni':8 'sander':3,7,10 'bernard':2,6,9 M 400357 Sanders Bernard_Sanders Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] 1884 Bernie N00000528 9858 Independent 202-224-5141 Jewish VT Bernie Bernard Sanders 6.72413793103448 http://sanders.senate.gov/ SenatorSanders action 58171 1244088000 Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2009 197660 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. introduced 58171 1244088000 Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0500 2009 197659