Sec. 8. Report on the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse

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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the July 7, 2021, assassination of former President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse. Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an updated version of the report that includes any significant developments related to the assassination of former President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse.

The report required by subsection

(a)and the report required by subsection

(b)shall each include the following elements: A detailed description of the events leading up to the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse and the subsequent investigation of the assassination, including a description and identification of key dates and the names of foreign persons related to the assassination and the investigation of the assassination. A description of United States support for the efforts of Haitian authorities to investigate the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. An assessment of the independence and capacity of Haitian authorities to investigate the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, including analysis of significant advances and deficiencies of the investigation. A description of any threats and acts of intimidation against Haitian law enforcement and judicial authorities involved in the investigation of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, including the identification of foreign persons involved in such threats and acts of intimidation. A description of any efforts to interfere in or undermine the independence and integrity of the investigation of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. A description of whether any foreign persons previously employed by or who served as a contractor or informant for the United States Government were involved in the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. A description and the identification of foreign persons involved in the execution and planning of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse and an assessment of the intentions of such foreign persons. The report required by subsection

(a)and the updated report required by subsection

(b)shall each be submitted in an unclassified form, but each may include a classified annex. The Secretary of State shall post on the public website of the Department of State— the unclassified version of the report required by subsection

(a)not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection; and the unclassified version of the report required by subsection

(b)not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on— the contents of the report required by subsection

(a)not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection; and the contents of the report required by subsection

(b)not later than 15 days after the date on which the report is submitted under such subsection.