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 124 STAT. 1206 PUBLIC LAW 111–171—MAY 24, 2010 Agency, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, seek to send a rapid response team to Haiti— (A) to assess the short-term and long-term technical, capacity-building, and training needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti responsible for customs services; and (B) to provide immediate assistance, as warranted, particularly with respect to— (i) reestablishing full capacity for commercial port operations at the seaport at Port-au-Prince; (ii) facilitating trade between the United States and Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as amended by this Act; (iii) preventing unlawful transshipment of goods through Haiti to the United States; and (iv) otherwise strengthening cooperation between the customs authorities of the United States, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic with respect to trade facilitation and economic development, customs compli- ance and law enforcement, and efforts to combat unlawful trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 75 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa- tives a nonconfidential report summarizing the results of the assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), including— (A) a description of the short-term and long-term tech- nical, capacity-building, and training needs of the authori- ties of the Government of Haiti responsible for customs services, including a prioritization of immediate infrastruc- ture needs; (B) a multi-year plan for supplying technical, capacity- building, and training assistance to those authorities, including specific responsibilities to be undertaken by the support team authorized by subsection (b); and (C) a statement of the amount and purpose for which any funds were expended by the rapid response team in Haiti to administer the provisions of this section, including any expenditure of funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (b) SUPPORT TEAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall, in consultation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, seek to establish a support team in Haiti for the purpose of helping to meet the short-term and long-term technical, capacity-building, and training needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti responsible for customs services, as described in this section. (2) TERMINATION.—The support team authorized by para- graph (1) shall terminate on September 30, 2020. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency, to remain available until expended—