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 117 STAT. 728

PUBLIC LAW 108–25—MAY 27, 2003

(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations’’ and inserting ‘‘Vaccine Fund’’. (b) INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE.—Section 302(l) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2222(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008’’. (c) SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MALARIA VACCINE.— Section 302 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2222)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(m) In addition to amounts otherwise available under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to be available for United States contributions to malaria vaccine development programs, including the Malaria Vaccine Initiative of the Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH).’’.

TITLE III—BILATERAL EFFORTS Subtitle A—General Assistance and Programs 22 USC 7631.

SEC. 301. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS.

(a) AMENDMENT OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.— Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 104(c) (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)), by striking paragraphs (4) through (7); and (2) by inserting after section 104 the following new section: 22 USC 2151b–2.

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‘‘SEC. 104A. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS.

‘‘(a) FINDING.—Congress recognizes that the alarming spread of HIV/AIDS in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and other developing countries is a major global health, national security, development, and humanitarian crisis. ‘‘(b) POLICY.—It is a major objective of the foreign assistance program of the United States to provide assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS. The United States and other developed countries should provide assistance to countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and other countries and areas to control this crisis through HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, monitoring, and related activities, particularly activities focused on women and youth, including strategies to protect women and prevent mother-to-child transmission of the HIV infection. ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 104(c), the President is authorized to furnish assistance, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, for HIV/AIDS, including to prevent, treat, and monitor HIV/AIDS, and carry out related activities, in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and other countries and areas.

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