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PUBLIC LAW 108–25—MAY 27, 2003

(2) a description of efforts made by the relevant executive branch agencies to expand those activities, including— (A) information on the number of sites supported for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the HIV infection; (B) the specific activities supported; (C) the number of women tested and counseled; and (D) the number of women receiving preventative drug therapies. (c) REPORTING PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘reporting period’’ means, in the case of the initial report, the period since the date of enactment of this Act and, in the case of any subsequent report, the period since the date of submission of the most recent report. 22 USC 7654.

SEC. 314. PILOT PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the United States Agency for International Development, should establish a program of assistance that would demonstrate the feasibility of the provision of care and treatment to orphans and other children and young people affected by HIV/AIDS in foreign countries. (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The program should— (1) build upon and be integrated into programs administered as of the date of enactment of this Act by the relevant executive branch agencies for children affected by HIV/AIDS; (2) work in conjunction with indigenous community-based programs and activities, particularly those that offer proven services for children; (3) reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS to encourage vulnerable children infected with HIV or living with AIDS and their family members and caregivers to avail themselves of voluntary counseling and testing, and related programs, including treatments; (4) ensure the importance of inheritance rights of women, particularly women in African countries, due to the exponential growth in the number of young widows, orphaned girls, and grandmothers becoming heads of households as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic; (5) provide, in conjunction with other relevant executive branch agencies, the range of services for the care and treatment, including the provision of antiretrovirals and other necessary pharmaceuticals, of children, parents, and caregivers infected with HIV or living with AIDS; (6) provide nutritional support and food security, and the improvement of overall family health; (7) work with parents, caregivers, and community-based organizations to provide children with educational opportunities; and (8) provide appropriate counseling and legal assistance for the appointment of guardians and the handling of other issues relating to the protection of children. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the President should submit a report on the implementation of this section to the appropriate congressional committees. Such report should include a description of activities undertaken to carry out subsection (b)(4). (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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