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 12 2 STA T . 2 95 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 29 3—J UL Y 30, 200 8‘ ‘ (iv)shal l bem a d e on l yup onp r ior no t i f i c ation to C on g ress — ‘‘( I ) j ustifying the need for such compacts ‘‘(II) describing the e x pected investment by the country or regional entity; and ‘‘(III) describing the scope , nature, expected total U nited S tates investment, and time frame of the limited technical assistance under the com - pact and its intended impact . ‘‘(C) Compacts shall include provisions to— ‘‘(i) promote local and national efforts to reduce stigma associated w ith H I V/A I D S; and ‘‘(ii) wor k with and promote the role of civil society in combating HIV/AIDS. ‘‘(D) Compacts shall take into account the overall national health and development and national HIV/AIDS and public health strategies of each country. ‘‘( E ) Compacts shall contain— ‘‘(i) consideration of the specific objectives that the country and the United States expect to achieve during the term of a compact; ‘‘(ii) consideration of the respective responsibilities of the country and the United States in the achieve- ment of such objectives; ‘‘(iii) consideration of regular benchmarks to measure progress toward achieving such objectives; ‘‘(iv) an identification of the intended beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender and age, and including information on orphans and vulnerable children, to the maximum extent practicable; ‘‘(v) consideration of the methods by which the compact is intended to— ‘‘(I) address the factors that put women and girls at greater risk of HIV/AIDS; and ‘‘(II) strengthen elements such as the eco- nomic, educational, and social status of women, girls, orphans, and vulnerable children and the inheritance rights and safety of such individuals; ‘‘(vi) consideration of the methods by which the compact will— ‘‘(I) strengthen the health care capacity, including factors such as the training, retention, deployment, recruitment, and utili z ation of health care workers; ‘‘(II) improve supply chain management; and ‘‘(III) improve the health systems and infra- structure of the partner country, including the ability of compact participants to maintain and operate e q uipment transferred or purchased as part of the compact; ‘‘(vii) consideration of proposed mechanisms to pro- vide oversight; ‘‘(viii) consideration of the role of civil society in the development of a compact and the achievement of its objectives; Notif i ca tio n.

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