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 12 2 STA T . 2 956PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 29 3—J UL Y 30, 200 8‘ ‘ (xi)adet ai l ed de scr i p ti on o f pro g ra m monitoring , operations researc h , and impact e v al u ation research, including — ‘‘( I ) the amount of funding provided for each research t y pe ‘‘(II) an analysis of cost - effectiveness models; and ‘‘(III) conclusions regarding the efficiency, effectiveness, and q uality of services as derived from previous or ongoing research and monitoring efforts; ‘‘(xii) b uilding capacity to identify, investigate, and stop nosocomial transmission of infectious diseases, including H I V and tuberculosis; and ‘‘(xiii) a description of staffing levels of U nited S tates government HIV /A I D S teams in countries w ith significant HIV/AIDS programs, including whether or not a full-time coordinator was on staff for the year .’ ’. (f) A UTHORIZA TIO N O F A P PROPRIATION S .—Section 301 (b) of the United States L eadership Against HIV/AIDS, T uberculosis, and M alaria Act of 2 003 (22 U.S. C . 76 31(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by stri k ing ‘‘fiscal years 200 4 through 200 8 ’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 200 9 through 2013’’; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2004 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2009 through 2013’’. (g) REL ATIONSHIP TO ASSISTAN C E P RO G RA M STO E NHANCE N UTRITION.—Section 301(c) of such Act is amended to read as follows

‘‘(c) F OO D AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As indicated in the report produced by the Institute of Medicine, entitled ‘PEPFAR Implementation: Progress and Promise’, inadequate caloric intake has been clearly identified as a principal reason for failure of clinical response to antiretroviral therapy. In recognition of the impact of malnutrition as a clinical health issue for many persons living with HIV/AIDS that is often associated with health and economic impacts on these individuals and their families, the G lobal AIDS Coordinator and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall— ‘‘(A) follow W orld Health O rgani z ation guidelines for HIV/AIDS food and nutrition services; ‘‘( B ) integrate nutrition programs with HIV/AIDS activities through effective linkages among the health, agri- cultural, and livelihood sectors and establish additional services in circumstances in which referrals are inadequate or impossible; ‘‘(C) provide, as a component of care and treatment programs for persons with HIV/AIDS, food and nutritional support to individuals infected with, and affected by, HIV/ AIDS who meet established criteria for nutritional support (including clinically malnourished children and adults, and pregnant and lactating women in programs in need of supplemental support), including— ‘‘(i) anthropometric and dietary assessment; ‘‘(ii) counseling; and ‘‘(iii) therapeutic and supplementary feeding;

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