[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2209 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2209

  To increase the authorization for the multilateral World Bank AIDS 
          Trust Fund, and expand the focus of the Trust Fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2001

  Mr. Bereuter (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
 Leach, and Ms. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To increase the authorization for the multilateral World Bank AIDS 
          Trust Fund, and expand the focus of the Trust Fund.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World Bank AIDS Trust Fund 
Amendments Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
              2002.

    Section 141(a) of the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 6841(a)) is amended by striking ``each of the fiscal 
years 2001 and 2002'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2001 and 
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2002''.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF FOCUS.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 121(b) of the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis 
Relief Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6821(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) address diseases related to HIV/AIDS, such as 
        tuberculosis, as well as malaria.''.
    (b) Program Objectives.--Section 122(a)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
6822(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In 
addition, the Trust Fund should provide assistance for diseases related 
to HIV/AIDS, such as tuberculosis, as well as malaria.''.
    (c) Activities Supported.--Section 122(a)(2)(G) of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 6822(a)(2)(G)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(G) measures to ensure affordable access to 
                treatments against AIDS and related infections such as 
                tuberculosis, as well as malaria.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR GAO REPORT ON TRUST FUND EFFECTIVENESS.

    Section 131(b) of the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 6831(b)) is amended by striking ``of the enactment of 
this Act'' and inserting ``the Trust Fund is established''.
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