[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5681 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5681

 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for 
   the prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, 
 malaria, polio, and other infectious diseases as such diseases affect 
               children in the countries of Central Asia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2002

  Mr. Pitts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for 
   the prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, 
 malaria, polio, and other infectious diseases as such diseases affect 
               children in the countries of Central Asia.

    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 ``Central Asia Child Health 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

    Chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2296 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 499E and 499F as sections 
        499F and 499G, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 499D the following:

``SEC. 499E. CHILD SURVIVAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance under this 
section is to facilitate the establishment of partnerships between 
United States medical institutions and health service providers and 
such institutions and providers in the countries of Central Asia to 
carry out programs in such countries for the prevention, treatment, and 
control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, and other infectious 
diseases as such diseases affect children.
    ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out the purpose of subsection 
        (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, acting through the Assistant 
        Administrator of the Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support 
        and Research, is authorized to provide assistance to support 
        the activities described in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Priority.--In providing assistance under paragraph 
        (1), the Administrator shall give priority to providing 
        assistance for Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
    ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be supported by 
assistance under subsection (b) include--
            ``(1) promoting compliance with clinical guidelines for 
        tuberculosis and other infectious diseases established by the 
        World Health Organization;
            ``(2) establishing and maintaining computer systems for 
        telemedicine (including teleradiology and telepathology) 
        programs, including related computer software; and
            ``(3) providing technical assistance related to activities 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
    ``(d) Definition of Countries of Central Asia.--In this subsection, 
the term `countries of Central Asia' means Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.''.
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