[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1408 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1408

   To provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

  Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
 Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Ackerman) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN INDIA.

    Section 1(f)(2)(B)(ii)(VII) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(f)(2)(B)(ii)(VII)) is amended 
by inserting ``India,'' after ``Haiti,''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    In addition to any amounts otherwise available for such purpose, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 to provide 
assistance to India pursuant to the United States Leadership Against 
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7601 et 
seq.) and the amendments made by that Act.
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