[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 517 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 517

 Supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, 
                      and its Sixth Replenishment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2019

    Mr. Engel (for himself and Mr. McCaul) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, 
                      and its Sixth Replenishment.

Whereas the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria is an 
        effective partnership of governments, the private sector, civil society, 
        and affected communities to transform the response to these epidemics;
Whereas since the Global Fund's creation in 2002, and in close cooperation with 
        the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), more than 
        27,000,000 lives have been saved in countries where the Global Fund 
        invests;
Whereas the Global Fund has contributed to extraordinary improvements in global 
        health, including by helping to reduce by half the number of AIDS-
        related deaths since 2005, contributing to a 37-percent decline in TB 
        deaths from 2000 to 2016, and a 60-percent decline in the number of 
        malaria deaths since 2000;
Whereas the Global Fund and its partners work to uphold a steadfast commitment 
        to transparency and accountability, receiving high marks in multilateral 
        aid reviews and by independent watchdogs;
Whereas despite progress achieved to date in combating AIDS, TB, and malaria, 
        significant challenges threaten future progress, including drug and 
        insecticide resistance, reaching marginalized and vulnerable 
        populations, and complacency in the fight against infectious diseases;
Whereas United States leadership has been critical to the Global Fund's success 
        as its largest donor and through its oversight role on the Board of the 
        Global Fund;
Whereas the Global Fund amplifies and supports the results of United States 
        bilateral heath programs, including the PEPFAR, the President's Malaria 
        Initiative, and the United States Agency for International Development 
        TB program;
Whereas a statutory cap on United States contributions to the Global Fund has 
        successfully leveraged increased contributions from other donors in 
        prior Global Fund replenishments and is expected to do so again during 
        the Sixth Replenishment, to be held in Lyon, France, on October 19, 
        2019;
Whereas the United Kingdom and Japan, for example, already have pledged 
        significant increases to the Global Fund for the Sixth Replenishment;
Whereas the Global Fund's requirements for cofinancing have spurred domestic 
        investments, with recipient countries committing 41 percent more of 
        their own funding to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria for 2018 to 2020 
        compared to 2015 to 2017;
Whereas recipient countries are expected to increase their co-financing by 48 
        percent, growing to $46,000,000,000 from 2021 to 2023; and
Whereas with these resources secured, the Global Fund projects it will reduce 
        the number of deaths due to AIDS, TB, and malaria by nearly 50 percent, 
        avert 234,000,000 infections or disease cases, and save an additional 
        16,000,000 lives: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the work of the Global Fund and its partners 
        for their contributions in ending the epidemics of AIDS, TB, 
        and malaria;
            (2) affirms previous commitments of the United States to 
        providing 33 percent of the budget to the Global Fund, 
        including for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment, to be held 
        on October 10, 2019, in Lyon, France, as demonstrated by the 
        $1,560,000,000 provided by H.R. 2839 in the 116th Congress 
        (providing FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, 
        foreign operations, and related programs), as passed by the 
        House of Representatives;
            (3) urges donor countries to step up the fight and increase 
        their pledges for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment and 
        supports continued diplomatic engagement to improve burden 
        sharing;
            (4) urges Global Fund recipient countries to continue to 
        make and meet ambitious cofinancing commitments to sustain 
        progress in ending the epidemics of AIDS, TB, and malaria; and
            (5) encourages United States bilateral aid programs to 
        continue their collaboration with the Global Fund to maximize 
        the life-saving impact of global health investments.
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