[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 153 (Monday, September 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 940. Mr. RUBIO (for Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Lee)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1340, to authorize activities to 
combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 7, strike lines 12 through 25 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 110 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107), 
     and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall immediately provide assistance, including 
     targeted foreign assistance under chapters 1 and 10 of part I 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.; 22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.) for global health and 
     activities necessary to respond to the threat posed by Ebola, 
     and under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.), to the Democratic Republic 
     of the Congo, South Sudan, and Burundi to effectively combat 
     the Ebola outbreak that began in August 2018, including water 
     and sanitation infrastructure, global health activities, 
     public messaging and other critical activities necessary for 
     ending the outbreak. Such assistance shall be provided at 
     levels commensurate both to address the threat posed by the 
     Ebola outbreak and conduct activities necessary for an 
     effective response. Activities to expand and improve access 
     to communities heavily affected by the Ebola outbreak should 
     be prioritized under this section.

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