[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 191 (Monday, December 2, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6790-S6791]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA, AND
THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT
Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 236, S. Res. 318.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 318) to support the Global Fund to
fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Sixth
Replenishment.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution, which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, with amendments, as follows:
(The parts of the resolution intended to be stricken are
shown in boldface brackets, and the parts of the resolution
intended to be inserted are shown in italics.)
S. Res. 318
Whereas the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and
Malaria has been an effective partnership of governments, the
private sector, civil society, and affected communities to
galvanize political and financial efforts to improve the
response to these epidemics since 2002;
Whereas, in 2017, the Global Fund contributed to
extraordinary improvements in global health that would
otherwise not have occurred, including a more than 50 percent
reduction in the number of AIDS-related deaths since the peak
in 2005, a 37 percent decline in tuberculosis (TB) deaths
since 2000, and a 60 percent decline in the number of malaria
deaths since 2000;
Whereas, since the Global Fund's creation in 2002, more
than 27,000,000 lives have been saved in the countries where
it invests;
Whereas the Global Fund and its partners work to maintain a
steadfast commitment to transparency and accountability and
have received high marks in multilateral aid reviews and by
independent watchdog groups;
Whereas a 2019 study published in the Annals of Global
Health found evidence of associated improvements in
government accountability, control of corruption, political
freedoms, regulatory quality, and rule of law that are
significant in countries where the Global Fund invests;
Whereas, despite progress in combating AIDS, tuberculosis,
and malaria, challenges such as drug and insecticide
resistance, reaching marginalized and vulnerable populations,
and complacency in the fight against infectious diseases
threaten further progress;
Whereas United States leadership has been critical to the
success of the Global Fund, both as its largest donor and
through its oversight role on the Board of the Global Fund;
Whereas Global Fund programs and activities support and
complement United States bilateral health programs, including
the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the
President's Malaria Initiative, and the United States Agency
for International Development tuberculosis program;
Whereas the United States is limited by law from
contributing more than 33 percent of the Global Fund budget,
thereby encouraging other partners to significantly increase
their contributions;
Whereas the Global Fund's requirements for co-financing
have spurred domestic investments, with recipient countries
committing 41 percent more of their own funding to fight
AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria for 2018-2020 compared to
2015-2017;
Whereas the Global Fund has called on donors to support its
Sixth Replenishment by mobilizing a minimum of
$14,000,000,000 in donor commitments for 2021-2023;
Whereas Canada, the European Union, Germany, India,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland, and
the United Kingdom have responded to the call by
significantly increasing their respective pledges for the
Sixth Replenishment;
Whereas recipient countries also are expected to increase
their co-financing by 48 percent, growing to $46,000,000,000
in 2021-2023; 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 Senate--
(1) commends the work of the Global Fund and its partners
for their contributions aimed at ending the epidemics of
AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria;
(2) affirms the support of the United States for the goal
of securing a minimum of $14,000,000,000 in donor commitments
for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment, to be held on
October 10, 2019, in Lyon, France;
(3) supports United States contributions of 33 percent of
the budget provided by the Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment,
consistent with
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section 202(d) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C.
7622(d)), and provided that the Fund continues to uphold its
longstanding commitment to transparency, accountability, and
results in combating AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria;
[(3)] (4) urges donor countries to step up the fight and
increase their pledges for the Sixth Global Fund
Replenishment;
[(4)] (5) urges Global Fund recipient countries to continue
to make and meet ambitious co-financing commitments to
sustain progress in ending the epidemics of AIDS,
tuberculosis, and malaria; and
[(5)] (6) encourages United States bilateral aid programs
to continue their collaboration with the Global Fund to
maximize the life-saving impact of global health investments.
Mr. BOOZMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported
amendments to the resolution be agreed to; that the resolution, as
amended, be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; and that the
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendments were agreed to.
The resolution (S. Res. 318), as amended, was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
(The resolution is printed in the Record of Tuesday, December 10,
2019.)
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On page S6791, December 2, 2019, first column, the following
appears: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so
ordered. The committee-reported amendments were agreed to. The
resolution (S. Res. 318), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble
was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in
the Record of September 17, 2019, under ``Submitted
Resolutions.'')
The online Record has been corrected to read: The PRESIDING
OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-
reported amendments were agreed to. The resolution (S. Res. 318),
as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The
resolution is printed in the Record of Tuesday, December 10,
2019.)
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