[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2943 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 728
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2943
To authorize additional assistance for international malaria control,
and to provide for coordination and consultation in providing
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to
malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 27, 2000
Mr. Helms, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
To authorize additional assistance for international malaria control,
and to provide for coordination and consultation in providing
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to
malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis.
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 ``International Malaria Control Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The World Health Organization estimates that there are
300,000,000 to 500,000,000 cases of malaria each year.
(2) According to the World Health Organization, more than
1,000,000 persons are estimated to die due to malaria each
year.
(3) According to the National Institutes of Health, about
40 percent of the world's population is at risk of becoming
infected.
(4) About half of those who die each year from malaria are
children under 9 years of age.
(5) Malaria kills one child each 30 seconds.
(6) Although malaria is a public health problem in more
than 90 countries, more than 90 percent of all malaria cases
are in sub-Saharan Africa.
(7) In addition to Africa, large areas of Central and South
America, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the Indian
subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East are high risk
malaria areas.
(8) These high risk areas represent many of the world's
poorest nations.
(9) Malaria is particularly dangerous during pregnancy. The
disease causes severe anemia and is a major factor contributing
to maternal deaths in malaria endemic regions.
(10) Pregnant mothers who are HIV-positive and have malaria
are more likely to pass on HIV to their children.
(11) ``Airport malaria'', the importing of malaria by
international travelers, is becoming more common, and the
United Kingdom reported 2,364 cases of malaria in 1997, all of
them imported by travelers.
(12) In the United States, of the 1,400 cases of malaria
reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
1998, the vast majority were imported.
(13) Between 1970 and 1997, the malaria infection rate in
the United States increased by about 40 percent.
(14) Malaria is caused by a single-cell parasite that is
spread to humans by mosquitoes.
(15) No vaccine is available and treatment is hampered by
development of drug-resistant parasites and insecticide-
resistant mosquitoes.
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR MALARIA PREVENTION, TREATMENT, CONTROL, AND
ELIMINATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress recognizes the growing international
problem of malaria and the impact of this epidemic on many nations,
particularly in the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. Congress further
recognizes the negative interaction among the epidemics of malaria, HIV
and tuberculosis in many nations, particularly in the nations of sub-
Saharan Africa. Congress directs the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development to undertake activities designed
to control malaria in recipient countries by--
(1) coordinating with the appropriate Federal officials and
organizations to develop and implement, in partnership with
recipient nations, a comprehensive malaria prevention and
control program; and
(2) coordinating, consistent with clause (i), malaria
prevention and control activities with efforts by recipient
nations to prevent and control HIV and tuberculosis.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the President $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001 and 2002 to carry out this paragraph.
SEC. 4. COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.
(a) In General.--In providing the assistance and carrying out the
activities provided for under this Act, the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development should work in coordination
with appropriate Federal officials.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of such interagency coordination and
consultation is to help ensure that the financial assistance provided
by the United States is utilized in a manner that advances, to the
greatest extent possible, the public health of recipient countries.
(c) Provision of Information to Recipient Countries.--The
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
shall take appropriate steps to provide recipient countries with
information concerning the development of vaccines and therapeutic
agents for, HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis.
(d) Information Specified.--The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development should provide to appropriate
officials in recipient countries information concerning participation
in, and the results of, clinical trials conducted by United States
Government agencies for vaccines and therapeutic agents for HIV,
malaria, and tuberculosis.
(e) Consideration of Interaction Among Epidemics.--The
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
should consider the interaction among the epidemics of HIV, malaria,
and tuberculosis as the United States provides financial and technical
assistance to recipient countries under this Act.
Calendar No. 728
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2943
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A BILL
To authorize additional assistance for international malaria control,
and to provide for coordination and consultation in providing
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to
malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 27, 2000
Read twice and placed on the calendar