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INTERNATIONAL MALARIA CONTROL ACT OF 2000

Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 728, S. 2943.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:

A bill (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.

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be
read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon
the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the
Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 2943) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

S. 2943

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.

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