RS21181
HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2002-FY2004
July 18, 2003

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Summary:

The Administration's FY2004 request for international HIV/AIDS programs totaled about $1.9 billion. Bills currently before the House would appropriate approximately this amount, while bills before the Senate would appropriate just over $2 billion, if approved. Most international HIV/AIDS funding is included in the Foreign Operations Appropriations (S. 1426, House bill number not yet available) and the appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (S. 1426 and H.R. 2660). On May 27, 2003, the President signed into law H.R. 1298 (P.L. 108-25), the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, authorizing $3 billion per year for FY2004 through FY2008 (a total of $15 billion) to fight the three diseases. Of this amount, up to $1 billion is authorized for the Global Fund in FY2004. The Administration has requested $200 million for the Global Fund, while House appropriations bills would provide $500 million and Senate bills $400 million. For additional information, see CRS Issue Brief IB10050, AIDS in Africa; CRS Report RS21114, HIV/AIDS: Appropriations for Worldwide Programs in FY2001 and FY2002; and CRS Report RL31712, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background and Current Issues.