CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 10, 2001 115 STAT. 2511 (B) AIDS has wiped out decades of progress in improving the Hves of families in the developing world. As the leading cause of death in Africa, AIDS has killed 17 million and will claim the lives of one quarter of the population, mostly productive adults, in the next decade. In addition, 13 million children have been orphaned by AIDS—a number that will rise to 40 million by 2010. (C) The Agency for International Development, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Labor, and Department of Defense have been at the forefront of the international battle to control HIV/AIDS, with global assistance totaling $330,000,000 from the United States Agency for International Development and $136,000,000 from other agencies in fiscal year 2001, primarily focused on targeted prevention programs. (D) While prevention is key, treatment and care for those affected by HIV/AIDS is an increasingly critical component of the global response. Improving health systems, providing home-based care, treating AIDS-associated diseases like tuberculosis, providing for family support and orphan care, and making antiretroviral drugs against HIV available will reduce social and economic damage to families and communities. (E) Pharmaceutical companies recently dramatically reduced the prices of antiretroviral drugs to the poorest countries. With sufficient resources, it is now possible to improve treatment options in countries where health systems are able to deliver and monitor the medications. (F) The United Nations AIDS program estimates it will cost at least $3,000,000,000 for basic AIDS prevention and care services in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, and at least $2,000,000,000 more if antiretroviral drugs are provided widely. In Africa, only $500,000,000 is currently available from all donors, lending agencies and African governments themselves. (2) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that the spending levels in this budget resolution shall be increased by $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and by $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 and for each year thereafter for the purpose of helping the neediest countries cope with the burgeoning costs of prevention, care and treatment of those affected by HIV/AIDS and associated infectious diseases. SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONSOLIDATED HEALTH CEN- TERS. It is the sense of the Senate that appropriations for consolidated health centers under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) should be increased by 100 percent over the next 5 fiscal years in order to double the number of individuals who receive health services at community, migrant, homeless, and public housing health centers. SEC. 304. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume increased funding for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Justice, State and local law enforcement grant programs.
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