United States Code Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

§ 7672. Sense of Congress

§ 7672.

Sense of Congress

(a)

Increase in HIV/AIDS antiretroviral treatment

It is a sense of the Congress that an urgent priority of United States assistance programs to fight HIV/AIDS should be the rapid increase in distribution of antiretroviral treatment so that—

(1)

by the end of fiscal year 2004, at least 500,000 individuals with HIV/AIDS are receiving antiretroviral treatment through United States assistance programs;

(2)

by the end of fiscal year 2005, at least 1,000,000 such individuals are receiving such treatment; and

(3)

by the end of fiscal year 2006, at least 2,000,000 such individuals are receiving such treatment.

(b)

Effective distribution of HIV/AIDS funds

It is the sense of Congress that, of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 7671 of this title for HIV/AIDS assistance, 10 percent should be used for orphans and vulnerable children.