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August 06, 2009

S. 1591 - 21st Century Global Health Technology Act

Recent Action


- The bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on August 6, 2009.

Sponsor

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

Cosponsors


- Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Summary

The proposed bill would establish the "Health Technology Program" within USAID to "develop, advance, and introduce affordable, available, and appropriate technologies specifically designed: a) to improve the health and nutrition of developing country populations; b) to reduce maternal and child mortality; and c) to improve the diagnosis, prevention and reduction of disease, especially HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other major diseases." The bill requires that program funding be provided by USAID on a competitive basis and that the USAID Administrator provide an annual report to Congress on the progress and outlook of the program. Finally, the bill authorizes the appropriation of $5 million for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

Additional Information

Learn more about the bill here. (Thomas)

Learn more about the House companion bill (H.R.3560) here.

Tags: Congress, Senate Bills, USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Nutrition/Food Security



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