§ 3739. — Sense of the Congress relating to HIV/AIDS crisis in subSaharan Africa.
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[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3739]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 23--EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUBCHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES
Sec. 3739. Sense of the Congress relating to HIV/AIDS crisis in
sub-Saharan Africa
(a) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Sustained economic development in sub-Saharan Africa depends
in large measure upon successful trade with and foreign assistance
to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
(2) The HIV/AIDS crisis has reached epidemic proportions in sub-
Saharan Africa, where more than 21,000,000 men, women, and children
are infected with HIV.
(3) Eighty-three percent of the estimated 11,700,000 deaths from
HIV/AIDS worldwide have been in sub-Saharan Africa.
(4) The HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa is weakening the
structure of families and societies.
(5)(A) The HIV/AIDS crisis threatens the future of the workforce
in sub-Saharan Africa.
(B) Studies show that HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa most
severely affects individuals between the ages of 15 and 49--the age
group that provides the most support for the economies of sub-
Saharan African countries.
(6) Clear evidence demonstrates that HIV/AIDS is destructive to
the economies of sub-Saharan African countries.
(7) Sustained economic development is critical to creating the
public and private sector resources in sub-Saharan Africa necessary
to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
(b) Sense of the Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa should
be a central component of United States foreign policy with respect
to sub-Saharan Africa;
(2) significant progress needs to be made in preventing and
treating HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa in order to sustain a
mutually beneficial trade relationship between the United States and
sub-Saharan African countries; and
(3) the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa is a global threat
that merits further attention through greatly expanded public,
private, and joint public-private efforts, and through appropriate
United States legislation.
(Pub. L. 106-200, title I, Sec. 129, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 273.)
