HR 1269
107th Congress
House
International Affairs
AIDS (Disease)
Agriculture and Food
American economic assistance
Authorization
Child health
Child nutrition
Communicable diseases
Developing countries
Economics and Public Finance
Epidemiology
Families
Family planning and birth control
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health surveys
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Maternal health services
Mothers
Nutrition
Global Health Act of 2001
Introduced: March 28, 2001
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Became law
Mar 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 28, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E476-478)
Mar 28, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Global Health Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to mandate that activities supported in connection with health programs include activities to improve the capacity of developing nations to conduct disease surveillance and prevention programs, and to respond promptly and effectively to disease outbreaks. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 2002 and for each subsequent fiscal year for specified allocations, including the health and nutrition of children and pregnant women and mothers, voluntary family planning, and the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, should coordinate with specified Federal departments and agencies to ensure that U.S. funds available for population planning and health programs in developing nations are used effectively.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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