STOP TB NOW ACT (S2465)

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes.

Status

Introduced (By Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA])

This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced Senate bills go first to Senate committees that consider whether the bill should be presented to the Senate as a whole. The majority of bills never make it out of committee.

Sponsor

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]

Cosponsors

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R-OR]

Introduced

Mar 28, 2006

Last Action

Mar 28, 2006: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summary

Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require (currently, authorizes) the President to furnish assistance for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, and elimination.

Gives priority to activities described in the Stop TB Strategy (as defined by this Act). Revises related fund use provisions.

Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide increased resources to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to improve the capacity of countries with high TB rates and other affected countries to implement the Stop TB Strategy.

Authorizes appropriations for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) TB activities.

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Further Information

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