Sec. 112. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE

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## SEC. 112 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE ###

(a)**[**Section 112(a) amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 by inserting new subsections (k)–(l) at the end of section 302.**]** ###

(b)Report At the close of fiscal year 2001, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the effectiveness of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative during that fiscal year in meeting the goals of— ####

(1)improving access to sustainable immunization services; ####

(2)expanding the use of all existing, safe, and cost-effective vaccines where they address a public health problem; ####

(3)accelerating the development and introduction of new vaccines and technologies; ####

(4)accelerating research and development efforts for vaccines needed primarily in developing countries; and ####

(5)making immunization coverage a centerpiece in international development efforts. ###

(c)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In subsection (b), the term “**appropriate congressional committees**” means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.