Sec. 129. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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## SEC. 129 SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA **[**[19 U.S.C. 3739](/us/usc/t19/s3739)**]** ###
(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. ####
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(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.
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SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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