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22 U.S.C. 2151b-3: Assistance to combat tuberculosis

Created in 2003 by Public Law 87-195. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–293, §302(a), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "It is a major objective of the foreign assistance program of the United States to control tuberculosis, including the detection of at least 70 percent of the cases of infectious tubercul… (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–293, §302(b), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In furnishing assistance under subsection (c) of this section, the President shall give priority to activities that increase Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) coverage and … (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 110–293, §302(c), (d), added subsecs. (f) and (g) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (h). (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (f), (g), (h)
  • Pub. L. 110–293, §302(e)(1), substituted "tuberculosis including—" for "tuberculosis." and added subpars. (A) to (H). (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 110–293, §302(e)(2), (3), added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6). (Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (h), (6)

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