legislation: 107-s-1116

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107-s-1116 107 s 1116 Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act International Affairs 2001-06-27 2001-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7001) Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 8 Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that a major objective of the U.S. foreign assistance program is to control tuberculosis (TB). States that consequently Congress expects the agency primarily responsible for the administration of TB control health programs to: (1) coordinate with the World Health Organization and other designated health organizations toward the development and implementation of a comprehensive TB control program, by expanding the use of the strategy of directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) and strategies to address multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) where appropriate at the local level, particularly in countries with the highest TB rate; and (2) set as a goal the cure of at least 95 percent of TB cases detected by focusing efforts on the use of DOTS strategy or other internationally accepted primary TB control strategies in those countries in which the agency has established development programs by December 31, 2010. 2025-08-19T17:31:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1116

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