Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§6812 African crisis response initiative and HIV/AIDS training

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES WITH LARGE POPULATIONS HAVING HIV/AIDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE › § 6812

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the United States gives classroom training to African militaries under the African Crisis Response Initiative, it must include military-focused lessons on how to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Congress says HIV/AIDS is a security threat in Africa, that war and unrest can spread it, that soldier infection rates in some countries may be as high as 40 percent, and that the U.S. should help fight the disease.

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Title 22, §6812

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(a)Congress finds that—

(1)the spread of HIV/AIDS constitutes a threat to security in Africa;

(2)civil unrest and war may contribute to the spread of the disease to different parts of the continent;

(3)the percentage of soldiers in African militaries who are infected with HIV/AIDS is unknown, but estimates range in some countries as high as 40 percent; and

(4)it is in the interests of the United States to assist the countries of Africa in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS.

(b)In undertaking education and training programs for military establishments in African countries, the United States shall ensure that classroom training under the African Crisis Response Initiative includes military-based education on the prevention of the spread of AIDS.

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22 U.S.C. § 6812

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73