§7654 Pilot program of assistance for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS

Summary

The President, acting through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), must set up a pilot program to show how to care for and treat orphans and other children and young people affected by HIV/AIDS in other countries. The program must build on programs that existed on May 27, 2003, work with local community groups, fight stigma so families seek voluntary testing and treatment, protect women’s inheritance rights (especially in African countries where many widows, orphaned girls, and grandmothers lead households), provide medical care including antiretroviral drugs, give nutrition and food security support, help children get education with parents and community groups, and offer counseling and legal help for guardianship and child protection. No later than 18 months after May 27, 2003, the President must report to the relevant congressional committees and describe actions taken on protecting inheritance rights. Congress authorized that needed funds may be provided from amounts under section 7671 for each fiscal year 2004 through 2008, with a significant share for the inheritance-rights work, and those funds remain available until spent.