Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§6812 African Crisis Response Initiative and Hiv/aids Training

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the United States trains military forces in Africa under the African Crisis Response Initiative, the classroom courses must include military-focused training on how to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Congress says HIV/AIDS is a security threat in Africa. War and unrest can help spread the disease. The share of soldiers with HIV/AIDS is unknown, but in some countries it may be as high as 40 percent. Congress also says it is in the U.S. interest to help African countries fight HIV/AIDS.

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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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60