International Tuberculosis Control Act of 1999

Summary

International Tuberculosis Control Act of 1999 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise provisions for assistance for health programs in developing countries to declare that Congress recognizes: (1) the growing international problem of tuberculosis; and (2) that the means exist to control and treat it, and that it is therefore a major objective of the foreign assistance program to control the disease. Declares that Congress expects the agency primarily responsible for administering this Act to: (1) coordinate with the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and other organizations toward the development and implementation of a comprehensive tuberculosis control program; and (2) set as a goal the detection of at least 70 percent of the cases of infectious tuberculosis, and the cure of at least 85 percent of the cases detected, in those countries in which the agency has established development programs, by December 31, 2010. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 August 1999

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 August 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 August 1999

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