{"data":{"id":"us/19-u.s.c.-3739","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 U.S.C. § 3739","heading":"Sense of the Congress relating to HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa","body":"(a) FindingsThe Congress finds the following:(1) Sustained economic development in sub-Saharan Africa depends in large measure upon successful trade with and foreign assistance to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. (2) The HIV/AIDS crisis has reached epidemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 21,000,000 men, women, and children are infected with HIV. (3) Eighty-three percent of the estimated 11,700,000 deaths from HIV/AIDS worldwide have been in sub-Saharan Africa. (4) The HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa is weakening the structure of families and societies. (5)(A) The HIV/AIDS crisis threatens the future of the workforce in sub-Saharan Africa. (B) Studies show that HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa most severely affects individuals between the ages of 15 and 49—the age group that provides the most support for the economies of sub-Saharan African countries. (6) Clear evidence demonstrates that HIV/AIDS is destructive to the economies of sub-Saharan African countries. (7) Sustained economic development is critical to creating the public and private sector resources in sub-Saharan Africa necessary to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (b) Sense of the CongressIt is the sense of the Congress that—(1) addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa should be a central component of United States foreign policy with respect to sub-Saharan Africa; (2) significant progress needs to be made in preventing and treating HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa in order to sustain a mutually beneficial trade relationship between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries; and (3) the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa is a global threat that merits further attention through greatly expanded public, private, and joint public-private efforts, and through appropriate United States legislation.","path":["Title 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES","CHAPTER 23—EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc19@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:37Z","sha256":"b595d521d49bbb90a54ed0ef59194e7e94a78fccdb694787e1dcea9c877a524a","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/19-u.s.c.-3738","next":"us/19-u.s.c.-3740"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}