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On December 8, 2004, President Bush signed into law (P.L. 108-447) the conference version of the FY2005 Consolidated Appropriations (H.Rept. 108-792/H.R. 4818). The bill provides $2.9 billion for international AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs -- somewhat more than the Administration's request of $2.8 billion. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, would receive $435 million under the omnibus measure (compared with an Administration request of $200 million), after the .8% rescission imposed at the end of the bill is applied. This amount includes $87.8 million that was appropriated for the Global Fund in FY2004 but not provided due to provisions limiting the U.S. contribution to 33% of all contributions. The legislation provides $1.37 billion for the bilateral Global AIDS Initiative, headquartered at the Department of State, while the Administration had requested $1.45 billion. For additional information, see CRS Issue Brief IB10050, AIDS in Africa; and CRS Report RL31712, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background and Current Issues.
