H. Res. 517 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 3, 2019. 

Whereas the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), 

and malaria is an effective partnership of governments, 

the private sector, civil society, and affected communities 

to transform the response to these epidemics; 

Whereas since the Global Fund’s creation in 2002, and in 

close cooperation with the President’s Emergency Plan 

for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), more than 32,000,000 lives 

have been saved in countries where the Global Fund invests; 

Whereas the Global Fund has contributed to extraordinary 

improvements in global health, including by helping to reduce by half the number of AIDS-related deaths since 

2005, contributing to a 37-percent decline in TB deaths 

from 2000 to 2016, and a 60-percent decline in the number of malaria deaths since 2000; 

Whereas the Global Fund and its partners work to uphold a 

steadfast commitment to transparency and accountability, receiving high marks in multilateral aid reviews 

and by independent watchdogs; 

Whereas despite progress achieved to date in combating 

AIDS, TB, and malaria, significant challenges threaten 

future progress, including drug and insecticide resistance, 
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reaching marginalized and vulnerable populations, and 

complacency in the fight against infectious diseases; 

Whereas United States leadership has been critical to the 

Global Fund’s success as its largest donor and through 

its oversight role on the Board of the Global Fund; 

Whereas the Global Fund amplifies and supports the results 

of United States bilateral heath programs, including the 

PEPFAR, the President’s Malaria Initiative, and the 

United States Agency for International Development TB 

program; 

Whereas a statutory cap on United States contributions to 

the Global Fund has successfully leveraged increased contributions from other donors in prior Global Fund replenishments; 

Whereas the United Kingdom and Japan, for example, already have pledged significant increases to the Global 

Fund for the Sixth Replenishment; 

Whereas the Global Fund’s requirements for cofinancing have 

spurred domestic investments, with recipient countries 

committing 41 percent more of their own funding to fight 

AIDS, TB, and malaria for 2018 to 2020 compared to 

2015 to 2017; 

Whereas recipient countries are expected to increase their cofinancing by 48 percent, growing to $46,000,000,000 

from 2021 to 2023; and 

Whereas with these resources secured, the Global Fund 

projects it will reduce the number of deaths due to AIDS, 

TB, and malaria by nearly 50 percent, avert 234,000,000 

infections or disease cases, and save an additional 

16,000,000 lives: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) encourages the Global Fund and its partners to 

continue their valuable contributions to end the 

epidemics of AIDS, TB, and malaria; 

(2) affirms previous commitments of the United 

States to providing 33 percent of the budget to the Global Fund, including for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment held on October 10, 2019, in Lyon, France, as 

demonstrated by the $1,560,000,000 provided by H.R. 

2839 in the 116th Congress (providing FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs), as passed by the House 

of Representatives; 

(3) urges donor countries to step up the fight and 

increase their pledges for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment and supports continued diplomatic engagement 

to improve burden sharing; 

(4) urges Global Fund recipient countries to continue to make and meet ambitious cofinancing commitments to sustain progress in ending the epidemics of 

AIDS, TB, and malaria; and 

(5) encourages United States bilateral aid programs 

to continue their collaboration with the Global Fund to 
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maximize the life-saving impact of global health investments. 

Attest: 

Clerk.