Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “HIV Medication Access Act”.
HIV Medication Access Act
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
Sec. 2 Modification of prevention activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS
Section 104A(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b–2(d)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance,” before “including”;
in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (K)(viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(L) assistance to provide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications.”
in paragraph (2)—
subparagraph (D), by adding “and” at the end; and
in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
in paragraph (3)(A)—
by inserting “, including at-risk populations in accordance with a scientific-based analysis designated by the World Health Organization,” after “specific populations”;
by striking “efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection including” and inserting “efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance, including pre- and”; and
by inserting “, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance” before the period at the end.