---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 7631a"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "7631a"
heading: "United States Agency for International Development"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/7631a"
units:
  - "Chapter 83 — United States Leadership Against Hiv/aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria"
  - "Subchapter III — Bilateral Efforts"
  - "Part A — General Assistance and Programs"
---

# §7631a. United States Agency for International Development

- (1) **In general—** The [Administrator](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=1) of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat [HIV/AIDS](/usc/22/7602.md?p=6) Globally, may facilitate availability and accessibility of microbicides, provided that such pharmaceuticals are approved, tentatively approved, or otherwise authorized for use by—
  - (A) the Food and Drug Administration;
  - (B) a stringent regulatory agency acceptable to the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of Health and Human Services; or
  - (C) a quality assurance mechanism acceptable to the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of Health and Human Services.
- (2) **Authorization of appropriations—** Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under [section 7671 of this title](/usc/22/7671.md) for [HIV/AIDS](/usc/22/7602.md?p=6) assistance, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–293, title II, § 203(e), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2941.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, and not as part of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 which comprises this chapter.