,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag1 #bjai ,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4     
,coons1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution  ,to  
support the ,global ,fund to fight      
,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria1 and 
the ,sixth ,replenishment4  ,whereas the
 ,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1        
,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria has been an 
effective partnership of governments1   
the private sector1 civil society1 and  
affected communities to galvanize       
political and financial efforts to      
improve the response to these epidemics 
since #bjjb2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1 the    
,global ,fund contributed to            
extraordinary improvements in global    
health that would otherwise not have    
occurred1 including a more than #ej     
percent reduction in the number of      

,,aids-related deaths since the peak in 
#bjje1 a #cg percent decline in         
tuberculosis 7,,tb7 deaths since #bjjj1 
and a #fj percent decline in the number 
of malaria deaths since #bjjj2 ,whereas1
 since the ,global ,fund's creation in  
#bjjb1 more than #bg1jjj1jjj lives have 
been saved in the countries where it    
invests2 ,whereas the ,global ,fund and 
its partners work to maintain a         
steadfast commitment to transparency and
 accountability and have received high  
marks in multilateral aid reviews and by
 independent watchdog groups2 ,whereas a
 #bjai study published in the ,annals of
 ,global ,health found evidence of      
associated improvements in government   
accountability1 control of corruption1  
political freedoms1 regulatory quality1 
and rule of law that are significant in 
countries where the ,global ,fund       
invests2 ,whereas1 despite progress in  
combating ,,aids1 tuberculosis1 and     
malaria1 challenges such as drug and    
insecticide resistance1 reaching        

marginalized and vulnerable populations1
 and complacency in the fight against   
infectious diseases threaten further    
progress2 ,whereas ,united ,states      
leadership has been critical to the     
success of the ,global ,fund1 both as   
its largest donor and through its       
oversight role on the ,board of the     
,global ,fund2 ,whereas ,global ,fund   
programs and activities support and     
complement ,united ,states bilateral    
health programs1 including the          
,president's ,emergency ,plan for ,,aids
 ,relief1 the ,president's ,malaria     
,initiative1 and the ,united ,states    
,agency for ,international ,development 
tuberculosis program2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states is limited by law from  
contributing more than #cc percent of   
the ,global ,fund budget1 thereby       
encouraging other partners to           
significantly increase their            
contributions2 ,whereas the ,global     
,fund's requirements for co-financing   
have spurred domestic investments1 with 

recipient countries committing #da      
percent more of their own funding to    
fight ,,aids1 tuberculosis1 and malaria 
for #bjah-bjbj compared to #bjae-bjag2  
,whereas the ,global ,fund has called on
 donors to support its ,sixth           
,replenishment by mobilizing a minimum  
of #ad1jjj1jjj1jjj in donor commitments 
for #bjba-bjbc2 ,whereas ,canada1 the   
,european ,union1 ,germany1 ,india1     
,ireland1 ,italy1 ,luxembourg1 ,japan1  
,portugal1 ,switzerland1 and the ,united
 ,kingdom have responded to the call by 
significantly increasing their          
respective pledges for the ,sixth       
,replenishment2 ,whereas recipient      
countries also are expected to increase 
their co-financing by #dh percent1      
growing to #df1jjj1jjj1jjj in           
#bjba-bjbc2 and ,whereas1 with these    
resources secured1 the ,global ,fund    
projects it will reduce the number of   
deaths due to ,,aids1 ,,tb1 and malaria 
by nearly #ej percent1 avert            
#bcd1jjj1jjj infections or disease      

cases1 and save an additional           
#af1jjj1jjj lives2 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends   
the work of the ,global ,fund and its   
partners for their contributions aimed  
at ending the epidemics of ,,aids1      
tuberculosis1 and malaria2  7#b7 affirms
 the support of the ,united ,states for 
the goal of securing a minimum of       
#ad1jjj1jjj1jjj in donor commitments for
 the ,sixth ,global ,fund               
,replenishment1 to be held on ,october  
#aj1 #bjai1 in ,lyon1 ,france2  7#c7    
urges donor countries to step up the    
fight and increase their pledges for the
 ,sixth ,global ,fund ,replenishment2   
7#d7 urges ,global ,fund recipient      
countries to continue to make and meet  
ambitious co-financing commitments to   
sustain progress in ending the epidemics
 of ,,aids1 tuberculosis1 and malaria2  
and  7#e7 encourages ,united ,states    
bilateral aid programs to continue their
 collaboration with the ,global ,fund to
 maximize the life-saving impact of     

global health investments4