,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjbc,mr4 
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,hill1 & ,ms4 ,wild7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t to submit a report on       
progress relat+ to mal>ia r$uction1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,april #be ( ea* ye> is 
recogniz$ int]nationally z ,_w ,mal>ia  
,day4  7#b7 ,mal>ia is a lead+ cause (  
dea? & disease 9 _m develop+ c\ntries1 )
 ne>ly half ( all cases globally occurr+
 9 only #d c\ntries1 despite be+        
prev5table & treatable4  7#c7 ,at ! end 
( #bjba1 !re 7 an e/imat$ #bdg1jjj1jjj  
mal>ia cases 9 #hd endemic c\ntries &   
#fai1jjj dea?s f mal>ia4  7#d7 ,betwe5  
#bjai & #bjba1 an e/imat$ additional    
#ac1djj1jjj cases & #fc1jjj dea?s 7     
attribut$ to disruptions dur+ t p]iod ( 

! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7#e7 ,"y *ildr5 &
 pregnant wom5 are p>ticul>ly vuln]able 
to1 & disproportionately affect$ by1    
mal>ia1 ) *ildr5 "u ! age ( #e acc\nt+ =
 #gf p]c5t ( mal>ia dea?s ea* ye>4  7#f7
 ,mal>ia 0 once a lead+ cause ( dea? 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,fight+ mal>ia is 
9 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
because r$uc+ ! risk ( mal>ia protects  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & o!r p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates s]v+ ov]seas 9            
mal>ia-endemic regions1 & r$uc+ mal>ia  
dea?s helps to l[] risks ( in/ability 9 
less develop$ c\ntries4  7#h7 ,unit$    
,/ates support = ef=ts to fight mal>ia--
 7,a7 is 9 ! diplomatic & moral int]e/s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 g5]ates        
goodwill t[>d ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,c7  
highlights ! values ( ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ?r\gh ! "w ( gov]nm5tal1         
nongov]nm5tal1 & fai?-bas$ organizations
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#i7 ,global       
inve/m5ts made 9 mal>ia int]v5tion      
programs h av]t$ an e/imat$             
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj mal>ia cases &           

#aa1gjj1jjj mal>ia dea?s betwe5 #bjjj & 
#bjba4  7#aj7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 has play$ a lead+ role 9 ! rec5t       
progress made t[>d r$uc+ ! global burd5 
( mal>ia1 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh ! ,presid5t's
 ,mal>ia ,initiative & ! contribution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! ,global ,fund to   
,fight ,,aids1 ,tub]culosis & ,mal>ia4  
7#aa7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjba1 ! ,presid5t's
 ,mal>ia ,initiative protect$ ne>ly     
#ajj1jjj1jjj p ) insecticide-treat$ b$  
nets1 m ?an #ba1jjj1jjj p ) indoor      
insecticide spray+1 m ?an #h1jjj1jjj    
*ildr5 ) seasonal prev5tive treatm5ts1 &
 m ?an #e1jjj1jjj wom5 ) prev5tive      
treatm5ts 9 pregnancy4  7#ab7 ,! ,unit$ 
,/ates is ! l>ge/ donor to ! ,global    
,fund to ,fight ,,aids1 ,tub]culosis &  
,mal>ia1 & e #a contribut$ by ! ,unit$  
,/ates lev]ages an additional #b f o!r  
donors1 z requir$ by law4  7#ac7 ,!     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t is pursu+ a     
compreh5sive approa* to end+ mal>ia     
dea?s ?r\gh ! ,presid5t's ,mal>ia       
,initiative1 l$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   

,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t & implem5t$ ) assi/ance f ! 
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & private
 sector entities4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress
 ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress to--  7#a7    
support ! goals & ideals ( ,_w ,mal>ia  
,day2  7#b7 recognize ! importance (    
r$uc+ mal>ia preval5ce & dea?s to       
improve ov]all *ild & mat]nal heal? 9   
all endemic regions1 especially 9       
sub-,sah>an ,africa2  7#c7 comm5d !     
rec5t progress made t[>d r$uc+ global   
mal>ia morbidity1 mortality1 &          
preval5ce1 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh ! ef=ts ( ! 
,presid5t's ,mal>ia ,initiative & !     
,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1         
,tub]culosis & ,mal>ia2  7#d7 comm5d !  
ef=ts & a*ievem5ts 9 prev5t+ & treat+   
mal>ia by endemic c\ntries ?r\gh !      
national mal>ia control programs ( su*  
c\ntries2  7#e7 welcome ongo+           

public-private p>tn]%ips to rese>* &    
develop m effective & af=dable tools =  
mal>ia prev5tion1 diagnosis1 treatm5t1 &
 vacc9ation2  7#f7 recognize ! goals1   
priorities1 & au?orities to combat      
mal>ia set =? 9 ! ,tom ,lantos & ,h5ry  
,j4 ,hyde ,unit$ ,/ates ,global         
,lead]%ip ,aga9/ ,,hiv_/,,aids1         
,tub]culosis1 & ,mal>ia ,reau?orization 
,act ( #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bic2    
#abb ,/at4 #biah72  7#g7 support ef=ts  
to r$uce mal>ia case incid5ce & mal>ia  
mortality rates by at lea/ #ij p]c5t by 
#bjcj2  7#h7 support cont9u$ lead]%ip by
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 bilat]al1            
multilat]al1 & private sector ef=ts to  
combat mal>ia & to "w ) develop+        
c\ntries to create long-t]m /rategies to
 increase own]%ip ov] mal>ia programs2 &
  7#i7 enc\rage o!r memb]s ( !          
int]national community to su/a9 &       
increase _! support =1 & f9ancial       
contributions to1 ef=ts to combat mal>ia
 worldwide4  #c4 ,report+ requirem5t ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t %all submit to ,congress a  
report on ! cumulative progress t[>d #ij
 p]c5t mal>ia r$uction by #bjcj1 includ+
 by provid+ incid5ce & mortality rates (
 mal>ia4