U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024
§ 6822.
Grant authorities
(a)
Program objectives
(1)
In general
(2)
Activities supported
Among the activities the Trust Fund should provide grants for should be—
(A)
programs to promote the best practices in prevention, including health education messages that emphasize risk avoidance such as abstinence;
(B)
measures to ensure a safe blood supply;
(C)
voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counseling;
(D)
measures to stop mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, including through diagnosis of pregnant women, access to cost-effective treatment and counseling, and access to infant formula or other alternatives for infant feeding;
(E)
programs to provide for the support and education of AIDS orphans and the families, communities, and institutions most affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic;
(F)
measures for the deterrence of gender-based violence and the provision of post-exposure prophylaxis to victims of rape and sexual assault; and
(G)
incentives to promote affordable access to treatments against AIDS and related infections.
(3)
Implementation of program objectives
(b)
Priority
(c)
Eligible grant recipients
(d)
Prohibition
(Pub. L. 106–264, title I, § 122, Aug. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 755.)
cite as: 22 USC 6822