Y 4.G 74/7:G 51 WHAT IS THE U.S. KULE IN COMBATING THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 22, 1999 Serial No. 106-126 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York MARSHALL "MARK” SANFORD, South BOB BARR, Georgia DAN MILLER, Florida ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas LEE TERRY, Nebraska JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois GREG WALDEN, Oregon HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho DAVID VITTER, Louisiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, DC CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine HAROLD E. FORD, JR., Tennessee JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Independent) KEVIN BINGER, Staff Director DANIEL R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director DAVID A. KASS, Deputy Counsel and Parliamentarian PHIL SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES CONTENTS Berry, Hon. Marion, a Representative in Congress from the State of Herman, Allen, dean of public health, Medical University of Southern Jackson, Hon. Jesse, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State Nkhoma, Chatinka C., Malawi citizen Thurman, Sandra, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy, the White House; Joseph Papovich, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Services, Investment & Intellectual Property, U.S. Trade Representative; John Killen, Director, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; and Timothy Dondero, Chief of the International Activities Branch, Division of HIV/ AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Letters, statements, et cetera, submitted for the record by: Berry, Hon. Marion, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas, prepared statement of Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, prepared statement of Dondero, Timothy, Chief of the International Activities Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Herman, Allen, dean of public health, Medical University of Southern Killen, John, Director, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, prepared state- Prepared statement of Mrs. Christenson Prepared statement of Doctors without Borders Nkhoma, Chatinka C., Malawi citizen, prepared statement of Papovich, Joseph, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Services, Invest ment & Intellectual Property, U.S. Trade Representative, prepared Sanders, Hon. Bernard, a Representative in Congress from the State Page Letters, statements, et cetera, submitted for the record by-Continued Siegfried, John, senior medical officer, Pharmaceutical Research and 186 193 95 Thurman, Sandra, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy, the White Waxman, Hon. Henry A., a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement of 235 WHAT IS THE U.S. ROLE IN COMBATING THE GLOBAL HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC? THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1999 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 11:30 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John L. Mica (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Mica, Gilman, Mink, Cummings, and Kucinich. Also present: Representatives Lantos, Norton, Schakowsky, and Sanders. Staff present: Sharon Pinkerton, deputy staff director; Steven Dillingham and Mason Alinger, professional staff members; Cherri Branson, minority counsel; and Jean Gosa, minority staff assistant. Mr. MICA. Good morning, I would like to call this meeting of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources to order. Today's hearing is entitled, What Is the U.S. Role in Combating the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic? We will start this morning's hearing, as usual, with opening statements. I will give my opening statement, present a brief video, and then yield to members on our panel. We will then hear from our first panel of witnesses. We will be joined shortly by our ranking member, but we would like to proceed, because we have a full schedule today. Today, this subcommittee will address an issue that is unequalled in both its complexity and its urgency. That is, the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the role of the United States in combating this terrible affliction. This growing problem is both a trade issue, a health issue, and most certainly a humanitarian issue that we cannot ignore. Our subcommittee was recently reconstituted and vested with oversight of health and trade issues. We are committed to understanding both the nature and magnitude of this epidemic, and also to ensure the proper role of the U.S. Government in combating this disease. Recently, we held a hearing on another terrible infectious disease, hepatitis B, and the importance of vaccines and properly designated vaccination policies in combating infections and meeting the health concerns of our citizens. (1) |