HIV Medication Access Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2846 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2846

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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A BILL

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Medication Access Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PREVENTION ACTIVITIES FOR ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS.

Section 104A(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b-2(d)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance,'' before ``including''; (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in subparagraph (K)(viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ``(L) assistance to provide HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications.''; (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' at the end; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (3) in paragraph (3)(A)-- (A) by inserting ``, including at-risk populations in accordance with a scientific-based analysis designated by the World Health Organization,'' after ``specific populations''; (B) by striking ``efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection including'' and inserting ``efforts to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance, including pre- and''; and (C) by inserting ``, which shall be considered to be core life-saving humanitarian assistance'' before the period at the end. <all>