BANGKOK — Now entering its 21st year, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the largest commitment by a country to eliminate a disease, is considered a government success story, credited with major advancements in combating HIV/AIDS globally.
But this year, eight provisions of the law also known as PEPFAR are up for reauthorization, making it a key health measure up for congressional consideration.
It’s early in the process, but major overhauls to the law this year so far look unlikely. Instead, both the Biden administration and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are eyeing a clean reauthorization and no changes to annual appropriations. Biden requested $4.8 billion for fiscal 2024 in direct global HIV funding, consistent with what it has received since fiscal 2019.
