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114 STAT. 754 PUBLIC LAW 106-264—AUG. 19, 2000 (c) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term "HIV/AIDS" means, with respect to an individual, an individual who is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the pathogen that causes the acquired immune deficiency virus (AIDS), or living with AIDS. 22 USC 6812. SEC. 114. AFRICAN CRISIS RESPONSE INITIATIVE AND HIV/AIDS TRAINING. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds that— (1) the spread of HIV/AIDS constitutes a threat to security in Africa; (2) civil unrest and war may contribute to the spread of the disease to different parts of the continent; (3) the percentage of soldiers in African militaries who are infected with HIV/AIDS is unknown, but estimates range in some countries as high as 40 percent; and (4) it is in the interests of the United States to assist the countries of Africa in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS. (b) EDUCATION ON THE PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF AIDS.— In undertaking education and training programs for military establishments in African countries, the United States shall ensure that classroom training under the African Crisis Response Initiative includes military-based education on the prevention of the spread of AIDS. Subtitle B—World Bank AIDS Trust Fund CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FUND 22 USC 6821. SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) NEGOTIATIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND. —The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to enter into negotiations with the World Bank or the Association, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and other United States Government agencies, and with the member nations of the World Bank or the Association and with other interested parties, for the establishment within the World Bank of— (1) the World Bank AIDS Trust Fund (in this subtitle referred to as the "Trust Fund") in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and (2) the Advisory Board to the Trust Fund in accordance with section 124. (b) PURPOSE. —The purpose of the Trust Fund should be to use contributed funds to— (1) assist in the prevention and eradication of HIV/AIDS and the care and treatment of individuals infected with HIV/ AIDS; and (2) provide support for the establishment of programs that provide health care and primary and secondary education for children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (c) COMPOSITION.— (1) IN GENERAL. — The Trust Fund should be governed by a Board of Trustees, which should be composed of representatives of the participating donor countries to the Trust Fund. Individuals appointed to the Board should have demonstrated