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12 2 STA T . 2 948PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 29 3—J UL Y 30 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (IV)ensuri n gco rrec ta n d consistent use o f condo m s

‘‘(iii) assistance to engage under ly ing v ulnera b ilities to H IV /A I DS, es p ecially t h ose of w omen and girls; ‘‘(iv) assistance for appropriate HIV/AIDS edu - cation programs and training targeted to prevent the transmission of HIV among men who have se x with men; ‘‘(v) assistance to provide male and female condoms; ‘‘(vi) diagnosis and treatment of other sexually transmitted infections; ‘‘(vii) strategies to address the stigma and discrimi- nation that impede HIV/AIDS prevention efforts; and ‘‘(viii) assistance to facilitate widespread access to microbicides for HIV prevention, if safe and effective products become available, including financial and technical support for culturally appropriate introduc- tory programs, procurement, distribution, logistics management, program delivery, acceptability studies, provider training, demand generation, and postintroduction monitoring .’ ’; and ( 2 ) in paragraph (2) — (A) in subparagraph ( B ), by stri k ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in subparagraph ( C )— (i) by inserting ‘‘pain management,’’ after ‘‘opportunistic infections,’’; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following

‘‘(D) as part of care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, assist- ance (including prophylaxis and treatment) for common HIV/AIDS-related opportunistic infections for free or at a rate at which it is easily affordable to the individuals and populations being served; ‘‘( E ) as part of care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, assist- ance or referral to available and ade q uately resourced service providers for nutritional support, including coun- seling and where necessary the provision of commodities, for persons meeting malnourishment criteria and their families;’’; ( 3 ) in paragraph ( 4 )— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) carrying out and expanding program monitoring, impact evaluation research and analysis, and operations research and disseminating data and findings through mechanisms to be developed by the Coordinator of U nited States G overnment Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Glob- ally, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, in order to— ‘‘(i) improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services through the collection, evaluation, and analysis of data