An amendment numbered 13 printed in part C of House Report 111-143 to require a GAO study of the effects of USAID's use of waivers under the Buy America Act for HIV test kits on 1) United States-based manufacturers and 2) availability of and access to HIV testing for at-risk populations in low-income countries.

1. Adds SEC. 1012. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF BUY AMERICA ACT WAIVERS UNDER THE PEPFAR PROGRAM at the end of title X

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 1012. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF BUY AMERICA ACT WAIVERS UNDER THE PEPFAR PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the effects of the United States Agency for International Development's use of waivers under the Buy America Act for HIV test kits under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program on--

   Inserted: (1) United States-based manufacturers; and

   Inserted: (2) availability of and access to HIV testing for at-risk populations in low-income countries

   Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study required under subsection (a).

   Original wording

   At the end of title X of the bill, add the following new section:

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