SA 5087. Mr. BIDEN (for Mr. SESSIONS) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2731, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year's 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 20, line 13, strike ``and'' and all that follows through ``(C)'' on line 14, and insert the following:
``(C) promoting universal precautions in formal and informal health care settings;
``(D) educating the public to recognize and to avoid risks to contract HIV through blood exposures during formal and informal health care and cosmetic services;
``(E) investigating suspected nosocomial infections to identify and stop further nosocomial transmission; and
``(F)
On page 28, line 13, insert ``public education about risks to acquire HIV infection from blood exposures, promotion of universal precautions, investigation of suspected nosocomial infections'' after ``safe blood supply,''.
On page 102, line 21, strike ``and'' and all that follows through ``(xii)'' on line 22, and insert the following:
``(xii) building capacity to identify, investigate, and stop nosocomial transmission of infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis; and
``(xiii)''
On page 132, between lines 12 and 13, insert ``public education about risks to acquire HIV infection from blood exposures, promoting universal precautions, investigating suspected nosocomial infections,''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Jul 16, 2008.)