Further Information

The sources for the information contained in this brochure include the following documents:

For the full text of the Global Gag Rule restrictions, see U.S., USAID, Contract Information Bulletin,“Restoration of the Mexico City Policy – White House Memorandum for the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (Revised),” [CIB 01-08 (R)], 29 March 2001. Available on the USAID website here.

For the text of the memorandum exempting HIV/AIDS programs from Global Gag Rule restrictions, see U.S., Executive Office of the President,“Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning,” Memorandum for the Secretary of State, 29 August 2003.  Available via the Internet on the White House website here.

For a copy of the PAI brochure What You Need to Know About the Global Gag Rule Restrictions – An Unofficial Guide, go here

For a copy of the PAI brochure Emergency Contraception and the Global Gag Rule – An Unofficial Guide, go here.

For the full text of the legislation authorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, see United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law No. 108-25).Available on the U.S. Government Printing Office website here.

For additional legislative policy directives and restrictions, see Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (Division D), Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, Public Law 108-199.  Available on the U.S. Government Printing Office website here.

For the five-year strategy for U.S. HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care programs, see U.S., Department of State, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – U.S. Five-Year Global HIV/AIDS Strategy, 23 February 2004. Available on the U.S Department of State website here

For information on USAID guidance with regard to the use of Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, see U.S., USAID, Guidance on the Definition and Use of the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, FY 2004 Update, July 2004.Available via the Internet on the USAID website here.

For specific policy guidance on U.S. HIV/AIDS funding eligibility, see U.S., USAID, Acquisition & Assistance Policy Directive, “Implementation of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 – Eligibility Limitation on the Use of Funds and Opposition to Prostitution and Sex Trafficking,” [AAPD 04-04 (Revised)], 26 February 2004.  Available via the Internet on the USAID website here.

For information on USAID technical guidance with regard to linking family planning and HIV/AIDS activities, see U.S., USAID, Family Planning/HIV Integration – Technical Guidance for USAID-Supported Field Programs, September 2003.  Available via the Internet on the USAID website here.

For official clarification of U.S. government restrictions affecting HIV/AIDS assistance, organizations should write directly to:

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC)
Department of State
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Department of State
Washington, DC 20522 Phone: (202) 663-2440
Fax: (202) 663-2979
Website: http://www.state.gov/s/gac/

For copies of the documents quoted or referenced in this summary, for assistance in understanding current USAID policies, or to submit information on the experiences of organizations in implementing the Global Gag Rule, please contact:

Population Action International
Attn: Public Policy & Strategic Initiatives
1300 19th Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20036 US
A implement@popact.org

Other NGOs that may be able to furnish various types of assistance – informational, technical, legal, or financial – to foreign NGOs seeking to interpret and understand the policies governing U.S. family planning and HIV/AIDS assistance include:

EngenderHealth
www.engenderhealth.org

Family Health International
www.fhi.org

Global Health Council
www.globalhealth.org

International Planned Parenthood Federation
www.ippf.org

John Snow, Inc.
www.jsi.com

Pathfinder International
www.pathfind.org

Population Services International
www.psi.org