H.R. 10223
End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026
Summary:
• The "End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026" amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize U.S. foreign assistance for the prevention, treatment, control, and elimination of tuberculosis globally, with priority given to building TB programs, improving diagnosis and treatment access, and strengthening health systems.
• The bill establishes specific goals to be achieved by 2030, including reducing TB incidence by 80% and TB mortality by 90% (from 2015 levels), ensuring 90% of TB cases are diagnosed and treated, achieving 90% treatment success rates, and providing TB preventive treatment to 30 million individuals.
• The bill requires annual presidential reports to Congress on TB assistance activities and outcomes, an annual research and development report, and a Comptroller General evaluation report within 4 years of enactment, with all provisions sunsetting on January 1, 2033.
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• The bill establishes specific goals to be achieved by 2030, including reducing TB incidence by 80% and TB mortality by 90% (from 2015 levels), ensuring 90% of TB cases are diagnosed and treated, achieving 90% treatment success rates, and providing TB preventive treatment to 30 million individuals.
• The bill requires annual presidential reports to Congress on TB assistance activities and outcomes, an annual research and development report, and a Comptroller General evaluation report within 4 years of enactment, with all provisions sunsetting on January 1, 2033.
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