ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS.

SEC. 302. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS. (a) Amendment of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.—Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), as amended by section 301 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 104A the following new section: “SEC. 104B. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS. * * *” (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— (1) In general.—In addition to funds available under section 104(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)) for such purpose or under any other provision of that Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President, from amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 401, a total of $4,000,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2008. to carry out section 104B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a). (2) Availability of funds.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended. (3) Transfer of prior year funds.—Unobligated balances of funds made available for fiscal year 2001, 2002, or 2003 under section 104(c)(7) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)(7) (as in effect immediately before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be transferred to, merged with, and made available for the same purposes as funds made available for fiscal years 2009 through 2013. under paragraph (1).