"Under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR), the U.S. Government has committed $18.8 billion to the fight against global HIV/AIDS, exceeding its original commitment of $15 billion over five years. This commitment reaffirms the United States’ historic leadership in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. President George W. Bush has requested that Congress reauthorize PEPFAR for five additional years and $30 billion additional dollars, which would bring the American people’s 10-year commitment on global HIV/AIDS to more than $48 billion."