22 U.S.C. § 2101: Statement of purpose

to advance the status of the health sciences in the United States and thereby the health of the American people through cooperative endeavors with other countries in health research, and research training; and to advance the international status of the health sciences through cooperative enterprises in health research, research planning, and research training. the problems posed by swine influenza transcend national and political boundaries; no one country, or even one portion of the world, can singularly undertake the search for a worldwide solution to the problems posed by swine influenza; the global nature of swine influenza demands international cooperation and coordination in the investigation and planning for effective control of swine influenza; the Public Health Service of the United States has invited the World Health Organization of the United Nations and its International Influenza Reference Centers to participate in the investigation and planning for the control of swine influenza; special collaboration has already been established among the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for mutual participation in the investigation and planning for the control of swine influenza; the United States Department of State and the Public Health Service of the United States have joint programs to provide information to foreign countries on the nature and extent of swine influenza and the methods necessary to control it; and the technology of the United States for the surveillance of virus disease and vaccine production should be made available to foreign countries. It is the sense of the Congress that the President should furnish assistance to foreign countries and international organizations for the investigation and planning for the control of swine influenza.”