Amendment to Executive Order 13317, Volunteers for Prosperity
Headline: Volunteers for Prosperity Program Expanded to Include Malaria Control
What it does: The order amends the 2003 executive order to add controlling malaria and the President's Malaria Initiative to its objectives.
- Adds 'controlling malaria' to the program's stated global prosperity objectives.
- Includes the President's Malaria Initiative among the program's named initiatives.
- Officially expands the Volunteers for Prosperity agenda to cover malaria.
Summary
This order amends a 2003 executive order that established the Volunteers for Prosperity program. It adds "controlling malaria" to the program's global prosperity objectives and adds the "President's Malaria Initiative" to the list of named initiatives.
The change affects the Volunteers for Prosperity program and its global work, and signals that malaria control is now part of the program's priorities. It formally includes malaria in the government's stated global prosperity agenda.
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