; and (4) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has a strong track record of working with partners in resource-constrained settings to ensure delivery of services and commodities. (b) Authorization of appropriations Notwithstanding section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 7622(d)(4)(A)(i) ), there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 for an immediate contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, specifically for its COVID–19 response mechanism, to be available until expended. B International Economic Pandemic Response 211. Sense of Congress on building resilience It is the sense of Congress that United States foreign assistance and finance must improve the ability of people, households, communities, countries, regions, institutions, and systems to assess, anticipate, prevent, adapt to, cope with, and recover from shocks and stresses, such as the COVID–19 pandemic, in ways that— (1) account for, and reduce chronic vulnerability resulting from, disruptive or potentially disruptive changes in national and community demographics, the environment and natural resource availability, public health threats like the COVID–19 outbreak, political leadership, and economic growth trends; (2) address structural drivers of shocks, stresses, and vulnerability, including poor governance, weak public institutions, and systemic gender, religious, or ethnic-based marginalization and economic exclusion; (3) expand resilience capacities, inclusive economic growth opportunities, and equitable access to capital and market tools across diverse populations and communities in developing countries; (4) strengthen inclusive governance and economic growth, peace and stability, and food and nutrition security in the face of current and potential disruptions, and the capacities of national and local institutions charged with serving the public good and ensuring public safety