,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #adh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1    
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mrs4             
,christensen1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4     
,clay1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4   
,hastings of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,clarke1    
,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,ms4     
,waters1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4           
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 
and ,mr4 ,cicilline7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 goals and ideals of ,national ,youth   
,,hiv  ,,aids ,awareness ,day4  ,whereas
 more than #cj years into the epidemic1 
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention 7,,cdc7 estimates that in   
the ,united ,states more than #a1ajj1jjj
 people are living with ,,hiv1 and every
 year approximately #ej1jjj people      

acquire ,,hiv2 ,whereas #a in #d new    
,,hiv infections occurs among young     
people between the ages of #ac and #bd1 
accounting for #a1jjj new cases every   
month2 ,whereas #fj percent of ,,hiv    
positive youth do not know they carry   
the ,,hiv virus2 ,whereas there are     
approximately #gf1djj young people      
living with ,,hiv2 ,whereas             
,african-,american youth bear a         
disproportionate burden of the epidemic1
 representing #fj percent of new        
infections in young people2 ,whereas new
 ,,hiv infections among #ac- to         
#bi-year-old ,african-,american men who 
have sex with men 7,,msm7 increased #dh 
percent from #bjjf through #bjji2       
,whereas the ,division of ,adolescent   
and ,school ,health 7,,dash71 is the    
only ,federal program supporting ,,hiv  
prevention for adolescents in schools2  
,whereas the ,nation's largest ,federal 
program dedicated to providing care and 
treatment for people living with ,,hiv  
was named after ,ryan ,white1 a teenager

 from ,indiana who helped educate a     
,nation about ,,hiv and ,,aids in the   
#aihjs2 ,whereas the ,ryan ,white ,part 
,d ,program is one of the national      
efforts to link ,,hiv positive youth to 
medical care and support services2      
,whereas the ,patient ,protection and   
,affordable ,care ,act includes many    
provisions that benefit young people and
 help achieve the goal of an ,,aids-free
 generation1 including funding for sex  
education to help ensure that every     
young person in the ,united ,states is  
educated about ,,hiv_/,,aids1 a         
prohibition against denying people      
living with ,,hiv access to health care1
 ,,hiv testing for women without a      
co-pay1 and expanded access to ,medicaid
 which will help more ,,hiv-positive    
youth receive care2 and ,whereas ,april 
#aj of each year is now recognized as   
,national ,youth ,,hiv  ,,aids          
,awareness ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   

,national ,youth ,,hiv  ,,aids          
,awareness ,day2  7#b7 encourages ,state
 and local governments1 including their 
public health agencies1 education       
agencies1 schools1 and media            
organizations to recognize and support  
such a day2  7#c7 promotes effective and
 comprehensive ,,hiv prevention         
education programs both in and out of   
schools as a tool to ensure that all    
people in the ,united ,states are       
educated about ,,hiv1 as called for in  
the ,national ,,hiv_/,,aids ,strategy2  
7#d7 urges youth-friendly and accessible
 health care services to better provide 
for the early identification of ,,hiv   
through voluntary routine testing1 and  
to connect those in need to clinically  
and culturally appropriate care and     
treatment as early as possible2  7#e7   
commends the work of ,,aids service     
organizations1 community and faith-based
 organizations1 and school-based health 
centers that are providing              
youth-friendly1 effective1 prevention1  

treatment1 care1 and support services to
 young people living with and vulnerable
 to ,,hiv_/,,aids2  7#f7 recognizes the 
importance of interventions that address
 young people's structural barriers to  
living healthy lives1 including         
accessible health care1 safe and        
inclusive schools and communities1      
family acceptance1 secure housing1      
excellent education1 employment and     
legal protections1 and poverty reduction
 initiatives2 and  7#g7 prioritizes     
youth leadership and development in     
order to ensure youth involvement in    
decisions which impact their health and 
well-being as well as advance a pipeline
 for the next generation of             
,,hiv_/,,aids doctors1 advocates1       
educators1 researchers1 and other       
professionals1 as a necessary means to  
achieving an ,,aids-free generation4