,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bb1 #bjac ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,brown1   
and ,mr4 ,lautenberg7 submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,national ,youth ,,hiv  ,,aids
 ,awareness ,day4  ,whereas1 more than  
#cj years into the epidemic1 the        
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 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 approximately #a1jjj new 
cases every month2 ,whereas #fj percent 
of ,,hiv positive youth do not know that
 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 increased #dh percent 
from #bjjf to #bjji2 ,whereas the       
,division of ,adolescent and ,school    
,health is the only ,federal program    
supporting ,,hiv prevention for         
adolescents in schools2 ,whereas the    
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 the people of the ,united
 ,states 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 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahjja et seq47 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 ,senate--  7#a7 supports the  
goals and ideals of ,national ,youth    
,,hiv  ,,aids ,awareness ,day2  7#b7    
encourages ,state and local governments1
 including 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-friendly and effective 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 structural   
barriers faced by young people 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 the      
involvement of youths in decisions that 
impact their health and well-being and  
to provide the next generation of       
,,hiv_/,,aids doctors1 advocates1       
educators1 researchers1 and other       
professionals1 as a necessary means to  
achieving an ,,aids-free generation4