,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#aj1 #bjac,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,isakson1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,december #ah1              
#bjac,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1       
without amendment  ,may #ad1            
#bjad;,considered1 amended1 and agreed  
to with an amended preamble             
,,resolution  ,commemorating and        
supporting the goals of ,world ,,aids   
,day4  ,whereas an estimated #ce1jjj1jjj
 people are living with ,,hiv_/,,aids in
 #bjac2 ,whereas the #bjja ,united      
,nations ,declaration of ,commitment on 
,,hiv_/,,aids ,global mobilized global  
attention and commitment to the         
,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic and set out a    
series of national targets and global   
actions to reverse the epidemic2        
,whereas the #bjaa ,united ,nations     
,general ,assembly ,high ,level ,meeting

 on ,,aids addressed the progress of    
intensified efforts to eliminate ,,hiv  
and ,,aids1 including redoubling efforts
 to achieve by #bjae universal access to
 ,,hiv prevention1 treatment1 care1 and 
support1 and to eliminate gender        
inequalities and gender-based abuse and 
violence and increase the capacity of   
women and adolescent girls to protect   
themselves from the risk of ,,hiv       
infection2 ,whereas the ,global ,fund to
 ,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and       
,malaria was launched in #bjjb and1 as  
of ,november #bjac1 supported programs  
in more than #adj countries that        
provided antiretroviral therapy to      
#f1ajj1jjj people living with           
,,hiv_/,,aids and antiretrovirals to    
#b1ajj1jjj pregnant women to prevent    
transmission of ,,hiv_/,,aids to their  
babies2 ,whereas the ,united ,states is 
the largest donor to the ,global ,fund  
to ,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and     
,malaria2 ,whereas for every dollar     
contributed to the ,global ,fund to     

,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and        
,malaria by the ,united ,states1 an     
additional #b is leveraged from other   
donors2 ,whereas the ,united ,states    
hosted the ,global ,fund's ,fourth      
,voluntary ,replenishment ,conference on
 ,december #b-c1 #bjac2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states ,president's ,emergency 
,plan for ,,aids ,relief 7,,pepfar71    
introduced by ,president ,george ,w4    
,bush in #bjjc1 remains the largest     
commitment in history by any nation to  
combat a single disease2 ,whereas1 as of
 the end of ,september #bjab1 ,,pepfar  
supported treatment for #e1ajj1jjj      
people1 up from #a1gjj1jjj in #bjjh1 and
 in #bjab1 ,,pepfar supported provision 
of antiretroviral drugs to #gej1jjj     
pregnant women living with ,,hiv to     
prevent the transmission of ,,hiv from  
mother to baby during birth2 ,whereas   
,,pepfar directly supported ,,hiv       
testing and counseling for more than    
#df1ejj1jjj people in fiscal year #bjab2
 ,whereas considerable progress has been

 made in the fight against              
,,hiv_/,,aids1 with total new ,,hiv     
infections estimated at #b1cjj1jjj in   
#bjab1 a #cc-percent reduction since    
#bjja2 new ,,hiv infections among       
children reduced to #bfj1jjj in #bjab1 a
 reduction of #eb percent since #bjja2  
and ,,aids-related deaths reduced to    
#a1fjj1jjj in #bjab1 a #cj-percent      
reduction since #bjje2 ,whereas         
increased access to antiretroviral drugs
 is the major contributor to the        
reduction in deaths from ,,hiv_/,,aids1 
and ,,hiv treatment reinforces          
prevention because it reduces1 by up to 
#if percent1 the chance the virus can be
 spread2 ,whereas the ,world ,health    
,organization 7,,who7 has revised its   
guidelines for determining whether ,,hiv
 positive individuals are eligible for  
treatment1 thereby increasing the number
 of individuals eligible for treatment  
from about #ae1jjj1jjj to #bh1jjj1jjj2  
,whereas #i1gjj1jjj people in low- and  
middle-income countries had access to   

antiretroviral therapy by the end of    
#bjab1 an increase of nearly #bj percent
 in a year2 ,whereas an estimated #ej   
percent of those living with ,,hiv do   
not know their status1 according to a   
#bjab ,,unaids report2 ,whereas         
sub-,saharan ,africa remains the        
epicenter of the epidemic1 accounting   
for #a1bjj1jjj of the #a1fjj1jjj deaths 
from ,,hiv_/,,aids2 ,whereas stigma1    
gender inequality1 and lack of respect  
for the rights of ,,hiv positive        
individuals remain significant barriers 
to access to services for those most at 
risk of ,,hiv infection2 ,whereas       
,president ,barack ,obama voiced        
commitment to realizing the promise of  
an ,,aids-free generation and his belief
 that the goal was within reach in his  
,february #bjac ,state of the ,union    
,address2 ,whereas the international    
community is united in pursuit of       
achieving the goal of an ,,aids-free    
generation by #bjae2 ,whereas           
international donor funding has held    

steady since #bjjh and countries        
affected by the epidemic are            
increasingly taking responsibility for  
funding and sustaining programs in their
 countries1 currently accounting for    
approximately #ec percent of global     
,,hiv_/,,aids resources2 ,whereas       
,december #a of each year is            
internationally recognized as ,world    
,,aids ,day2 and ,whereas1 in #bjac1    
,world ,,aids ,day commemorations       
focused on3 getting to zero3 zero new   
,,hiv infections1 zero discrimination1  
zero ,,aids-related deaths3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,world ,,aids ,day1 including getting to
 zero through zero new ,,hiv infections1
 zero discrimination1 and zero          
,,aids-related deaths2  7#b7 applauds   
the goals and approaches for achieving  
an ,,aids-free generation set forth in  
the ,,pepfar ,blueprint3 ,creating an   
,,aids-free ,generation2  7#c7 commends 
the dramatic progress in global ,,aids  

programs supported through the efforts  
of ,,pepfar1 the ,global ,fund to ,fight
 ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria1 and
 ,,unaids2  7#d7 urges1 in order to     
ensure that an ,,aids-free generation is
 within reach1 rapid action towards--   
7,a7 full implementation of the ,global 
,plan ,towards the ,elimination of ,new 
,,hiv ,infections ,among ,children by   
#bjae and ,keeping ,their ,mothers      
,alive to build on progress made to     
date2 and  7,b7 further expansion and   
scale-up of antiretroviral treatment    
programs1 including efforts to reduce   
disparities and improve access for      
children to life-saving medications2    
7#e7 calls for scaling up treatment to  
reach all individuals eligible for      
treatment under ,,who guidelines2  7#f7 
calls for greater focus on ,,hiv_/,,aids
 vulnerabilities of women and girls1    
including more directed efforts to      
ensure that they are connected to the   
information1 care1 and treatment they   
require2  7#g7 supports efforts to      

ensure inclusive access to programs and 
human rights protections for all those  
most at risk of ,,hiv_/,,aids and       
hardest to reach2  7#h7 encourages      
additional private-public partnerships  
to research and develop better and more 
affordable tools for the diagnosis1     
treatment1 vaccination1 and cure of     
,,hiv2  7#i7 supports continued         
leadership by the ,united ,states in    
bilateral1 multilateral1 and private    
sector efforts to fight ,,hiv2  7#aj7   
encourages and supports greater degrees 
of ownership and shared responsibility  
by developing countries in order to     
ensure sustainability of their domestic 
responses2 and  7#aa7 encourages other  
members of the international community  
to sustain and scale up their support   
for and financial contributions to      
efforts around the world to combat      
,,hiv_/,,aids4