,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #fdi #aacth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#eig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the    
,,united ,,states  ,december #aj1       
#bjad,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4        
,isakson7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,december #aa1 #bjad,reported by ,mr4   
,menendez1 without amendment            
,,resolution  ,commemorating and        
supporting the goals of ,world ,,aids   
,day4  ,whereas an estimated #ce1jjj1jjj
 people were living with ,,hiv_/,,aids  
as of the end of #bjac2 ,whereas the    
,united ,nations ,millennium            
,development ,goals established a global
 target of halting and beginning to     
reverse the spread of ,,hiv_/,,aids by  
#bjae2 ,whereas the #bjja ,united       
,nations ,declaration of ,commitment on 
,,hiv_/,,aids 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 ,political            
,declaration on ,,hiv and ,,aids        
provided an updated framework for       
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      
#f1fjj1jjj 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 ,whereas1 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    
,president's ,emergency ,plan for ,,aids
 ,relief 7,,pepfar7 initiative was      
proposed by ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush
 and passed ,congress on a bipartisan   
vote in #bjjc1 and remains the largest  
commitment in history by any nation to  
combat a single disease2 ,whereas1 as of
 the end of ,september #bjad1 ,,pepfar  
supported treatment for #g1gjj1jjj      
people1 up from #a1gjj1jjj in #bjjh1 and
 in #bjab1 ,,pepfar supported the       
provision of antiretroviral drugs to    
#gej1jjj pregnant women living with     
,,hiv to prevent the transmission of    
,,hiv from mother to child during birth2
 ,whereas ,,pepfar directly supported   
,,hiv testing and counseling for more   

than #ef1gjj1jjj people in fiscal year  
#bjad2 ,whereas considerable progress   
has been made in the fight against      
,,hiv_/,,aids1 with the number of new   
,,hiv infections estimated at #b1ajj1jjj
 in #bjac1 a #ch percent reduction since
 #bjja1 new ,,hiv infections among      
children reduced to #bdj1jjj in #bjac1 a
 reduction of #eh percent since #bjja1  
and ,,aids-related deaths reduced to    
#a1ejj1jjj in #bjac1 a #ce 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 #ae1ijj1jjj to #bh1fjj1jjj2  

,whereas #ac1fjj1jjj people in low- and 
middle-income countries had access to   
antiretroviral therapy as of ,june      
#bjad2 ,whereas #ai1jjj1jjj of the      
#ce1jjj1jjj people living with ,,hiv    
globally do not know their status1      
according to a #bjad ,,unaids report2   
,whereas1 although sub-,saharan ,africa 
remains the epicenter of the epidemic   
with approximately #a1ajj1jjj           
,,aids-related deaths in #bjac1 there   
have also been successes1 with an       
approximate #cc percent decline in new  
,,hiv infections from #bjje to #bjac and
 a #ci percent decrease in the number of
 ,,aids-related deaths in sub-,saharan  
,africa between #bjje and #bjac2        
,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 generation2 ,whereas a      
,,unaids #bjad report on the state of   
the global epidemic assessed that ,,aids
 could be ended as a public health      
threat by #bjcj if a fast-track response
 is taken and certain targets are       
realized by #bjbj1 and further noted    
that doing so would avert nearly        
#bh1jjj1jjj new ,,hiv infections and    
#ba1jjj1jjj ,,aids-related deaths by    
#bjcj2 ,whereas1 during the ,ebola      
,virus ,disease outbreak of #bjad1      
countries with ,,pepfar-strengthened lab
 capacity1 human capacity1 and health   
facility capacity were able to contain  
,ebola outbreaks2 ,whereas1 in ,august  
#bjad1 ,,pepfar and the ,children's     
,investment ,fund ,foundation 7,,ciff7  
launched an initiative to double the    
total number of children receiving      

treatment over the next two years in ten
 countries2 ,whereas ,december #a of    
each year is internationally recognized 
as ,world ,,aids ,day2 and ,whereas1 in 
#bjad1 the theme for ,world ,,aids ,day 
commemorations was ,focus1 ,partner1    
,achieve3 ,an ,,aids-free ,generation3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the goals and   
ideals of ,world ,,aids ,day1 including 
seeking to get to 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 ,generation1 as
 well as the targets set by ,united     
,nations member states in the #bjaa     
,united ,nations ,political ,declaration
 on ,,hiv and ,,aids2  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 by all      
nations 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 medications such as getting 
antiretroviral ,,hiv medication to the  
#b1jjj1jjj children with ,,hiv currently
 unable to access them2  7#e7 calls for 
scaling up treatment to reach all       
individuals eligible for treatment under
 ,,who guidelines2  7#f7 calls for      
greater focus on the ,,hiv-related      
vulnerabilities of women and girls1     
including those at risk for or who have 
survived violence or faced              
discrimination as a result of the       

disease1 and urges more directed efforts
 to ensure that they are connected to   
the information1 care1 support1 and     
treatment they require2  7#g7 supports  
efforts to ensure inclusive access to   
programs and appropriate 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   
stresses the importance of ensuring that
 ,,hiv and ,,aids are central to the    
post-#bjae ,united ,nations development 
agenda and of advocating for the        
inclusion of targets under relevant     
goals towards achieving zero new ,,hiv  
infections1 zero discrimination1 and    
zero ,,aids-related deaths2  7#aa7      
encourages and supports greater degrees 

of ownership and shared responsibility  
by developing countries in order to     
ensure sustainability of their domestic 
responses2 and  7#ab7 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  ,december #aa1          
#bjad,reported without amendment