,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #bf1       
#bjag,ms4 ,lee 7for herself1 ,ms4       
,ros-,lehtinen1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4      
,evans1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4
 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,khanna1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters  
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,esty of           
,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4      
,lewis of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,costello of   
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4      
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4       
,quigley1 and ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of        
,california7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of a continued commitment to 

ending pediatric ,,hiv_/,,aids          
worldwide4  ,whereas approximately half 
of the #cf1gjj1jjj people living with   
the human immunodeficiency virus        
7,,hiv71 the pathogen that causes the   
acquired immune deficiency syndrome     
7,,aids71 worldwide are women and       
#b1ajj1jjj are children in #bjaf2       
,whereas ,,hiv is a leading cause of    
death among women of childbearing age   
worldwide2 ,whereas nearly #ij percent  
of ,,hiv-positive expectant mothers in  
need of ,,hiv services worldwide live in
 sub-,saharan ,africa2 ,whereas women   
around the world rely on essential pre- 
and post-natal care to provide screening
 for diseases such as ,,hiv1 and care   
for their health and the health of their
 infants2 ,whereas when antiretroviral  
drugs are used as prophylaxis1          
mother-to-child transmission of ,,hiv   
can be reduced to less than #e percent2 
,whereas in #bjje only #ad percent of   
women were receiving prevention of      
mother-to-child transmission services   

and that number in #bjaf was #gf        
percent2 ,whereas since #bjja the number
 of children born ,,hiv positive has    
been more than cut in half2 ,whereas    
despite increased global and ,united    
,states efforts over #djj children were 
born ,,hiv positive each day in #bjaf2  
,whereas #ij percent of children living 
with ,,hiv are in sub-,saharan ,africa2 
,whereas in #bjaf only #dc percent of   
children with ,,hiv were receiving      
antiretroviral therapy1 far below the   
percentage of adults2 ,whereas without  
treatment half of all children with     
,,hiv will die by their second birthday1
 and #hj percent by their fifth         
birthday2 ,whereas #abj1jjj children    
died of ,,aids-related causes in #bjaf2 
,whereas #bb percent of new infections  
are in young women aged #ae to #bd in   
#bjaf2 ,whereas in sub-,saharan ,africa1
 girls account for #ge percent of new   
annual ,,hiv infections among           
adolescents2 ,whereas ,,aids is a       
leading cause of death among adolescents

 globally2 ,whereas research efforts at 
the ,national ,institutes of ,health    
have led to extraordinary breakthroughs 
for children infected with and at risk  
for ,,hiv2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
began investing in prevention of        
mother-to-child transmission 7,,pmtct7  
services in #bjjb with the announcement 
of the ,united ,states ,international   
,mother and ,child ,,hiv ,prevention    
,initiative2 ,whereas in fiscal year    
#bjaf1 the ,president's ,emergency ,plan
 for ,,aids ,relief 7,,pepfar7 supported
 ,,hiv testing and counseling for more  
than #aa1ejj1jjj pregnant women and     
since the program's inception the       
provision of antiretroviral drug        
prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child  
transmission has allowed nearly         
#b1jjj1jjj babies to be born ,,hiv free2
 ,whereas since #bjjb the ,global ,fund 
to ,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and     
,malaria supported programs that        
provided #d1bjj1jjj ,,hiv-positive      
mothers with antiretroviral drug        

prophylaxis to prevent the transmission 
of ,,hiv to their children2 ,whereas in 
#bjad ,,pepfar announced the            
,accelerating ,children's ,treatment    
,initiative 7,,act7 that will double the
 number of ,,hiv positive children on   
treatment over #b years in #aj          
high-burden countries2 ,whereas the     
,,pepfar ,,dreams initiative is working 
to reduce new ,,hiv infections in       
adolescent and young women in #aj       
sub-,saharan countries2 ,whereas every  
mother should have the opportunity to   
fight for the life of her child2 and    
,whereas every child and adolescent     
should have access to medicines to lead 
a long and healthy life3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes that 
the prevention of mother-to-child       
transmission of ,,hiv is critical to    
stopping the spread of ,,hiv worldwide2 
7#b7 applauds the ,united ,states       
leadership on efforts to eliminate new  
pediatric ,,hiv infections and to       

scale-up pediatric treatment through    
programs and research2  7#c7 recognizes 
that the fight to eliminate pediatric   
,,hiv worldwide has been a priority area
 for the ,united ,states in their global
 ,,aids response for more than #ac years
 and calls on this leadership to        
continue2  7#d7 supports providing      
adolescents and young women with the    
evidence-based approaches necessary to  
prevent new ,,hiv infections2  7#e7     
supports providing women and children   
with ,,hiv counseling and testing       
services where possible1 and scaling up 
access to services and medicines that   
prevent mother-to-child transmission of 
,,hiv and ensure ,,hiv positive mothers 
survive and thrive2  7#f7 supports      
scaling up of treatment for ,,hiv for   
children and adolescents including      
greater access to more efficacious      
antiretroviral drug regimens1 age       
appropriate services1 and support for   
their caregivers2 and  7#g7 recommits   
the ,united ,states to lead the world to

 the end of ,,aids1 to eliminate new    
pediatric ,,hiv infections worldwide1   
and support women1 children1 adolescents
 and families infected and affected by  
,,hiv4