,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjag,ms4
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,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1  
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4     
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,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4      
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,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,rodney
 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 &    
,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! importance ( 
a cont9u$ commitm5t to end+ p$iatric    
,,hiv_/,,aids worldwide4  ,:]eas        
approximately half ( ! #cf1gjj1jjj p    
liv+ ) ! human immunodefici5cy virus    

7,,hiv71 ! pa?og5 t causes ! acquir$    
immune defici5cy syndrome 7,,aids71     
worldwide are wom5 & #b1ajj1jjj are     
*ildr5 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas ,,hiv is a lead+ 
cause ( dea? among wom5 ( *ildbe>+ age  
worldwide2 ,:]eas ne>ly #ij p]c5t (     
,,hiv-positive expectant mo!rs 9 ne$ (  
,,hiv s]vices worldwide live 9          
sub-,sah>an ,africa2 ,:]eas wom5 ar\nd !
 _w rely on ess5tial pre- & po/-natal   
c>e to provide scre5+ = diseases su* z  
,,hiv1 & c>e = _! heal? & ! heal? ( _!  
infants2 ,:]eas :5 antiretroviral drugs 
are us$ z prophylaxis1 "m-to-*ild       
transmission ( ,,hiv c be r$uc$ to less 
?an #e p]c5t2 ,:]eas 9 #bjje only #ad   
p]c5t ( wom5 7 receiv+ prev5tion (      
"m-to-*ild transmission s]vices & t     
numb] 9 #bjaf 0 #gf p]c5t2 ,:]eas s9ce  
#bjja ! numb] ( *ildr5 born ,,hiv       
positive has be5 m ?an cut 9 half2      
,:]eas despite increas$ global & ,unit$ 
,/ates ef=ts ov] #djj *ildr5 7 born     
,,hiv positive ea* day 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas  
#ij p]c5t ( *ildr5 liv+ ) ,,hiv are 9   

sub-,sah>an ,africa2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf only
 #dc p]c5t ( *ildr5 ) ,,hiv 7 receiv+   
antiretroviral !rapy1 f> bel[ ! p]c5tage
 ( adults2 ,:]eas )\t treatm5t half (   
all *ildr5 ) ,,hiv w die by _! second   
bir?day1 & #hj p]c5t by _! fif? bir?day2
 ,:]eas #abj1jjj *ildr5 di$ (           
,,aids-relat$ causes 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas #bb
 p]c5t ( new infections are 9 "y wom5   
ag$ #ae to #bd 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas 9        
sub-,sah>an ,africa1 girls acc\nt = #ge 
p]c5t ( new annual ,,hiv infections     
among adolesc5ts2 ,:]eas ,,aids is a    
lead+ cause ( dea? among adolesc5ts     
globally2 ,:]eas rese>* ef=ts at !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? h l$ to   
extraord9>y break?r\ghs = *ildr5 infect$
 ) & at risk = ,,hiv2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,/ates began inve/+ 9 prev5tion (       
"m-to-*ild transmission 7,,pmtct7       
s]vices 9 #bjjb ) ! ann\ncem5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,int]national ,"m & ,*ild 
,,hiv ,prev5tion ,initiative2 ,:]eas 9  
fiscal ye> #bjaf1 ! ,presid5t's ,em]g5cy
 ,plan = ,,aids ,relief 7,,pepf>7       

support$ ,,hiv te/+ & c\nsel+ = m ?an   
#aa1ejj1jjj pregnant wom5 & s9ce !      
program's inception ! provision (       
antiretroviral drug prophylaxis to      
prev5t "m-to-*ild transmission has all[$
 ne>ly #b1jjj1jjj babies to be born     
,,hiv free2 ,:]eas s9ce #bjjb ! ,global 
,fund to ,fight ,,aids1 ,tub]culosis &  
,mal>ia support$ programs t provid$     
#d1bjj1jjj ,,hiv-positive mo!rs )       
antiretroviral drug prophylaxis to      
prev5t ! transmission ( ,,hiv to _!     
*ildr52 ,:]eas 9 #bjad ,,pepf> ann\nc$ !
 ,accel]at+ ,*ildr5's ,treatm5t         
,initiative 7,,act7 t w d\ble ! numb] ( 
,,hiv positive *ildr5 on treatm5t ov] #b
 ye>s 9 #aj high-burd5 c\ntries2 ,:]eas 
! ,,pepf> ,,dreams initiative is work+  
to r$uce new ,,hiv infections 9         
adolesc5t & "y wom5 9 #aj sub-,sah>an   
c\ntries2 ,:]eas e "m %\ld h !          
opportunity to fight = ! life ( h] *ild2
 & ,:]eas e *ild & adolesc5t %\ld h     
access to m$ic9es to lead a long &      
heal?y life3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes t ! prev5tion ( "m-to-*ild   
transmission ( ,,hiv is critical to     
/opp+ ! spread ( ,,hiv worldwide2  7#b7 
applauds ! ,unit$ ,/ates lead]%ip on    
ef=ts to elim9ate new p$iatric ,,hiv    
infections & to scale-up p$iatric       
treatm5t ?r\gh programs & rese>*2  7#c7 
recognizes t ! fight to elim9ate        
p$iatric ,,hiv worldwide has be5 a      
priority area = ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 _!    
global ,,aids response = m ?an #ac ye>s 
& calls on ?is lead]%ip to cont9ue2     
7#d7 supports provid+ adolesc5ts & "y   
wom5 ) ! evid5ce-bas$ approa*es necess>y
 to prev5t new ,,hiv infections2  7#e7  
supports provid+ wom5 & *ildr5 ) ,,hiv  
c\nsel+ & te/+ s]vices :]e possible1 &  
scal+ up access to s]vices & m$ic9es t  
prev5t "m-to-*ild transmission ( ,,hiv &
 ensure ,,hiv positive mo!rs survive &  
?rive2  7#f7 supports scal+ up (        
treatm5t = ,,hiv = *ildr5 & adolesc5ts  
includ+ great] access to m efficaci\s   
antiretroviral drug regim5s1 age        

appropriate s]vices1 & support = _!     
c>egiv]s2 &  7#g7 recommits ! ,unit$    
,/ates to lead ! _w to ! end ( ,,aids1  
to elim9ate new p$iatric ,,hiv          
infections worldwide1 & support wom51   
*ildr51 adolesc5ts & families infect$ & 
affect$ by ,,hiv4