,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #be1          
#bjah,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7for        
herself1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4  
,pocan7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives in       
support of ,,hiv pre-exposure           
prophylaxis research1 education1 and    
usage1 and addressing the barriers to   
receiving this treatment1 especially for
 communities of color1 gay and bisexual 
men1 and transgender people4  ,whereas  
pre-exposure prophylaxis 7,pr,e,p7 is   
medication that is used to help prevent 
the contraction of the human            
immunodeficiency virus 7,,hiv72 ,whereas
 currently ,pr,e,p is a daily pill      
consisting of two medications1 tenofovir
 and emtricitabine1 that an individual  
can take orally1 which can greatly      

reduce the likelihood of contracting    
,,hiv2 ,whereas if used properly1       
,pr,e,p can reduce the risk of          
contracting ,,hiv from sex by up to #ii 
percent and can reduce the risk of      
contracting ,,hiv among people who      
inject drugs by more than #gj percent2  
,whereas ,pr,e,p can be used by anyone  
who currently does not have ,,hiv and is
 at substantial risk of contracting the 
virus2 ,whereas quarterly screening for 
sexually transmitted infections 7,,sti71
 including testing at extra-genital     
sites1 significantly increases detection
 of gonorrhea1 chlamydia1 and syphilis  
for those on ,pr,e,p1 providing         
opportunities for prompt treatment1     
partner therapy1 and prevention of      
,,sti-related morbidity2 ,whereas the   
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention's ,,hiv_/,,aids prevention  
efforts are under the direction of the  
,national ,center for ,,hiv_/,,aids1    
,viral ,hepatitis1 ,,std1 and ,,tb      
,prevention whose mission includes      

preventing ,,hiv infection and reducing 
the incidence of ,,hiv-related illness  
and death2 ,whereas the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention is    
conducting projects such as ,project    
,pr,i,d,e and ,project ,,thrive which   
work to support ,state and local health 
department demonstration projects for   
providing comprehensive ,,hiv prevention
 and care services for the ,,lgbtqa     
community and specific communities of   
color2 ,whereas the ,centers for        
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
reported that approximately #ejj1jjj    
,african ,americans and nearly #cjj1jjj 
,latinos across the ,nation could have  
potentially benefitted from ,pr,e,p     
based on ,,cdc clinical guidelines in   
#bjae-bjaf1 but only #g1jjj             
prescriptions were filled for ,african  
,americans and only #g1fjj for ,latinos 
during the same time period2 ,whereas   
,emory ,university's ,rollins ,school of
 ,public ,health used a national        
prescription database to estimate that  

#fa1bih people were using ,pr,e,p as of 
#bjag1 the majority of whom were ,white 
men1 over the age of #bd1 and living in 
the ,northeast1 meaning that the        
medication is not reaching communities  
of color who are at higher risk of      
contracting ,,hiv2 ,whereas more work   
needs to be done to further educate the 
public and health care professionals    
about ,pr,e,p to address this disparity2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states should    
continue to commit itself to the goal of
 eradicating ,,hiv2 and ,whereas it is  
more cost effective to prevent diseases 
than to treat them3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
value of pre-exposure prophylaxis       
7,pr,e,p7 as an effective prevention    
tool in combating human immunodeficiency
 virus 7,,hiv72  7#b7 supports the      
research1 education1 and usage of the   
current ,pr,e,p and encourages the      
medical community1 both private and     
public1 to continue working on creating 

new ,pr,e,p medications to reduce the   
spread of ,,hiv2  7#c7 calls on         
,congress to increase funding to        
existing programs that are working to   
educate the public and healthcare       
professionals about ,pr,e,p1 how it     
works1 how and when to prescribe these  
medicines1 and how individuals who      
qualify to take the regimen can obtain  
it2 and  7#d7 calls on the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services to-- 7,a7 
conduct a departmentwide review on the  
outreach efforts of all ,,hiv prevention
 programs in agencies such as the       
,health ,resources and ,service         
,administration1 the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 the  
,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health   
,services ,administration1 and others to
 ensure that they are conducting        
effective outreach1 especially to       
communities of color1 gay and bisexual  
men1 and transgender people2 and  7,b7  
conduct a study on the solutions to the 
barriers individuals face in accessing  

,pr,e,p medication and its associated   
services1 such as ,,hiv and other ,,sti 
screening1 especially among communities 
of color1 gay and bisexual men1 and     
transgender people4