,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjah,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4      
,norton1 & ,mr4 ,pocan7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives 9 support ( ,,hiv    
pre-exposure prophylaxis rese>*1        
education1 & usage1 & address+ ! b>ri]s 
to receiv+ ?is treatm5t1 especially =   
communities ( color1 gay & bisexual m51 
& transg5d] p4  ,:]eas pre-exposure     
prophylaxis 7,pr,e,p7 is m$ication t is 
us$ to help prev5t ! contraction ( !    
human immunodefici5cy virus 7,,hiv72    
,:]eas curr5tly ,pr,e,p is a daily pill 
consi/+ ( two m$ications1 t5(ovir &     
emtricitab9e1 t an individual c take    
orally1 :i* c greatly r$uce ! likelihood
 ( contract+ ,,hiv2 ,:]eas if us$       
prop]ly1 ,pr,e,p c r$uce ! risk (       
contract+ ,,hiv f sex by up to #ii p]c5t

 & c r$uce ! risk ( contract+ ,,hiv     
among p :o inject drugs by m ?an #gj    
p]c5t2 ,:]eas ,pr,e,p c be us$ by anyone
 :o curr5tly does n h ,,hiv & is at     
sub/antial risk ( contract+ ! virus2    
,:]eas qu>t]ly scre5+ = sexually        
transmitt$ infections 7,,/i71 includ+   
te/+ at extra-g5ital sites1             
significantly increases detection (     
gonorrhea1 *lamydia1 & syphilis = ^? on 
,pr,e,p1 provid+ opportunities = prompt 
treatm5t1 p>tn] !rapy1 & prev5tion (    
,,/i-relat$ morbidity2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion's       
,,hiv_/,,aids prev5tion ef=ts are "u !  
direction ( ! ,national ,c5t] =         
,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,viral ,hepatitis1 ,,/d1 
& ,,tb ,prev5tion ^: mission includes   
prev5t+ ,,hiv infection & r$uc+ !       
incid5ce ( ,,hiv-relat$ illness & dea?2 
,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion is conduct+ projects su* z   
,project ,pr,i,d,e & ,project ,,?rive   
:i* "w to support ,/ate & local heal?   
dep>tm5t demon/ration projects = provid+

 compreh5sive ,,hiv prev5tion & c>e     
s]vices = ! ,,lgbtqa community &        
specific communities ( color2 ,:]eas !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
report$ t approximately #ejj1jjj        
,african ,am]icans & ne>ly #cjj1jjj     
,lat9os across ! ,nation c\ld h         
pot5tially b5efitt$ f ,pr,e,p bas$ on   
,,cdc cl9ical guidel9es 9 #bjae-bjaf1 b 
only #g1jjj prescriptions 7 fill$ =     
,african ,am]icans & only #g1fjj =      
,lat9os dur+ ! same "t p]iod2 ,:]eas    
,emory ,univ]sity's ,roll9s ,s*ool (    
,public ,heal? us$ a national           
prescription database to e/imate t      
#fa1bih p 7 us+ ,pr,e,p z ( #bjag1 !    
majority ( :om 7 ,:ite m51 ov] ! age (  
#bd1 & liv+ 9 ! ,nor!a/1 mean+ t !      
m$ication is n rea*+ communities ( color
 :o are at high] risk ( contract+ ,,hiv2
 ,:]eas m "w ne$s to be done to fur!r   
educate ! public & heal? c>e            
pr(essionals ab\t ,pr,e,p to address ?is
 disp>ity2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld  
cont9ue to commit itself to ! goal (    

eradicat+ ,,hiv2 & ,:]eas x is m co/    
effective to prev5t diseases ?an to     
treat !m3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !    
value ( pre-exposure prophylaxis        
7,pr,e,p7 z an effective prev5tion tool 
9 combat+ human immunodefici5cy virus   
7,,hiv72  7#b7 supports ! rese>*1       
education1 & usage ( ! curr5t ,pr,e,p & 
enc\rages ! m$ical community1 bo?       
private & public1 to cont9ue work+ on   
creat+ new ,pr,e,p m$ications to r$uce !
 spread ( ,,hiv2  7#c7 calls on         
,congress to increase fund+ to exi/+    
programs t are work+ to educate ! public
 & heal?c>e pr(essionals ab\t ,pr,e,p1  
h[ x works1 h[ & :5 to prescribe ^!     
m$ic9es1 & h[ individuals :o qualify to 
take ! regim5 c obta9 x2 &  7#d7 calls  
on ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human        
,s]vices to-- 7,a7 conduct a            
dep>tm5twide review on ! outrea* ef=ts (
 all ,,hiv prev5tion programs 9 ag5cies 
su* z ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vice      
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      

,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,sub/ance      
,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration1 & o!rs to ensure t !y are
 conduct+ effective outrea*1 especially 
to communities ( color1 gay & bisexual  
m51 & transg5d] p2 &  7,b7 conduct a    
/udy on ! solutions to ! b>ri]s         
individuals face 9 access+ ,pr,e,p      
m$ication & its associat$ s]vices1 su* z
 ,,hiv & o!r ,,/i scre5+1 especially    
among communities ( color1 gay &        
bisexual m51 & transg5d] p4