,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gh  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,december #f1 #bjai,ms4 ,lee of         
,california submitted the following     
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 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  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,world ,,aids ,day4  ,whereas1
 since the identification of ,,aids in  
#aiha1 an estimated #gd1ijj1jjj people  
have been infected with ,,hiv1 and more 
than #cb1jjj1jjj people have died of    
,,aids and ,,aids-related illnesses     
worldwide2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 an       
estimated #a1gjj1jjj people were newly  
infected with ,,hiv1 #bc1cjj1jjj1 people
 living with ,,hiv 7#fa percent of the  

total7 had access to antiretroviral     
7,,art7 therapy1 and #a1jjj1jjj people  
died of the disease2 ,whereas worldwide1
 #cg1ijj1jjj people are living with     
,,hiv1 only #gi percent of whom know    
their status2 ,whereas1 since #bjaj1 new
 ,,hiv infections have declined by an   
estimated #af percent1 from #b4a million
 to #a4g million in #bjah2 ,whereas     
progress has been made globally in      
reducing mother-to-child transmission of
 ,,hiv1 with new transmissions among    
children declining #da percent since    
#bjaj2 ,whereas girls and women make up 
more than half of the #cg4i million     
people living with ,,hiv worldwide2     
,whereas young women and adolescent     
girls bear a disproportionate burden of 
,,hiv worldwide 7#ah1hjj1jjj72 ,whereas 
,,aids-related opportunistic infections 
are the third-leading cause of death    
among women aged #ae to #bi globally2   
,whereas ,,aids-related opportunistic   
infections remain the leading cause of  
death among women aged #ae to #di       

globally2 ,whereas low-income and       
middle-income countries continue to bear
 the brunt of the ,,aids pandemic1 with 
sub-,saharan ,africa serving as the home
 of #ed percent of all adults and       
children living with ,,hiv1 #ef percent 
of whom are women and girls2 ,whereas   
people living with ,,hiv_/,,aids are    
frequently susceptible to other         
infections1 such as hepatitis ,c and    
tuberculosis 7,,tb72 ,whereas at least  
one-third of those living with ,,hiv are
 infected with latent tuberculosis1     
which remains the leading cause of death
 among people living with ,,hiv2        
,whereas the ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention 7,,cdc7        
estimates that in the ,united ,states1  
#a1ajj1jjj people are living with ,,hiv 
and #ad percent of those are not aware  
of their status2 ,whereas in the ,united
 ,states1 more than #gjj1jjj people with
 ,,aids have died since the beginning of
 the epidemic1 including nearly #ac1jjj 
in #bjad2 ,whereas each year nearly     

#dj1jjj people become newly diagnosed   
with ,,hiv in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas minority communities are       
disproportionately affected by ,,hiv in 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,,cdc 
has found that transgender people1 sex  
workers1 people who inject drugs1 and   
other vulnerable populations have       
prevention challenges that impact ,,hiv 
health outcomes and barriers for seeking
 high-quality care2 ,whereas the ,,cdc  
estimates that ,african ,americans      
account for almost half 7#dc percent7 of
 all new infections and represent more  
than one-third of all people living with
 ,,hiv in the ,united ,states1 despite  
comprising about #ac percent of the     
population2 ,whereas in the ,united     
,states1 ,african-,american women are   
#ah times more likely to become newly   
infected with ,,hiv than ,white women1  
and ,hispanic women are #e times more   
likely to have ,,aids than non-,hispanic
 ,white women2 ,whereas among all women 
diagnosed with ,,hiv at the end of      

#bjad1 an estimated #ei percent were    
,african ,american1 #bj percent were    
,white1 and #af percent were ,hispanic  
or ,latina2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 youth   
aged #ac to #bd accounted for more than 
#bj percent of all new ,,hiv diagnoses  
in the ,united ,states1 with nearly half
 of youth aged #ac to #bd unaware of    
their status2 ,whereas men who have sex 
with men 7,,msm71 particularly young    
,,msm of color1 are the population most 
affected by ,,hiv2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1  
,,msm accounted for #ff percent of new  
diagnoses among men and #fg percent of  
all new cases2 ,whereas the national    
opioid epidemic is a threat to a        
resurgence of ,,hiv cases among people  
who inject drugs 7,,pwid71 with an      
estimated #g percent of new cases       
attributable to injection drug use2     
,whereas ,southern ,states bear the     
greatest burden of ,,hiv in the ,united 
,states1 accounting for more than half  
of new cases in #bjag2 ,whereas1 in     
order to address the ,,hiv_/,,aids      

epidemic in the ,united ,states1 on     
,august #ah1 #aiij1 ,congress enacted   
the ,ryan ,white ,comprehensive ,,aids  
,resources ,emergency 7,,care7 ,act to  
provide primary medical care and        
essential support services for people   
living with ,,hiv who are uninsured or  
underinsured2 ,whereas the ,ryan ,white 
,,hiv_/,,aids ,program provides services
 and support for over half of all people
 diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united    
,states and has been reauthorized by    
,congress four times since it was first 
created 7in #aiif1 #bjjj1 #bjjf1 and    
#bjji72 ,whereas to further focus       
attention on the ,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic 
among minority communities in the       
,united ,states1 in #aiih the ,minority 
,,aids ,initiative was established to   
provide funds to ,state and local       
institutions and organizations to best  
serve the health care costs and support 
the needs of racial and ethnic          
minorities living with ,,hiv_/,,aids2   
,whereas the ,office of ,national ,,aids

 ,policy 7,,onap7 released an update of 
the ,national ,,hiv_/,,aids ,strategy   
targeting reducing new infections1      
increasing access to care1 reducing     
disparities1 and achieving a more       
coordinated response by #bjbj2 ,whereas 
to address the global ,,hiv_/,,aids     
epidemic1 in #bjjj1 ,congress passed the
 ,global ,,aids and ,tuberculosis       
,relief ,act1 providing the first       
contribution and the founding framework 
for what became the ,global ,fund to    
,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and       
,malaria1 which provides grants to      
developing countries to combat the #c   
diseases2 ,whereas1 since the ,global   
,fund was created in #bjjb1 donors have 
pledged more than #di1jjj1jjj1jjj in    
funding 7of which #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj has   
been donated by the ,united ,states7 and
 distributed #db1jjj1jjj1jjj to over    
#abj countries2 ,whereas1 as of #bjah1  
the ,global ,fund has saved lives by    
providing antiretroviral 7,,arv7 therapy
 for more than #ah1ijj1jjj people living

 with ,,hiv1 providing access to        
treatment for ,,tb for #e1cjj1jjj       
people1 and distributing over           
#aca1jjj1jjj insecticide-treated nets to
 fight malaria2 ,whereas1 in order to   
further address the global ,,hiv_/,,aids
 epidemic1 in #bjjc1 ,congress and the  
,white ,house created the ,president's  
,emergency ,plan for ,,aids ,relief     
7,,pepfar72 ,whereas1 in #bjac1         
,congress extended the ,president's     
,emergency ,plan for ,,aids ,relief     
7,,pepfar7 through #bjah with the       
,,pepfar ,stewardship and ,oversight    
,act of #bjac to continue to address    
,,hiv1 ,,tb1 and malaria2 ,whereas      
,,pepfar is currently supporting        
treatment for #aa1ejj1jjj men1 women1   
and children2 critical care and support 
for #f1bjj1jjj orphans and vulnerable   
children2 and in fiscal year #bjaf1     
,,pepfar supported ,,hiv testing and    
counseling for more than #gd1cjj1jjj    
people1 including #aa1ejj1jjj pregnant  
women2 ,whereas1 as a result of these   

efforts1 more than #aa1jjj1jjj          
,,aids-related deaths and nearly        
#ag1jjj1jjj ,,hiv transmissions have    
been averted worldwide since ,,pepfar   
began2 ,whereas the ,united ,states     
,federal ,government has announced this 
year the ,ending the ,,hiv ,epidemic3 ,a
 ,plan for ,america initiative to end   
domestic transmissions and the ,,aids   
epidemic within the decade2 ,whereas the
 international community has repeatedly 
and collectively committed to the goals 
of ending the ,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic by 
#bjcj and creating an ,,aids-free       
generation2 ,whereas the concept of     
,world ,,aids ,day originated in #aihh  
and was established to focus attention  
on the ,,hiv_/,,aids pandemic2 ,whereas 
,december #a is now recognized as ,world
 ,,aids ,day and has been recognized by 
governments1 lawmakers1 and             
organizations around the world2 and     
,whereas ,world ,,aids ,day #bjai is    
focused on communities making the       
difference through recognizing the      

essential role that communities play in 
the ,,aids response at the              
international1 national1 and local      
levels3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
,congress-- 7#a7 supports the goals and 
ideals of ,world ,,aids ,day and        
recognizes the #bith anniversary of     
observing this day2  7#b7 commends the  
,president1 ,state governments1 and     
local governments1 including ,state and 
local public health agencies1 for       
recognizing this day1 for publicizing   
its importance among their communities1 
for encouraging individuals to undergo  
testing for ,,hiv1 and for their other  
ongoing efforts strengthened by the     
,ending the ,,hiv ,epidemic initiative2 
7#c7 commends national1 ,state1 and     
local media organizations for carrying  
messages in support of ,world ,,aids    
,day2  7#d7 supports the goal of ending 
,,hiv_/,,aids1 both in the ,united      
,states and around the world2  7#e7     
supports continued funding for          
prevention1 care1 treatment services1   

and research programs for persons living
 with ,,hiv_/,,aids in the ,united      
,states1 including1 through the ,ryan   
,white ,,hiv_/,,aids ,treatment         
,extension ,act1 the ,minority          
,,hiv_/,,aids ,initiative1 the ,centers 
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
the ,national ,institutes of ,health1   
the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental       
,health ,services ,administration1 the  
,office of ,minority ,health1 and the   
,office of the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services2  7#f7 supports the   
implementation of the ,national         
,,hiv_/,,aids ,strategy for the ,united 
,states3 ,updated to #bjbj 7,,nhas7 and 
achieving the goals within the ,,nhas   
,federal ,action ,plan2  7#g7 supports  
continued funding for ,,pepfar and the  
,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1         
,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria to provide  
prevention1 care1 and treatment to      
combat ,,hiv_/,,aids in low-income and  
middle-income countries2  7#h7 supports 
the goal of improving access to         

comprehensive ,,hiv_/,,aids prevention1 
treatment1 care1 and support programs2  
7#i7 supports the goal of protecting    
human rights for all people1 including  
vulnerable and marginalized populations2
 and  7#aj7 supports efforts to address 
the factors that make populations       
vulnerable to ,,hiv_/,,aids by combating
 poverty and hunger1 expanding          
educational opportunities for children1 
and empowering women and girls4