,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aj1         
#bjai,ms4 ,lee of ,california submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,resolution  ,supporting
 the goals and ideals of ,national      
,youth ,,hiv  ,,aids ,awareness ,day4   
,whereas ,national ,youth ,,hiv  ,,aids 
,awareness ,day is a nationwide         
observance that calls on people to take 
action to invest in the health1         
education1 and leadership of young      
people2 ,whereas more than #cj years    
into the epidemic1 the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
7,,cdc7 estimates that in the ,united   
,states more than #a1bjj1jjj people are 
living with ,,hiv1 and every year       
approximately #dj1jjj people acquire    
,,hiv2 ,whereas in the ,united ,states1 
almost #dj percent of new ,,hiv         
infections are young people ages #ac to 
#bj2 ,whereas young people ages #ac to  

#bd account for one in five of the      
estimated #dj1jjj new ,,hiv cases       
diagnosed each year in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas #da percent of        
,,hiv-positive youth ages #ac to #bd do 
not know they carry the ,,hiv virus2    
,whereas ,african-,american youth bear a
 disproportionate burden of the         
epidemic1 representing #eg percent of   
new infections in young people ages #ac 
to #bd2 ,whereas young                  
,african-,american men who have sex with
 men 7,,msm7 ages #ac to #bd comprise   
#cd percent of new infections among all 
,black males2 ,whereas the ,division of 
,adolescent and ,school ,health 7,,dash7
 is the only ,federal program supporting
 ,,hiv prevention for adolescents in    
schools2 ,whereas the ,nation's largest 
,federal program dedicated to providing 
care and treatment for people living    
with ,,hiv was named after ,ryan ,white1
 a teenager from ,indiana who helped    
educate a ,nation about ,,hiv and ,,aids
 in the #aihjs2 ,whereas the ,ryan      

,white ,part ,d ,program is one of the  
national efforts to link ,,hiv-positive 
youth to medical care and support       
services2 ,whereas the ,patient         
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7,,ppaca7 provides youth1 including     
those at risk for and living with       
,,hiv_/,,aids1 better access to health  
care coverage1 more health insurance    
options1 additional funding for sex     
education1 a prohibition against denying
 people living with ,,hiv access to     
health care1 and expanded access to     
,medicaid which will help more          
,,hiv-positive youth receive care2 and  
,whereas ,april #aj of each year is now 
recognized as ,national ,youth ,,hiv    
,,aids ,awareness ,day3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,house of              
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of ,national ,youth    
,,hiv  ,,aids ,awareness ,day2  7#b7    
encourages ,state and local governments1
 including their public health agencies1
 education agencies1 schools1 and media 

organizations to recognize and support  
such a day2  7#c7 promotes effective and
 comprehensive ,,hiv prevention         
education programs both in and out of   
schools as a tool to ensure that all    
people in the ,united ,states are       
educated about ,,hiv1 as called for in  
the ,national ,,hiv_/,,aids ,strategy2  
7#d7 urges youth-friendly and accessible
 health care services to better provide 
for the early identification of ,,hiv   
through voluntary routine testing1 and  
to connect those in need to clinically  
and culturally appropriate care and     
treatment as early as possible2  7#e7   
commends the work of ,,aids service     
organizations1 community and faith-based
 organizations1 and school-based health 
centers that are providing              
youth-friendly1 effective1 prevention1  
treatment1 care1 and support services to
 young people living with and vulnerable
 to ,,hiv_/,,aids2  7#f7 recognizes the 
importance of interventions that address
 young people's structural barriers to  

living healthy lives1 including         
accessible health care1 safe and        
inclusive schools and communities1      
family acceptance1 secure housing1      
excellent education1 employment and     
legal protections1 and poverty reduction
 initiatives2  7#g7 prioritizes youth   
leadership and development in order to  
ensure youth involvement in decisions   
which impact their health and well-being
 as a necessary means to achieving an   
,,aids-free generation2  7#h7 requires  
the full implementation of the ,national
 ,,hiv_/,,aids ,strategy and its goals  
to reduce new ,,hiv infections1 increase
 access to care and improve health      
outcomes for people living with ,,hiv1  
reduce ,,hiv-related disparities and    
health inequities1 and achieve a more   
coordinated national response to the    
,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic2  7#i7 recommends
 a comprehensive prevention and         
treatment strategy that empowers young  
people1 parents1 public health workers1 
educators1 faith leaders1 and other     

stakeholders to fully engage with their 
communities and families to help        
decrease violence1 discrimination1 and  
stigma towards individuals who disclose 
their sexual orientation or ,,hiv       
status2 and  7#aj7 calls for an         
,,aids-free generation that prioritizes 
youth leadership and development in     
order to ensure youth involvement in    
decisions which impact their health and 
well-being as well as advance a pipeline
 for the next generation of             
,,hiv_/,,aids doctors1 advocates1       
educators1 researchers1 and other       
professionals4