,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #deb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4          
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 and ,mr4     
,booker7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,commemorating and        
supporting the goals of ,world ,,aids   
,day4  ,whereas1 as of the end of #bjah1
 an estimated #cg1ijj1jjj people were   
living with human immunodeficiency virus
 7,,hiv7 or acquired immunodeficiency   
syndrome 7,,aids71 including #a1gjj1jjj 
children2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations 
,sustainable ,development ,goals        
established a global target to end      
,,aids as a public health threat by     
#bjcj2 ,whereas the ,global ,fund to    
,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and        
,malaria was launched in #bjjb1 and1 as 
of #bjah1 has helped provide            
antiretroviral therapy to approximately 

#ah1ijj1jjj people living with          
,,hiv_/,,aids and to #gai1jjj pregnant  
women to prevent the transmission of    
,,hiv_/,,aids to their children1 saving 
an estimated #cb1jjj1jjj lives2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states is the largest     
donor to the ,global ,fund to ,fight    
,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria and1 
as of ,december #bjai1 every #a         
contributed by the ,united ,states has  
leveraged an additional #b from other   
donors2 ,whereas the ,united ,states    
,president's ,emergency ,plan for ,,aids
 ,relief 7,,pepfar7 program remains the 
largest commitment in history by any    
country to combat a single disease2     
,whereas1 as of #bjah1 ,,pepfar has     
supported treatment for approximately   
#ad1fjj1jjj people1 including by        
providing antiretroviral drugs to       
#b1djj1jjj pregnant women living with   
,,hiv to prevent the transmission of    
,,hiv from mother to child during birth2
 ,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjah1        
,,pepfar directly supported ,,hiv       

testing and counseling for nearly       
#ie1jjj1jjj people2 ,whereas            
considerable progress has been made in  
the fight against ,,hiv_/,,aids1        
including a #af-percent reduction in new
 ,,hiv infections1 a #da-percent        
reduction in new ,,hiv infections among 
children1 and a #cc-percent reduction in
 the number of ,,aids-related deaths    
between #bjaj and #bjah2 ,whereas       
approximately #bc1cjj1jjj people had    
access to antiretroviral therapy in     
#bjah1 compared to only #g1gjj1jjj      
people who had access to such therapy in
 #bjaj2 ,whereas it is estimated that1  
without treatment1 #a_/b of all infants 
living with ,,hiv will die before their 
second birthday2 ,whereas1 despite the  
remarkable progress in combatting       
,,hiv_/,,aids1 significant challenges   
remain2 ,whereas there were             
approximately #a1gjj1jjj new ,,hiv      
infections in #bjah1 structural barriers
 continue to make testing and treatment 
programs inaccessible to highly         

vulnerable populations1 and an estimated
 #h1ajj1jjj people living with ,,hiv    
globally still do not know their ,,hiv  
status2 ,whereas the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
estimates that more than #cg1jjj people 
are diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united 
,states every year and #ad percent of   
the #a1ajj1jjj people in the ,united    
,states living with ,,hiv are not aware 
of their ,,hiv status2 ,whereas1 in the 
,united ,states1 more than #fge1jjj     
people with ,,aids have died since the  
beginning of the ,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic1
 including #ae1hjg deaths among people  
with diagnosed ,,hiv in #bjag1 with the 
disease disproportionately affecting    
minority communities2 ,whereas ,december
 #a of each year is internationally     
recognized as ,world ,,aids ,day2 and   
,whereas1 in #bjai1 commemorations for  
,world ,,aids ,day focused on the vital 
role that communities play in addressing
 the ,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   

7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,world ,,aids ,day1 including the goal  
to achieve zero new ,,hiv infections1   
zero discrimination1 and zero           
,,aids-related deaths2  7#b7 commends   
the efforts and achievements in         
combatting ,,hiv_/,,aids made by        
,,pepfar1 the ,global ,fund to ,fight   
,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria1 and 
the ,joint ,united ,nations ,programme  
on ,,hiv_/,,aids2  7#c7 supports efforts
 to end the ,,hiv epidemic in the       
,united ,states by #bjcj2  7#d7 urges1  
in order to ensure that an ,,aids-free  
generation is achievable1 rapid action  
by all countries toward further         
expansion and scale-up of antiretroviral
 treatment programs1 including efforts  
to reduce disparities and improve access
 for children to life-saving            
medications2  7#e7 encourages the       
scaling up of comprehensive prevention  
services1 including biomedical and      
structural interventions1 to ensure     
inclusive access to programs and        

appropriate protections for all people  
at risk of contracting ,,hiv_/,,aids1   
especially hard-to-reach populations2   
7#f7 calls for greater focus on the     
,,hiv-related vulnerabilities of women  
and girls1 including women and girls at 
risk for or who have survived violence  
or faced discrimination as a result of  
the disease2  7#g7 supports continued   
leadership by the ,united ,states in    
domestic1 bilateral1 multilateral1 and  
private sector efforts to fight ,,hiv2  
7#h7 encourages and supports greater    
degrees of ownership and shared         
responsibility by developing countries  
in order to ensure the sustainability of
 the domestic responses to ,,hiv_/,,aids
 by those countries2 and  7#i7 urges    
other members of the international      
community to sustain and scale up their 
support for and financial contributions 
to efforts around the world to combat   
,,hiv_/,,aids4