,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,sullivan7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals of  
,world ,,aids ,day4  ,whereas1 as of the
 end of #bjai1 an estimated #ch1jjj1jjj 
people were living with human           
immunodeficiency virus 7,,hiv7 or       
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome      
7,,aids71 including #a1hjj1jjj children2
 ,whereas1 in the ,united ,states1 more 
than #ggj1jjj people with ,,hiv_/,,aids 
have died since the beginning of the    
,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic1 including nearly
 #af1jjj deaths among people with       
diagnosed ,,hiv in #bjah1 with the      
disease disproportionately affecting    
certain populations2 ,whereas each year 
nearly #dj1jjj people become newly      
diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas communities of color  

are disproportionately affected by the  
spread of ,,hiv in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas1 in order to address the ,,hiv 
epidemic in the ,united ,states1 on     
,august #ah1 #aiij1 ,congress enacted   
the ,ryan ,white ,comprehensive ,,aids  
,resources ,emergency ,act of #aiij     
7,public ,law #aja-cha2 commonly        
referred to as the #8#8,ryan ,white     
,,care ,act''7 to provide primary       
medical care and essential support      
services for people living with ,,hiv   
who would benefit from these services2  
,whereas the ,ryan ,white ,,hiv_/,,aids 
,program provides services and support  
for over half of all people diagnosed   
with ,,hiv in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas1 to further focus attention on 
the ,,hiv_/,,aids epidemic among        
minority communities in the ,united     
,states1 in #aiih1 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 ,,hiv2 ,whereas the ,united        
,nations ,sustainable ,development      
,goals established a global target to   
end ,,aids as a public health threat by 
#bjcj2 ,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 ,whereas the ,,pepfar       
program remains the largest commitment  
in history by any country to combat a   
single disease2 ,whereas1 as of #bjai1  
,,pepfar has supported treatment for    
approximately #ae1gjj1jjj people1       
including by providing antiretroviral   
drugs to #b1fjj1jjj pregnant women      
living with ,,hiv to prevent the        
transmission of ,,hiv from mother to    
child during birth2 ,whereas1 in fiscal 
year #bjai1 ,,pepfar directly supported 
,,hiv testing and counseling for nearly 
#gi1fjj1jjj people2 ,whereas the ,global
 ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis  

and ,malaria1 launched in #bjjb1 has    
helped provide antiretroviral therapy to
 approximately #bj1ajj1jjj people living
 with ,,hiv_/,,aids and to #gah1jjj     
pregnant women to prevent the           
transmission of ,,hiv_/,,aids to their  
children1 saving an estimated           
#ch1jjj1jjj lives1 as of #bjai2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states is the largest     
donor to the ,global ,fund to ,fight    
,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria1 and 
every #a contributed by the ,united     
,states leverages an additional #b from 
other donors1 as required by law2       
,whereas considerable progress has been 
made in the fight against ,,hiv_/,,aids1
 including a #bc-percent reduction in   
new ,,hiv infections1 over a #dj-percent
 reduction in new ,,hiv infections among
 children1 and over a #cj-percent       
reduction in the number of              
,,aids-related deaths between #bjaj and 
#bjai2 ,whereas approximately           
#be1djj1jjj people had access to        
antiretroviral therapy in #bjai1        

compared to only #g1hjj1jjj people who  
had access to such therapy in #bjaj2    
,whereas research funded by the         
,national ,institutes of ,health found  
that ,,hiv treatment not only saves the 
lives of people living with ,,hiv1 but  
people living with ,,hiv on effective   
antiretroviral therapy and who are      
durably virally suppressed cannot       
sexually transmit ,,hiv1 proving that   
,,hiv treatment is prevention2 ,whereas 
it is estimated that1 without treatment1
 half of all infants living with ,,hiv  
will die before their second birthday2  
,whereas1 despite the remarkable        
progress in combating ,,hiv1 significant
 challenges remain2 ,whereas there were 
approximately #a1gjj1jjj new ,,hiv      
infections in #bjai globally1 structural
 barriers continue to make testing and  
treatment programs inaccessible to      
highly vulnerable populations1 and an   
estimated #g1ajj1jjj people living with 
,,hiv globally still do not know their  
,,hiv status2 ,whereas the ,centers for 

,disease ,control and ,prevention       
reports that more than #cg1jjj people   
were diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united
 ,states in #bjah and #ad percent of the
 #a1bjj1jjj in the ,united ,states      
living with ,,hiv are not aware of their
 ,,hiv status2 ,whereas men who have sex
 with men 7,,msm71 particularly young   
,,msm of color1 are the population most 
affected by ,,hiv in the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas southern areas of the 
,united ,states bear the greatest burden
 of ,,hiv1 accounting for #ea percent of
 new infections in #bjah2 ,whereas      
people living with ,,hiv are frequently 
susceptible to comorbidities1 such as   
hepatitis ,b and ,c and tuberculosis2   
,whereas the opioid and heroin epidemics
 have led to increased numbers of new   
,,hiv infections among people who inject
 drugs2 ,whereas the crisis has         
disproportionately affected nonurban    
areas1 where ,,hiv prevalence rates have
 been low historically and have limited 
services for ,,hiv prevention and       

treatment and substance use disorder    
treatment2 ,whereas1 in #bjbj1 the      
,united ,states hosted the ,conference  
of the ,international ,,aids ,society1  
reinforcing the important leadership    
role the ,united ,states plays in ending
 ,,aids globally2 ,whereas the          
,,covid-#ai pandemic has placed a       
significant burden on the public health 
systems across the ,united ,states and  
the globe2 ,whereas ,december #a of each
 year is internationally recognized as  
,world ,,aids ,day'2 and ,whereas1 in   
#bjbj1 commemorations for ,world ,,aids 
,day recognize the need for ,global     
,solidarity1 ,shared ,responsibility3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 encourages people around 
the world to work to achieve the goal of
 zero new ,,hiv infections1 zero        
discrimination1 and zero ,,aids-related 
deaths1 in order to end the ,,hiv       
epidemic in the ,united ,states and     
around the world by #bjcj2  7#b7        
commends the efforts and achievements in

 combating ,,hiv_/,,aids through the    
,ryan ,white ,,hiv_/,,aids ,treatment   
,extension ,act of #bjji 7,public ,law  
#aaa-hg71 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#c7 commends the efforts   
and achievements in combating           
,,hiv_/,,aids made by ,,pepfar1 the     
,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1         
,tuberculosis and ,malaria1 and the     
,joint ,united ,nations ,programme on   
,,hiv_/,,aids2  7#d7 supports continued 
funding for prevention1 care1 and       
treatment services1 and research        
programs for communities impacted by    
,,hiv and people living with ,,hiv in   
the ,united ,states and globally2  7#e7 
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#f7          
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 ,,hiv1 especially in        
communities disproportionately impacted2
  7#g7 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#h7 supports continued   
leadership by the ,united ,states in    
domestic1 bilateral1 multilateral1 and  
private sector efforts to fight ,,hiv2  
7#i7 encourages input from civil society
 in the development and implementation  

of domestic and global ,,hiv policies   
and programs that guide the response2   
7#aj7 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#aa7 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   
,,hiv4