,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#a1 #bjbb,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,sullivan7 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 #bjba1
 an estimated #ch1djj1jjj people were   
living with human immunodeficiency virus
 7,,hiv7 or acquired immunodeficiency   
syndrome 7,,aids71 including #a1gjj1jjj 
children2 ,whereas1 in the ,united      
,states1 more than #ggj1jjj people with 
,,aids have died since the beginning of 
the ,,hiv epidemic1 including over      
#ah1jjj deaths among people with        
diagnosed ,,hiv in #bjbj1 with the      
disease disproportionately affecting    
communities of color2 ,whereas1 in      
#bjbj1 over #cj1jjj people became newly 
diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas communities of color  

are disproportionately affected by ,,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 7,public ,law #aja-cha2 
commonly referred to as the ,ryan ,white
 ,,care ,act7 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 ,states2 ,whereas1 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

 ,,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     
7referred to in this preamble as        
,,pepfar72 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
,,pepfar program remains the largest    
commitment in history by any country to 
combat a single disease2 ,whereas1 as of
 ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 ,,pepfar has    
supported treatment for more than       
#bj1jjj1jjj people1 and has enabled     
#e1ejj1jjj infants of mothers living    
with ,,hiv to be born ,,hiv-free2       
,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjba1 ,,pepfar
 directly supported ,,hiv testing and   
counseling for #fd1gjj1jjj people2      
,whereas the ,global ,fund to ,fight    
,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria was  
launched in #bjjb1 and1 as of #bjba1 has

 helped provide antiretroviral therapy  
to approximately #bc1cjj1jjj people     
living with ,,hiv_/,,aids and to        
#fgj1jjj pregnant women to prevent the  
transmission of ,,hiv_/,,aids to their  
children1 saving an estimated           
#ej1jjj1jjj lives2 ,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 ,whereas1   
with ,united ,states leadership1 global 
partners pledged record amounts to      
combat infectious diseases at the       
seventh replenishment of the ,global    
,fund to ,fight ,,aids in ,september    
#bjbb2 ,whereas considerable progress   
has been made in the fight against      
,,hiv_/,,aids1 including a nearly       
#cj-percent reduction in new ,,hiv      
infections1 an over #ej-percent         
reduction in new ,,hiv infections among 
children1 and an over #de-percent       

reduction in the number of              
,,aids-related deaths between #bjaj and 
#bjbj2 ,whereas approximately           
#bh1gjj1jjj people had access to        
antiretroviral therapy in #bjba1        
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 ,,hiv--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 #a1ejj1jjj new ,,hiv      
infections in #bjba globally1 structural
 barriers continue to make testing and  

treatment programs inaccessible to      
highly vulnerable populations1 and an   
estimated #e1ijj1jjj people living with 
,,hiv globally still do not know their  
,,hiv status2 ,whereas the ,centers for 
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
reports that nearly #ca1jjj people were 
diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united     
,states in #bjbj and #ac percent of the 
#a1bjj1jjj people in the ,united ,states
 living with ,,hiv are not aware of     
their ,,hiv status2 ,whereas men who    
have sex with men 7referred to in this  
preamble as ,,msm71 particularly young  
,,msm of color1 are the population most 
affected by ,,hiv in the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas southern ,states bear 
the greatest burden of ,,hiv in the     
,united ,states1 accounting for #ea     
percent of new infections in #bjah2     
,whereas people living with ,,hiv are   
frequently susceptible to other         
infections1 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      
drugs1 and 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 ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai     
pandemic has placed a significant burden
 on the public health systems across the
 ,united ,states and the globe2 ,whereas
 #bjbc marks the #bjth anniversary of   
the ,,pepfar program1 an initiative     
launched by ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush
 with bi-partisan support that has      
become the primary policy instrument of 
the ,united ,states to address          
,,hiv_/,,aids in the developing world2  
,whereas ,december #a of each year is   
internationally recognized as ,world    
,,aids ,day2 and ,whereas1 in #bjbb1    
commemorations for ,world ,,aids ,day   
recognize that the inequalities which   
perpetuate the ,,aids pandemic are not  

inevitable and that the world can tackle
 them3 ,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
 combating ,,hiv_/,,aids 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#c7 commends the   
efforts and achievements in combating   
,,hiv_/,,aids made by the ,president's  
,emergency ,plan for ,,aids ,relief1 the
 ,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1        
,tuberculosis and ,malaria1 and the     
,joint ,united ,nations ,programme on   

,,hiv_/,,aids2  7#d7 supports efforts to
 end the ,,hiv epidemic in the ,united  
,states and around the world by #bjcj2  
7#e7 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#f7 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#g7 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#h7 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#i7 supports   
continued leadership by the ,united     
,states in domestic1 bilateral1         
multilateral1 and private sector efforts
 to fight ,,hiv2  7#aj7 encourages input
 from civil society in the development  
and implementation of domestic and      
global ,,hiv policies and programs that 
guide the response2  7#aa7 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#ab7 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