,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #iee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,mc,clellan 7= h]self1 ,ms4   
,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4    
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,:itesides1 ,ms4     
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4
 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4     
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1  
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,ms4 ,r&all1
 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 & ,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !     
importance ( a cont9u$ commitm5t to end+
 p$iatric ,,hiv_/,,aids worldwide4      

,:]eas approximately #ec p]c5t ( !      
#dj1hjj1jjj p liv+ ) ! human            
immunodefici5cy virus 7,,hiv71 ! pa?og5 
t causes ! acquir$ immune defici5cy     
syndrome 7,,aids71 worldwide are wom5 & 
girls1 & #a1djj1jjj are *ildr5 9 #bjbd2 
,:]eas ,,hiv is a lead+ cause ( dea?    
among wom5 ( *ildbe>+ age worldwide2    
,:]eas ,,aids is a lead+ cause ( dea?   
among adolesc5t girls globally2 ,:]eas  
wom5 ar\nd ! _w rely on ess5tial pr5atal
 & po/natal c>e to provide scre5+ =     
diseases su* z ,,hiv & c>e = _! heal? & 
! heal? ( _! infants2 ,:]eas1 :5        
antiretroviral drugs are us$ z          
prophylaxis1 "m-to-*ild transmission (  
,,hiv c be r$uc$ to less ?an #e p]c5t2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjje1 only #ag p]c5t (       
pregnant & brea/fe$+ wom5 liv+ ) ,,hiv 7
 receiv+ treatm5t & s]vices = prev5tion 
( "m-to-*ild transmission & t numb] rose
 to #hd p]c5t 9 #bjbd2 ,:]eas #de p]c5t 
( new ,,hiv infections globally are     
among wom5 & girls 9 #bjbd2 ,:]eas1     
globally1 #fg p]c5t ( infants born to   

pregnant wom5 liv+ ) ,,hiv receive a    
virologic te/ )9 ! fir/ #b mon?s ( bir?2
 ,:]eas1 )\t treatm5t1 half ( all *ildr5
 ) ,,hiv w die by _! second bir?day1 &  
#hj p]c5t by _! fif? bir?day2 ,:]eas1 9 
#bjah1 ne>ly #ij p]c5t ( pregnant wom5  
liv+ ) ,,hiv 9 ne$ ( ,,hiv s]vices      
worldwide live 9 ,sub-,sah>an ,africa2  
,:]eas #hf p]c5t ( *ildr5 liv+ ) ,,hiv  
are 9 ,sub-,sah>an ,africa2 ,:]eas1     
despite increas$ global & ,unit$ ,/ates 
ef=ts1 an e/imat$ #hc p]c5t ( ! #abj1jjj
 *ildr5 :o become infect$ ) ,,hiv 9     
#bjbd 7 9 ,sub-,sah>an ,africa2 ,:]eas  
progress 9 meet+ ! global #ie-ie-ie     
treatm5t t>gets by #bjcj1 :i* calls =   
#ie p]c5t ( ^? liv+ ) ,,hiv to "k _!    
/atus1 #ie p]c5t ( ^? :o "k _! /atus to 
be on treatm5t1 & #ie p]c5t ( ^? on     
treatm5t to be virally suppress$ &      
su/a9$1 is sl[] among *ildr5 7#fc       
p]c5t-#hg p]c5t-#hf p]c5t7 ?an adults   
7#hg p]c5t-#hi p]c5t-#id p]c5t72 ,:]eas 
#ee p]c5t ( *ildr5 liv+ ) ,,hiv 7 on    
life-sav+ antiretroviral !rapy 9 #bjbd  

comp>$ to #gh p]c5t ( adults globally2  
,:]eas #ge1jjj *ildr5 di$ (             
,,aids-relat$ causes 9 #bjbd2 ,:]eas1 e 
week1 approximately #d1jjj adolesc5t    
girls & "y wom5 ag$ #ae to #bd ye>s     
became infect$ ) ,,hiv globally 9 #bjbc1
 & #c1ajj ( ^! infections occurr$ 9     
,sub-,sah>an ,africa4 ,:]eas rese>*     
ef=ts at ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?
 h l$ to extraord9>y break?r\ghs =      
*ildr5 infect$ ) & at risk = contract+  
,,hiv2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates began     
inve/+ 9 prev5tion ( "m-to-*ild         
transmission 7,,pmtct7 s]vices 9 #bjjb )
 ! ann\ncem5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,int]national ,"m & ,*ild ,,hiv         
,prev5tion ,initiative2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1
 ,! ,global ,alliance to ,end ,,aids 9  
,*ildr5 by #bjcj1 :i* includes          
int]national p>tn]s l ! ,presid5t's     
,em]g5cy ,plan = ,,aids ,relief         
7,,pepf>7 & ! ,global ,fund to ,fight   
,,aids1 ,tub]culosis & ,mal>ia 7,global 
,fund71 0 e/abli%$ to address ! gr[+    
treatm5t gap betwe5 adults & *ildr52    

,:]eas ! fir/ phase ( ! ,global         
,alliance focuses on #ab ( ! mo/ affect$
 c\ntries1 _m ( :om h a*iev$ /rong      
cov]age ( lifelong antiretroviral !rapy 
among pregnant & brea/fe$+ wom5 s9ce !  
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,alliance2 ,:]eas1 9     
,janu>y #bjbd1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates celebrat$
 ! #ba/ anniv]s>y ( ! e/abli%m5t (      
,,pepf>2 ,:]eas1 9 fiscal ye> #bjbc1    
,,pepf> support$ ,,hiv te/+ & c\nsel+ = 
m ?an #ga1ajj1jjj p & s9ce ! program's  
inception ! provision ( antiretroviral  
drug prophylaxis to prev5t "m-to-*ild   
transmission has all[$ ne>ly #e1ejj1jjj 
babies to be born ,,hiv free2 ,:]eas1 9 
#bjbc1 ! ,global ,fund support$ programs
 t provid$ #fie1jjj pregnant wom5 liv+ )
 ,,hiv ) antiretroviral drug prophylaxis
 to prev5t ! transmission ( ,,hiv to _! 
*ildr52 ,:]eas1 9 ,septemb] #bjbe1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate includ$ ! goal ( end+ 
"m-to-*ildr5 transmission ( ,,hiv 9     
sev]al high-burd5 c\ntries 9 its new    
,global ,heal? ,/rategy2 ,:]eas1 ) !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate support = roll\t ( !  

new long-act+ ,,hiv prev5tion drug      
l5acapavir1 wom5 w soon h ! option (    
receiv+ two injections ov] a #a-ye>     
p]iod ( "t to protect !mselves & _!     
*ildr5 f acquir+ ,,hiv across pregnancy1
 labor & deliv]y1 & brea/fe$+2 ,:]eas e 
"m %\ld h ! opportunity to fight = !    
life ( h] *ild2 & ,:]eas e *ild &       
adolesc5t %\ld h access to m$ic9es to   
lead a long & heal?y life3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 recognizes t ! prev5tion ( "m-to-*ild  
transmission ( ,,hiv is critical to     
/opp+ ! spread ( ,,hiv worldwide2  7#b7 
recognizes t ! fight to elim9ate        
p$iatric ,,hiv worldwide has be5 a      
priority area = ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 its   
global ,,aids response = m ?an ov] two  
decades & calls on ?is lead]%ip to      
cont9ue2  7#c7 supports provid+         
adolesc5ts & "y wom5 ) ! evid5ce-bas$   
approa*es necess>y to prev5t new ,,hiv  
infections2  7#d7 supports provid+ wom5 
& *ildr5 ) ,,hiv c\nsel+1 te/+ s]vices1 
& access to new long-act+ prev5tion     

me?ods :]e possible1 & scal+ up access  
to s]vices & m$ic9es t prev5t "m-to-*ild
 transmission ( ,,hiv & ensure pregnant 
wom5 liv+ ) ,,hiv survive & ?rive2  7#e7
 supports scal+ up ( treatm5t = ,,hiv = 
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts includ+ great]      
access to m efficaci\s antiretroviral   
drug regim5s1 age-appropriate s]vices1 &
 support = _! c>egiv]s2  7#f7 supports !
 #d pill>s ( collective action ( !      
,global ,alliance includ+2 7,a7 clos+ ! 
treatm5t gap = pregnant & brea/fe$+     
adolesc5t girls & wom5 liv+ ) ,,hiv &   
optimiz+ cont9uity ( treatm5t2  7,b7    
prev5t+ & detect+ new ,,hiv infections  
among pregnant & brea/fe$+ adolesc5t    
girls & wom52  7,c7 accessible te/+1    
optimiz$ treatm5t1 & compreh5sive c>e = 
infants1 *ildr51 & adolesc5ts expos$ to 
& liv+ ) ,,hiv2 &  7,d7 address+ rights1
 g5d] equality1 & ! social & /ructural  
b>ri]s t h9d] access to s]vices2  7#g7  
applauds ! ,unit$ ,/ates lead]%ip on    
ef=ts to elim9ate new p$iatric ,,hiv    
infections & to scale-up p$iatric       

treatm5t ?r\gh programs & rese>*2  7#h7 
enc\rages ,,pepf> to cont9ue its        
lead]%ip ?r\gh ! creation ( a /&alone   
p$iatric ,,hiv /rategy t is 9 alignm5t  
)-- 7,a7 ! priority actions = *ildr5 z  
def9$ 9 ! /&alone p$iatric ,,aids       
/rategy2 &  7,b7 ! goals ( ! ,global    
,alliance to ,end ,,aids 9 ,*ildr5 by   
#bjcj2 &  7#i7 reaffirms ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 commitm5t to lead ! _w to ! end (      
,,aids1 to elim9ate new p$iatric ,,hiv  
infections worldwide1 & support wom51   
*ildr51 adolesc5ts1 & families infect$ &
 affect$ by ,,hiv4