,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#b1 #bjbe,mr4 ,booker 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
 #bjbd1 an estimated #dj1hjj1jjj people 
were living with human immunodeficiency 
virus 7referred to in this preamble as  
,,hiv7 or acquired immunodeficiency     
syndrome 7referred to in this preamble  
as ,,aids71 including #a1djj1jjj        
children2 ,whereas1 in the ,united      
,states1 more than #gij1jjj people with 
,,aids have died since the beginning of 
the ,,hiv epidemic1 including over      
#ai1cjj deaths among people with        
diagnosed ,,hiv in #bjbb1 with the      
disease disproportionately affecting    
communities of color2 ,whereas1 in      
#bjbc1 over #ci1jjj people became newly 
diagnosed with ,,hiv in the ,united     

,states2 ,whereas1 while all races and  
ethnicities are affected by ,,hiv in the
 ,united ,states1 communities of color  
are disproportionately impacted2        
,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 #ajd ,stat4 #egf7 7commonly  
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 and
 ,,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 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 and ,,aids     
epidemic1 in #bjjc1 ,congress and the   
administration of ,president ,george ,w4
 ,bush1 with bipartisan support1 created
 the ,president's ,emergency ,plan for  
,,aids ,relief 7referred to in this     
preamble as ,,pepfar71 which for more   
than #b decades has served as the       
primary policy instrument of the ,united
 ,states to address ,,hiv and ,,aids in 
the developing world2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,,pepfar program remains
 the largest commitment in history by   
any country to combat a single disease2 
,whereas #bf1jjj1jjj lives have been    
saved through ,,pepfar2 ,whereas1 as of 
,september #cj1 #bjbd1 ,,pepfar has     
supported treatment for approximately   

#bj1fjj1jjj people and has enabled      
#g1hjj1jjj infants of mothers living    
with ,,hiv to be born ,,hiv-free2       
,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjbd1 ,,pepfar
 directly supported testing and         
counseling for #hd1ajj1jjj people2      
,whereas the ,global ,fund to ,fight    
,,aids1 ,tuberculosis and ,malaria1     
launched in #bjjb1 has helped provide   
antiretroviral therapy to approximately 
#be1fjj1jjj people living with ,,hiv or 
,,aids and to #fdh1jjj pregnant women to
 prevent the transmission of ,,hiv and  
,,aids to their children and1 as of     
#bjbe1 has saved an estimated           
#gj1jjj1jjj 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 ,whereas    
considerable progress has been made in  
the fight against ,,hiv and ,,aids1     
including an approximately #dj-percent  

reduction in new ,,hiv transmissions1 an
 approximately #fj-percent reduction in 
new ,,hiv infections among children1 and
 a reduction of over #ej percent in the 
number of ,,aids-related deaths between 
#bjaj and #bjbd2 ,whereas approximately 
#ca1fjj1jjj people had access to        
antiretroviral therapy in #bjbd1        
compared to only #g1gjj1jjj people who  
had access to such therapy in #bjaj2    
,whereas research funded by the         
,national ,institutes of ,health found  
not only that ,,hiv treatment 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 ,whereas1 in #bjbd1 

there were approximately #a1cjj1jjj new 
,,hiv diagnoses globally1 structural    
barriers continue to make testing and   
treatment programs inaccessible to      
highly vulnerable populations1 and an   
estimated #e1cjj1jjj people living with 
,,hiv globally still do not know their  
,,hiv status2 ,whereas children living  
with ,,hiv are significantly less likely
 than adults to know their ,,hiv status1
 and1 as a result1 are prevented from   
accessing life-saving treatment2        
,whereas the ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention reports that   
over #ci1jjj people were diagnosed with 
,,hiv in the ,united ,states in #bjbc1  
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 #eb percent of  
all diagnoses in #bjbb2 ,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 services for 
,,hiv prevention and treatment and      
substance use disorder treatment are    
limited2 ,whereas ,december #a of each  
year is internationally recognized as   
,world ,,aids ,day2 and ,whereas1 in    
#bjbe1 commemorations for ,world ,,aids 
,day will recognize the essential role  
of community and collective action to   
sustain and accelerate ,,hiv progress in
 the global ,,hiv and ,,aids response3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the goals and   

ideals of ,world ,,aids ,day1 including 
the goal to achieve #j new human        
immunodeficiency virus 7referred to in  
this resolution as ,,hiv7 transmissions1
 #j discrimination1 and #j deaths       
related to acquired immunodeficiency    
syndrome 7referred to in this resolution
 as ,,aids72  7#b7 commends the efforts 
and achievements in combating ,,hiv and 
,,aids through the ,ryan ,white         
,comprehensive ,,aids ,resources        
,emergency ,act 7,public ,law #aja-cha2 
#ajd ,stat4 #egf71 the ,ryan ,white     
,,hiv_/,,aids ,treatment ,extension ,act
 of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-hg2 #abc   
,stat4 #bhhe71 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   
achievements in combating ,,hiv and     

,,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 services
 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 testing and antiretroviral  
treatment programs1 including efforts to
 reduce growing disparities and improve 
access to life-saving medications for   
children2  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 impacted 
by the disease2  7#h7 calls for greater 
focus on ,,hiv-related vulnerabilities  
of women and girls1 including women and 
girls at risk for1 or who have survived1
 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 response to the disease2      
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 and    
,,aids by those countries2 and  7#ab7   
urges other members of the international

 community to sustain and scale up their
 support for1 and financial             
contributions to1 efforts around the    
world to combat ,,hiv4