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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1964 

To address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2009 

Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Black Clergy 

5 for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Findings. 

Sec. 4. Definitions applicable throughout Act. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 


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Sec. 100. Definition. 

Subtitle A—Office of Minority Health 

Sec. 101. Services to reduce HIV/AIDS in African-American community. 

Subtitle B—Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

Sec. 111. Grants for substance abuse and mental health services to public 

health agencies and faith-based organizations. 

Sec. 112. Services for HIV/AIDS affected youth who are separated from their 

families. 

Subtitle C—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

Sec. 121. Public health intervention and prevention activities. 

Sec. 122. HIV/AIDS prevention and education. 

Sec. 123. Building capacity of communities. 

Sec. 124. National media outreach campaign. 

Subtitle D—National Institutes of Health 

Sec. 131. Research to develop behavioral strategies to reduce transmission of 

HIV/AIDS. 

Sec. 132. Study of biological and behavioral factors. 

Subtitle E—Health Resources and Services Administration 

Sec. 141. Health care professionals treating individuals with HIV/AIDS. 

Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 

Sec. 151. Report on impact of HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community. 

Sec. 152. Study on status of HIV/AIDS epidemic among African-Americans. 

TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 201. Sense of Congress on National Black Clergy HIV/AIDS Awareness 

Sunday. 

Sec. 202. Sense of Congress on Federal agencies with responsibility for preventing, testing for, and treating HIV/AIDS. 

Sec. 203. Sense of Congress on Federal Bureau of Prisons procedures for inmates with HIV. 

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) It has been estimated that more than 

4 1,000,000 people in the United States are living 

5 with HIV/AIDS, and approximately 500,000 of them 

6 are Black. Blacks are 8 times more likely to have 

7 AIDS than their White counterparts. Within the 


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1 Black community, the subpopulation most dispropor2 tionately impacted by HIV/AIDS is Black men who 

3 have sex with men (MSM) with prevalence rates 

4 twice those of White MSM. Black women account 

5 for the majority of new AIDS cases among women 

6 and are 23 times more likely to be living with AIDS 

7 than White women and 4 times more likely than 

8 Latinas. 

9 (2) On October 7–8, 2007, 186 Black clergy, 

10 consisting of Baptist, COGIC, Methodist, Protes11 tant, AME, and Pentecostal, together with, medical, 

12 policy, and AIDS leaders, were brought together by 

13 the National Black Leadership Commission on 

14 AIDS (NBLCA), the oldest and largest Black AIDS 

15 organization of its kind in America, hosted by Time 

16 Warner, Inc., with other foundation support, to par17 ticipate in the National Black Clergy Conclave On 

18 HIV/AIDS Policy. 

19 (3) The attendees included faith leaders across 

20 traditional, mega, and activist churches representing 

21 millions of congregant: the National Medical Asso22 ciation (NMA) representing 30,000 African-Amer23 ican physicians; the National Conference of Black 

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1 sional Black Caucus and key African-American HIV/ 

2 AIDS advocates from across the United States. This 

3 group developed a plan of action that has become 

4 the National Black Clergy for the Elimination of 

5 HIV/AIDS Act to respond to the ‘‘on the ground’’ 

6 emergency in prevention, care, and treatment for 

7 AIDS in Black America. 

8 (4) In August 2007, the NMA, the oldest and 

9 largest organization representing 30,000 African10 American physicians, released a consensus report en11 titled ‘‘Addressing The HIV/AIDS Crisis In The Af12 rican American Community: Fact, Fiction and Pol13 icy’’; and specifically called on the next President of 

14 the United States to declare HIV/AIDS in African15 American communities a public health emergency 

16 and worked with NBLCA to organize clergy to advo17 cate for the specific needs of Black physicians, their 

18 patients, and those at risk in African-American com19 munities; and have pledged to advocate and work 

20 with clergy to develop, execute, and implement these 

21 initiatives as a part of their rightful role of leader22 ship in African-American communities and culture. 

23 (5) The National Conference of Black Mayors 

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1 tives on a local level and to help them to continue 

2 to develop a policy agenda leading to the elimination 

3 of HIV/AIDS. 

4 (6) The National Caucus of Black State Legis5 lators pledged to take the initiatives herein to their 

6 body and develop plans of action for Black State 

7 Legislators to work with local clergy, health depart8 ments, and CBOs to adopt and implement these ini9 tiatives on a national level. 

10 (7) At their April 2008 annual meeting, the 

11 National Policy Alliance (NPA), consisting of the 

12 Joint Center For Political and Economic Studies 

13 (secretariat) and the National Black Caucus of 

14 School Board Members, National Black Caucus of 

15 Local Elected Officials; the Judicial Council of the 

16 National Bar Association; the National Association 

17 of Black County Officials; Blacks in Government 

18 and the CBC; NCBM; WCM, voted unanimously to 

19 support, endorse, and encourage the passage of the 

20 National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/ 

21 AIDS Act and to organize their respective members 

22 to endorse and support the passage of this bill. 

23 (8) The World Conference of Black Mayors has 

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1 tion, and pledged to assist the clergy to take them 

2 internationally. 

3 (9) The National Black Leadership Commission 

4 on AIDS, the Balm in Gilead, and the Black AIDS 

5 Institute have been recognized by the clergy for their 

6 tradition and history of service and will work with 

7 clergy to conduct community and policy develop8 ment, linkages to local departments of health and 

9 other services, infrastructure development, education 

10 media, and fund development activities. 

11 (10) Bishop T.D. Jakes of the Potters House 

12 in Dallas, Texas, and Rev. Calvin O. Butts of the 

13 Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, 

14 and chairman of the National Black Leadership 

15 Commission on AIDS have been recognized as the 

16 organizers of this group and will help guide and lead 

17 the development efforts of fellow clergy through this 

18 process. 

19 (11) The National Conclave on HIV/AIDS for 

20 Black Clergy calls upon the President, Congress, 

21 and corporate America to declare the HIV/AIDS cri22 sis in the African-American community a ‘‘public 

23 health emergency’’. 


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1 (12) The Black clergy will aggressively seek to 

2 have every person under the sphere of their influence 

3 tested for HIV in order to know the person’s status. 

4 (13) The Black clergy will promote HIV/AIDS 

5 awareness to insure that all Black clergy serving in 

6 their denominations and other congregations are 

7 equipped to address issues related to this disease in 

8 a factual and scientifically sound manner. 

9 (14) The Black clergy will use the ABC/D 

10 model as a behavioral guideline for prevention initia11 tives: 

12 (A) A–Abstain. 

13 (B) B–Be Faithful. 

14 (C) C–Use Condoms. 

15 (D) D–Don’t Engage in Risky Behaviors. 

16 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT ACT. 

17 In this Act, the terms ‘‘HIV’’ and ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ have 

18 the meanings given to such terms in section 2688 of the 

19 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–88). 

20 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF 

21 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

22 SEC. 100. DEFINITION. 

23 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec24 retary of Health and Human Services. 


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1 Subtitle A—Office of Minority 

2 Health 

3 SEC. 101. SERVICES TO REDUCE HIV/AIDS IN AFRICAN4 AMERICAN COMMUNITY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of reducing HIV/ 

6 AIDS in the African-American community, the Secretary, 

7 acting through the Director of the Office of Minority 

8 Health, may make grants to public health agencies and 

9 faith-based organizations to conduct— 

10 (1) outreach activities related to HIV/AIDS 

11 prevention and testing activities; 

12 (2) HIV/AIDS prevention activities; and 

13 (3) HIV/AIDS testing activities. 

14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

15 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

16 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

17 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 


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1 Subtitle B—Substance Abuse and 

2 Mental Health Services Admin3 istration 

4 SEC. 111. GRANTS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL 

5 HEALTH SERVICES TO PUBLIC HEALTH 

6 AGENCIES AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZA7 TIONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting though the 

9 Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

10 Services Administration, may make grants to public health 

11 agencies and faith-based organizations to— 

12 (1) conduct HIV/AIDS and sexually trans13 mitted disease outreach, prevention, and testing ac14 tivities that are targeted to the African-American 

15 community; and 

16 (2) in connection with such activities, provide 

17 substance abuse testing and mental health services 

18 to members of such community. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

20 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

21 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

22 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 


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1 SEC. 112. SERVICES FOR HIV/AIDS AFFECTED YOUTH WHO 

2 ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

4 Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

5 Services Administration, may make grants to faith- and 

6 community-based organizations to provide family reunifi7 cation services, mental health counseling, HIV/AIDS and 

8 sexually transmitted disease testing, and substance abuse 

9 testing and treatment to youth who— 

10 (1)(A) have run away from home; 

11 (B) are homeless; or 

12 (C) reside in a detention center or foster care; 

13 and 

14 (2) are HIV positive or at risk for HIV/AIDS, 

15 including young men who have sex with men. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

17 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

18 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

19 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 

20 Subtitle C—Centers for Disease 

21 Control and Prevention 

22 SEC. 121. PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION AND PREVEN23 TION ACTIVITIES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of reducing HIV/ 

25 AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and 

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1 retary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Dis2 ease Control and Prevention, may make grants to faith3 based organizations for public health intervention and pre4 vention activities, including the use of rapid testing in tra5 ditional and nontraditional settings to increase the num6 ber of individuals who know their status at the point of 

7 care and are put into treatment. 

8 (b) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, the 

9 Secretary shall encourage grantees to enter into partner10 ships with public health agencies. 

11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

12 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

13 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

14 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 

15 SEC. 122. HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. 

16 (a) PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, acting 

17 through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 

18 and Prevention, shall expand and intensify HIV/AIDS 

19 prevention activities in African-American communities. 

20 Such activities— 

21 (1) shall be targeted to specific populations; 

22 (2) shall be comprehensive and accurately based 

23 on science and research; 

24 (3) shall include information on abstinence, the 

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1 tected sex, and the value of sexual delay particularly 

2 among young adolescents and teenagers. 

3 (b) EDUCATION.—The Secretary, acting through the 

4 Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven5 tion, shall expand and intensify HIV/AIDS educational ac6 tivities targeting Black women, youth, and men who have 

7 sex with men. 

8 (c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

9 this section in coordination with public schools of all levels, 

10 Black organizations, historically Black colleges and uni11 versities, and faith-based organizations and institutions. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

13 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

14 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

15 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 

16 SEC. 123. BUILDING CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

18 Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven19 tion, shall expand funding to eligible entities to build the 

20 capacity of African-American communities to respond to 

21 HIV/AIDS. 

22 (b) EMPHASIS.—In carrying out this section, the Sec23 retary shall emphasize the provision of funding for policy 

24 development, education, technical assistance, and train25 ing— 


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1 (1) to national and local faith-based organiza2 tions; and 

3 (2) to organizations such as the National Black 

4 Leadership Commission on AIDS, the Black AIDS 

5 Institute, the Balm In Gilead, the Institute of 

6 Church Administration and Management of the 

7 Interdenominational Theological Center, and histori8 cally Black colleges and universities. 

9 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 

10 entity’’ means a national or community-based organization 

11 with a history and tradition of service to African-American 

12 communities. 

13 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

14 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

15 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

16 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 

17 SEC. 124. NATIONAL MEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

19 Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven20 tion, shall implement a national media outreach campaign 

21 that urges all sexually active individuals to be tested for 

22 and know their HIV/AIDS status. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The national media outreach 

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1 (1) be science-driven and targeted to African2 American men, women, and youth; and 

3 (2) give special emphasis to Black women and 

4 men who have sex with men. 

5 (c) COORDINATION; CONSULTATION.—The Secretary 

6 shall carry out this section— 

7 (1) in coordination with Black media outlets for 

8 print, electronic, and Web-based media and Black 

9 media associations, including the National Associa10 tion of Black Owned Broadcasters and the National 

11 Newspaper Publishers Association; and 

12 (2) in consultation with an advisory board in13 cluding representatives of the National Medical As14 sociation, faith leaders, elected and appointed offi15 cials, social marketing experts, and business and 

16 community stakeholders. 

17 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

18 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

19 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

20 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 


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1 Subtitle D—National Institutes of 

2 Health 

3 SEC. 131. RESEARCH TO DEVELOP BEHAVIORAL STRATE4 GIES TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF HIV/ 

5 AIDS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

7 Director of the National Institutes of Health, may conduct 

8 or support culturally competent research to develop evi9 dence-based behavioral strategies to reduce the trans10 mission of HIV/AIDS within the African-American com11 munity. 

12 (b) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this section, the Sec13 retary shall prioritize research that focuses on populations 

14 within the African-American community that are at in15 creased risk for HIV/AIDS, including— 

16 (1) men who have sex with men; and 

17 (2) women. 

18 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

19 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

20 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

21 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 


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1 SEC. 132. STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL FAC2 TORS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

4 Director of the National Center on Minority Health and 

5 Health Disparities, may make grants for— 

6 (1) the study of biological and behavioral fac7 tors that lead to increased HIV/AIDS prevalence in 

8 the African-American community, to be conducted 

9 by researchers with a history and tradition of service 

10 to Black communities; and 

11 (2) behavioral and structural network research 

12 and interventions, in collaboration with other insti13 tutes and centers of the National Institutes of 

14 Health, indigenous faith and national and commu15 nity-based organizations with a history and tradition 

16 of conducting such research for Black communities, 

17 with a special emphasis on Black women and Black 

18 men who have sex with men. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

20 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

21 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 

22 be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 


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1 Subtitle E—Health Resources and 

2 Services Administration 

3 SEC. 141. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TREATING INDI4 VIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS. 

5 Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘Subpart 3—Health Care Professionals Treating 

9 Individuals With HIV/AIDS 

10 ‘‘SEC. 175. BETTER CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

12 the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 

13 Administration and in consultation with the African14 American church community, may award grants for any 

15 of the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) Development of curricula for training pri17 mary care providers in HIV/AIDS prevention and 

18 care. 

19 ‘‘(2) Training health care professionals with ex20 pertise in HIV/AIDS to provide care to individuals 

21 with HIV/AIDS. 

22 ‘‘(3) Development by grant recipients under 

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1 sis on treatment to African-Americans and children 

2 with HIV/AIDS. 

3 ‘‘(4) Development and implementation of pro4 grams to increase the use of telemedicine to respond 

5 to HIV/AIDS-specific health care needs in rural and 

6 minority communities, with particular emphasis 

7 given to medically underserved communities and the 

8 southern States. 

9 ‘‘(5) Creation of faith- and community-based 

10 certification programs for providers in HIV/AIDS 

11 care and support services. 

12 ‘‘(6) Establishment of comfort care centers that 

13 provide mental, emotional, and psycho-social coun14 seling for people with HIV/AIDS and implement ad15 ditional protocols to be carried out in the centers 

16 that address the needs of children and young adults 

17 who are infected with the disease and are 

18 transitioning from childhood to adulthood. 

19 ‘‘(7) Incentive payments to health care pro20 viders supported by the Health Resources and Serv21 ices Administration to implement HIV/AIDS testing 

22 consistent with the guidelines issued in 2006 by the 

23 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled 

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1 Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in 

2 Health-Care Settings’. 

3 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘HIV/ 

4 AIDS’ has the meaning given to such term in section 

5 2688. 

6 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

7 carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro8 priated $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums 

9 as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.’’. 

10 Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 

11 SEC. 151. REPORT ON IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN THE AFRI12 CAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

14 Congress and the President an annual report on the im15 pact of HIV/AIDS in the African-American community. 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

17 shall include information on the— 

18 (1) progress that has been made in reducing 

19 the impact of HIV/AIDS in such community; 

20 (2) opportunities that exist to make additional 

21 progress in reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS in 

22 such community; 

23 (3) challenges that may impede such additional 

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1 (4) Federal funding necessary to achieve sub2 stantial reductions in HIV/AIDS in the African3 American community. 

4 SEC. 152. STUDY ON STATUS OF HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC AMONG 

5 AFRICAN-AMERICANS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

7 Human Services shall— 

8 (1) seek to enter into an agreement with the In9 stitute of Medicine to document, in collaboration 

10 with the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute 

11 and other Black policy organizations, all aspects of 

12 the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African-Americans, 

13 including the role that historical racial or ethnic bar14 riers play in sustaining the epidemic among African15 Americans; 

16 (2) submit a report to the President, the Direc17 tor of the Office of National AIDS Policy Coordina18 tion, the Director of the White House Domestic Pol19 icy Council, the Director of White House Office of 

20 Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, key 

21 Federal agencies, and the relevant committees of the 

22 Congress on the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic 

23 among African-Americans in the United States; and 

24 (3) include in such report— 


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1 (A) specific recommendations on the imple2 mentation of Federal policies to reduce the bur3 den of HIV/AIDS in the African-American com4 munity; and 

5 (B) a special focus on the Black clergy and 

6 the church as a unique resource in the African7 American community. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 

10 there is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 

11 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

12 (2) SPECIAL RULE.—Of the amount of funds 

13 appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal 

14 year— 

15 (A) 45 percent shall be allocated to the In16 stitutes of Medicine pursuant to the agreement 

17 entered into under subsection (a)(1); 

18 (B) 45 percent shall be allocated to the W. 

19 Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute pursu20 ant to such agreement; and 

21 (C) 10 percent shall be allocated for ad22 ministrative costs and other activities under 

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1 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL BLACK CLER3 GY HIV/AIDS AWARENESS SUNDAY. 

4 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

5 (1) there should be established a National 

6 Black Clergy HIV/AIDS Awareness Sunday on 

7 which the Congress and the President call on mem8 bers of the Black clergy— 

9 (A) to become involved at the local commu10 nity level in HIV/AIDS testing, policy, and ad11 vocacy; 

12 (B) to discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic 

13 with their congregations and the community at14 large; and 

15 (C) to urge members of their congregations 

16 to reduce risk factors, practice safe sex and 

17 other preventive measures, be tested for HIV/ 

18 AIDS, and seek care when appropriate; and 

19 (2) an appropriate Sunday should be selected 

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1 SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEDERAL AGENCIES 

2 WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVENTING, 

3 TESTING FOR, AND TREATING HIV/AIDS. 

4 It is the sense of the Congress that all Federal agen5 cies with a responsibility for preventing, testing for, and 

6 treating HIV/AIDS should— 

7 (1) adopt policies for prevention, testing, and 

8 treatment that are consistent with the guidelines 

9 issued in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control 

10 and Prevention, entitled ‘‘Revised Recommendations 

11 for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Preg12 nant Women in Health-Care Settings’’; and 

13 (2) begin a systemic, aggressive approach to im14 plementing voluntary, routine testing as part of all 

15 health exams, including in emergency rooms, clinics, 

16 and private physician offices. 

17 SEC. 203. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF 

18 PRISONS PROCEDURES FOR INMATES WITH 

19 HIV. 

20 It is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Bu21 reau of Prisons should implement procedures for— 

22 (1) voluntary HIV testing as a routine compo23 nent of inmate care; and 

24 (2) referral to care as a routine component of 

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1 ing referral to community-based care and faith-based 

2 institutions. 

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