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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 104 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness 

Day. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 22, 2013 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. LAUTENBERG) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV 

& AIDS Awareness Day. 

Whereas, more than 30 years into the epidemic, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the 

United States more than 1,100,000 people are living with 

HIV, and every year approximately 50,000 people acquire 

HIV; 

Whereas 1 in 4 new HIV infections occurs among young people between the ages of 13 and 24, accounting for approximately 1,000 new cases every month; 

Whereas 60 percent of HIV positive youth do not know that 

they carry the HIV virus; 

Whereas there are approximately 76,400 young people living 

with HIV; 


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Whereas African-American youth bear a disproportionate 

burden of the epidemic, representing 60 percent of new 

infections in young people; 

Whereas new HIV infections among 13- to 29-year-old African-American men who have sex with men increased 48 

percent from 2006 to 2009; 

Whereas the Division of Adolescent and School Health is the 

only Federal program supporting HIV prevention for 

adolescents in schools; 

Whereas the largest Federal program dedicated to providing 

care and treatment for people living with HIV was named 

after Ryan White, a teenager from Indiana who helped 

educate the people of the United States about HIV and 

AIDS in the 1980s; 

Whereas the Ryan White Part D Program is one of the national efforts to link HIV positive youth to medical care 

and support services; 

Whereas the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 

U.S.C. 18001 et seq.) includes many provisions that benefit young people and help achieve the goal of an AIDSfree generation, including funding for sex education to 

help ensure that every young person in the United States 

is educated about HIV/AIDS, a prohibition against denying people living with HIV access to health care, HIV 

testing for women without a co-pay, and expanded access 

to Medicaid which will help more HIV-positive youth receive care; and 

Whereas April 10 of each year is now recognized as National 

Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

2 Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day; 

3 (2) encourages State and local governments, in4 cluding public health agencies, education agencies, 

5 schools, and media organizations to recognize and 

6 support such a day; 

7 (3) promotes effective and comprehensive HIV 

8 prevention education programs both in and out of 

9 schools as a tool to ensure that all people in the 

10 United States are educated about HIV, as called for 

11 in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy; 

12 (4) urges youth-friendly and accessible health 

13 care services to better provide for the early identi14 fication of HIV through voluntary routine testing, 

15 and to connect those in need to clinically and cul16 turally appropriate care and treatment as early as 

17 possible; 

18 (5) commends the work of AIDS service organi19 zations, community and faith-based organizations, 

20 and school-based health centers that are providing 

21 youth-friendly and effective prevention, treatment, 

22 care, and support services to young people living 

23 with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS; 

24 (6) recognizes the importance of interventions 

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1 ple to living healthy lives, including accessible health 

2 care, safe and inclusive schools and communities, 

3 family acceptance, secure housing, excellent edu4 cation, employment and legal protections, and pov5 erty reduction initiatives; and 

6 (7) prioritizes youth leadership and develop7 ment in order to ensure the involvement of youths 

8 in decisions that impact their health and well-being 

9 and to provide the next generation of HIV/AIDS 

10 doctors, advocates, educators, researchers, and other 

11 professionals, as a necessary means to achieving an 

12 AIDS-free generation. 

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