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Calendar No. 149

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 114

Designating June 22, 1999, as ‘‘National Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day’’.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 9, 1999

Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BOND, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.

DEWINE, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.

HOLLINGS, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. KERRY, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. ROBB, Mr.

MACK, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr. BURNS,

Mr. CLELAND, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. DODD, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. DURBIN,

Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. FRIST, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. GORTON,

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. LOTT, Mr. REID, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. GRAHAM,

Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. KERREY, Mr.

CHAFEE, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BAYH, Mr. CRAIG, Mr.

REED, Mr. NICKLES, and Mr. KOHL) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JUNE 10, 1999

Reported by Mr. HATCH, without amendment; considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating June 22, 1999, as ‘‘National Pediatric AIDS

Awareness Day’’.

Whereas acquired immune deficiency syndrome (referred to

in this resolution as ‘‘AIDS’’) is the 7th leading cause of

death for children in the United States;
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Whereas approximately 15,000 children in the United States

are currently infected with human immunodeficiency

virus (referred to in this resolution as ‘‘HIV’’), the virus

that causes AIDS;

Whereas the number of children who have died from AIDS

worldwide since the AIDS epidemic began has reached

2,700,000;

Whereas it is estimated that an additional 40,000,000 children will die from AIDS by the year 2020;

Whereas perinatal transmission of HIV from mother to child

accounts for 91 percent of pediatric HIV cases;

Whereas studies have demonstrated that the maternal transmission of HIV to an infant decreased from 30 percent

to less than 8 percent after therapeutic intervention was

employed;

Whereas effective drug treatments have decreased the percentage of deaths from AIDS in the United States by 47

percent in both 1998 and 1999;

Whereas the number of children of color infected with HIV

is disproportionate to the national statistics with respect

to all children;

Whereas The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

has been devoted over the past decade to the education,

research, prevention, and elimination of acquired immune

deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and

Whereas the people of the United States should resolve to do

everything possible to control and eliminate this epidemic

that threatens our future generations: Now, therefore, be

it

1 Resolved, That the Senate—
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1 (1) in recognition of all of the individuals who

2 have devoted their time and energy toward combat3 ting the spread and costly effects of acquired im4 mune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, des5 ignates June 22, 1999, as ‘‘National Pediatric AIDS

6 Awareness Day’’; and

7 (2) requests that the President issue a procla8 mation calling on the people of the United States to

9 observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and ac10 tivities.
Calendar No. 149

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 114

RESOLUTION

Designating June 22, 1999, as ‘‘National Pediatric

AIDS Awareness Day’’.

JUNE 10, 1999

Reported without amendment; considered and agreed to