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such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 
through 2026. 
SEC. 7210. HIV/AIDS PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into an 
agreement with any physician, nurse practitioner, or phy-
sician assistant under which— 
(1) the physician, nurse practitioner, or physi-
cian assistant agrees to serve as a medical provider 
for a period of not less than 2 years— 
(A) at a Ryan White-funded or title X- 
funded facility with a critical shortage of doc-
tors (as determined by the Secretary); or 
(B) in an area with a high incidence of 
HIV/AIDS; and 
(2) the Secretary agrees to make payments in 
accordance with subsection (b) on the professional 
education loans of the physician, nurse practitioner, 
or physician assistant. 
(b) MANNER
OF PAYMENTS.—The payments de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be made by the Secretary 
as follows: 
(1) Upon completion by the physician, nurse 
practitioner, or physician assistant for whom the 
payments are to be made of the first year of the 
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service specified in the agreement entered into with 
the Secretary under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall pay 30 percent of the principal of and the in-
terest on the individual’s professional education 
loans. 
(2) Upon completion by the physician, nurse 
practitioner, or physician assistant of the second 
year of such service, the Secretary shall pay another 
30 percent of the principal of and the interest on 
such loans. 
(3) Upon completion by that individual of a 
third year of such service, the Secretary shall pay 
another 25 percent of the principal of and the inter-
est on such loans. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Sub-
part III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.) shall, except as inconsistent 
with this section, apply to the program carried out under 
this section in the same manner and to the same extent 
as such provisions apply to the National Health Service 
Corps loan repayment program. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a re-
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port describing the program carried out under this section, 
including statements regarding the following: 
(1) The number of physicians, nurse practi-
tioners, and physician assistants enrolled in the pro-
gram. 
(2) The number and amount of loan repay-
ments provided through the program. 
(3) The placement location of loan repayment 
recipients at facilities described in subsection (a)(1). 
(4) The default rate on such loans and actions 
required. 
(5) The amount of outstanding default funds 
with respect to such loans. 
(6) To the extent that it can be determined, the 
reason for the default on such a loan. 
(7) The demographics of individuals partici-
pating in the program. 
(8) An evaluation of the overall costs and bene-
fits of the program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ means 
human immunodeficiency virus and acquired im-
mune deficiency syndrome. 
(2) NURSE PRACTITIONER.—The term ‘‘nurse 
practitioner’’ means a registered nurse who has com-
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pleted an accredited graduate degree program in ad-
vanced nurse practice and has successfully passed a 
national certification exam. 
(3) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘‘physician’’ means 
a graduate of a school of medicine who has com-
pleted postgraduate training in general or pediatric 
medicine. 
(4) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT.—The term ‘‘physi-
cian assistant’’ means a medical provider who com-
pleted an accredited physician assistant training pro-
gram and successfully passed the Physician Assist-
ant National Certifying Examination. 
(5) PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
LOAN.—The 
term ‘‘professional education loan’’— 
(A) means a loan that is incurred for the 
cost of attendance (including tuition, other rea-
sonable educational expenses, and reasonable 
living costs) at a school of medicine, nursing, or 
physician assistant training program; and 
(B) includes only the portion of the loan 
that is outstanding on the date the physician, 
nurse practitioner, or physician assistant in-
volved begins the service specified in the agree-
ment under subsection (a). 
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(6) RYAN WHITE-FUNDED.—The term ‘‘Ryan 
White-funded’’ means, with respect to a facility, re-
ceiving funds under title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(8) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘school 
of medicine’’ has the meaning given to that term in 
section 799B of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 295p). 
(9) TITLE X-FUNDED.—The term ‘‘title X-fund-
ed’’ means, with respect to a facility, receiving funds 
under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300 et seq.). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 
through 2026. 
SEC. 7211. DENTAL EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into an 
agreement with any dentist under which— 
(1) the dentist agrees to serve as a dentist for 
a period of not less than 2 years at a facility with 
a critical shortage of dentists (as determined by the 
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Secretary) in an area with a high incidence of HIV/ 
AIDS; and 
(2) the Secretary agrees to make payments in 
accordance with subsection (b) on the dental edu-
cation loans of the dentist. 
(b) MANNER
OF PAYMENTS.—The payments de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be made by the Secretary 
as follows: 
(1) Upon completion by the dentist for whom 
the payments are to be made of the first year of the 
service specified in the agreement entered into with 
the Secretary under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall pay 30 percent of the principal of and the in-
terest on the dental education loans of the dentist. 
(2) Upon completion by the dentist of the sec-
ond year of such service, the Secretary shall pay an-
other 30 percent of the principal of and the interest 
on such loans. 
(3) Upon completion by that individual of a 
third year of such service, the Secretary shall pay 
another 25 percent of the principal of and the inter-
est on such loans. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Sub-
part III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.) shall, except as inconsistent 
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with this section, apply to the program carried out under 
this section in the same manner and to the same extent 
as such provisions apply to the National Health Service 
Corps Loan Repayment Program. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress 
a report describing the program carried out under this sec-
tion, including statements regarding the following: 
(1) The number of dentists enrolled in the pro-
gram. 
(2) The number and amount of loan repay-
ments provided through the program. 
(3) The placement location of loan repayment 
recipients at facilities described in subsection (a)(1). 
(4) The default rate on such loans and actions 
required. 
(5) The amount of outstanding default funds 
with respect to such loans. 
(6) To the extent that it can be determined, the 
reason for the default on such a loan. 
(7) The demographics of individuals partici-
pating in the program. 
(8) An evaluation of the overall costs and bene-
fits of the program. 
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DENTAL
EDUCATION
LOAN.—The term 
‘‘dental education loan’’— 
(A) means a loan that is incurred for the 
cost of attendance (including tuition, other rea-
sonable educational expenses, and reasonable 
living costs) at a school of dentistry; and 
(B) includes only the portion of the loan 
that is outstanding on the date the dentist in-
volved begins the service specified in the agree-
ment under subsection (a). 
(2) DENTIST.—The term ‘‘dentist’’ means a 
graduate of a school of dentistry who has completed 
postgraduate training in general or pediatric den-
tistry. 
(3) HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ means 
human immunodeficiency virus and acquired im-
mune deficiency syndrome. 
(4) SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY.—The term ‘‘school 
of dentistry’’ has the meaning given to that term in 
section 799B of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 295p). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026. 
SEC. 7212. REDUCING NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG IN-
JECTING DRUG USERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that providing sterile syringes and sterilized equip-
ment to injecting drug users substantially reduces risk of 
HIV infection, increases the probability that they will ini-
tiate drug treatment, and does not increase drug use. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may provide grants and technical assist-
ance for the purpose of reducing the rate of HIV infections 
among injecting drug users through a comprehensive 
package of services for such users, including the provision 
of sterile syringes, education and outreach, access to infec-
tious disease testing, overdose prevention, and treatment 
for drug dependence. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 
through 2026. 
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SEC. 7213. REPORT ON IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN VULNER-
ABLE POPULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress and the President an annual report on the im-
pact of HIV/AIDS for racial and ethnic minority commu-
nities, women, and youth aged 24 and younger. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include information on the— 
(1) progress that has been made in reducing 
the impact of HIV/AIDS in such communities; 
(2) opportunities that exist to make additional 
progress in reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS in 
such communities; 
(3) challenges that may impede such additional 
progress; and 
(4) Federal funding necessary to achieve sub-
stantial reductions in HIV/AIDS in racial and ethnic 
minority communities. 
SEC. 7214. NATIONAL HIV/AIDS OBSERVANCE DAYS. 
(a) NATIONAL OBSERVANCE DAYS.—It is the sense 
of Congress that national observance days highlighting the 
impact of HIV on communities of color include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 
(2) National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. 
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(3) National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/ 
AIDS Awareness Day. 
(4) National Native American HIV/AIDS 
Awareness Day. 
(5) National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 
(b) CALL TO ACTION.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the President should call on members of communities 
of color— 
(1) to become involved at the local community 
level in HIV testing, policy, and advocacy; 
(2) to become aware, engaged, and empowered 
on the HIV epidemic within their communities; and 
(3) to urge members of their communities to re-
duce risk factors, practice safe sex and other preven-
tive measures, be tested for HIV, and seek care 
when appropriate. 
SEC. 7215. REVIEW OF ALL FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, 
POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS REGARDING 
THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF INDIVID-
UALS FOR HIV-RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) At present, 32 States and 2 United States 
territories have criminal statutes based on perceived 
exposure to HIV, rather than behaviors motivated by 
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an intent to harm, presenting a significant risk of 
transmission and resulting in actual transmission of 
HIV to another. 11 States have HIV-specific laws 
that make spitting or biting a felony, even though it 
is not possible to transmit HIV via saliva. 24 States 
require persons who are aware that they have HIV 
to disclose their status to sexual partners, regardless 
of whether they are noninfectious. 14 of these 24 
States also require disclosure to needle-sharing part-
ners. 25 States criminalize 1 or more behaviors that 
pose a low or negligible risk for HIV transmission. 
(2) HIV-specific criminal laws are classified as 
felonies in 28 States. In 3 States, a person’s expo-
sure to another to HIV does not subject the person 
to criminal prosecution for that act alone but may 
result in a sentence enhancement. 18 States impose 
sentences of up to 10 years per violation, 7 States 
impose sentences between 11 and 20 years, and 5 
States impose sentences of greater than 20 years. 
(3) When members of the Armed Forces ac-
quire HIV, they are issued orders that require them 
to disclose and use a condom under all cir-
cumstances including when the known risk of trans-
mission is 0. Failure to disclose can result in pros-
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ecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
(UCMJ). 
(4) The number of prosecutions, arrests, and 
instances where HIV-based charges are used to in-
duce plea agreements is unknown. Because State- 
level prosecution and arrest data are not readily 
available in any national legal database, the societal 
impact of these laws may be underestimated and 
most cases that go to trial are not reduced to writ-
ten, published opinions. 
(5) State and Federal criminal law does not 
currently reflect the 4 decades of medical advances 
and discoveries made with regard to transmission 
and treatment of HIV/AIDS. 
(6) According to the CDC, correct and con-
sistent male or female condom use, or adherence to 
a preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen that re-
sults in viral suppression, are very effective in pre-
venting HIV transmission. However, most State 
HIV-specific laws and prosecutions do not treat the 
use of a condom during sexual intercourse or adher-
ence to PrEP as a mitigating factor or evidence that 
the defendant did not intend to transmit HIV. 
(7) Criminal laws and prosecutions do not take 
into account the benefits of effective antiretroviral 
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medications, which suppress the virus to extremely 
low levels and further reduce the already low risk of 
transmitting HIV to near 0. 
(8) In addition to HIV-specific criminal laws, 
general criminal laws are often misused to prosecute 
people based on their HIV status. Although HIV, 
and even AIDS, currently is viewed as a treatable, 
chronic, medical condition, people living with HIV 
have been charged under aggravated assault, at-
tempted murder, and even bioterrorism statutes be-
cause prosecutors, courts, and legislators continue to 
view and characterize the blood, semen, and saliva of 
people living with HIV as a ‘‘deadly weapon’’. 
(9) Multiple peer-reviewed studies demonstrate 
that HIV-specific laws do not reduce risk-taking be-
havior or increase disclosure by people living with or 
at risk of HIV, and there is increasing evidence that 
these laws reduce the willingness to get tested. Fur-
thermore, placing legal responsibility for preventing 
the transmission of HIV and other pathogens that 
can be sexually transmitted exclusively on people di-
agnosed with a sexually transmitted infection under-
mines the public health message that all people are 
responsible for practicing behaviors that protect 
themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted 
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infections. Unfortunately, some State laws create an 
expectation of disclosure work against public health 
communication and discourage risk-reduction meas-
ures that could prevent transmission as a result of 
those who are acutely infected and unaware of their 
status. 
(10) The identity of an individual subject to an 
HIV-based prosecution is broadcast through media 
reports, potentially destroying employment opportu-
nities and relationships and violating the person’s 
right to privacy. 
(11) Individuals who are convicted after an 
HIV-based prosecution often must register as sex of-
fenders even in cases involving consensual sexual ac-
tivity. Their employability is destroyed, and their 
family relationships are fractured. 
(12) The United Nations, including the Joint 
United 
Nations 
Programme 
on 
HIV/AIDS 
(UNAIDS), urges governments to ‘‘limit criminaliza-
tion to cases of intentional transmission’’. This re-
quirement would limit prosecutions to situations 
‘‘where a person knows his or her HIV-positive sta-
tus, acts with the intention to transmit HIV, and 
does in fact transmit it’’. UNAIDS also recommends 
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that criminal law should not be applied to cases 
where there is no significant risk of transmission. 
(13) In 2010, the Federal Government released 
the first ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), 
which addressed HIV-specific criminal laws, stating: 
‘‘While we understand the intent behind these laws, 
they may not have the desired effect and they may 
make people less willing to disclose their status by 
making people feel at even greater risk of discrimi-
nation. In some cases, it may be appropriate for leg-
islators to reconsider whether existing laws continue 
to further the public interest and public health. In 
many instances, the continued existence and enforce-
ment of these types of laws run counter to scientific 
evidence about routes of HIV transmission and may 
undermine the public health goals of promoting HIV 
screening and treatment.’’. The NHAS also states 
that State legislatures should consider reviewing 
HIV-specific criminal statutes to ensure that they 
are consistent with current knowledge of HIV trans-
mission and support public health approaches to pre-
venting and treating HIV. 
(14) The Global Commission on HIV and the 
Law was launched in June 2010 to examine laws 
and practices that criminalize people living with and 
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vulnerable to HIV and to develop evidence-based rec-
ommendations for effective HIV responses. The 
Commission calls for ‘‘governments, civil society and 
international bodies to repeal punitive laws and 
enact laws that facilitate and enable effective re-
sponses to HIV prevention, care and treatment serv-
ices for all who need them’’. The Commission rec-
ommends against the enactment of ‘‘laws that ex-
plicitly criminalize HIV transmission, exposure or 
non-disclosure of HIV status, which are counter-
productive’’. 
(15) In February 2019, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) launched ‘‘End-
ing the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America’’, a new 
initiative with an ambitious goal to end the domestic 
HIV epidemic in 10 years by reducing new cases of 
HIV by 75 percent by 2025 and by 90 percent by 
2030. In this plan, HHS notes that stigma ‘‘can be 
a debilitating barrier preventing people living with, 
or at risk for, HIV from receiving the health care, 
services, and respect they need and deserve’’. Many 
of the States and jurisdictions identified as a pri-
ority for the first 5 years of the plan have stigma- 
based criminal statutes for perceived exposure to 
HIV. These statutes run counter to the goals of this 
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new initiative and stand in the way of ending the do-
mestic HIV epidemic. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LAWS OR REG-
ULATIONS DIRECTED AT PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV.— 
It is the sense of Congress that Federal and State laws, 
policies, and regulations regarding people living with 
HIV— 
(1) should not place unique or additional bur-
dens on such individuals solely as a result of their 
HIV status; and 
(2) should instead demonstrate a public health- 
oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and 
contemporary understanding of— 
(A) the multiple factors that lead to HIV 
transmission; 
(B) the relative risk of demonstrated HIV 
transmission routes; 
(C) the current health implications of liv-
ing with HIV; 
(D) the associated benefits of treatment 
and support services for people living with HIV; 
and 
(E) the impact of punitive HIV-specific 
laws, policies, regulations, and judicial prece-
dents and decisions on public health, on people 
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living with or affected by HIV, and on their 
families and communities. 
(c) REVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS.— 
(1) REVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and the Secretary of Defense 
acting jointly (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘designated officials’’) shall initiate a national 
review of Federal and State laws, policies, regu-
lations, and judicial precedents and decisions 
regarding criminal and related civil commitment 
cases involving people living with HIV/AIDS, 
including the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the 
review under subparagraph (A), the designated 
officials shall seek to include diverse participa-
tion from, and consultation with, each of the 
following: 
(i) Each State. 
(ii) State attorneys general (or their 
representatives). 
(iii) State public health officials (or 
their representatives). 
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(iv) State judicial and court system 
officers, including judges, district attor-
neys, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law 
enforcement, and correctional officers. 
(v) Members of the United States 
Armed Forces, including members of other 
Federal services subject to the UCMJ. 
(vi) People living with HIV/AIDS, 
particularly those who have been subject to 
HIV-related prosecution or who are from 
minority communities whose members have 
been disproportionately subject to HIV- 
specific arrests and prosecution. 
(vii) Legal advocacy and HIV/AIDS 
service organizations that work with people 
living with HIV/AIDS. 
(viii) Nongovernmental health organi-
zations that work on behalf of people living 
with HIV/AIDS, including syringe services 
programs, LGBTQ-focused health organi-
zations, and organizations who serve peo-
ple who engage in sex work. 
(ix) Trade organizations or associa-
tions representing persons or entities de-
scribed in clause (i) through (vii). 
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(C) RELATION
TO
OTHER
REVIEWS.—In 
carrying out the review under subparagraph 
(A), the designated officials may utilize other 
existing reviews of criminal and related civil 
commitment cases involving people living with 
HIV, including any such review conducted by 
any Federal or State agency or any public 
health, legal advocacy, or trade organization or 
association if the designated officials determines 
that such reviews were conducted in accordance 
with the principles set forth in subsection (b). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
initiating the review required by paragraph (1), the 
Attorney General shall transmit to the Congress and 
make publicly available a report containing the re-
sults of the review, which includes the following: 
(A) For each State and for the UCMJ, a 
summary of the relevant laws, policies, regula-
tions, and judicial precedents and decisions re-
garding criminal cases involving people living 
with HIV, including the following: 
(i) A determination of whether such 
laws, policies, regulations, and judicial 
precedents and decisions place any unique 
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or additional burdens upon people living 
with HIV. 
(ii) A determination of whether such 
laws, policies, regulations, and judicial 
precedents and decisions demonstrate a 
public 
health-oriented, 
evidence-based, 
medically accurate, and contemporary un-
derstanding of— 
(I) the multiple factors that lead 
to HIV transmission; 
(II) the relative risk of HIV 
transmission routes, including that a 
person that has an undetectable viral 
load cannot transmit the disease; 
(III) the current health implica-
tions of living with HIV, including 
data disaggregated by race and eth-
nicity; 
(IV) the current status of pro-
viding protection to people who en-
gage in survival sex work against 
whom condom possession has been 
used as evidence to intent to commit 
a crime; 
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(V) States that have the classi-
fication of mandatory sex offenders; 
(VI) the associated benefits of 
treatment and support services for 
people living with HIV; and 
(VII) the impact of punitive 
HIV-specific laws and policies on pub-
lic health, on people living with or af-
fected by HIV, and on their families 
and communities, including people 
who are in abusive, dependent, violent, 
and nonconsensual relationships and 
are unable to both negotiate the use 
of condoms and status disclosure. 
(iii) An analysis of the public health 
and legal implications of such laws, poli-
cies, regulations, and judicial precedents 
and decisions, including an analysis of the 
consequences of having a similar penal 
scheme applied to comparable situations 
involving other communicable diseases. 
(iv) An analysis of the proportionality 
of punishments imposed under HIV-spe-
cific laws, policies, regulations, and judicial 
precedents, taking into consideration pen-
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alties attached to violation of State laws 
against similar degrees of endangerment or 
harm, such as driving while intoxicated or 
transmission of other communicable dis-
eases, or more serious harms, such as ve-
hicular manslaughter offenses. 
(B) An analysis of common elements 
shared between State laws, policies, regulations, 
and judicial precedents. 
(C) A set of best practice recommendations 
directed to State governments, including State 
attorneys general, public health officials, and 
judicial officers, in order to ensure that laws, 
policies, regulations, and judicial precedents re-
garding people living with HIV are in accord-
ance with the principles set forth in subsection 
(b). 
(D) Recommendations for adjustments to 
the UCMJ, including discontinuing the use of a 
service member’s HIV diagnosis as the basis for 
prosecution, enhanced penalties, or discharge 
from military service, in order to ensure that 
laws, policies, regulations, and judicial prece-
dents regarding people living with HIV are in 
accordance with the principles set forth in sub-
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section (b). Such recommendations should in-
clude any necessary and appropriate changes to 
‘‘Orders to Follow Preventative Medicine Re-
quirements’’. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—Within 90 days of the release 
of the report required by paragraph (2), the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting jointly, shall develop and 
publicly release updated guidance for States based 
on the set of best practice recommendations required 
by paragraph (2)(C) in order to assist States dealing 
with criminal and related civil commitment cases re-
garding people living with HIV. 
(4) MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM.— 
Within 60 days of the release of the guidance re-
quired by paragraph (3), the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
jointly, shall establish an integrated monitoring and 
evaluation system which includes, where appropriate, 
objective and quantifiable performance goals and in-
dicators to measure progress toward statewide im-
plementation in each State of the best practice rec-
ommendations required in paragraph (2)(C). 
(5) MODERNIZATION OF FEDERAL LAWS, POLI-
CIES, AND REGULATIONS.—Within 90 days of the 
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release of the report required by paragraph (2), the 
designated officials shall develop and transmit to the 
President and the Congress, and make publicly 
available, such proposals as may be necessary to im-
plement adjustments to Federal laws, policies, or 
regulations, including to the UCMJ, based on the 
recommendations required by paragraph (2)(D), ei-
ther through Executive order or through changes to 
statutory law. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to discourage the prosecution of 
individuals who intentionally transmit or attempt to trans-
mit HIV to another individual. 
(e) NO
ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS
AUTHOR-
IZED.—This section shall not be construed to increase the 
amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appro-
priated for any fiscal year. 
SEC. 7216. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CONDOMS IN PRIS-
ONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION 
OF SEXUAL BARRIER PROTECTION DEVICES IN STATE 
PRISON SYSTEMS.—It is the sense of the Congress that 
States shall allow for the legal distribution of sexual bar-
rier protection devices in State correctional facilities to re-
duce the prevalence and spread of STIs in those facilities. 
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(b) AUTHORITY TO ALLOW COMMUNITY ORGANIZA-
TIONS TO PROVIDE STI COUNSELING, STI PREVENTION 
EDUCATION, AND SEXUAL BARRIER PROTECTION DE-
VICES IN FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.— 
(1) DIRECTIVE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall direct the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Prisons to allow community or-
ganizations to, in accordance with all relevant Fed-
eral laws and regulations that govern visitation in 
Federal correctional facilities— 
(A) distribute sexual barrier protection de-
vices in Federal correctional facilities; and 
(B) engage in STI counseling and STI pre-
vention education in Federal correctional facili-
ties. 
(2) INFORMATION
REQUIREMENT.—Any com-
munity organization permitted to distribute sexual 
barrier protection devices under paragraph (1) shall 
ensure that the individuals to whom the devices are 
distributed are informed about the proper use and 
disposal of sexual barrier protection devices in ac-
cordance with established public health practices. 
Any community organization conducting STI coun-
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(iii) CONSULTATION
AND
SOLICITA-
TION OF PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying 
out clause (i), not less frequently than 
once each fiscal quarter, the Com-
mittee shall consult with the advisory 
council and solicit meaningful public 
comment, particularly from relevant 
stakeholders, on the activities of the 
Committee. 
(II) REQUIREMENTS.—The Com-
mittee shall carry out subclause (I) 
through means including— 
(aa) public notice of a meet-
ing of the Committee occurring 
during the applicable fiscal quar-
ter, which shall include— 
(AA) notice in publica-
tions relevant to environ-
mental justice communities; 
(BB) notification to en-
vironmental justice commu-
nities through direct means, 
such as community centers 
and schools; and 
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