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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 265 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MURPHY of 
Connecticut, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. MEEKS of New 
York, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. ISRAEL, 
Mr. RUSH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. STARK, and Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. 
Whereas globally, the Joint United Nations Programme on 
HIV/AIDS (‘‘UNAIDS’’) estimates that since the identi-
fication of AIDS in 1981, about 65,000,000 people have 
been infected with HIV, and more than 25,000,000 peo-
ple have died of AIDS; 
Whereas UNAIDS estimated that at the end of 2007, the 
AIDS pandemic had killed 2,100,000 people while 
33,200,000 people were living with HIV worldwide and of 
whom 2,500,000 people were newly infected; 
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Whereas UNAIDS estimates that in 2007, 330,000 children 
under the age of 15 died from AIDS, while 2,500,000 
children were living with HIV, 90 percent of whom reside 
in Sub-Saharan Africa; 
Whereas UNAIDS estimates that each day 1,800 children 
under the age of 15 become newly infected with HIV and 
only 8 percent of pregnant women worldwide receive serv-
ices to prevent HIV transmission to their newborns; 
Whereas globally, women are facing rising incidence rates, ac-
counting for 15,400,000 infections and half of the adult 
population living with HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas developing countries continue to bear the brunt of 
the AIDS pandemic with Sub-Saharan Africa serving as 
the home of 68 percent of all adults and children living 
with HIV, 60 percent are women and girls; 
Whereas in the United States, the Center for Disease Control 
and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) estimates that over one million 
people are living with HIV/AIDS, of whom 25 percent do 
not know they are infected; 
Whereas despite the fact that African-Americans comprise 
approximately 13 percent of the American population, the 
CDC estimates that in 2005 they accounted for 44 per-
cent of all persons living with AIDS and 49 percent of 
the estimated 37,331 new HIV/AIDS diagnosis; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that in 2005 women represented 
26 percent of all new HIV/AIDS infections with African- 
American women 25 times more likely to be infected than 
white women and accounting for 64 percent of all women 
living with HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas according to the CDC, in 2005, 4,883 people age 
13–24 were newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, with Afri-
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can-Americans disproportionately affected and accounting 
for 55 percent of all HIV infections reported among 
young persons; 
Whereas in order to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 
United States, in 2006 the Ryan White CARE Act was 
reauthorized as the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment 
Modernization Act, making Federal funds available to 
United States metropolitan areas, States, and service 
providers to assist affected families and persons living 
with HIV/AIDS with healthcare and support services; 
Whereas to further focus attention on the HIV/AIDS epi-
demic among minority communities in the United States, 
in 1998, Congress and the Clinton administration created 
the Minority AIDS Initiative to provide funds to State 
and local institutions and organization to best serve the 
healthcare costs and support needs of racial and ethnic 
minorities living with HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, in 2000, 
Congress passed the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Re-
lief Act, providing the first contribution and the founding 
framework for what became the Global Fund to Fight 
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, which provides grants 
to developing countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuber-
culosis, and malaria; 
Whereas since the Global Fund was created in 2002 donors 
have pledged more than $10,000,000,000 in funding, of 
which $3,000,000,000 has been donated by the United 
States; 
Whereas as of mid-2007, the Global Fund has supported 
treatment to over 1,100,000 people for HIV/AIDS, di-
rectly observed treatment (‘‘DOTS’’) to 2,800,000 people 
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for tuberculosis, and over 30,000,000 insecticide treated 
bednets to fight malaria; 
Whereas in order to further address the global HIV/AIDS 
epidemic, in 2003, Congress authorized the President’s 
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (‘‘PEPFAR’’) to au-
thorize $15,000,000,000 over 5 years to combat the glob-
al AIDS epidemic in 15 focus countries, the largest pub-
lic health initiative in history launched by a single coun-
try to fight a single disease; 
Whereas, between fiscal years 2004 and 2008, PEPFAR pro-
grams aim to support care for 10,000,000 HIV-affected 
people, including children orphaned by AIDS; support the 
prevention of 7,000,000 new HIV infections; and help 
2,000,000 people receive antiretroviral treatment; 
Whereas, between fiscal years 2004 and 2007, Congress pro-
vided nearly $13,500,000,000 for U.S. global HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria programs; 
Whereas of March 31, 2007, PEPFAR has supported the 
treatment of 1,100,000 people and as of September 
2006, has supported the prevention of mother-to-child 
HIV transmission during more than 6,000,000 preg-
nancies and has facilitated care for nearly 4,500,000 peo-
ple, including more than 2,000,000 orphans and vulner-
able children; 
Whereas, in 2001, representatives and heads of state of 189 
countries, including the United States, convened at the 
first-ever Special Session of the United Nations General 
Assembly on HIV/AIDS and unanimously adopted the 
Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas the UN Declaration of Commitment outlines preven-
tion, treatment, and funding methods for achieving the 
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