I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4633 
To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services the 
position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator in order to 
coordinate the provision of certain services to individuals with HIV dis-
ease who have been displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
Rita, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2005 
Ms. LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish within the Department of Health and Human 
Services the position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response 
Coordinator in order to coordinate the provision of cer-
tain services to individuals with HIV disease who have 
been displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HIV/AIDS Emergency 
Hurricane Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF HIV/AIDS EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE COORDINATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Service 
(referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall appoint 
an individual to serve in a position within the Department 
of Health and Human Services to be known as the HIV/ 
AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator (referred to in 
this Act as the ‘‘Coordinator’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE 
INDIVIDUALS.—The Coordinator shall be responsible 
for coordinating the provision, under Federal pro-
grams, of services described in paragraph (2) to in-
dividuals who— 
(A) are living with HIV disease; 
(B) are residents, or were residents at the 
time of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, in 
a geographic area for which, by reason of such 
Hurricane, a presidential declaration of major 
disaster was issued under section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act; and
(C) have been displaced by such Hurricane 
or have been unable to access services described 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) COVERED SERVICES.—The services referred 
to in paragraph (1) are comprehensive medical care 
and treatment, including housing, case management, 
dental care, mental health therapy, psychosocial sup-
port, drug and alcohol treatment, and other sup-
portive services. 
(3) CERTAIN
PROGRAMS.—The Federal pro-
grams referred to in paragraph (1) include title 
XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (relating to 
the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources 
Emergency Act of 1990) and the Housing Opportu-
nities for Persons With AIDS program. 
(4) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—In addition to car-
rying out paragraph (1), the Coordinator shall carry 
out the duties established for the Coordinator in sec-
tions 3 through 8. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Coordinator shall consult with— 
(A) the agencies of the Public Health Serv-
ice, including the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration, the Office of Minority 
Health, the National Center on Minority Health
and Health Disparities, and the Office of AIDS 
Research; 
(B) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
(C) the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and 
(D) State and local governments. 
SEC. 3. AWARDS FOR SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Coordinator and in consultation with the Administrator of 
the Health Resources and Services Administration and the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall make 
awards of grants or cooperative agreements to public and 
nonprofit private entities that— 
(1) have experience in providing covered serv-
ices to eligible individuals; or 
(2) have received or are eligible to receive, di-
rectly or indirectly, funding from the Federal gov-
ernment under title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act or the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons With AIDS program. 
(b) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—With respect to awards 
under subsection (a):