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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 713 
Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) 
and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commit-
ment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treat-
ment programs is crucial to protecting global health. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2012 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Con-
ference (AIDS 2012) and the sense of the House of 
Representatives that continued commitment by the 
United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and 
treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health. 
Whereas there are currently 33,400,000 people living with 
HIV/AIDS worldwide, and more than 25,000,000 have 
died of AIDS since the first cases were reported in 1981; 
Whereas in the United States, more than 1,000,000 people 
are living with HIV/AIDS and approximately 50,000 in-
dividuals become newly infected with the virus each year; 
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Whereas 1 in 5 individuals living with HIV is unaware of 
their infection, underscoring the need for greater edu-
cation about HIV/AIDS and access to testing; 
Whereas significant disparities persist across diverse commu-
nities and populations with regard to incidence, access to 
treatment, and health outcomes, particularly for men who 
have sex with men (MSM), racial and ethnic minorities, 
women, and young people; 
Whereas societal stigma remains a significant challenge to 
addressing HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas the United States is heavily engaged in both inter-
national and domestic efforts to address the HIV/AIDS 
pandemic, including the President’s Emergency Plan for 
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund to Fight 
AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and Malaria, the Ryan White 
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, 
the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), the Hous-
ing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) Pro-
gram, and AIDS research at the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH); 
Whereas since 1985, the now biennial International AIDS 
Conference has brought together the world’s leading sci-
entists, public health experts, policymakers, community 
leaders, and persons living with HIV/AIDS in order to 
address the major issues facing the global response to 
HIV/AIDS, evaluate recent scientific developments and 
share knowledge, and facilitate a collective strategy for-
ward; 
Whereas 25 years after the III International AIDS Con-
ference was held in Washington, DC, AIDS 2012 will 
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take place from July 22, 2012, through July 27, 2012, 
at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center; 
Whereas the return of the International AIDS Conference to 
Washington, DC, represents a significant victory for pub-
lic health and human rights, following the end of the 
United States misguided HIV travel and immigration ban 
on January 4, 2010, after more than 20 years of advo-
cacy by activists; 
Whereas AIDS 2012, organized by the International AIDS 
Society (IAS), is expected to convene more than 20,000 
delegates from nearly 200 countries, including 2,000 
journalists; 
Whereas the theme of AIDS 2012, ‘‘Turning the Tide To-
gether’’, embodies both the promise and urgency of uti-
lizing recent scientific advances in HIV/AIDS treatment 
and biomedical prevention, continuing research for a HIV 
vaccine and cure, and scaling up effective, evidence-based 
interventions in key settings in order to change the 
course of the HIV/AIDS crisis; 
Whereas AIDS 2012 seeks to engage governments, non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), policymakers, the 
scientific community, the private sector, civil society, the 
media, and people living with HIV/AIDS to more effec-
tively address regional, national, and local responses to 
HIV/AIDS around the world and overcome barriers that 
limit access to prevention, care, and services; and 
Whereas AIDS 2012 is a tremendous opportunity to further 
strengthen the role of the United States in global HIV/ 
AIDS initiatives, re-energize the response to the domestic 
epidemic within the current context of significant global 
economic challenges, and focus particular attention on 
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the devastating impact that HIV is having on different 
communities across the country: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the XIX International AIDS Con-
ference, and the goal of bringing renewed awareness 
of, and commitment to, addressing the HIV/AIDS 
crisis in the United States and abroad; 
(2) recognizes that continued commitment by 
the United States to HIV/AIDS research, preven-
tion, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting 
global health, and that formulating sound public 
health policy, protecting human rights, advancing 
sexual and reproductive health and rights, address-
ing stigma, poverty, and other societal challenges, 
and ensuring accountability are key to overcoming 
HIV/AIDS; 
(3) seeks to work with all stakeholders to pre-
vent the transmission of HIV, increase access to 
testing, treatment, and care, improve health out-
comes for all people living with HIV/AIDS, and fos-
ter greater scientific and programmatic collabora-
tions around the world in order to translate sci-
entific advances and apply best practices to the 
international community’s efforts to end HIV/AIDS; 
(4) commits to helping support a stronger glob-
al response to HIV/AIDS, protecting the rights of 
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people living with HIV/AIDS, and creating an 
‘‘AIDS-free generation’’; and 
(5) encourages the ongoing development of in-
novative therapies and advances in clinical treatment 
for HIV/AIDS in the public and private sectors, in-
cluding new and improved biomedical and behavioral 
prevention strategies, safer, more affordable, more 
accessible, and effective treatment regimens for in-
fected individuals and pre-exposure prophylaxis, and 
research for a HIV vaccine and cure. 
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