IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 749 
Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2012 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
MORAN, Ms. WATERS, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 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 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, according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations 
Programme on HIV/AIDS, there are approximately 
33,400,000 people living with HIV worldwide, and nearly 
30,000,000 people have died of AIDS since the first 
cases were reported in 1981; 
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Whereas, in the United States, more than 1,000,000 people 
are living with HIV and approximately 50,000 people be-
come newly infected with the virus each year; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1 in 5 individuals living with HIV is unaware 
of the infection, underscoring the need for greater edu-
cation about HIV/AIDS and access to testing; 
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— 
(1) the United States President’s Emergency Plan 
for AIDS Relief (commonly known as ‘‘PEPFAR’’); 
(2) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
and Malaria; 
(3) title XXIV of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300dd et seq.) (originally enacted as part of the 
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–381; 104 Stat. 576)); 
(4) State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs; 
(5) the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and 
(6) AIDS research at the National Institutes of 
Health and other agencies; 
Whereas, since 1985, the now biennial International AIDS 
Conference has brought together leading scientists, public 
health experts, policymakers, community leaders, and in-
dividuals living with HIV/AIDS from around the world to 
enhance the global response to HIV/AIDS, evaluate re-
cent scientific developments, share knowledge, and facili-
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tate a collective strategy to combat the HIV/AIDS pan-
demic; 
Whereas, in 2008, Congress passed and the President signed 
into law the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United 
States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–293; 122 Stat. 2918); 
Whereas taxpayers in the United States have paid more than 
$45,000,000,000 through PEPFAR and the Global Fund 
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, which have 
enjoyed broad bipartisan support in Congress; 
Whereas, 25 years after the III International AIDS Con-
ference was held in Washington, DC, the XIX Inter-
national AIDS Conference (referred to in this preamble 
as ‘‘AIDS 2012’’) will take place from July 22, 2012, 
through July 27, 2012, at the Walter E. Washington 
Convention Center, in Washington, DC; 
Whereas AIDS 2012, organized by the International AIDS 
Society, is expected to convene more than 20,000 dele-
gates, including 2,000 journalists, from nearly 200 coun-
tries; 
Whereas the theme of AIDS 2012, ‘‘Turning the Tide To-
gether’’, embodies the promise and urgency of utilizing 
recent scientific advances in HIV/AIDS treatment and 
biomedical prevention, continuing research for an HIV 
vaccine and cure, and increasing effective, evidence-based 
interventions in key settings to change the course of the 
HIV/AIDS crisis; 
Whereas AIDS 2012 seeks to engage governments, non-
governmental organizations, policymakers, the scientific 
community, the private sector, civil society, faith-based 
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organizations, the media, and people living with HIV/ 
AIDS to more effectively address regional, national, and 
local responses to HIV/AIDS around the world and over-
come barriers that limit access to preventative care, 
treatment, and other services; and 
Whereas AIDS 2012 is a tremendous opportunity to 
strengthen the role of the United States in global HIV/ 
AIDS initiatives within the context of significant global 
economic challenges, reenergize the response to the do-
mestic epidemic, and focus particular attention on the 
devastating impact of HIV/AIDS that continues in the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the XIX International AIDS Con-
ference and the goal of renewing awareness of, and 
commitment to, addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in 
the United States and abroad; 
(2) recognizes that continued HIV/AIDS re-
search, prevention, and treatment programs are cru-
cial to improving global health; 
(3) understands that the key to overcoming 
HIV/AIDS includes efforts to formulate sound pub-
lic health policy, protect human rights, address the 
needs of women and girls, direct effective program-
ming toward the populations at the highest risk of 
infection, ensure accountability, and combat stigma, 
poverty, and other social challenges related to HIV/ 
AIDS; 
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