IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 35 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness 
Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2007 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. TOWNS, and Ms. 
KILPATRICK of Michigan) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/ 
AIDS Awareness Day. 
Whereas the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States has 
shifted primarily to the African-American community and 
other communities of color; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) has stated that, at the end of 2005, over 188,000 
African Americans were living with AIDS, representing 
44 percent of all cases in the United States; 
Whereas since the beginning of the epidemic, African Ameri-
cans have accounted for nearly 400,000 or 42 percent of 
the estimated 953,000 AIDS cases diagnosed, and 
through December 2005, an estimated 211,559 African 
Americans with AIDS have died; 
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Whereas the CDC has further stated that, in 2005, African 
Americans accounted for nearly 50 percent of all new 
HIV infections, despite representing only about 12.3 per-
cent of the population (according to the 2000 Census); 
Whereas the CDC estimates that, in 2005, African-American 
women accounted for over 66 percent of all HIV/AIDS 
cases among women, and were 25 times more likely to be 
infected than White women; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that of the over 18,800 people 
under the age of 25 whose diagnosis of HIV/AIDS was 
made during 2001–2004, 61 percent were African Amer-
ican; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that 73 percent of all children 
born to HIV infected mothers in 2004 were African- 
American; 
Whereas the CDC has determined that the leading cause of 
HIV infection among African-American men is sexual 
contact with other men, followed by intravenous drug use 
and heterosexual contact; 
Whereas the CDC has determined that the leading cause of 
HIV infection among African-American women is hetero-
sexual contact, followed by intravenous drug use; 
Whereas in 2002, AIDS was among the top three causes of 
death for African-American men in the age group 25 
through 54, among the top four causes of death for Afri-
can-American women in the age group 25 through 54, 
and the number one cause of death for African-American 
women aged 25 to 34 years; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that, since 1996, African Ameri-
cans have the poorest survival rates of any racial or eth-
nic group diagnosed with AIDS, with 64 percent sur-
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viving after 9 years compared to 65 percent of American 
Indians and Alaska Natives, 72 percent of Hispanics, 74 
percent of Whites, and 81 percent of Asian Pacific Is-
landers; 
Whereas African Americans are diagnosed with AIDS later 
than nonminority counterparts, are confronted with bar-
riers in accessing care and treatment, and due to 
marginalized social status and stigma face higher mor-
bidity and mortality outcomes; 
Whereas in 1998, the Congress and the Clinton Administra-
tion created the National Minority AIDS Initiative to 
help coordinate funding, build capacity, and provide pre-
vention, care, and treatment services within the African- 
American, Hispanic, Asian Pacific Islander, and Native 
American communities; 
Whereas the Minority AIDS Initiative assists with leadership 
development of community-based organizations (CBOs), 
establishes and links provider networks, builds commu-
nity prevention infrastructure, promotes technical assist-
ance among CBOs, and raises awareness among African- 
American communities; 
Whereas on February 23, 2001, the first annual National 
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was organized, with the 
slogan ‘‘Get Educated, Get Involved, Get Tested’’; and 
Whereas February 7 of each year is now recognized as Na-
tional Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
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(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and recognizes the 
seventh anniversary of observing such day; 
(2) encourages State and local governments, in-
cluding their public health agencies, to recognize 
such day, to publicize its importance among their 
communities, and to encourage individuals to under-
go testing for HIV; 
(3) encourages national, State, and local media 
organizations to carry messages in support of Na-
tional Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; 
(4) supports full and equitable funding for the 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization 
Act of 2006; 
(5) applauds the codification of the Minority 
AIDS Initiative within the reauthorization of the 
Ryan White CARE Act; 
(6) supports the appropriate expansion of HIV/ 
AIDS funding under Medicare and Medicaid; 
(7) supports the strengthening of stable Afri-
can-American communities by addressing the need 
for more affordable housing, including the expansion 
of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 
program. 
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(8) supports reducing the impact of incarcer-
ation as a driver of new HIV infections within the 
African-American community by— 
(A) providing voluntary, routine HIV test-
ing of incarcerated persons upon entry and re-
lease; 
(B) making HIV prevention education 
available in correctional facilities; and 
(C) expanding reentry programs to help 
ex-offenders successfully transition back into 
society; 
(9) supports the expansion of effective and com-
prehensive HIV prevention education programs to 
promote the early identification of HIV through vol-
untary routine testing, and to connect those in need 
to treatment and care as early as possible; 
(10) supports reducing the number of HIV in-
fections in the African-American community result-
ing from injection drug use by expanding substance 
abuse prevention programs, drug treatment and re-
covery services, and innovative harm reduction pro-
grams for those who are currently addicted; and 
(11) supports efforts to link those infected with 
HIV to accessible care and treatment options. 
Æ 
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