III 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 426 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of 
the Minority AIDS Initiative. 
Whereas the Minority AIDS Initiative was established on Oc-
tober 28, 1998, under the leadership of the Congressional 
Black Caucus, to target funds for the awareness, preven-
tion, testing, and treatment of HIV/AIDS toward racial 
and ethnic minority communities and toward community- 
based organizations and health care providers serving 
these communities; 
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Whereas HIV/AIDS is a devastating epidemic that continues 
to spread in communities throughout the United States; 
Whereas there are more than 1,000,000 people living with 
HIV/AIDS in the United States today; 
Whereas there are more than 14,000 AIDS-related deaths 
every year in the United States; 
Whereas approximately 1 in 4 of the people living with HIV/ 
AIDS in the United States do not know they are in-
fected; 
Whereas racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately 
impacted by HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas African-Americans account for about half of new 
AIDS cases, although approximately 13 percent of the 
population as a whole is Black, and the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Afri-
can-Americans accounted for 45 percent of new HIV in-
fections in 2006; 
Whereas Hispanic-Americans account for 19 percent of new 
AIDS cases, although only 15 percent of the population 
as a whole is Hispanic, and the CDC estimates that His-
panic-Americans accounted for 17 percent of new HIV 
infections in 2006; 
Whereas Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders account for 
1 percent of new AIDS cases, and Native Americans and 
Alaskan Natives account for up to 1 percent of new 
AIDS cases; 
Whereas approximately 70 percent of new AIDS cases are ra-
cial and ethnic minorities; 
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Whereas the CDC recently released new estimates of HIV in-
fection, which indicate that approximately 56,300 new 
HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006; 
Whereas these new estimates are approximately 40 percent 
higher than the CDC’s previous estimates of 40,000 new 
infections per year; 
Whereas the CDC’s data confirms that the most severe im-
pact continues to be among gay and bisexual men of all 
races, and Black men and women; 
Whereas the purpose of the Minority AIDS Initiative is to en-
able community based organizations and health care pro-
viders in minority communities to improve their capacity 
to deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV/ 
AIDS care and services; 
Whereas concerned Members of Congress, including members 
of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional 
Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific Amer-
ican Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Conference, 
continue to support the Minority AIDS Initiative; 
Whereas the Minority AIDS Initiative continues to provide 
funding to community-based organizations, research in-
stitutions, minority-serving colleges and universities, 
health care organizations, State and local health depart-
ments, correctional institutions, and other providers of 
health information and services to help such entities ad-
dress the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the minority popu-
lations they serve; 
Whereas Congress codified the Minority AIDS Initiative with-
in the most recent reauthorization of the Ryan White 
CARE Act; 
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HCON 426 RDS 
Whereas the Minority AIDS Initiative fills gaps in HIV/AIDS 
outreach, awareness, prevention, treatment, surveillance, 
and infrastructure across communities of color; and 
Whereas, October 28, 2008, is the 10th anniversary of the 
establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) recognizes and commemorates the 10th an-
niversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS 
Initiative; 
(2) commends the efforts of community-based 
organizations and health care providers in minority 
communities to deliver culturally and linguistically 
appropriate HIV/AIDS care and services within the 
minority populations they serve; 
(3) encourages racial and ethnic minorities and 
all Americans to educate themselves about the pre-
vention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and reduce 
HIV related stigma; 
(4) encourages the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention to appropriately address populations 
significantly impacted by HIV/AIDS not only 
through the Minority AIDS Initiative, but through 
all available programs; and 
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HCON 426 RDS 
(5) supports the continuing efforts of the Mi-
nority AIDS Initiative to stop the spread of HIV/ 
AIDS and urges effective, compassionate treatment 
and care to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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