IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 308 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness 
Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2019 
Ms. LEE of California submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV 
& AIDS Awareness Day. 
Whereas National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day is a 
nationwide observance that calls on people to take action 
to invest in the health, education, and leadership of 
young people; 
Whereas more than 30 years into the epidemic, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 
in the United States more than 1,200,000 people are liv-
ing with HIV, and every year approximately 40,000 peo-
ple acquire HIV; 
Whereas in the United States, almost 40 percent of new HIV 
infections are young people ages 13 to 20; 
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Whereas young people ages 13 to 24 account for one in five 
of the estimated 40,000 new HIV cases diagnosed each 
year in the United States; 
Whereas 41 percent of HIV-positive youth ages 13 to 24 do 
not know they carry the HIV virus; 
Whereas African-American youth bear a disproportionate 
burden of the epidemic, representing 57 percent of new 
infections in young people ages 13 to 24; 
Whereas young African-American men who have sex with 
men (MSM) ages 13 to 24 comprise 34 percent of new 
infections among all Black males; 
Whereas the Division of Adolescent and School Health 
(DASH) is the only Federal program supporting HIV 
prevention for adolescents in schools; 
Whereas the Nation’s largest Federal program dedicated to 
providing care and treatment for people living with HIV 
was named after Ryan White, a teenager from Indiana 
who helped educate a Nation about HIV and AIDS in the 
1980s; 
Whereas the Ryan White Part D Program is one of the na-
tional efforts to link HIV-positive youth to medical care 
and support services; 
Whereas the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(PPACA) provides youth, including those at risk for and 
living with HIV/AIDS, better access to health care cov-
erage, more health insurance options, additional funding 
for sex education, a prohibition against denying people 
living with HIV access to health care, and expanded ac-
cess to Medicaid which will help more HIV-positive youth 
receive care; and 
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Whereas April 10 of each year is now recognized as National 
Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day; 
(2) encourages State and local governments, in-
cluding their public health agencies, education agen-
cies, schools, and media organizations to recognize 
and support such a day; 
(3) promotes effective and comprehensive HIV 
prevention education programs both in and out of 
schools as a tool to ensure that all people in the 
United States are educated about HIV, as called for 
in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy; 
(4) urges youth-friendly and accessible health 
care services to better provide for the early identi-
fication of HIV through voluntary routine testing, 
and to connect those in need to clinically and cul-
turally appropriate care and treatment as early as 
possible; 
(5) commends the work of AIDS service organi-
zations, community and faith-based organizations, 
and school-based health centers that are providing 
youth-friendly, effective, prevention, treatment, care, 
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and support services to young people living with and 
vulnerable to HIV/AIDS; 
(6) recognizes the importance of interventions 
that address young people’s structural barriers to 
living healthy lives, including accessible health care, 
safe and inclusive schools and communities, family 
acceptance, secure housing, excellent education, em-
ployment and legal protections, and poverty reduc-
tion initiatives; 
(7) prioritizes youth leadership and develop-
ment in order to ensure youth involvement in deci-
sions which impact their health and well-being as a 
necessary means to achieving an AIDS-free genera-
tion; 
(8) requires the full implementation of the Na-
tional HIV/AIDS Strategy and its goals to reduce 
new HIV infections, increase access to care and im-
prove health outcomes for people living with HIV, 
reduce HIV-related disparities and health inequities, 
and achieve a more coordinated national response to 
the HIV/AIDS epidemic; 
(9) recommends a comprehensive prevention 
and treatment strategy that empowers young people, 
parents, public health workers, educators, faith lead-
ers, and other stakeholders to fully engage with their 
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communities and families to help decrease violence, 
discrimination, and stigma towards individuals who 
disclose their sexual orientation or HIV status; and 
(10) calls for an AIDS-free generation that 
prioritizes youth leadership and development in 
order to ensure youth involvement in decisions which 
impact their health and well-being as well as ad-
vance a pipeline for the next generation of HIV/ 
AIDS doctors, advocates, educators, researchers, 
and other professionals. 
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