110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 426 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
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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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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(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: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 426 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the 
establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.