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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 275 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/ 
AIDS Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2015 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, 
Ms. LEE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and 
Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 
Whereas Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is-
landers are the fastest growing racial or ethnic groups in 
the United States and constitute diverse communities in-
cluding more than 50 different ethnic sub-groups speak-
ing more than 100 languages and dialects; 
Whereas the rates of HIV diagnoses for Asian Americans in-
creased to 6.0 per 100,000 from 2009 through 2013, re-
flecting that Asian Americans were one of only two ra-
cial/ethnic groups in which rates increased; 
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Whereas Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders had the 4th 
highest estimated rates of HIV diagnoses (12.7 per 
100,000 people) in the United States by race and eth-
nicity, from 2009 through 2013; 
Whereas recent CDC estimates indicate that among people 
living with HIV/AIDS, 22 percent of Asian Americans, 
and 27 percent of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Island-
ers, are unaware they are infected with HIV; 
Whereas Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Is-
landers have the highest percent of adults who have never 
been tested for HIV, as 7 in 10 have never been tested 
for HIV in 2012; 
Whereas 36 percent of HIV diagnoses among Asian Ameri-
cans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders progressed 
to AIDS in less than 12 months in 2010; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that through 2013, 15,525 
Asian Americans and 1,311 Native Hawaiians and Pa-
cific Islanders have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas significant barriers remain for accessing culturally 
and linguistically competent services, especially HIV test-
ing; 
Whereas HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination continues to 
be a growing problem in all communities, including the 
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
community; 
Whereas HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination increases risk- 
taking behavior and prevents people from accessing the 
HIV/AIDS services and support they need; 
Whereas the National HIV/AIDS Strategy released in July 
2010 established the three primary goals of reducing 
HIV incidence, increasing access to care, and optimizing 
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health outcomes and reducing HIV-related health dispari-
ties, including specific strategies focused on Asian Amer-
ican, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations, 
such as targeted and disaggregated surveillance and stig-
ma prevention efforts and interventions targeted to the 
men who have sex with men community; 
Whereas the development of the Minority AIDS Initiative in 
1998 to coordinate funding, capacity building, and pre-
vention, care, and treatment services within African- 
American, Hispanic, Asian American, Pacific Islander, 
and Native American communities has assisted with the 
development of leadership in minority community-based 
organizations, provided culturally and linguistically com-
petent HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment serv-
ices, developed community capacity and infrastructure, 
promoted technical assistance and resources, and raised 
awareness among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and 
Pacific Islander communities; and 
Whereas, on May 19, 2015, community members from all 
ethnic groups will come together in recognition of the 
eleventh annual National Asian and Pacific Islander 
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the observance of National Asian 
and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to 
honor the memory of the estimated 3,477 Asian 
Americans and 361 Native Hawaiians and Pacific 
Islanders with HIV/AIDS in the United States who 
have died, through 2012, as well as the estimated 
11,075 Asian Americans and 883 Native Hawaiians 
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and Pacific Islanders who are still living with HIV, 
through 2012; 
(2) recognizes the importance of culturally and 
linguistically competent services as a core element in 
reducing HIV/AIDS rates in Asian American, Native 
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities; 
(3) recognizes the importance of addressing the 
gaps in research and data in order to fully under-
stand the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asian American, 
Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities; 
and 
(4) recognizes the people across the United 
States infected and affected by HIV/AIDS who are 
commemorating this day with community-wide ac-
tivities and who work to reduce the impact of HIV/ 
AIDS on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pa-
cific Islander communities across the United States 
and the United States affiliated Pacific Island juris-
dictions. 
Æ 
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