Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day.

supports the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day and recognizes the 29th anniversary of observing this day;

commends the President, State governments, and local governments, including State and local public health agencies, for recognizing this day, for publicizing its importance among their communities, for encouraging individuals to undergo testing for HIV, and for their other ongoing efforts strengthened by the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative;

commends national, State, and local media organizations for carrying messages in support of World AIDS Day;

supports the goal of ending HIV/AIDS, both in the United States and around the world;

supports continued funding for prevention, care, treatment services, and research programs for persons living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, including, through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act, the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office of Minority Health, and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

supports the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020 (NHAS) and achieving the goals within the NHAS Federal Action Plan;

supports continued funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria to provide prevention, care, and treatment to combat HIV/AIDS in low-income and middle-income countries;

supports the goal of improving access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care, and support programs;

supports the goal of protecting human rights for all people, including vulnerable and mar­gin­al­ized populations; and

supports efforts to address the factors that make populations vulnerable to HIV/AIDS by combating poverty and hunger, expanding educational opportunities for children, and empowering women and girls.