Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

reiterates the continued bipartisan leadership and commitment by the United States in domestic, bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to fight and end human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodefiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS);

commends the efforts and achievements in combating HIV/AIDS through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–87), 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, the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of HIV/AIDS Housing;

commends the efforts and achievements in combating HIV/AIDS made by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS;

supports strong, sustained investment for prevention, care, and treatment services, and research programs for communities impacted by HIV and people diagnosed with HIV in the United States and globally;

urges, in order to ensure that an AIDS-free generation is achievable, rapid action by all countries toward further expansion and a scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs, including efforts to reduce disparities and improve access for children to lifesaving medications;

encourages scaling up of comprehensive prevention services, including biomedical and structural interventions, to ensure equitable and inclusive access to programs and appropriate resources for all people at risk of contracting HIV, especially in communities disproportionately impacted by new HIV infections in the United States;

calls for greater focus on the HIV-related vulnerabilities of women and girls, including women and girls at risk for or who have survived violence or faced discrimination as a result of the disease; and

encourages input from civil society in the development and implementation of domestic and global HIV policies and programs that guide the response.