Whereas HIV/AIDS is a devastating epidemic that continues to spread in communities throughout the United States; Whereas more than 1,800,000 people in the United States have been infected by HIV/AIDS since the first cases were reported 36 years ago; Whereas there are more than 1,200,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States today; Whereas, every year in the United States, there are more than 40,000 new HIV diagnoses; Whereas President Barack Obama released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy on July 13, 2010, in order to refocus attention on the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic; Whereas the National HIV/AIDS Strategy focuses on three major goals, including reducing the number of new HIV infections, increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS, and reducing HIV-related health disparities; Whereas HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly among women, young people, and racial minorities, all of which are demographic groups that were not considered to be at significant risk of HIV infection during the early years of the epidemic; Whereas African-Americans account for 44 percent of new HIV infections, although only 12 percent of the population as a whole is Black; Whereas Hispanic-Americans account for 24 percent of new HIV infections, although only 18 percent of the population as a whole is Hispanic; Whereas Asian-Americans account for 2 percent of new HIV infections, and American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and individuals of multiple races together account for an additional 4 percent; Whereas African-American women account for 60 percent of new HIV infections among women; Whereas people of color account for 74 percent of new HIV infections; Whereas about 13 percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States do not know they are infected