; (2) HIV/AIDS prevention activities; and (3) HIV/AIDS testing activities. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 748. Minority AIDS initiative (a) Expanded funding The Secretary, in collaboration with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall provide funds and carry out activities to expand the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative. (b) Use of funds The additional funds made available under this section may be used, through the Minority AIDS Initiative, to support the following activities: (1) Providing technical assistance and infrastructure support to reduce HIV/AIDS in minority populations. (2) Increasing minority populations’ access to HIV/AIDS prevention and care services. (3) Building strong community programs and partnerships to address HIV prevention and the health care needs of specific racial and ethnic minority populations. (c) Priority interventions Within the racial and ethnic minority populations referred to in subsection (b), priority in conducting intervention services shall be given to— (1) men who have sex with men; (2) youth; (3) persons who engage in intravenous drug abuse; (4) women; (5) homeless individuals