Whereas, as of the end of 2022, an estimated 39,000,000 people were living with human immunodeficiency virus (referred to in this preamble as HIV ) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (referred to in this preamble as AIDS ), including 1,700,000 children; Whereas in the United States, more than 770,000 people with AIDS have died since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, including over 19,000 deaths among people with diagnosed HIV in 2021, with the disease disproportionately affecting communities of color; Whereas in 2021, over 35,000 people became newly diagnosed with HIV in the United States; Whereas communities of color are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States; Whereas in order to address the HIV epidemic in the United States, on August 18, 1990, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act ( Public Law 101–381 ; commonly referred to as the Ryan White CARE Act ) to provide primary medical care and essential support services for people living with HIV who are uninsured or underinsured; Whereas the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program provides services and support for over half of all people diagnosed with HIV in the United States; Whereas to further focus attention on the HIV/AIDS epidemic among minority communities in the United States, in 1998 the Minority AIDS Initiative was established to provide funds to State and local institutions and organizations to best serve the health care costs and support the needs of racial and ethnic minorities living with HIV; Whereas the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals established a global target to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030; Whereas in order to further address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, in 2003, Congress and the White House created the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (referred to in this preamble as PEPFAR ); Whereas the United States PEPFAR program remains the largest commitment in history by any country to combat a single disease; Whereas 25,000,000 lives have been saved through PEPFAR