[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 114 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 114

   Designating June 22, 1999, as ``National Pediatric AIDS Awareness 
                                 Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 1999

Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bond, Mr. Schumer, Mr. DeWine, 
   Mr. Biden, Mr. Warner, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
     Bennett, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Robb, Mr. Mack, Mr. Torricelli, 
Mr. Abraham, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Burns, Mr. Cleland, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
 Dodd, Mr. Specter, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frist, 
    Mr. Inouye, Mr. Gorton, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lott, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
   Ashcroft, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
 Kerrey, Mr. Chafee, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Craig, 
     Mr. Reed, Mr. Nickles, and Mr. Kohl) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating June 22, 1999, as ``National Pediatric AIDS Awareness 
                                 Day''.

Whereas acquired immune deficiency syndrome (referred to in this resolution as 
        ``AIDS'') is the 7th leading cause of death for children in the United 
        States;
Whereas approximately 15,000 children in the United States are currently 
        infected with human immunodeficiency virus (referred to in this 
        resolution as ``HIV''), the virus that causes AIDS;
Whereas the number of children who have died from AIDS worldwide since the AIDS 
        epidemic began has reached 2,700,000;
Whereas it is estimated that an additional 40,000,000 children will die from 
        AIDS by the year 2020;
Whereas perinatal transmission of HIV from mother to child accounts for 91 
        percent of pediatric HIV cases;
Whereas studies have demonstrated that the maternal transmission of HIV to an 
        infant decreased from 30 percent to less than 8 percent after 
        therapeutic intervention was employed;
Whereas effective drug treatments have decreased the percentage of deaths from 
        AIDS in the United States by 47 percent in both 1998 and 1999;
Whereas the number of children of color infected with HIV is disproportionate to 
        the national statistics with respect to all children;
Whereas The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has been devoted over the 
        past decade to the education, research, prevention, and elimination of 
        acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and
Whereas the people of the United States should resolve to do everything possible 
        to control and eliminate this epidemic that threatens our future 
        generations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) in recognition of all of the individuals who have 
        devoted their time and energy toward combatting the spread and 
        costly effects of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 
        epidemic, designates June 22, 1999, as ``National Pediatric 
        AIDS Awareness Day''; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling on the people of the United States to observe the day 
        with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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