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Resolutions Adopted at the
67th Annual Conference of Mayors
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 11-15, 1999 |
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
RYAN WHITE COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCES
EMERGENCY (CARE) ACT
WHEREAS, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act was first
authorized by the United States Congress in 1990, providing critical funding to cities and
states heavily impacted by the AIDS crisis; and
WHEREAS, the reauthorization of the CARE Act is a top priority for local
communities, persons with HIV/AIDS, national AIDS advocacy groups and The U.S. Conference
of Mayors (USCM); and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors acknowledges that recent, dramatic
declines in AIDS-related deaths and new AIDS diagnoses are largely attributed to the CARE
Act's success in providing access to critical HIV care, treatment and necessary support
services to hundreds of thousands of uninsured persons living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.;
and
WHEREAS, the current structure of the CARE Act, particularly its Title I,
provides significant flexibility to local communities in meeting the challenges of the
AIDS epidemic and must be maintained; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors recognizes the disproportionate impact of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic in communities of color nationwide, and further recognizes the
particular role of Title I in serving these communities as the largest provider of CARE
Act medical care and services for people of color living with HIV; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors supports the maintenance of existing
systems of care and concerted efforts to eliminate disparities in access to HIV health
care for communities of color, gay and bisexual men, and women, children and youth; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Conference of Mayors is committed to providing the necessary
resources to ensure the. successful reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act in the
106th Congress,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors strongly
supports timely reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, full funding of the Act,
preservation of its current structure, and sustaining the flexibility provided to local
communities under Title I; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors vigorously opposes any
efforts to combine funds made available through Title I with funds made available through
Title II for the purpose of state directed block grants.
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