Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States to achieve an AIDS-free generation, and to— (1) expand access to lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV and immediately link people to continuous and coordinated high-quality care when they learn they are living with HIV; (2) expand targeted efforts to prevent HIV infection using a combination of effective, evidence-based approaches, including routine HIV screening, and universal access to HIV prevention tools, including preexposure prophylaxis, in communities disproportionately impacted by HIV, particularly communities of color; (3) ensure laws, policies, and regulations do not impede access to prevention, treatment, and care for people living with HIV or disproportionately impacted by HIV; (4) accelerate research for more efficacious HIV prevention and treatments, tools, a cure, and a vaccine; and (5) respect the human rights and dignity of persons living with HIV.