Sec. 746. Improving entry into and retention in care and antiretroviral adherence for persons with HIV
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It is the sense of the Congress that AIDS research has led to scientific advancements that have— saved the lives of millions of people with HIV/AIDS; prevented millions of people from being infected; and had broad benefits that extend far beyond helping people at risk for or living with HIV. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate operational and translational research and other activities of the National Institutes of Health regarding methods— to increase adoption of evidence-based adherence strategies within HIV care and treatment programs; to increase HIV testing and case detection rates; to reduce HIV-related health disparities; to ensure that research to improve adherence to HIV care and treatment programs address the unique concerns of women; to integrate HIV/AIDS prevention and care services with mental health and substance use prevention and treatment delivery systems; and to increase knowledge on the implementation of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), including with respect to— who can benefit most from PrEP; how to provide PrEP safely and efficiently; how to integrate PrEP with other essential prevention methods such as condoms; and how to ensure high levels of adherence.
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2017 through 2021.