Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 137032015-19209
Implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States for 2015-2020
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August 4, 2015
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July 30, 2015
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19209]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 149 / Tuesday, August 4, 2015 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13703 of July 30, 2015
Implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for
the United States for 2015-2020
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to ensure improved health
outcomes for Americans at risk for or living with HIV/
AIDS and achieve greater coordination across the
Federal Government, I hereby order as follows:
Section 1. Policy. My Administration has made
substantial progress in addressing the domestic HIV
epidemic since the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the
United States (Strategy), the first of its kind, was
released in July 2010. The Strategy has served as a
blueprint for executive departments and agencies
(agencies) as well as for community partners in the
private and nonprofit sectors. This effort has led to
increased coordination and collaboration among agencies
and fostered the use of evidence-based policy
approaches for improving HIV prevention and care.
Federal, State, and local agencies have contributed to
significant improvements in health outcomes through
their enhanced focus on the HIV care continuum--the
sequential stages of care from being diagnosed to
achieving viral suppression. Our partners across all
levels of government and all sectors of society have
also worked to ensure that all Americans living with
HIV/AIDS receive our full support at every stage of
their illness.
Further, my Administration has been committed to
reducing the HIV-related disparities experienced by
certain populations, including gay and bisexual men of
all races and ethnicities, Black women and men, Latino
women and men, people who inject drugs, youth aged 13-
24, people in the Southern United States, and
transgender women. Addressing the intersection between
HIV/AIDS, violence against women and girls, and gender-
related health disparities has also been a priority.
The Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS,
Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related
Health Disparities established in my memorandum of
March 30, 2012, has focused its efforts on increasing
screenings for HIV and intimate partner violence,
addressing violence and trauma when supporting women in
HIV care, and expanding public education efforts across
all levels of government regarding HIV and violence
against women and girls.
Today, I am releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
for the United States: Updated to 2020 (Updated
Strategy) to build on this progress. The Updated
Strategy integrates the recommendations of the HIV Care
Continuum Working Group, established in Executive Order
13649 of July 15, 2013 (HIV Care Continuum Initiative),
and the recommendations of the Working Group on the
Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and
Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities, so that
their work can inform the Nation's response to the
domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Updated Strategy also
takes into account recent research advancements in our
understanding of HIV/AIDS, and builds on the historic
successes of the Affordable Care Act, which is helping
millions of Americans, including those who are living
with HIV, access affordable, quality health care.
This order is designed to ensure successful
implementation of the Updated Strategy by requiring
coordination and collaboration by, and accountability
of, the Federal Government; fostering enhanced and
innovative partnerships with State, tribal, and local
governments; and encouraging the commitment
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of all parts of society. The duties and authorities
this order assigns are in addition to those assigned by
my memorandum of July 13, 2010 (Implementation of the
National HIV/AIDS Strategy). In light of recent
progress and continuing challenges, we must continue to
improve our national effort to reduce new HIV
infections, increase access to care for people living
with HIV, reduce HIV-related disparities and health
inequities, and achieve greater coordination across all
levels of government.
Sec. 2. Role of the White House Office of National AIDS
Policy (ONAP). (a) The Director of ONAP, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), shall be responsible for
monitoring the implementation of the Updated Strategy.
(b) The Director of ONAP shall annually report to
the President on the implementation of the Updated
Strategy, including progress in meeting key targets and
taking key actions identified in the Updated Strategy
and the Federal Action Plan, an annual guidepost
developed by ONAP in conjunction with agencies,
designed to implement new efforts to address the
domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Sec. 3. Lead Agency Responsibilities. While the Updated
Strategy will require a Government-wide effort in order
to succeed fully, certain agencies have primary
responsibilities and competencies in implementing the
Updated Strategy.
(a) Designation of Lead Agencies. Lead agencies for
implementing the Updated Strategy shall be:
(i) the Department of Defense;
(ii) the Department of Justice;
(iii) the Department of the Interior;
(iv) the Department of Labor;
(v) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(vi) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(vii) the Department of Education;
(viii) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(ix) the Department of Homeland Security; and
(x) the Social Security Administration.
(b) Lead Agency Action Plans. Within 100 days of
the date of this order, the head of each lead agency
shall submit a report to ONAP and OMB on the agency's
action plan for implementing the Updated Strategy. The
plans shall assign responsibilities to agency
officials, designate reporting structures for actions
identified in the Federal Action Plan, and identify
other appropriate actions to advance the Updated
Strategy. The plans shall also include steps to
strengthen coordination in planning, budgeting for, and
evaluating domestic HIV/AIDS programs within and across
agencies. Lead agencies are encouraged to consider, and
reflect in their plans, steps to streamline grantee
reporting requirements and funding announcements
related to HIV/AIDS programs and activities.
(c) Ongoing Responsibilities of Lead Agencies. The
head of each lead agency shall:
(i) designate an official responsible for coordinating the agency's ongoing
efforts to implement the Updated Strategy;
(ii) develop and support a process for sharing progress reports, including
status updates on achieving specific quantitative targets established by
the Updated Strategy, with relevant agencies and ONAP on an annual basis,
or at such other times as ONAP requests; and
(iii) in consultation with OMB, use the budget development process to
prioritize programs and activities most critical to meeting the goals of
the Updated Strategy.
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Sec. 4. Other Agency Responsibilities. All agencies
that support HIV/AIDS programs and activities shall
ensure that, to the extent permitted by law, they are
meeting the goals of the Updated Strategy.
(a) Department of State. Within 100 days of the
date of this order, the Secretary of State shall submit
to ONAP and OMB recommendations for improving the
Government-wide response to the domestic HIV/AIDS
epidemic, based on lessons learned in implementing the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.
(b) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(Commission). Within 100 days of the date of this
order, the Chair of the Commission shall submit to ONAP
and OMB recommendations for increasing employment
opportunities for people living with HIV and a plan for
addressing employment-related discrimination against
people living with HIV, consistent with the
Commission's authorities and other applicable law.
Sec. 5. Role of the Presidential Advisory Council on
HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The PACHA, which was established by
Executive Order 12963 of June 14, 1995 (Presidential
Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS), as amended, shall
monitor the implementation of the Updated Strategy and
make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (Secretary) and to the Director of ONAP,
as appropriate, concerning implementation and progress
in achieving the Updated Strategy's goals.
Sec. 6. National HIV/AIDS Strategy Federal Interagency
Working Group. There is established the National HIV/
AIDS Strategy Federal Interagency Working Group
(Federal Interagency Working Group) to support the
implementation of the Updated Strategy.
(a) Membership. The Federal Interagency Working
Group shall be co-chaired by the Director of ONAP and
the Secretary or their designees. In addition to the
Co-Chairs, the Federal Interagency Working Group shall
consist of representatives from each lead agency, OMB,
and any other agency or office designated by the Co-
Chairs.
(b) Consultation. The Federal Interagency Working
Group shall consult with the PACHA, as appropriate.
(c) Outreach. The Federal Interagency Working Group
shall hold regular meetings and conduct outreach with
representatives of private and nonprofit organizations,
State, tribal, and local governments and agencies,
elected officials, and other interested persons to
assist the Federal Interagency Working Group in its
efforts.
(d) Functions. As part of its efforts, the Federal
Interagency Working Group shall:
(i) request and review information from agencies describing their efforts
to implement the Updated Strategy;
(ii) share and disseminate best practices to combat the HIV epidemic among
agencies and other stakeholders;
(iii) integrate new HIV-related research results into the overall
implementation of the Updated Strategy;
(iv) obtain input from community partners, scientific and technical
experts, and stakeholders in State, tribal, and local governments to inform
implementation of the Updated Strategy;
(v) increase government and public awareness of HIV-related issues;
(vi) specify how to better align and coordinate Federal efforts, both
within and across agencies, to improve health outcomes for Americans at
risk for or living with HIV; and
(vii) integrate the Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence
Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities into the
implementation of the Updated Strategy.
(e) Reporting.
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(i) Within 100 days of the date of this order, the Federal Interagency
Working Group shall provide recommendations to the President on actions
that agencies should take to implement the Updated Strategy through 2020.
(ii) The Director of ONAP shall include, as part of the Director's annual
report to the President, a report prepared by the Federal Interagency
Working Group concerning Government-wide progress in implementing the
Updated Strategy.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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[FR Doc. 2015-19209
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