§300ff–87a National HIV/AIDS testing goal

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must set a national goal of 5,000,000 HIV tests each year in programs the federal government supports. By January 1, 2011, and every year after that, the Secretary (through the CDC director) must send Congress a report about the prior 12 months. The report must say if the 5,000,000 goal was met; how many people were tested in each State through federal and related programs; how many people who did not know they had HIV were diagnosed and sent to care; any barriers (including State laws) to reaching the goal; how much money is needed next year and how much was spent last year; and the most cost-effective ways to find people who do not know their HIV status (for example, different testing approaches, partner services, and media campaigns). Within one year after October 30, 2009, the Secretary must give Congress a review of CDC domestic HIV prevention work. That review must list funding, purpose, and annual goals for each program; compare how well programs work using measures like number of undiagnosed people found and referred, cost per diagnosis, contribution to the national testing goal, and progress toward goals; and offer recommendations to Congress on how to spend money to meet the testing goal. The Secretary must also coordinate with other federal HIV/AIDS strategies when appropriate.