Solicitation of Public Comment on HIV/AIDS Research

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FROM: Research Committee, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS
TO: Interested Parties and the Public
DATE: October 28, 1995
SUBJECT: Solicitation of Comments on Federal HIV/AIDS Research
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS was created in June 1995 by
President Bill Clinton to advise him about the Federal Government's effort on the HIV/AIDS
epidemic, including "what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong; what we should be
doing and what we shouldn't be doing" and to design "new and better ways to respond".
Preliminary Council recommendations made to the President on July 28, 1995 were for bold and
visible Presidential leadership on the AIDS epidemic, including a conference on AIDS
moderated by the President. As a result, a one-day Conference on AIDS is scheduled on
December 6, 1995 at the White House.
The Research Committee of the Council welcomes and requests comments from
interested parties and the public on the subject of AIDS research, including background
assessments of problems and obstacles in this field, thoughtful analyses of relevant issues, and
practical recommendations for changes in the Federal AIDS research effort that would facilitate
accelerated solutions to the epidemic. This input will be considered by the Research Committee
and the entire Council in its participation in the upcoming White House Conference on AIDS, as
well as during its deliberations and promulgation of recommendations to the President at
subsequent meetings of the Council. (Other committees of the Council welcome similar input in
the areas of [ l! AIDS prevention interventions, [21 care and treatment, and [3] discrimination.)
Input should be in the form of brief written statements and background documentation.
To be most helpful, such statements should be succinct (5 pages or fewer, please), to the point,
and provide specific recommendations. Written input should include the name, mail address,
telephone and fax numbers, Internet e-mail address, the name of the affiliated organization or
institution, if any, and relevant background information on the person or group. The Council
may hold public hearings and invite briefings in person on specific topics of interest at its future
meetings.
Input on HIV/AIDS research should be faxed (in advance of the conference on
December 6, if possible) to: Alexandra M. Levine, MD (fax [phone]), Chair, and to
Research Committee members Phyllis Greenberger (202-833-3472), Bob Hattoy (202-371 -2815), R. Scott Hitt (310-652-9655), Debra Fraser-Howze (212-614-0057), Sandra Thurman
(404-872-9661), and Bruce G. Weniger (404-639-6118). Mailed confirmation copies should go
to the Research Committee, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS, co Office of
National AIDS Policy, The White House, Washington, DC, 20503.
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