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Presidential Memorandum

Establishing a Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities

This memorandum establishes a White House Working Group co-chaired by the Advisor on Violence Against Women and the Director of National AIDS Policy to coordinate federal efforts addressing the intersection of HIV/AIDS, violence against women and girls, and gender-related health disparities. The group must convene within 60 days and includes representatives from eight agencies plus advisory roles for State, USAID, and PEPFAR.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 20277

Impact dates

  1. First Working Group meeting convened by Co-Chairs

Key directives

  • Establish Working Group in Executive Office of the President co-chaired by White House Advisor on Violence Against Women and Director of Office of National AIDS Policy
  • Convene first Working Group meeting within 60 days of March 30, 2012
  • Coordinate agency efforts including data collection, research, intervention strategies, and training
  • Integrate sexual/reproductive health services with gender-based violence services and HIV/AIDS services where research supports improved outcomes
  • Annually provide President recommendations for updating National HIV/AIDS Strategy
  • Provide biennial inputs for National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan review
  • Conduct outreach with private/nonprofit organizations, state/tribal/local governments, and elected officials
  • Disaggregate research and data by sex, gender, and gender identity where practicable

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Working Group establishment
  • Co-Chairs designated

Near term (90d)

  • First Working Group meeting (within 60 days)
  • Initial outreach to private/nonprofit organizations and state/tribal/local governments

Long term

  • Annual recommendations to President for updating National HIV/AIDS Strategy
  • Biennial review inputs for National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan
  • Ongoing coordination of agency efforts on integrated services and research

Risks & tensions

  • Subject to availability of appropriations may limit implementation
  • Non-binding nature (no enforceable rights created per Section 4d)
  • Integration of services contingent on research demonstrating improved outcomes, creating potential delay
  • Coordination across eight agencies plus advisory entities may produce bureaucratic friction
  • Vague 'as appropriate' and 'where practicable' qualifiers create implementation uncertainty
Presidential Memorandum: Establishing a Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities · Executive Orders