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Reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act
The NAACP calls upon the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act with the following provisions to the reauthorization:
1. Problem proportional funding for existing and new Title III projects to provide high-quality, community-based primary care to low-income, underserved and underinsured populations living in rural and underserved areas;
2. Creation of an "Infrastructure and Capacity Expansion Program" to provide resources to assist community-based organizations in providing high-quality medical and supportive services to rural and urban communities serving underserved minority populations. Provision of these resources would build the organizational infrastructure and HIV service capacity in underserved communities;
3. Preservation and quadrupling of the Congressional Minority AIDS Initiative to address the development, implementation and provision of high quality care by indigenous, culturally competent organizations to underserved minority individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
Protecting the Integrity of the Membership
The NAACP shall vigorously exercise legal action(s) against any person(s) responsible for the unauthorized sale, distribution or disclosure of membership lists of any State/State-Area Conferences, Units, Prison Units, Young Adult Units, College Units, Youth Council Units, Junior Youth Council Units, High School Units by Board of Directors, Officers of the NAACP, Executive Committee Member(s), or person(s) or individual(s) so trusted for such abridgement of stewardship, trust and honor.
Support for the Federation of East Africa
The NAACP will make efforts to meet with the Presidents of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as well as the Secretariat of the African Union to show support for the political Federation of East Africa.
Aviation
The NAACP will annually issue a report card (similar to that issued for hotels) on the private sector of the aviation industry, specifically grading airlines on the numbers of African Americans working as pilots and in professional administration positions as well as on the numbers of contracted African American businesses.
Civil Legal Aid for Indigent Litigants
The NAACP urge states and the federal government to provide adequate funding to provide legal counsel for low-income persons in adversarial proceedings where basic human needs are at stake
Microbicide Development Act
The NAACP, in the implementation of the research portion of this act, call on the government to fund only that research that acknowledges or tries to explain the complex interactions among race and the biological and social determinants of health.
Economic Development Administration Funding
The NAACP asks that the EDA community partnership program funds be increased or kept at its current level and avoid any cutbacks by the United States Congress.
The Insurance Industry
The NAACP shall urge Congress and State Legislatures to enact laws that would impose meaningful disciplinary remedies and monetary penalties against Insurance companies that engage in these unethical early cancellation practices and incidents related cancellation practices.
In Opposition to President Bush’s Proposed Changes to Community Development Block Grant Program
The NAACP will add its name to the list of those opposing this proposal. Our Washington Bureau be advised to monitor this Bill for further action and be prepared to call upon Congress to stop this bill from coming out of committee.
NAACP Strongly Supports the Immediate Renewal and Reauthorization of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
The NAACP reaffirms its call on the U.S. Congress and the President of the United States to enact the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 prior to the adjournment of the 109th Congress.
Support of Guaranteed Health Care for All Veterans of the United States Armed Forces
The NAACP reaffirms its commitment to alleviating the barriers that lead to discrimination and protecting and advancing the rights of all Veterans, including Black Veterans, Women Veterans, and Service-Disabled Veterans.
In Support of Eliminating “Corporate Carpet Bagging” and Its Effect on the Local Community
The NAACP will expose and challenge the corporate, political, and financial interests who seek to undermine guaranteed workers' retirement security.