Under current law. the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to consider HIV/AIDS a communicable disease of public health significance. as a result. aliens with HIV/AIDS are inadmissible. Section 305 of the bill rescinds the statutory designation of HIV/AIDS as a communicable disease. This change would allow the current or a future administration to decide that. HIV/AIDS is not a communicable disease of public health significance. and immigrants with HIV/AIDS would be admitted. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that this provision will result in the entry.of thousands of persons with HIV/AIDS This change of policy inevitably will .threaten the health and lives of many Americans. The CBO also estimates that allowing entry of thousands of persons with HIV/AIDS will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
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