Chris Dodd: “Yes, it is. Connecticut is not listed among the States with sufficiently reliable and accurate names-based reporting of…”

“Yes, it is. Connecticut is not listed among the States with sufficiently reliable and accurate names-based reporting of living non- AIDS cases of HIV. During negotiations on the reauthorization bill, I was told by officials in the Bush administration that Connecticut's names-based reporting system could not yet be considered sufficiently reliable and accurate because it had not reported HIV cases by name for four consecutive years. Connecticut would not be in that position until 2009, at the earliest. The result has been that my State lost $3.3 million in Federal funding. I am also deeply troubled by reports of how HRSA may be measuring urban areas' demonstrated need for supplemental funding. Under Public Law 109-415, HRSA can consider the impact a decline in formula funding under title I would have on individuals living with HIV/AIDS for purposes of supplemental grant funding. It is my understanding that this language targets urban areas whose decline in formula funding has meant a decline or disruption of services for people living with HIV/ AIDS by giving them priority in the supplemental funding process.”