AIDS amendments of 1988

AIDS amendments of 1988
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titles
  • Food and Drug Administration Act of 1988
  • Health Professions Reauthorization Act of 1988
  • National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988
  • Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988
  • Organ Transplant Amendments Act of 1988
  • Prison Testing Act of 1988
Long titleAn Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish certain health programs, to revise and extend certain health programs, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)HOPE
NicknamesHealth Omnibus Extension of 1988
Enacted bythe 100th United States Congress
EffectiveNovember 4, 1988
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 100–607
Statutes at Large102 Stat. 3048 aka 102 Stat. 3062
Codification
Acts amendedPublic Health Service Act
Titles amended42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 2889 by Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) on October 13, 1988
  • Passed the Senate on October 13, 1988 (passed voice vote)
  • Passed the House on October 13, 1988 (passed voice vote)
  • Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 4, 1988

AIDS amendments of 1988, better known as the Health Omnibus Programs Extension (HOPE) Act of 1988, is a United States statute amending the Public Health Service Act. The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome amendments were compiled as Title II - Programs with Respect to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome within the HOPE Act of 1988. The Title II Act appropriated federal funding for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education, prevention, research, and testing. The U.S. legislative title provisioned the establishment of the presidentially appointed National Commission on AIDS.[1][2][3] The S. 2889 legislation was passed by the 100th U.S. Congressional session and signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 4, 1988.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Reagan, Ronald W. (May 4, 1987). "Statement on the Establishment of a National Commission on AIDS - May 4, 1987". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 462.
  2. ^ Reagan, Ronald W. (May 4, 1987). "Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the Establishment of a National Commission on AIDS - May 4, 1987". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 462.
  3. ^ Reagan, Ronald W. (June 24, 1987). "Executive Order 12601 - Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic - June 24, 1987". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 717–718.
  4. ^ Reagan, Ronald W. (November 5, 1988). "Memorandum of Disapproval on a Bill Concerning the Nursing Shortage - November 5, 1988". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 1467.
  5. ^ Reagan, Ronald W. (November 23, 1988). "Memorandum of Disapproval on a Bill Making Technical Corrections to the Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 - November 23, 1988". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 1569.
  6. ^ H.R. 4833 - Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 at Congress.gov
  7. ^ H.R. 5560 - Technical Corrections to the Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 at Congress.gov