AIDS amendments of 1988

AIDS amendments of 1988
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 title	An 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
Nicknames	Health Omnibus Extension of 1988
Enacted by	the 100th United States Congress
Effective	November 4, 1988
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 100–607
Statutes at Large	102 Stat. 3048 aka 102 Stat. 3062
Codification
Acts amended	Public Health Service Act
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections amended	42 U.S.C. ch. 6A, subch. XXI § 300cc et seq.; 42 U.S.C. ch. 6A, subch. XXII § 300dd et seq.; 42 U.S.C. ch. 6A, subch. XXIII § 300ee et seq.;
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. The S. 2889 legislation was passed by the 100th U.S. Congressional session and signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 4, 1988.