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 PUBLIC LAW 100-655—NOV. 14, 1988

102 STAT. 3849

Public Law 100-655 100th Congress Joint Resolution To designate the month of October 1988, as "National AIDS Awareness and Prevention Month".

Nov. 14, 1988 [S.J. Res. 192]

Whereas the President has declared AIDS as the number one public health enemy; Whereas the Secretary of Health and Human Services has projected that, by the end of 1991, the cumulative total of all AIDS cases in the United States will reach 270,000 and result in nearly 180,000 deaths; Whereas information, education, and public health measures are the Nation's primary weapons in prevention and control of the spread of AIDS; Whereas if the AIDS epidemic is not controlled through a major national educational, informational, and public health effort, the devastating human and economic impact on society will be unprecedented in modern times; Whereas informing and educating the American public, including the youth of today, about AIDS is crucial to preventing and controlling the spread of AIDS: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the month of October 1988 is designated as "National AIDS Awareness and Prevention Month", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate activities. TITLE I—NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM 101. The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, organized and incorporated under the laws of Colorado, is hereby recognized as such and is granted a charter. SECTION

Corporations. Historic preservation. Libraries. 36 USC 4101.

POWERS

SEC. 102. The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (hereafter in this title referred to as the "corporation"), shall have only those powers granted to it through its bylaws and

36 USC 4102.

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