Records on HIV/AIDS Policy

The materials in FOIA 1998-0091-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 1998-0091-F contains materials on the development and implementation of the Bush administration's policy with respect to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The FOIA collection contains correspondence from constituents concerning personal struggles with AIDS, AIDS and immigration, AIDS spending, AIDS research, and 1998-0091-F 2 AIDS support groups. Most of this material is found in the WHORM Alphabetical Files. The White House Office of Records Management Subject File contains congressional and constituent correspondence and memoranda focusing on the mandate and personnel of the Presidential Commission on AIDS, the international AIDS situation, reforming the INS policy on immigration of people with AIDS, local and state AIDS policies, AIDS testing, funding AIDS research, International AIDS Conferences, and reports on the spread of AIDS and AIDS prevention. Of special note is Subject File Category FG446, "National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome" which contains a great deal of information on Earvin Johnson and Mary Fisher, two appointees to the commission. The bulk of the material in this collection consists of Bush Presidential, Bush Vice Presidential and Quayle Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files. These files include information on AIDS related events, hemophilia and AIDS, immigration reform, the development and implementation of the Bush administration AIDS policy, Earvin Johnson, Mary Fisher, news clippings about AIDS, and reports and surveys on AIDS. Read less