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Proclamation 10680

World AIDS Day, 2023

This proclamation designates December 1, 2023 as World AIDS Day, urging Americans to support people with HIV and remember those lost to AIDS. It highlights administration efforts including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, ending the blood donation ban for gay and bisexual men, and seeking PEPFAR reauthorization and $850 million for HHS's Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative. The document contains no binding policy directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 84681

Impact dates

  1. World AIDS Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim December 1, 2023 as World AIDS Day
  • Urge Governors, officials, and American people to join HIV community in commemorative activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of December 1, 2023 as World AIDS Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Goal to end HIV/AIDS epidemic in US by 2030
  • Goal to end HIV/AIDS as global public health threat by 2030
  • Seeking 5-year PEPFAR reauthorization

Risks & tensions

  • Document references pending congressional funding requests ($850 million, PEPFAR reauthorization) that are not guaranteed
  • Mentions 'HIV criminalization laws' as state-level issue but lacks federal mechanism to compel repeal
  • Stigma and discrimination remain barriers despite scientific progress; proclamation offers no new enforcement tools
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