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When President Bush presented Congress with his budget request last spring, he established a standard that the administration will continue to follow in the years to come -- creating a budget that is dedicated to helping people live healthier, safer and better lives while maintaining fiscal responsibility for American taxpayers.

This agreement fulfills many of the administration's promises to the American people. It increases access to health care and support for our children and families, and provides for essential research to find cures for some of the most crippling and deadly diseases facing Americans today.

Specific highlights include:

Investing in scientific research and public health: The agreement would provide $23.3 billion in spending to support lifesaving biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health and $4.3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, supporting activities to further strengthen the public health system. The agreement also includes $299 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for research to improve patient safety and the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care.

Strengthening the health care safety net: The agreement would increase funding for community health centers by $175 million, setting the stage to fulfill the President's multi-year commitment to expand the number of community health center sites by 1,200. This health care safety net program provides health services to more than 11 million patients each year -- 4.4 million of whom are uninsured.

Supporting the department's organ donation initiative: The agreement would increase support to organ transplantation programs at the Health Resources and Services Administration by $5 million, providing greater impetus behind the Secretarial "Donate Life" organ donation initiative, which was launched in April 2001.

Increasing access to drug treatment: The agreement would provide $3.1 billion for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs, including the President's requested $60 million increase to help states finance substance abuse treatment through the Substance Abuse Block Grant.

Promoting safe and stable families: The agreement would fund the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program at $375 million in 2002, a $70 million increase over fiscal year 2001. The additional resources would help states keep children with their biological families, if safe and appropriate, and remove barriers to placing children with loving adoptive families.

Encouraging compassion and charitable giving: The agreement would provide $30 million for a compassion capital fund to provide start-up capital and operating funds to qualified charitable organizations that wish to expand or emulate model programs.

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