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Summary:
The Administration's FY2003 request for international HIV/AIDS spending would increase funding for U.S. international HIV/AIDS programs. In addition, a budget amendment submitted by President Bush on September 3, 2002, would add $100 million in FY2003 spending for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and $100 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fund a mother and child HIV transmission prevention initiative. FY2003 Funds have not been requested for some international programs funded in FY2002, although $200 million is being sought for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria the same amount being provided in FY2002. Appropriations bills reported in the House and Senate would provide additional resources for the Global Fund, but less than requested for the bilateral programs of the CDC and USAID, taking into account the September 3 budget amendment proposal. For additional information, see CRS Issue Brief IB10050, AIDS in Africa and CRS Report RS21114, HIV/AIDS: Appropriations for Worldwide Programs in FY2001 and FY2002.
