The Budget of the United States Government

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Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 2004
 

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Page 235 - Asian allies and friends have made significant advances against the regional terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah Which was responsible for the Bali attack in 2002 that killed more than 200 people. In early August 2003, an Indonesian court convicted and sentenced to death a key figure in that bombing. Since September 11, 2001, 173 countries have issued orders to freeze the assets of terrorists. As a result, terror networks have lost access to nearly $200 million in more than 1,400 terrorist-related...
Page 158 - We are also seeking an increase of $15.2 million for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). C-TPAT focuses on partnerships all along the entire supply chain, from the factory floor, to foreign vendors, to land borders and seaports.
Page 238 - OUR NEW APPROACH TO GLOBAL PROSPERITY President Bush's approach to global economic growth emphasizes proven American values: governing justly, investing in people, and encouraging economic freedom. President Bush has pledged to increase economic engagement with and support for countries that commit to these goals through an ambitious trade agenda and new approaches to development assistance focusing on country performance and measurable results. The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) In February...
Page 85 - ... structure of its forces, the state of its strategy, the priorities of its procurement — conducted by a leadership team under the Secretary of Defense.
Page 235 - All governments that support terror are complicit in a war against civilization. No government should ignore the threat of terror, because to look the other way gives terrorists the chance to regroup and recruit and prepare. And all nations that fight terror, as if the lives of their own people depend on it, will earn the favorable judgment of history.
Page 83 - To do so effectively, our military must: • assure our allies and friends; • dissuade future military competition; • deter threats against US interests, allies, and friends; and • decisively defeat any adversary if deterrence fails.
Page 126 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the Federal Government's principal agency for promoting the health and welfare of Americans and providing essential human services to persons of every age group. The Department's two largest health programs are the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which are administered by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Medicare provides health...
Page 8 - The establishment of a free Iraq at the heart of the Middle East will be a watershed event in the global democratic revolution.
Page 242 - Working with the Congress, President Bush has accelerated the pace of improving and building new secure facilities. Moreover, we have reorganized the Overseas Buildings Office to manage the effort with speed, efficiency, and effectiveness. Within the budget, we are launching a plan to replace the remaining 150 embassies and consulates that do not meet current security standards over the next 14 years, for a total cost of $17.5 billion. To fund construction of these new embassy compounds, we will...

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