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A Blueprint For New Beginnings

A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities

Read the President's Blueprint pdf PDF Information (800 kb)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
    Page

I.
President's Message
3
II.
Budget Highlights
7
III.
Overview of the President's 10-Year Budget Plan
11
IV.
An Unprecedented Moment in History
21
V.
Major Policy Initiatives
 
 
         1.  Pay Down the Federal Debt
29
 
         2.  Provide Tax Relief for American Families
33
 
         3.  Strengthen and Reform Education
39
 
         4.  Modernize and Reform Social Security
45
 
         5.  Modernize and Reform Medicare
49
 
         6.  Revitalize National Defense
53
 
         7.  Champion Compassionate Conservatism
55
VI.
Other Key Policy Priorities
 
 
         8.  Assist Americans with Disabilities
61
 
         9.  Combat Crime and Drug Abuse
65
 
        10.  Create a Comprehensive Energy Policy
69
 
        11.  Protect the Environment
71
 
        12.  Strengthen Families
75
 
        13.  Invest in Health Care
79
 
        14.  Reform the Immigration System
85
 
        15.  Promote Volunteerism
87
VII.
Summaries by Agency
 
 
        16.  Department of Agriculture
91
 
        17.  Department of Commerce
95
 
        18.  Department of Defense
99
 
        19.  Department of Education
103
 
        20.  Department of Energy
107
 
        21.  Department of Health and Human Services
111
 
        22.  Department of Housing and Urban Development
117
 
        23.  Department of the Interior
121
 
        24.  International Affairs Programs
125
 
        25.  Department of Justice
129
 
        26.  Department of Labor
133
 
        27.  Department of Transportation
137
 
        28.  Department of the Treasury
141
 
        29.  Department of Veterans Affairs
143
 
        30.  Corps of Engineers
147
 
        31.  Environmental Protection Agency
149
 
        32.  Federal Emergency Management Agency
153
 
        33.  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
155
 
        34.  National Science Foundation
159
 
        35.  Small Business Administration
163
 
        36.  Other Agencies
165
VIII.
Budget Process Reform
171
IX.
Government Reform
179
X.
Summary Tables
183
XI.
List of Charts and Tables
205

 

 

GENERAL NOTES

1. All years referred to are fiscal years, unless otherwise noted.

2. Detail in this document may not add to the totals due to rounding.

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WASHINGTON 2001


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