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 114 STAT. 3170 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 13, 2000 (3) promote innovative online content and software applications that will improve commerce, education, and quality of life; and (4) help provide information and communications technology to underserved communities. SEC. 344. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE. It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume that funds to improve the justice system will be available as follows: (1) $665,000,000 for the expanded support of direct Federal enforcement, adjudicative, and correctional-detention activities. (2) $50,000,000 in additional funds to combat terrorism, including cyber crime. (3) $41,000,000 in additional funds for construction costs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. (4) $200,000,000 in support of Customs and Immigration and Nationalization Service port of entry officers for the development and implementation of the ACE computer system designed to meet critical trade and border security needs. (5) Funding is available for the continuation of such programs as: the Byrne Grant Program, Violence Against Women, Juvenile Accountability Block Grants, First Responder Training, Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, Weed and Seed, Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, Drug Courts, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment, Crime Identification Technologies, Bulletproof Vests, Counterterrorism, Interagency Law Enforcement Coordination. SEC. 345. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PUB- LIC EDUCATION REFORM. It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume that the Federal Government should support State and local educational agencies engaged in comprehensive reform of their public education system and that any public education reform should include at least the following principles: (1) Every child should begin school ready to learn. (2) Training and development for principals and teachers should be a priority. SEC. 346. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP. It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume that additional budgetary resources should be identified for function 150 to enable successful United States international leadership. SEC. 347. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS. It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the functional totals underlying this resolution on the budget assume that Congress has recognized the catastrophic effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and seeks to maximize the effectiveness of the United States' efforts to combat the disease through any necessary authorization or appropriations;

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