Our legislation proposes a series of lifesaving. costeffective programs to protect the health and wellbeing of children worldwide. Importantly. while this legislation proposes several increases in individual foreign assistance programs. it does not call for an increase in overall foreign aid levels. Specifically. the JeffordsMurray bill increases funding allocations for child survival. basic education. vitamin A and other micronutrients. UNICEF. AIDS prevention and care. refugee assistance. and family planning. Our bill also calls for an increase in funding for two important domestic programs: WIC and Head Start. The worlds children have a right to adequate nutrition. full immunization. a decent education. and health care.