President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress March 23 despite threatening to veto hours earlier, The Washington Post reports, averting a government shutdown.
Here are four things to know.
1. The 2,232-page spending bill includes $78 billion in discretionary funding for HHS, a $10 billion increase from fiscal year 2017 level, according to a summary released by the House Appropriations Committee.
2. The bill allocates $3.6 billion to combat the opioid crisis, an increase of $2.55 billion, or 244 percent, from fiscal year 2017, according to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The funds will go towards improving treatment and prevention efforts, finding alternative pain medication, addressing workforce needs and behavioral health.
3. The bill provides a total of $37 billion for the NIH, an increase of $3 billion above the fiscal year 2017 enacted level. This increases spending on Alzheimer's disease research and the development of a universal flu vaccine, among other initiatives.
4. The legislation allocates $8.3 billion for the CDC, an increase of $1.1 billion above the fiscal year 2017 level.
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