In health news, a congressional report has concluded that the Bush administration’s international AIDS-prevention programs are being hampered by requirements that force recipients to spend significant amounts on abstinence education. According to the Government Accountability Office, AIDS specialists in 17 of the 20 countries surveyed said the Bush administration’s requirements “would prevent them from allocating prevention resources in accordance with local HIV/AIDS prevention needs.” In order to qualify for US assistance, seven countries had to allocate one third of their prevention funding on abstinence education, forcing cuts to several essential programs.