Bipartisan NSF Doubling Bill
Introduced
May 10, 2002 - Lawmakers from both parties came together
May 7 to introduce H.R.
4664, the National
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, which authorizes
15 percent increases for the National Science Foundation in
FY's 2003, 2004 and 2005, mimicking the campaign for the National
Institutes of Health. The President's proposed budget for
the NSF in FY 2003 calls for an increase of 5 percent. The
House Science Research Subcommittee approved the bill on May
9.
Information:
Jonathan Fishburn, Director, Research, Education and Veterans' Legislative Affairs
AAMC Government Relations
jfishburn@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525

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