Senate VA-HUD Bill Includes
Increases for VA Medical Care, NSF
August 2, 2002 - The Senate Appropriations Committee
July 25 approved its version of the FY 2003 VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies Appropriations bill (S.
2797, S.Rpt.
107-222), providing significant increases for VA medical
care and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Senate
Appropriations Committee has now approved all 13 appropriations
bills.
Specifically, the bill includes $23.89 billion for VA medical
care, a $2.56 billion (12.0 percent) increase over FY 2002
(not including the $417 million approved as part of the FY
2002 supplemental appropriations bill which is expected to
be signed by the President). The bill also includes $400 million
for the VA medical and prosthetics research program, an increase
of $29 million (7.8 percent). For the NSF, the bill allocates
$5.35 billion, an increase of $564 million (11.8 percent)
over FY 2002, including $4.13 billion for NSF Research, an
increase of $533 million (14.8 percent).
Information:
Jonathan Fishburn, Director, Research, Education and Veterans' Legislative Affairs
AAMC Office of Governmental Relations
jfishburn@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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