Congress approves bill authorizing a doubling of NSF spending

摘要

After a compromise developed in response to White House objections, Congress passed the National Science Foundation (NSF) doubling bill (H.R. 4664), which authorizes NSF programs for the next five years. The bill specifies funding that would rise to $9.8 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2007, compared with the agency's current FY 2002 budget of $4.8 billion. The president was expected to sign the bill.