They aren't binding, but the 2009 budget resolutions passed last week by each house of Congress would provide sizable increases for U.S. research agencies. The Senate's version would add $3 billion, or 10.3%, to President George W. Bush's request for a flat budget at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). That amount includes a $2.1 billion boost added during floor debate by the chair and ranking member of the spending panel that sets NIH's budget. "We still have a long way to go on this, but they're positive signs of support," says Dave Moore of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C. The House version added no additional funding for NIH.
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