Science Agencies Get Most of What They Want, Finally

摘要

Let the spending begin. After a nearly 5-month delay, the U.S. Congress last week finished work on the 2003 federal budget. The $397 billion package holds some good news for scientists, including major increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and NASA (see next page). But there was little time to celebrate. The new spending levels come on the heels of a 2004 budget request by President George W. Bush that would dramatically slow growth for those and several other science agencies (Science, 7 February, p. 806). So once again, the next move is up to Congress.