July 25, 2003

Congressional Committees Approve Funds for NSF and NEH, but Less Than Some Had Hoped

By ANNE MARIE BORREGO

A U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee last week approved a budget of $5.639-billion for the National Science Foundation in the 2004 fiscal year, an increase of about 6 percent over this year's budget, and $158-million more than the Bush administration's request of $5.481-billion.

Meanwhile, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill that would provide the National Endowment for the Humanities with $142-million in the 2004 fiscal year. That amount

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