Senate Supplemental Contains Science Funding
Unlike the House Supplemental which I posted about yesterday, the Senate bill contains $1.2 billion for science programs From the AIP’s FYI newsletter:
Yesterday afternoon the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of a bill to provide $193 billion in additional funding for war-fighting costs and other programs. Under this Supplemental Appropriations Bill, a total of $1.2 billion would be allocated for spending this year by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the National Institutes of Health.
Some numbers, from the FYI newsletter:
- $200 Million for NASA (for space shuttle, manned spaceflight, etc.)
- $200 Million for NSF
- $100 Million for DOE
- $400 Million for NIH
The $1.2 billion number is mentioned in this press release (PDF link). The gory details, which I haven’t had a chance to look at yet, are in this summary of the actual bill language (also a PDF), or even more fun reading, the actual amendment text (PDF).
Where this goes, as far as being passed, or having to be negotiated with the House, all in the face of a veto from the White House, is still up in the air for now.
Tags: appropriations, budget, Senate, supplemental
