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Nature 419, 657 (17 October 2002) | doi:10.1038/419657b

Words but no cash for US agencies

Geoff Brumfiel

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) got some good news last week, when a House committee proposed a 13% increase in its funding for the 2003 fiscal year, which began on 1 October. But, for the NSF, and every other agency of the federal government, the big question is when a gridlocked Congress will get around to passing any budget at all.