Flat NIH Appropriation Marks An Increase, House Subcommittee Chair Says
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Montana’s Rehberg says focusing NIH spending on basic research instead of other purposes effectively boosts funding. According to a draft appropriations bill reported out of the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, NIH would receive $30.6 billion for fiscal 2013, about equal to the current level.
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