A good summary of the federal stimulus bill can be found at: http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary02-12-09.pdf
Another excellent source on the R&D provisions is the American Association for the Advancement of Science at:
http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/fy09.htm
The full text of the bill (with handwritten markings) can be found either at the House Appropriations Committee website:
http://appropriations.house.gov/ and select Bill Text — Division A and Bill Text — Division B.
Or through Thomas, at the Library of Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app09.html#h1
The bill contains significant increases in federal funding for broadband, alternative energy, NASA, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Read a related column by Tech Council President Tom Still by clicking here.
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