The president signed the FY '08 supplemental appropriations bill. If you want to read what's in the entire package here's the House Approp's Committee release--a nice synopsis of what got in http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/EmergencySupplemental6-19-08.pdf
Again, $400 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), and NASA. The breakdown is noted in an earlier blog.
One area not discussed earlier is Veteran's financial aid. Included in the package are provisions to update and expand the Montgomery GI Bill and provide current veterans with college tuition, room and board. Veterans who have served on active duty for three years since Sept. 11, 2001, are eligible for a full four-year college education. More than 1.6 million veterans have served since 2001 and about 450,000 veterans are expected to make use of the new GI bill. Veterans will be able to transfer their education benefits to their spouses and children under a provision added to garner additional support.
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