NSF budget grew from $3.8B in 1990 to $8.3B in 2022 in constant 2020 dollars. The Endless Frontier act would have more than tripled this.
The COMPETES Act only authorizes a fraction of additional NSF spending for additional basic and advanced technology research. $18B vs the Endless Frontier's $110B.
Data for visualization: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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