The committee's bill recognizes that the budget request provided inadequate funding for NSF's astronomical facilities. In response, the committee bill provided additional funding for radio astronomy facilities, but the funding level in other areas remains inadequate. For example, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory would be reduced below last year's level.
Discussing funding issues for astronomical facilities in the NSF budget.
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