http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/biden-congress-roll-out-big-plans-expand-national-science-foundation

President Joe Biden wants to bolster the National Science Foundation as part of his massive infrastructure plan, which he outlined last week in Pittsburgh.

The idea of massively expanding the budget and mission of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help the United States out-innovate China is gaining political momentum in Washington, D.C.