text: Federal spending on education and nondefense R & amp ; D , which is intended to enhance the nation 's long-term productivity , also remained relatively constant as a share of GDP over the 1990s .
  
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  Federal spending on education and non defense R & D , which is intended to enhance the nation 's long-term productivity , also remained relatively constant as a share of Gross Domestic Product over the 1990s .