. ▁Sign ific ant ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁act ▁came ▁from ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁Conc ern ed ▁Women ▁for ▁America , ▁Just ▁Det ention ▁International , ▁and ▁numerous ▁evangel ical ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Science ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Bush ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁H . ▁R . ▁ 4 6 6 4 , ▁far - re aching ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁( NS F ) ▁on ▁a ▁track ▁to ▁double ▁its ▁budget ▁over ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁mathematics ▁and ▁science ▁education ▁initi atives ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁pre - col lege ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁level . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁those ▁five , ▁the ▁R & D ▁budget ▁has ▁increased ▁by ▁four teen ▁percent . ▁Bush ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁do gg ed ▁by ▁criticism ▁that ▁his ▁administration ▁ign ores ▁or ▁suppress es ▁scientific ▁advice . ▁Bush ▁showed ▁support ▁for ▁ocean ography ▁and ▁space ▁expl oration ; ▁and ▁supported ▁sciences ▁on ▁reducing ▁poll ution . ▁Bush ▁generally ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁bi ology ▁especially ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁human ▁reprodu ction ▁and ▁re product ive ▁health ; ▁and ▁science ▁with ▁global ▁war ming . ▁Bush ▁supported ▁" T each ▁the ▁Cont ro vers y ". ▁Bush ' s ▁positions ▁were ▁not ▁always ▁shared ▁by ▁his ▁party . ▁ ▁St em ▁cell ▁research ▁ ▁President ▁Bush ▁supported ▁adult ▁stem ▁cell ▁research ▁and ▁um bil ical ▁cord ▁blood ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁However , ▁Bush ▁opposed ▁any ▁new ▁emb ry onic ▁stem