One possibility was that several agencies might jointly finance the effort.

John Tesoriero, executive director of the commission, said the agency had financed $30 million in biomedical research over the past five years.

The agency financed a series of studies that have followed about 2,500 young children, some of them for as long as 14 years.

That new agency would finance the purchase by selling its own bonds.

Similarly, the agency is financing research on networks of information users.

The agency financed 10 new projects last year, she said.

The agency also created and financed a host of organizations lobbying for the arts in Washington.

Since 1974 the agency has financed installation of the systems in more than 100 bridges.

The agency has financed development of a model for $50,000.

The only rigorous scientific reviews have been held behind closed doors by the agencies financing the research.