This page contains AAAS R&D Funding Updates covering the FY 2000 budget process.

During the FY 2000 appropriations process, the AAAS R&D Web site offered regular updates on R&D in FY 2000 appropriations, and a continually updated table on the status of FY 2000 appropriations. Below are the R&D Funding Updates in reverse chronological order.

 

 

- National Science Foundation (NSF):
Senate Proposes Increases for NSF (HTML)

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- - - - - - Table. NSF R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)

 

House Makes Deep Cuts in Federal R&D

HTML Version - - - - - - - - - - - PDF Version (12 pp)

Contents:

FY 2000 R&D in House Appropriations

House R&D Appropriations for Key Agencies

Breaking the Caps: The Budget Process So Far

The $1 Trillion Problem: Outlook for the Fall

Table 1. Total R&D by Agency (House Action as of 8/6)

Table 2. Estimated Research by Agency (House Action as of 8/6)

Table 3. "21st Century Research Fund" by Agency (House Action as of 8/6)

Table 4. Total R&D by Agency (Senate Action as of 8/6)

Download all tables in PDF format

August 6 (revised September 10)

- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):
House Approves $1 Billion Cut in NASA Budget,
Large Cuts in Space Science and Earth Science (HTML)

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- - - - - - Table. NASA R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)

 

- National Science Foundation (NSF):
House Approves Cuts to NSF Budget (HTML)

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- - - - - - Table. NSF R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)

 

- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
House Agrees to Cuts in EPA R&D (HTML)

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- - - - - - Table. EPA R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)

 

August 5

- Department of Commerce:
House Cuts Commerce R&D by 22 Percent, Eliminates ATP (HTML)
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- - - - - - Table. Commerce R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)
See June 16 update below for details of Senate action on DOE

July 27 (updated July 28)

- Department of Energy:
House Cuts DOE R&D, Orders Restructuring (HTML)
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- - - - - - Tables. DOE R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)
See June 29 update below for details of Senate action on DOE

July 23

- Department of Defense:
House Approves Increases for DOD Basic and Applied Research (HTML)
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- - - - - - Tables. DOD R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)
See June 3 update below for details of Senate action on DOD

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July 12 Special Update:

Issue Brief: R&D at Department of Energy National Security Laboratories (PDF)

(HTML Version)

This special update presents data on R&D at the three Department of Energy (DOE) national security laboratories (Los Alamos, Sanida, and Lawrence Livermore), which have recently been embroiled in controversies over lax security and thefts of nuclear secrets. This update provides data on how much nondefense R&D and total R&D is performed at the weapons labs and on the labs' contributions to DOE's overall R&D effort.

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July 6 - Summary Report on FY 2000 R&D:

So Far, So Good:
R&D Up Slightly,
But Hard Choices Lie Ahead (PDF)

(HTML Version)
July Recess Update on R&D in FY 2000 Appropriations
(Funding Tables only (PDF))

This 7-page analysis, complete with 4 tables, looks at R&D in FY 2000 appropriations, reflecting congressional action before the July 4th recess. The analysis presents R&D funding by agency, highlights of emerging trends in FY 2000 R&D, and an outlook for appropriations action after the recess. The analysis also contains an issue update of federal R&D as a percentage of the nation's economy. For information on individual agency appropriations, please see the R&D Funding Updates below.

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July 9

- Department of the Interior:
USGS R&D Receives Level Funding from House (PDF)

- Table. Interior R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)

June 29

- Department of Energy (revised):
Senate Provides Level Funding for DOE Science,
Increases for Nuclear Stockpile R&D (revised - PDF)

- Table. DOE R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)

- Department of the Interior:
USGS R&D Holds Steady in Senate Plan (PDF)

- Table. Interior R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)

June 22

- U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Senate Proposes Increases for Agriculture R&D (PDF)

- Table. USDA R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)
See May 27 update below for details of House action on USDA

June 16

- Department of Commerce :
Senate Proposes Large Increases for Commerce R&D (PDF)

- Table. Dept. of Commerce R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)

June 15 (revised June 28)

- Department of Transportation :
House Boosts Aviation and Highway R&D (PDF)

- Table. DOT R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)
See June 3 update below for details of Senate action on DOT

June 3

- Department of Defense (updated June 9):
Senate Boosts DOD Basic Research (PDF)

- Table. DOD R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)

- Department of Transportation :
Senate Proposes Selected Increases for Transportation R&D (PDF)

- Table. DOT R&D in FY 2000 Senate Appropriations (PDF)

May 27

- U.S. Department of Agriculture (updated June 9):
House Holds USDA R&D Steady, but Blocks Competitive Grants Program (PDF)

- Table. USDA R&D in FY 2000 House Appropriations (PDF)

- 302(b) Allocations (revised July 8):
House and Senate Release FY 2000 Allocations; Steep Cuts in Store (PDF)

- Table of FY 2000 302(b) Allocations (PDF - revised July 6)

May 21 (revised in May 27 update above)

- FY 2000 Appropriations Process Begins; Steep Cuts in Store (PDF)
- Table of House 302(b) Allocations (PDF)

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April 13, 1999 - Full Text On Line

AAAS Report XXIV:
Research and Development
FY 2000

A comprehensive report on R&D
in the federal budget

Our annual report on R&D in the federal budget is now available on line. The full text of the 272-page report, including nearly 40 tables, is available. This reference work provides a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the President's budget for FY 2000, including specialized analyses by theme, major agency, and discipline. A 16-page summary containing highlights from this book is available as a Preview Report for AAAS Report XXIV (see below). For more information on R&D in the FY 2000 budget, see the material below.

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March 31, 1999 (revised April 28) -

Congressional Budgets Project
Cuts to Federal R&D (revised - PDF only)

AAAS Analysis of Projections for R&D
in the FY 2000 Congressional Budget Resolution

This analysis, including 3 tables and a chart, is the AAAS analysis of the outyear projections for R&D based on the FY 2000 congressional budget resolutions. It is a companion to a similar analysis, released March 9, of projections for R&D in the President's budget (see below). The analysis shows that the House and Senate budget resolutions contain restrictive discretionary spending targets that could lead to declines in both defense and nondefense R&D in FY 2000 and future years. Please see below for more information on R&D in the FY 2000 budget.

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March 23, 1999 -

A Preview of
AAAS Report XXIV:
Research and Development FY 2000
(HTML)

PDF Version (16 pp)
This analysis, including 6 tables and 5 charts, is a preview of AAAS Report XIV: R&D FY 2000 (see above). It is a comprehensive overview of R&D in the FY 2000 budget, the budgetary context for R&D, recent funding trends in R&D, outyear projections for federal support of R&D to FY 2004, and industry support of R&D. This document supersedes a previous preliminary analysis of R&D (Feb. 4). Please see below for detailed funding tables, display charts, and revised FY 2000 R&D data. Please see the March 9 analysis below for more complete information on outyear projections for R&D, and the budgetary context for the FY 2000 budget.

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March 9, 1999 (revised March 23)-

AAAS Analysis of Outyear Projections
for R&D in the FY 2000 Budget (HTML - revised)

PDF Version (revised - 8 pp)
An analysis, including tables and charts, of projections for federal support of R&D to FY 2004 in the proposed FY 2000 budget. The AAAS analysis of these outyear projections reveals that, despite the expectation of growing surpluses, the Clinton Administation is anticipating declines in both defense and nondefense R&D after FY 2000. For projections for R&D in the congressional budget resolutions, please see the March 31 analysis above.

Supplemental outyear projections material:

- SUMMARY TABLE. Projected Effects of President's FY 2000 Budget on Federal R&D (Final 3/99; PDF)
- DETAILED TABLE. Projected Effects of President's FY 2000 Budget on Nondefense R&D (Final 3/99; PDF)
- DETAILED TABLE. Projected Effects of President's FY 2000 Budget on Defense R&D (Final 3/99; PDF)
- CHART. Projected Nondefense R&D in the President's Budget, FY 1999-2004 (Final 3/99; PDF)
- CHART. Projected Defense R&D in the President's Budget, FY 1999-2004 (Final 3/99; PDF)
- CHART. AAAS Projections for Nondefense R&D, FY 1995-2002 (Final 3/99; PDF)

The above analysis focuses on R&D in the outyears (to FY 2004).