R&D Budget and Policy Program

Current Status of FY 2010 Appropriations

Analyses of selected bills are below the table. Click on the name of the bill to go to the analysis. Click on the PDF icon () next to the agency to see the table for that agency.

* - reported out of Appropriations Committee; O - approved; X - rejected

Conference Report

Name of Bill (Bill number)

Major R&D Agencies

House Action

Senate Action

Conference Done

House

Senate

President Signed (Public Law #)

Committee Vote

House Vote

Committee Vote

Senate Vote

1. Defense H.R.3326

DOD

O 7/22

O 7/30

O 9/10

O 10/6

O 12/16 Cong. Record

O 12/16

O 12/19

O 12/19 P.L. 111-118

2. Labor, HHS, Education H.R.3293

NIH, Education

O 7/17

O 7/24

O 7/30

O 12/9 Rep. 111-366

O 12/10

O 12/13

O 12/16 P.L. 111-117

3. Commerce, Justice, Science H.R.2847

NASA, NSF, Commerce

O 6/9

O 6/18

O 6/25

O 11/5

O 12/9 Rep. 111-366

O 12/10

O 12/13

O 12/16 P.L. 111-117

4. Energy-Water H.R.3183, S.1436

DOE

O 7/7

O 7/17

O 7/9

O 7/29

O 9/30 Rep. 111-278

O 10/1

O 10/15

O 10/28 P.L. 111-85

5. Agriculture H.R.2997, S.1406

USDA

O 6/18

O 7/9

O 7/7

O 8/4

O 9/30 Rep. 111-279

O 10/7

O 10/8

O 10/16 P.L. 111-80

6. Interior and Environment H.R.2996 includes CR to 12/18/09

Interior, EPA

O 6/18

O 6/26

O 6/25

O 9/24

O 10/28 Rep. 111-316

O 10/29

O 10/29

O 10/30 P.L. 111-88

7. Homeland Security H.R.2892, S.1298

DHS

O 6/12

O 6/24

O 6/18

O 7/9

O 10/7 Rep. 111-298

O 10/15

O 10/20

O 10/28 P.L. 111-83

8. Military Construction & Veterans H.R.3082, S.1407

VA , some DOD

O 6/23

O 7/10

O 7/7

O 11/17

O 12/9 Rep. 111-366

O 12/10

O 12/13

O 12/16 P.L. 111-117

9. Transportation & HUD H.R.3288

DOT

O 7/17

O 7/23

O 7/30

O 9/17

O 12/9 Rep. 111-366

O 12/10

O 12/13

O 12/16 P.L. 111-117

10. State & Foreign Operations H.R.3081, S.1434

--

O 6/23

O 7/9

O 7/9

O 12/9 Rep. 111-366

O 12/10

O 12/13

O 12/16 P.L. 111-117

11. Financial Services H.R.3170, S.1432

--

O 7/7

O 7/16

O 7/9

O 12/9 Rep. 111-366

O 12/10

O 12/13

O 12/16 P.L. 111-117

12. Legislative Branch H.R.2918, S.1294 includes CR to 10/31/09

--

O 6/12

O 6/19

O 6/18

O 7/6

O 9/24 Rep. 111-265

O 9/25

O 9/30

O 10/1 P.L. 111-68

Updated December 29, 2009

The Defense (H.R.3326) appropriations conference report has been signed into law by the President. In the conference report, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs receive $80.5 billion, $1.9 billion (2.4 percent) more than the President’s request ($78.6 billion) and an increase of $516 million (0.6 percent) over FY 2009. The programs of greatest contention during the Congressional action were the VH-71A Executive Helicopter (House: $485 million; Senate: $30 million) and the Joint Strike Fighter (House: $2.0 billion; Senate: $1.7 billion) where the development an alternative engine for the aircraft has been the subject of much debate. In the Defense authorization bill (H.R.3326), which was signed into law on October 28, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternative propulsion system program was authorized in the amount of $430 million for RDT&E and $180 million for procurement and the President’s request for the VH-71 Presidential helicopter was agreed to, effectively canceling the program, but Congress “strongly encourage(s) the Department of Defense and the Executive Branch to consider a complete range of alternatives” for the President’s transportation requirements. The conference report upholds both of these decisions made in the authorized bill.
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Defense FY 2010 Budget

The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (H.R.3293) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. In the House version of the bill, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would recieve $31.3 billion, a 3.1 percent ($942 million) increase over FY 2009 (not counting stimulus funds) and 1.6 percent ($500 million) more than the President's request. The bill renews prior restrictions on the use of funds for abortion and research that creates or destroys human embryos. The bill also includes an amendment by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to de-fund three peer-reviewed NIH grants related to HIV/AIDS prevention, a move to which AAAS and other scientific and medical organizations strongly object. The bill as passed would eliminate $99 million for grants to public and private organizations to encourage teens to abstain from premarital sex, with Democrats arguing that there is little scientific evidence of such programs' effectiveness. In terms of Education, the bill raises the maximum Pell award by $619 to $5,350. Pell grants are awarded to low- and middle-income students for higher education expenses based on financial need.
Table. Congressional Action on the National Institutes of Health FY 2010 Budget
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Education FY 2010 Budget

The Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (H.R.2847) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The Senate version of the bill includes the following R&D spending figures: $11.2 billion ($611 million more than the House) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), $5.2 billion ($14 million less than the House) for the National Science Foundation, $700 million ($22 million more than the House) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and $672 million ($96 million more than the House) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Sen. Coburn’s (R-OK) amendment (SA 2631) to the bill that would have prohibited funding of the Political Science program at the National Science Foundation failed, but garnered 36 votes in favor of prohibiting funding.
Table. Congressional Action on the National Science Foundation FY 2010 Budget
Table. Congressional Action on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration FY 2010 Budget
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Commerce FY 2010 Budget

The Energy and Water (H.R.3183, S.1436) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The conference report provides $27.1 billion to the Department of Energy with the Office of Science representing $4.9 billion of that total, a 2.7 percent ($131 million) increase over FY 2009. The report includes a $15 million for ARPA-E from the Office of Science. Three of the proposed eight Energy Innovation Hubs are funded (Fuels from Sunlight and Energy Efficient Building Systems Design under EERE, and Modeling and Simulation under Nuclear Energy).
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Energy FY 2010 Budget

The Agriculture (H.R.2997, S.1406) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The conference report includes $1.3 billion in R&D spending for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a 6.3% increase over FY 2009, and $808 million in R&D spending for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA; formerly CSREES), a 12.2% increase over FY 2009. The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI; formerly NRI), part of NIFA, received a large increase of $61 million (30.3%) over FY 2009 and the President's request.
Table. Congressional Action on the U.S. Department of Agriculture FY 2010 Budget

The Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (H.R.2996) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The conference report provides $1.1 billion for the United States Geological Survey, 6.5% ($68 million) more than FY 2009 (not including ARRA) and 1.3% ($14 million) more than the President’s request. The Science and Technology program in the Environmental Protection Agency receives $846 million not including Superfund transfers ($26.6 million), 7.1% ($56 million) more than FY 2009 and just over ($4 million) the President’s request.
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of the Interior FY 2010 Budget
Table. Congressional Action on the Environmental Protection Agency FY 2010 Budget

The Homeland Security (H.R.2892, S.1298) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The conference report includes $863 in R&D spending for Science and Technology, 6.2 percent ($50 million) more than FY 2009 and 3.1 percent ($26 million) more than the President's request.
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Homeland Security FY 2010 Budget

The Military/Veterans (H.R.3082, S.1407) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The appropriation bill includes $581 million for Medical and Prosthetic Research which is typically matched by other VA research support funds for a total of $1.2 billion in R&D, a 13.9% ($142 million) increase over FY 2009. Additionally, a small amount of military construction, typically around $200 million, is for R&D facilities and equipment.

Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Veterans Affairs FY 2010 Budget

The Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R.3288) appropriations bill has been signed into law by the President. The Department of Transportation, which conducts most of the R&D funded by this bill (FY2010 estimate of $939 million based on President’s request), would receive $100.1 billion, $1.3 billion less than the House version of the bill and $2.2 billion less than the President’s request. In the House bill, passenger rail would recieve the biggest funding increase through a new $4 billion grant program for high speed intercity passenger rail service. The Senate supports this initiative to a lesser degree, proposing $1.2 million for high speed intercity passenger rail service. The Senate bill also includes $50 million for the creation of a Railroad Safety Technology Program.
Table. Congressional Action on the Department of Transportation FY 2010 Budget

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