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Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2000 Budget - Tables 1-5

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Table 1. Total R&D by Agency
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2000 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

 
Action by Congress
  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Chg. from Request Chg. from FY 1999
  Estimate Request Approved Amount Percent Amount Percent
Defense (military) 37,975 35,065 39,109 4,044 11.5% 1,134 3.0%
- ("S&T" 6.1,6.2,6.3 + Medical) 7,791 7,386 8,652 1,265 17.1% 861 11.0%
- (All Other DOD R&D) 30,184 27,679 30,457 2,778 10.0% 274 0.9%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin. 9,715 9,770 9,778 8 0.1% 63 0.6%
Energy 6,974 7,467 7,232 -235 -3.1% 258 3.7%
Health and Human Services 15,750 16,047 18,094 2,047 12.8% 2,344 14.9%
- (National Institutes of Health) 14,971 15,289 17,125 1,835 12.0% 2,153 14.4%
National Science Foundation 2,714 2,890 2,854 -36 -1.2% 140 5.2%
Agriculture 1,638 1,850 1,693 -156 -8.5% 56 3.4%
Interior 567 584 562 -22 -3.8% -5 -0.9%
Transportation 603 836 643 -193 -23.1% 40 6.7%
Environmental Protection Agency 669 645 645 1 0.1% -23 -3.5%
Commerce 1,075 1,172 1,096 -76 -6.5% 21 2.0%
- (NOAA) 600 600 617 17 2.8% 17 2.8%
- (NIST) 468 565 473 -92 -16.3% 5 1.0%
Education 224 276 246 -30 -10.7% 22 10.0%
Agency for Int'l Development 143 94 143 49 51.9% 0 -0.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs 674 663 665 2 0.4% -9 -1.3%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 49 47 47 0 -0.5% -2 -4.5%
Smithsonian Institution 138 146 143 -3 -2.2% 5 3.5%
Tennessee Valley Authority 35 35 35 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Corps of Engineers 40 32 31 -1 -4.4% -9 -23.5%
Labor 70 43 87 44 102.7% 17 24.5%
Housing and Urban Development 48 50 45 -5 -10.3% -3 -6.6%
Justice 71 48 52 4 7.5% -19 -27.3%
U.S. Postal Service 1 77 78 78 0 0.0% 1 1.3%
Social Security Administration 37 24 25 1 4.1% -12 -32.5%
Treasury 13 13 13 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
All Other 52 30 30 0 0.0% -22 -42.3%
______ ______ ______ ______    ______   
Total R&D 79,350 77,904 83,346 5,442 7.0% 3,996 5.0%
               
Defense R&D 41,208 38,483 42,497 4,014 10.4% 1,288 3.1%
Nondefense R&D 38,142 39,422 40,850 1,428 3.6% 2,708 7.1%
               
               
"21st Century Research Fund" 2 36,943 38,111 39,854 1,743 4.6% 2,910 7.9%
"FS&T" 3 48,326 49,404 52,058 2,654 5.4% 3,732 7.7%


AAAS estimates. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities. Includes across-the-board reduction. Includes rescissions, supplementals, and emergency appropriations.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
1 Financed out of postal revenues.
2 An alternative measure of the federal investment in science and technology proposed by the Clinton Administration. Includes both R&D and non-R&D programs.
3 An alternative measure of the federal investment in science and technology proposed by the National Academy of Sciences. Please see Appendix 1 for details.


Table 2. Estimated Basic Research by Agency
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2000 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

 
Action by Congress
  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Chg. from Request Chg. from FY 1999
  Estimate Request Approved Amount Percent Amount Percent
Health and Human Services 8,429 8,590 9,623 1,033 12.0% 1,194 14.2%
- National Institutes of Health 8,427 8,588 9,619 1,031 12.0% 1,192 14.1%
National Science Foundation 2,333 2,514 2,473 -40 -1.6% 141 6.0%
Department of Defense 1,108 1,113 1,167 54 4.9% 59 5.4%
Department of Energy 2,225 2,281 2,253 -28 -1.2% 28 1.2%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin. 2,140 2,466 2,526 60 2.5% 386 18.0%
Department of Agriculture 677 776 710 -66 -8.5% 33 4.8%
Department of the Interior 51 53 53 0 0.7% 2 4.3%
Smithsonian 128 136 133 -3 -2.4% 5 3.7%
Environmental Protection Agency 83 79 79 0 0.1% -4 -4.7%
Department of Commerce 36 38 38 -1 -2.1% 2 4.2%
All Other 65 55 56 1 1.0% -9 -13.9%
  ________ ________ ________ ________   ________  
Total Est. Basic Research 17,276 18,101 19,112 1,011 5.6% 1,836 10.6%

AAAS estimatesof basic research based on FY 2000 appropriations bills and historical trends for agencies and programs.
Includes across-the-board reduction. All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.

Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2000 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

 
Action by Congress
  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Chg. from Request Chg. from FY 1999
  Estimate Request Approved Amount Percent Amount Percent
Defense 1 41,208 38,483 42,497 4,014 10.4% 1,288 3.1%
               
Nondefense 2 38,142 39,422 40,850 1,428 3.6% 2,708 7.1%
               
Space 8,518 8,704 8,606 -98 -1.1% 88 1.0%
Health 16,379 16,664 18,689 2,025 12.2% 2,310 14.1%
Energy 1,173 1,353 1,282 -71 -5.2% 109 9.3%
General Science 5,365 5,668 5,498 -170 -3.0% 133 2.5%
Natural Resources & Environment 2,088 2,104 2,070 -34 -1.6% -18 -0.9%
Agriculture 1,427 1,608 1,479 -128 -8.0% 53 3.7%
Transportation 1,799 1,902 1,815 -87 -4.6% 15 0.8%
Commerce 474 571 479 -92 -16.2% 5 1.0%
International 194 123 172 49 39.7% -22 -11.4%
All Other 724 725 760 35 4.8% 36 5.0%
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______  
Total R&D 79,350 77,904 83,346 5,442 7.0% 3,996 5.0%

AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2000 appropriations bills based on historical trends for agencies and programs. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
Classifications generally follow the government's budget function categories except health (which here includes health R&D in HHS and VA).
1 Includes DOD R&D and atomic energy defense R&D in DOE.
2 Includes all R&D not in defense (domestic and international discretionary programs).

 

Table 4. Department of Defense by Program
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2000 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

 
Action by Congress
  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Chg. from Request Chg. from FY 1999
  Estimate Request Approved Amount Percent Amount Percent
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation:
Basic Research ("6.1") 1,108 1,113 1,167 54 4.9% 59 5.4%
Applied Research ("6.2") 3,151 2,959 3,388 429 14.5% 237 7.5%
Advanced Tech. Development ("6.3") 3,532 3,314 3,822 508 15.3% 290 8.2%
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______  
TOTAL Science and Technology 7,791 7,386 8,378 991 13.4% 587 7.5%
               
Demonstration/Validation ("6.4") 7,237 5,580 6,536 955 17.1% -701 -9.7%
Engineering and Manuf. Dev. ("6.5") 7,931 7,538 8,623 1,085 14.4% 692 8.7%
RDT&E Management Support ("6.6") 2,930 2,406 2,550 144 6.0% -380 -13.0%
Operational Systems Dev. ("6.7") 11,554 11,465 12,101 636 5.5% 547 4.7%
BA Adjustment -38 0 0 -- -- -- --
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______  
TOTAL RDT&E 37,405 34,375 38,187 3,812 11.1% 783 2.1%
               
Other Appropriations 1 570 690 648 -42 -6.2% 78 13.6%
Medical research 2 0 0 274 274 -- 274 --
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______  
TOTAL DOD R&D 37,975 35,065 39,109 4,044 11.5% 1,134 3.0%

AAAS estimates. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities. Includes rescissions, supplementals, and emergency appropriations.
Includes across-the-board cut. All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
1 R&D support in military personnel, military construction, and other DOD appropriations.
2 The FY 2000 Defense bill appropriates some medical R&D in a separate account. In FY 1999, these programs were in the Army ("6.3").

Table 5. Department of Defense by Agency
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2000 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

 
Action by Congress
  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Chg. from Request Chg. from FY 1999
  Estimate Request Approved Amount Percent Amount Percent
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation:
Army 5,032 4,426 5,227 801 18.1% 195 3.9%
Navy 8,640 7,984 9,020 1,036 13.0% 380 4.4%
Air Force 13,683 13,078 14,250 1,172 9.0% 567 4.1%
Defense Agencies 9,757 8,609 9,394 784 9.1% -363 -3.7%
(Defense Adv. Research Projects Agcy.) 1,930 2,003 1,849 -154 -7.7% -82 -4.2%
(Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) 3,845 2,944 3,429 484 16.5% -416 -10.8%
(Other) 3,982 3,662 4,116 454 12.4% 134 3.4%
Director of Test and Evaluation 259 253 265 11 4.5% 6 2.5%
Dir. of Operational Test & Evaluation 34 24 31 7 28.2% -3 -8.6%
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______  
TOTAL RDT&E 37,405 34,375 38,187 3,812 11.1% 783 2.1%
               
Other Appropriations 1 570 690 648 -42 -6.2% 78 13.6%
Medical research 2 0 0 274 274 -- 274 --
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______  
TOTAL DOD R&D 37,975 35,065 39,109 4,044 11.5% 1,134 3.0%

AAAS estimates. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities. Includes rescissions, supplementals, and emergency appropriations.
Includes across-the-board cut. All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
1 R&D support in military personnel, military construction, and other DOD appropriations.
2 The FY 2000 Defense bill appropriates some medical R&D in a separate account. In FY 1999, these programs were in the Army ("6.3").

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