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R&D Budget and Policy Program
R&D in the FY 2013 Budget
| Updated May 2012 |
Appropriations Progress Chart
Status of Appropriations Legislation for Fiscal Year 2013 (Library of Congress)
| Posted May 23, 2012 |
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Homeland Security Spending Bill
Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved their version of the FY 2013 Homeland Security appropriations bill, voting 27-3 to send it to the Senate floor. According to the committee, the bill cuts $1 billion from discretionary funding below FY 2012 levels. However, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate, the major source of R&D within the department, would be granted $163 million or 25 percent increase above FY 2012 funding, in accord with the President's budget request. Additionally, the Defense Nuclear Detection Office, another key R&D funder at DHS, would receive a $38 million or 13 percent increase above FY 2012. In the House version of the bill, which passed committee on May 16, both offices would receive increases nearly as large as those in the Senate bill. The two versions of the bill await action on the floor of their respective chambers. See Chapter 11 of the AAAS FY 2013 R&D budget report for more on R&D at DHS (PDF).
Bill Summaries: Senate Committee | House Committee
DHS R&D in the President's FY 13 Request
| Posted May 23, 2012 |
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Military Construction/Veterans Spending Bill
Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed its version of the FY 2013 Military Construction/Veterans appropriations bill, sending it to the Senate floor for consideration. According to the committee, the bill contains $71.9 billion in discretionary spending, $466 million below the President's budget and $228 million above FY 2012 funding. This total is also slightly above the House's current version, which was passed by the House Appropriations Committee on May 16. In both bills, R&D at the Department of Veterans Affairs — a key source of R&D in the bill — would appear to remain flat from FY 2012 funding at $1.2 billion, equal to the President's request. See Chapter 12 of the AAAS FY 2013 R&D budget report for more information on VA R&D (PDF). A table with current AAAS estimates of VA R&D is below. Both versions of the bill await action on the floor of their respective chambers.
AAAS Estimates of R&D Funding at Veterans Affairs
Bill Summaries: Senate Committee | House Committee
VA R&D in the President's FY 13 Request
| Posted May 21, 2012 |
Defense Appropriations Bill Passes House Committee
Last week, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2013 Defense appropriations bill on a voice vote, sending the bill to the House floor for consideration. According to the initial AAAS analysis, the bill would continue the multiyear decline in Department of Defense R&D funding, but at a slower pace than the Administration proposes. Specifically, the bill provides $73.7 billion for total DOD R&D, a $793 million or 1.1 percent decrease from 2012, but a 1.5 percent or $1.1 billion increase above the Administration’s request. Weapons development would receive the largest proportional reductions from FY 2012, as science and technology would only be cut by 0.4 percent or $53 million. Basic research would remain flat at $2.1 billion; the bill also restores funding to the billion-dollar Defense Health Program, which had been targeted for a hefty 43 percent cut by the Administration. Full tables with funding estimates are below.
Among other items, various approved amendments encourage DOD initiatives on neuroscience; require a report on maintaining competitiveness in the nation’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing base as it relates to defense; and directs the Air Force to prioritize technologies that ensure pilot safety in contaminated environments.
Relatedly, the full House also passed last week the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 4310) on a 299-120 vote. One notable amendment added on the House floor (H. Amdt. 1123) would exempt DOD from the across-the-board spending cuts scheduled for January 2013 and offset these savings with additional nondefense cuts elsewhere, effectively borrowing the proposal from the House budget resolution. Additionally, the House voted to ease export restrictions on commercial satellites. Both the Defense authorization and the appropriations bills would allow over $3 billion more in funding than the President’s request. The President intends to veto any spending legislation that does not abide by last year’s debt and spending deal.
House FY 2013 Defense Bill Summary
DOD R&D in the President's FY 13 Request
Preliminary House DOD Funding Tables
Total R&D
R&D by Department and Agency
Basic Research (6.1)
Defense Science & Technology (6.1 - 6.3)
| Posted May 17, 2012 |
House Appropriations Committee Approves Homeland Security, Military Construction/Veterans Legislation
Yesterday, the full House Appropriations Committee approved spending bills for the departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, as well as funding for military construction. The Homeland Security bill cuts DHS funding by $484 million below FY 2012 levels and $393 million below the President's request, according to the committee. However, AAAS estimates that R&D at DHS would actually increase by 27 percent above FY 2012 levels under the House bill (PDF), mainly because the House committee granted nearly all of the funding increase sought by the Administration for the DHS Science & Technology Directorate, which is the primary funder of R&D at DHS. Specifically, the S&T Directorate's total budget would increase by 24 percent or $158 million above FY 2012 levels to $826 million under the House bill, essentially equal to the level sought by the Administration. See Chapter 11 of the AAAS FY 2013 R&D budget report for more on DHS (PDF).
The Military Constructions/Veterans bill contains $71.7 billion in discretionary funding, even with the FY 2012 appropriation, according to the committee. Within the VA, the committee keeps Medical and Prosthetics Research even with the Administration's request and slightly above FY 2012 levels, though a slight decline in Medical Services could yield a very small decline in total R&D funding at VA for FY 2013, according to the preliminary AAAS estimate. See Chapter 12 of the AAAS FY 2013 R&D budget report for more on the VA(PDF).
House Bill Summaries: Mil Con / Veterans | Homeland Security DHS R&D in the President's FY 13 Request
VA R&D in the President's FY 13 Request
| Posted May 14, 2012 |
House Passes CJS Bill
Last week, the House of Representatives approved its version of the FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science spending bill – the first of the year – on a 247-163 vote. The bill, which covers funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, NIST, and other agencies, is more generous in many areas than might have been expected, though R&D at most agencies would fall somewhat short of the President’s request. NSF R&D would receive a $221 million or 3.9 percent boost over FY 2012 levels, slightly less than the President’s request. The House also defeated a proposed floor amendment to further reduce NSF funding by more than $1 billion, though two amendments prohibiting funding for the Climate Change Education Program ($10 million) and for political science research at NSF ($11 million) both passed.
Like NSF, NASA R&D would receive a boost above FY 2012 levels of 1.3 percent or $123 million, with cuts to space exploration more than offset by increases elsewhere. The largest increase in dollar terms was reserved for science, where the House notably provided planetary science with more than $200 million more than the request, in an attempt to offset the major cuts the Administration is seeking. Many of the increases the Administration has sought for R&D at the Department of Commerce also appear to be largely holding up. The National Institute of Standards and Technology would receive a substantial R&D boost of nearly 14 percent, while the NOAA increase comes in spite of the fact that the overall NOAA budget would be largely flat. According to the Administration’s figures, increases in NOAA’s requested FY 2013 R&D funding substantially outpaced its overall budget request. Elsewhere, the House passed amendments to end the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and to potentially allow federal agencies to purchase alternative fuels with higher emissions profiles than regular gasoline. The CJS bill now awaits floor action in the Senate, where a version has already been approved in committee.
National Science Foundation Funding Table National Aeronautics and Space Administration Funding Table
Department of Commerce Funding Table
Commerce, Justice Science Bills: House | Senate
| Posted May 2, 2012 |
House, Senate Continue Appropriations Activities on Science, Energy, Ag
Last week, the full House and Senate Appropriations Committees approved spending bills impacting the budgets for several federal agencies. Both committees passed their respective Energy and Water appropriations bills, which provide funding for the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Bureau of Reclamation, among other agencies. As previously reported, the House would trim the DOE Office of Science budget and keep funding for fossil and nuclear energy, while making more substantial cuts to effiency, renewables, and ARPA-E. The Senate version, as expected, is more generous on renewables, efficiency, ARPA-E, and the Office of Science than the House, though would not fund any of these agencies at the levels requested by the Administration; it would also substantially cut fossil energy R&D.
The Senate Appropriations Committee also approved the Agriculture spending bill, which would provide a small increase to USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, and a 3% increase to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, matching the President’s request. The bill would also boost the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) by 13%, though short of the 23% increase requested by the Administration. Lastly, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill, which provides funding for NASA, NSF, and the Department of Commerce. As previously reported, the bill would provide boosts to NIST, NSF, and NOAA, while trimming the NASA budget; it would also seek to restore some of the cuts to planetary science proposed by the Administration.
The House Appropriations Committee also approved its 302(b) allocations for FY 2013, which set the appropriations framework for the subcommittees. As expected, the Committee approved a total discretionary budget of $1.029 trillion, $19 billion below the spending level agreed to in the Budget Control Act and proposed by the Administration and the Senate. The lower House levels continue to set up a conflict with the President, who has said he would veto any bills that don’t abide by the higher spending level agreed to by both parties last year.
Energy and Water bills: Senate | House
Commerce, Justice, Science bills: Senate | House
Senate Agriculture Bill
House 302(b) Allocations
Status of FY 2013 Appropriations (THOMAS)
| Posted May 2, 2012 |
OMB: No Sequestration for Veterans Affairs
As expected, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has confirmed that the Department of Veterans Affairs would be exempt from the across-the-board cuts of between 8 and 10% scheduled to take effect under the sequestration in January 2013. VA was always intended to be excluded from these cuts, but some ambiguities in the statute language had led to concerns that it would have to shoulder some of the burden. VA has a $1.2 billion research budget for health and prosthetics R&D. However, even though VA would be exempt from direct cuts, it could still feel the effects of sequestration indirectly, as it receives an additional $500 million each year from other federal agencies for R&D.
Separately, OMB last week told the House Budget Committee that it is not yet developing contingency plans for the sequestration.
See also: AAAS Analysis of Sequestration and the House Budget
| Posted April 27, 2012 |
AAAS Report XXXVII: Research and Development FY 2013
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AAAS Report XXXVII: Research and Development FY 2013 The 290-page report was officially released at the AAAS S&T Policy Forum on April 26-27 and you can order your copy now. This reference work provides a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the President's FY 2013 Budget Request, including specialized analyses by theme, major agency, and discipline. Order your copy today!
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| Posted April 20, 2012 |
Senate Appropriations Committee Adopts Spending Limits While Markups Commence
Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted their subcommittee spending limits, known as "302(b) allocations" in Congressional parlance. The spending limits set the appropriations framework for the appropriations subcommittees, and are normally based on the levels established in the budget resolution, though the Senate appears unlikely to pass the resolution at this time (for a brief primer on how this process works, see this Congressional Research Service report [PDF] from 2003). The committee accepted a total discretionary budget of $1.047 trillion, matching the discretionary spending cap established in last year's Budget Control Act, and $19 billion higher than the limit established by the House budget. It is not yet clear when the House Appropriations Committee will establish its own 302(b) allocations.
Meanwhile, Senate and House appropriators have also begun the process of marking up separate spending bills related to the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Transportation, among other agencies. Amid fears of major cuts in a tough fiscal environment, NSF, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and NASA appear to be fairing well initially in both chambers. Among other items, the Senate committee proposes moving key satellite programs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to NASA; the House bill does not. Elsewhere, the House has proposed flat funding for the Department of Energy Office of Science, but substantial cuts of 20 percent or more for ARPA-E and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Visit the links below for more.
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
| Posted April 18, 2012 |
New Brief: Potential Impacts of the House Budget on Federal R&D
The recently passed House budget resolution would reduce discretionary spending dramatically, and many are concerned about the potential impacts of these cuts on federal R&D, especially in light of the looming across-the-board cuts known as the sequestration; yet it has not been clear exactly what the impacts might be. To try to answer this question, we've produced an estimate that gets at some actual dollar figures and percentage changes, organized by R&D category. The estimate is based on House (PDF) and Administration (PDF) spending proposals, analyses of the automatic spending cuts in the Budget Control Act, and current R&D spending patterns, and additionally relies on a couple reasonable assumptions.
What have we found? In short, the impacts of the House budget on the federal research enterprise could be substantial, especially when coupled with the sequester. The budget could reduce total baseline spending in key budget accounts by 15 percent below the President's budget request, amounting to a three percent cut in total R&D from FY 2012 and a five percent cut in nondefense R&D, without accounting for the sequestration. Factoring in these additional cuts, the House budget could yield reductions in total R&D of up to 12 percent below the current year, with nondefense R&D receiving a disproportionate share of the cuts. Over the next decade, the House budget could reduce nondefense R&D by up to 27 percent, or $161 billion, below the President's request. Read more.
Download the Brief FY 2013 Budget Resolution (House Budget Cmte)
| Posted March 20, 2012 |
House Budget Committee Releases FY 2013 Budget
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has unveiled the GOP's proposed FY 2013 budget, which if passed would serve as a budget blueprint for the House. Ryan proposes an overall discretionary spending limit of $1.028 trillion in FY 2013 - $19 billion below the spending caps established in the Budget Control Act, but $97 billion above the reduced spending levels sought by some in the House. Even as the budget proposes an overall spending decline, it would seek to increase defense spending to $554 billion, $8 billion above the FY 2013 cap. Over the next ten years, the budget would lead to $352 billion less in discretionary spending than the President's budget. How R&D would fare in all this remains to be determined by appropriators.
The budget would also replace the first year of the automatic sequester. The sequester currently calls for approximately $98 billion in additional cuts to discretionary spending in FY 2013, $55 billion of which would come from defense. The House budget would roll back these cuts, and instead would task six House committees - including Energy & Commerce and Agriculture - with finding additional cuts from "low-priority" spending, which could potentially include R&D. The additional cuts would equal approximately $18.5 billion in FY 2013 and $261 billion cumulatively over the next ten years. These savings would be enacted via a process known as reconciliation, which allows for expedited consideration of legislation to change spending and revenues, but would require Senate agreement.
Meanwhile, at the same time Ryan was releasing his committee's budget, Senate Democrats announced they would officially establish their own spending level of $1.047 trillion, reflecting the caps agreed upon in the Budget Control Act. The House Budget Committee is expected to vote on the Ryan budget Wednesday.
FY 2013 Budget Resolution
Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L.112-25)
| Updated March 13, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 |
Research and Development in the President's Budget
According to AAAS analysis of data from the Office of Management and Budget and individual agencies, federal R&D investment would rise to $142.2 billion under the President's FY 2013 budget request. This would represent $1.7 billion increase, or 1.2%, above FY 2012 estimated funding levels, though less than the expected rate of inflation. Further, in constant dollars, the President's budget would leave federal R&D expenditures approximately 10% below the peak achieved in FY 2010.
The overall increase would largely be driven by gains in nondefense R&D, as defense R&D would decline by $1.5 billion, or 1.9%. Both basic and, especially, applied research would receive increases above FY 2012 levels, while development activities would be reduced by 1.7%; all three trends would represent a continuation of changes seen last year. Weapons development at the Department of Defense would continue to receive cuts, as would research.
In the nondefense realm, R&D at several agencies that fared well in last year's budget cycle - including the Department of Energy, NASA, NIST, and the National Science Foundation - would again receive increases under the President's budget to varying degrees. Conversely, NIH funding would fail to keep up with inflation for the second year in a row. The Department of Agriculture is subject to a mixed picture, with a flat overall R&D budget but increases in some key research-oriented offices and initiatives. See the below tables for further agency details.
Looking ahead to Congressional action, the funding picture remains murky. While many research agencies no doubt remain generally popular with appropriators, several specific components of the President's budget have been criticized for being too generous, or not generous enough. The constrained budget environment will likely force difficult funding choices, and appropriators will be keen to push agencies to explore efficiencies, eliminate waste and duplication, and find ways to further reduce spending.
Please note: the below data represent current estimates, and may undergo minor revision.
Aggregate Tables
R&D in the FY 2013 Budget by Agency
Defense and Nondefense R&D by Character of Work
Interagency R&D Initiatives
Agency Tables
Department of Defense Total R&D |
R&D by Military Departments and Defense Agencies
DOD Basic Research |
DOD Science and Technology
Health and Human Services |
National Institutes of Health
Department of Energy
NASA
National Science Foundation
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Department of Transportation
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Interior / USGS
Environmental Protection Agency
Selected Graphs
Trends in R&D by Agency | Trends in Nondefense R&D by Function
Federal R&D as a Percent of GDP | R&D as a Percent of Federal Outlays R&D as a Percent of Discretionary Spending
| Posted February 13, 2012 |
The President's FY 2013 Budget Released
The Administration has released its FY 2013 budget request. The main budget documents are available here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget. Visit agency budget pages (links provided in the schedule section below) for more detailed agency proposals.
The budget projects a $1.33 trillion deficit for 2012, but a $900 billion deficit for 2013. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Administration is pledging roughly $141 billion for R&D overall. Defense research activities would experience continued cuts compared to FY 2012, while non-defense R&D would actually increase by 5% according to OMB. Other items of interest emerging early from the FY 2013 request:
- The Administration still supports doubling the budgets for the Department of Energy's Office of Science, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, all key agencies for the nation's science and innovation ecosystem, though the timing of this doubling is not clear. Congress also has shown strong support for these agencies, but appropriations in recent years have not achieved the sustained increases authorized by the COMPETES legislation.
- The R&D tax credit would be expanded and made permanent. The Administration issued a similar proposal in last year's budget.
- The National Institutes of Health would adopt "new grant management policies" to increase the number of new research grants while overall funding remains largely flat.
- The Administration continues to prioritize manufacturing innovation, proposing $2.2 billion for advanced manufacturing R&D.
We'll post further updates and analyses as they come available.
View the President's Budget Request
OMB Science and Innovation in the FY 2013 Budget Fact Sheet
| Updated February 23, 2012 |
Agency Budget Briefing Schedule FY 2013
Schedule information will be added as it becomes available. Check back frequently for updates.Office of Science and Technology Policy
| When: | Monday, February 13, 2012; 1:30 - 2:30pm |
| Where: | AAAS Auditorium, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington DC (entrance at 12th and H) |
| Metro: | Metro Center (red, blue, and orange lines) |
| RSVP: | http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/registration |
| Webcast: | http://www.aaas.org/go/ostp |
| Link: | http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp |
National Science Foundation
| When: | Monday, February 13, 2012; 3:30pm |
| Where: | NSF Headquarters, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA |
| Metro: | Ballston (orange line) |
| RSVP: | RSVP by February 10 to olpa-events@nsf.gov or 703-292-8070. |
| Webcast: | http://live.science360.gov/ |
| Link: | http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/ |
Department of Energy - NOTE NEW TIME
| When: | Monday, February 13, 2012; 1:30pm - 4:00pm |
| Where: | Large Auditorium of the Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC |
| Metro: | Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) and L'Enfant Plaza (green and yellow lines) |
| RSVP: | Pre-register to Diane Meck with name and affiliation by close of business on Tuesday, February 7. |
| Details: | Because space is limited, organizations are limited to two participants. Attendence limited to U.S. citizens only. Call-in line for Secretary Chu's presentation at 2:30: 202-287-5318. |
| Link: | http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/13budget/index13.html |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
| When: | Monday, February 13; 2:00pm |
| Where: | NASA Headquarters, James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium, 300 E St. SW, Washington, DC. |
| Metro: | Federal Center SW (blue and orange lines) |
| Details: | NASA will invite 20 Twitter followers to join reporters at the 2pm press conference, and will take questions via Twitter. The agency will also hold a series of teleconferences beginning at 3:30 to discuss budget impacts on specific areas. Please see the NASA news release for details on these activities. |
| Webcast: | For the main briefing: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv; for the teleconferences: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio. |
| Link: | http://www.nasa.gov/budget |
Department of Health and Human Services
| When: | Monday, February 13, 2012; 2:00pm. |
| Where: | Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC |
| Details: | Only credentialed press will be allowed in the main auditorium; non press may view the briefing via a live monitor in the Great Hall. The event will also be webcast. |
| Webcast: | www.hhs.gov/live |
| Link: | www.hhs.gov/budget |
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National Institutes of Health
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Department of Agriculture
| When: | Monday, February 13, 2012; 4:00pm |
| Where: | Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 107A, Jefferson Drive, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250 |
| Metro: | Smithsonian (orange line) |
| RSVP: | By invitation; contact the USDA Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 720-6643 for more info. |
| Link: | www.usda.gov/budget |
Department of Defense
| When: | Monday, February 13; 2pm |
| Details: | This briefing, at the Pentagon, is press-only. |
| Link: | http://www.budget.mil |
U.S. Geological Survey
| When: | Tuesday, February 14, 2012; 1:00 p.m. |
| Where: | U.S. Geological Survey, Dallas L. Peck Auditorium, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA |
| RSVP: | Please RSVP to Karen Wood if you plan to attend the briefing in person. |
| Details: | Teleconference: 855-547-8255; conference code 19545. For more info visit www.usgs.gov. |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| When: | Thursday, February 16, 2012; 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
| Where: | Department of Commerce Auditorium, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Enter through the 14th Street entrance. |
| Metro: | Metro Center (red line) and Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines) |
| Details: | A teleconference line will also be provided for those who cannot attend in person. Please contact James Chang for more info. |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
| When: | Friday, February 24th, 2pm EST. |
| Where: | Online webinar. |
| RSVP: | https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/showReg?udc=ba2slluw01d8 |
| Details: | After you register at the above address, you will receive an e-mail with a call in number and webinar link. |
| Posted January 27, 2012 |
Administration Delays FY 2013 Budget Release by One Week
Earlier this week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) notified reporters that the President's proposed budget would be released on Monday, Feb. 13, one week after the Feb. 6 date required by law. The reason for the delay is not yet clear, but according to one unnamed source, the delay is to allow the Administration to "finalize technical and programmatic decisions" related to the budget. The release of last year's budget was also delayed by one week. Both the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee have criticized the decision.
| Posted January 18, 2012 |
NSF Releases Science & Engineering Indicators 2012
The National Science Foundation has released its biennial Science & Engineering Indicators report, which tracks data trends in global and domestic R&D funding, STEM education, the science workforce, and public attitudes on science and technology. The report, using data through 2009, finds that long-term growth in domestic R&D investment, while slowing considerably, nevertheless outpaced broader economic growth. The U.S. also maintained a substantial lead in global research investments, though its share of global R&D declined from 38 percent in 1999 to 31 percent in 2009. This slippage is primarily due to substantial acceleration of research investments in Asia, especially in China. Thanks to explosive growth of 20 percent per year, China now ranks second in research investment, recently surpassing Japan. The report finds continuing support by the American public for science and technology, but also notes some troubling trends for the U.S. high-tech sector in the global marketplace. Click below for more.
Download Science & Engineering Indicators 2012
Science & Engineering Indicators Digest
NSF Presentation Slides
Press Release
| Posted August 19, 2011 |
OMB Releases FY 2013 Budget Guidance
OMB Director Jacob Lew sent a memo to department and agency heads dated August 17 providing guidance on the preparation of their FY 2013 budget requests given the enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011. The memo directs agencies to submit FY 2013 budget requests totalling at least 5 percent below their FY 2011 enacted discretionary appropriation and to identify additional reductions that would bring the total request to at least 10 percent below their FY 2011 enacted discretionary appropriation. In addition, the memo asks agencies to identify programs to "double down" on that provide the "best opportunity to enhance economic growth".
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Guidance
Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L.112-25)
| Posted May 2, 2011 |
AAAS Report XXXVI: Research and Development FY 2012
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AAAS Report XXXVI: Research and Development FY 2012 The 288-page report was officially released at the AAAS S&T Policy Forum on May 5-6 and you can order your copy now. This reference work provides a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the President's FY 2012 Budget Request, including specialized analyses by theme, major agency, and discipline. Order your copy today!
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