'FY 1999 Archive

This page provides links to AAAS R&D Funding Updates on the FY 1999 appropriations process. Unless noted as "final", the analyses offered here are for intermediate stages in the FY 1999 appropriations process. For our archive of material before 1998, please go to our Archive FY 1995 - FY 1998.


Department of Agriculture - FINAL

-Congress Grants Increase to USDA R&D,
but Withholds Funds for New Agricultural Research Program
(Oct. 6 - updated Nov. 3) (PDF only)

Department of Commerce - FINAL

-Commerce R&D Stable, but Funding Runs Out in June (Nov. 13) (PDF only)

Department of Defense - FINAL

-DOD Basic Research Receives 6.1 Percent Increase (Nov. 3)
(PDF only)

Department of Energy - FINAL

-DOE R&D Up 11.4 Percent in FY 1999 (Nov. 13) (PDF only)

Department of the Interior - FINAL

-USGS R&D Increases in FY 1999 (Nov. 13) (PDF only)

Department of Transportation - FINAL

-DOT Budget Climbs to $48 Billion, but DOT R&D Lags (Nov. 13) (PDF only)

Environmental Protection Agency - FINAL

-Congress Approves Small Increase for EPA R&D (Oct. 7 - updated Nov. 3)
(PDF only)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration - FINAL

-NASA Budget Stable in FY 1999,
Space Station Faces New Restrictions (Oct. 7)
- - (PDF - 3 pp)House-Senate Conference

National Science Foundation - FINAL

-Congress Approves 8.4 Percent Increase for NSF R&D (Oct. 7 - updated Oct. 16)
- - (PDF - 3 pp)House-Senate Conference

National Institutes of Health - FINAL

-NIH Wins $2 Billion Increase (Nov. 13) (PDF only)

Historical Tables:

- Historical Table 1. R&D by Agency, 1986-99 (Revised 11/3)
- Historical Table 2. R&D by Agency, 1986-99 in Constant Dollars (Revised 11/3)


The analyses below are all for intermediate stages in the FY 1999 appropriations process, and may differ from final FY 1999 appropriations.

Summary analyses:

Sept. 22, 1998:

Senate Proposes Large Increases for R&D,
But Time is Running Out for FY 1999 Approps.

Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 1999 Budget -
September Progress Report

-PDF File (7 pp)

Contents:
-R&D in FY 1999 Senate Appropriations: More for Basic Research
-The Appropriations Context
-Table 1. Total R&D by Agency (Senate)
-Table 2. Basic Research by Agency (Senate)
-Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D (Senate)


August 24, 1998:

Federal R&D Up (So Far) in FY 1999 Appropriations

House Action on R&D in the FY 1999 Budget -
Summary Report

-PDF File (10 pp)

Agency Summaries:
U.S. Department of Agriculture

-Congress Grants Increase to USDA R&D,
But Withholds Funds for New Research Program
(Oct. 6 - updated Oct. 8)
- - (PDF file - 3 pp)House-Senate Conference (not final)
-Congress Approves New Agricultural Research Program,
But House Withholds Funds (June 24 - Revised July 17)>- - (PDF file - 3 pp)

Department of Commerce

-House Proposes Cuts in Commerce R&D (July 17)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)
-Senate Boosts NOAA R&D, NIST Labs (July 7)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)

Department of Defense

-DOD Basic Research Receives 6.1 Percent Increase (Sept. 29)
- - (PDF file - 4 pp)House-Senate Conference (not final)
-House Cuts Request for DOD Basic Research (July 2)- - (PDF file - 4 pp)
-Senate Supports Increases for DOD Basic and Applied Research (June 11)- - (PDF file - 4 pp)

Department of Energy

-Table. House-Senate Conference on DOE R&D
(PDF only - Sept. 29)- Note: Energy-Water bill figures only.
President Clinton signed the bill on Oct. 7.
-House Approves Increases for DOE Science and Defense R&D (July 13)- - (PDF file - 4 pp)
-Senate Increases DOE R&D by 10 Percent (July 2)- - (PDF file - 4 pp)

Department of the Interior

-House Provides Flat Funding for Interior R&D (July 15)- - (PDF file - 2 pp)
-Senate Holds Interior R&D Steady (July 2)- - (PDF file - 2 pp)

Department of Transportation

-House Allocates Cut to DOT R&D, but DOT Budget Climbs $4.1 Billion (July 23)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)
-Transportation Spending Jumps by $4.7 Billion, but DOT R&D Declines in Senate Plan (July 21)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)

Environmental Protection Agency

-House Proposes Increase for EPA R&D (July 10)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)
-Senate Proposes Slight Increase for EPA R&D (June 17)- - (PDF file - 2 pp)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

-NASA R&D Falls Sharply in House Plan (July 10)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)
-NASA R&D Continues to Decline in Senate Plan (June 17)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)

National Science Foundation

-House Boosts NSF R&D by Nearly 10 Percent (July 10)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)
-Senate Set to Approve 6.0 Percent Increase for NSF R&D (June 17)- - (PDF file - 3 pp)

National Institutes of Health (Health and Human Services)

-Senate Proposes $15.6 Billion for NIH (Sept. 21)
- - (PDF file - 4 pp)
-House Set to Approve $14.9 Billion for NIH, 9 Percent Increase (July 16)- - (PDF file - 4 pp)

Other Updates:

FY 1999 Appropriations Begin This Week (includes table of 302(b) allocations - June 1 - PDF)

R&D Funding Update: Senate Sets FY 1999 Appropriations Totals (PDF May 18)

R&D Funding Update: President Signs Disaster Relief Bill (May 11)


May 4, 1998:

Testimony for the
Senate Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee
on the Federal Investment in R&D

-Dr. Albert H. Teich, Director,
Science and Policy Programs, AAAS

Includes selected tables and charts from the Preview Report (see below).


April 21, 1998:

A Preview of AAAS Report XXIII: R&D FY 1999
April 21, 1998

PDF format (18 pp) - - - - HTML format

This analysis is a preview of our publication AAAS Report XXXIII: R&D FY 1999, a comprehensive look at the proposals for R&D in the FY 1999 budget. The preview contains highlights from the report, seven charts, and tables on: R&D by agency, R&D by function, basic research, academic R&D, projections for R&D to FY 2003, and R&D by appropriations bill. This preview contains agency revisions since the February release of the budget. See also our Guide to R&D Funding Data for more information.


Outyear Projections

Please see the Preview Report above for a summary of our analysis of the outyear projections for R&D in the FY 1999 budget. The preview includes a summary table, explanatory text, and two charts on the outyear projections. Detailed analyses and charts are available below, in PDF format:

-Table. FY 1999 President's Budget: Projections for Defense R&D (Final April 20)
-Table. FY 1999 President's Budget: Projections for Nondefense R&D (Final April 20)

-Chart. FY 1999 President's Budget: Projections for Defense R&D, FY 1998-2003 (Final April 20)
-Chart. FY 1999 President's Budget: Projections for Nondefense R&D, FY 1998-2003 (Final April 20)
-Chart. FY 1999 President's Budget: Projections for Nondefense R&D by Agency, FY 1998-2003 (Final April 20)
-Chart. AAAS Analyses of Outyear Projections for Nondefense R&D (Final April 20)

-President's Budget Projects Increases for Nondefense R&D to FY 2003: - AAAS Analysis of the Projected Effects of the FY 1999 Budget on R&D (PDF) - March 5, 1998. Includes a summary table, explanatory text, and two charts. This analysis is a preliminary look at the outyear projections for R&D in the President's FY 1999 budget to FY 2003. The data in this analysis were revised in April. Please see the Preview Report above for updated data.


March 5, 1998:

AAAS Presentation to the President's Committee of
Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST)

--March 5, 1998--

PDF slides (9 pp)

The slides above do not contain any text. Please see our Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 1999 Budget (below) and our outyear projections (above) for more information.

-A Preliminary Report on R&D in the FY 1999 Budget
February 5, 1998 (PDF)
. This analysis is a preliminary look at R&D in the President's FY 1999 budget. Included are four tables on: R&D by agency, R&D by function, basic research, and academic R&D, as well as agency summaries, budget issues, and charts on funding trends. The analysis contains preliminary data, which were later revised. Please see the Preview Report (April 21, above) for updated data.

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