AAAS August R&D Funding Update August 6, 2007
FY 2008 Appropriations - Tables

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Table 1. Total R&D by Agency (House Action as of August 6)
Table 2. Estimated Research by Agency (House Action as of August 6)
Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D (House Action as of August 6)
Table 4. Total R&D by Agency (Senate Action as of August 6)
Table 5. Estimated Research by Agency (Senate Action as of August 6)

Table 1.  Total R&D by Agency
House Action on R&D in the FY 2008 Budget (as of August 6, 2007)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by House
	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2008	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2007
	Estimate	Request	House	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Defense (military)	78,214	76,139	77,572	1,433	1.9%	-641	-0.8%
("S&T" 6.1,6.2,6.3 + Medical)	14,008	10,906	12,645	1,739	15.9%	-1,363	-9.7%
(All Other DOD R&D)	64,205	65,233	64,927	-306	-0.5%	722	1.1%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	11,806	12,594	12,959	365	2.9%	1,153	9.8%
Energy	8,732	9,234	9,753	519	5.6%	1,021	11.7%
(Office of Science)	3,511	4,052	4,102	50	1.2%	591	16.8%
(Energy R&D)	1,522	1,386	1,803	417	30.1%	281	18.5%
(Atomic Energy Defense R&D)	3,699	3,796	3,848	52	1.4%	148	4.0%
Health and Human Services	29,657	29,485	30,459	974	3.3%	802	2.7%
(National Institutes of Health)	28,399	28,066	29,067	1,001	3.6%	668	2.4%
(All Other HHS R&D)	1,258	1,419	1,392	-27	-1.9%	134	10.6%
National Science Foundation	4,482	4,856	4,870	14	0.3%	388	8.7%
Agriculture	2,256	2,009	2,289	281	14.0%	34	1.5%
Homeland Security	955	996	986	-11	-1.1%	31	3.3%
Interior	634	621	680	59	9.5%	46	7.2%
(U.S. Geological Survey)	564	547	602	55	10.0%	37	6.6%
Transportation	794	813	836	22	2.8%	41	5.2%
Environmental Protection Agency	561	540	620	80	14.9%	60	10.6%
Commerce	1,048	1,070	1,233	162	15.2%	185	17.7%
(NOAA)	532	528	585	57	10.8%	53	9.9%
(NIST)	491	514	619	105	20.5%	128	26.2%
Education	318	317	312	-5	-1.5%	-6	-1.8%
Agency for Int'l Development	223	223	256	33	14.9%	33	14.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs	851	822	891	69	8.4%	41	4.8%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	74	77	77	0	0.0%	3	4.1%
Smithsonian	175	183	175	-8	-4.4%	0	0.0%
All Other	288	299	318	19	6.5%	30	10.5%
	______	______	______	______		______
TOTAL R&D	141,067	140,278	144,287	4,009	2.9%	3,220	2.3%
Defense R&D	82,209	80,110	81,595	1,485	1.9%	-614	-0.7%
Nondefense R&D	58,858	60,167	62,692	2,524	4.2%	3,834	6.5%
Nondefense R&D minus NASA	47,051	47,574	49,733	2,159	4.5%	2,682	5.7%
Basic Research	28,310	28,228	29,389	1,160	4.1%	1,078	3.8%
Applied Research	28,604	27,338	29,243	1,905	7.0%	639	2.2%
	______	______	______	______		______
Total Research	56,915	55,567	58,632	3,066	5.5%	1,717	3.0%
Development	80,144	79,948	80,755	807	1.0%	611	0.8%
R&D Facilities and Capital Equipment	4,008	4,763	4,899	136	2.9%	891	22.2%
"FS&T"	61,821	61,370	64,942	3,573	5.8%	3,121	5.0%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2008 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
FY 2007 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-28.
FY 2008 figures exclude $2.9 billion in requested supplemental funds for DOD development.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXII: R&D FY 2008.
August 6, 2007 - AAAS estimates of House- and House Appropriations Committee-approved appropriations.

Table 2.  Estimated Research by Agency
House Action on R&D in the FY 2008 Budget (as of August 6, 2007)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by House
	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2008	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2007
	Estimate	Request	House	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Basic Research:
Health and Human Services	15,944	15,554	16,411	858	5.5%	467	2.9%
National Institutes of Health	15,941	15,551	16,408	858	5.5%	467	2.9%
National Science Foundation	3,751	3,977	3,990	13	0.3%	239	6.4%
Department of Defense	1,564	1,428	1,555	127	8.9%	-8	-0.5%
Department of Energy	3,167	3,409	3,467	58	1.7%	301	9.5%
Office of Science	3,128	3,394	3,444	50	1.5%	316	10.1%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	2,259	2,226	2,274	48	2.1%	15	0.6%
Department of Agriculture	815	770	801	31	4.0%	-15	-1.8%
Department of the Interior	42	39	43	4	10.4%	1	2.6%
Department of Homeland Security	105	132	131	-1	-1.0%	26	24.4%
Smithsonian	129	137	129	-8	-5.8%	0	0.0%
Environmental Protection Agency	95	91	105	13	14.5%	10	10.6%
Department of Commerce (NIST)	78	102	88	-14	-14.0%	10	12.8%
All Other	362	363	395	32	8.8%	33	9.1%
	________	________	________	________		________
Total Est. Basic Research	28,310	28,228	29,389	1,160	4.1%	1,078	3.8%
RESEARCH (basic and applied):
Health and Human Services	29,484	29,281	30,266	985	3.4%	782	2.7%
National Institutes of Health	28,285	27,922	28,938	1,016	3.6%	653	2.3%
National Science Foundation	4,058	4,358	4,372	14	0.3%	314	7.7%
Department of Defense	7,573	5,920	7,083	1,164	19.7%	-490	-6.5%
Department of Energy	5,933	6,279	6,474	195	3.1%	540	9.1%
Office of Science	3,128	3,394	3,444	50	1.5%	316	10.1%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	3,419	3,353	3,550	197	5.9%	131	3.8%
Department of Agriculture	1,961	1,754	1,963	208	11.9%	2	0.1%
Department of the Interior	575	564	620	56	10.0%	45	7.9%
Department of Homeland Security	630	728	713	-15	-2.1%	83	13.2%
Environmental Protection Agency	457	438	505	67	15.3%	49	10.6%
Department of Commerce	816	826	924	98	11.9%	108	13.2%
NOAA	434	430	471	41	9.5%	37	8.5%
NIST	374	388	446	58	14.9%	72	19.2%
Department of Transportation	478	542	554	12	2.2%	76	15.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs	803	774	839	65	8.4%	36	4.5%
Department of Education	184	182	179	-3	-1.5%	-5	-2.6%
All Other	545	569	591	22	3.9%	46	8.5%
	________	________	________	________		________
TOTAL EST. RESEARCH	56,915	55,567	58,632	3,066	5.5%	1,717	3.0%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2008 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
FY 2007 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-28.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXII: R&D FY 2008.
August 6, 2007 - AAAS estimates of House- and House Appropriations Committee-approved appropriations.

Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D
House Action on R&D in the FY 2008 Budget (as of August 6, 2007)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by House
	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2008	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2007		% of Total
	Estimate	Request	House	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent	('08 House)
Defense   1	82,209	80,110	81,595	1,485	1.9%	-614	-0.7%	56.6%
Nondefense   2	58,858	60,167	62,692	2,524	4.2%	3,834	6.5%	43.4%
Space	11,111	12,040	12,259	219	1.8%	1,148	10.3%	8.5%
Health	30,451	30,213	31,256	1,043	3.5%	806	2.6%	21.7%
Energy	1,617	1,485	1,902	417	28.1%	285	17.6%	1.3%
General Science	7,993	8,908	8,972	64	0.7%	979	12.2%	6.2%
Natural Resources & Environ.	2,060	2,004	2,250	245	12.2%	190	9.2%	1.6%
Agriculture	1,934	1,704	1,942	238	14.0%	8	0.4%	1.3%
Transportation	1,509	1,387	1,558	171	12.3%	50	3.3%	1.1%
Commerce	516	543	648	105	19.4%	132	25.7%	0.4%
International	255	255	288	33	13.0%	33	13.0%	0.2%
Administration of Justice	740	897	904	7	0.8%	165	22.3%	0.6%
All Other	674	732	712	-20	-2.7%	38	5.7%	0.5%
	______	______	______	______		______
Total R&D	141,067	140,278	144,287	4,009	2.9%	3,220	2.3%	100.0%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2008 appropriations bills. 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, atomic energy defense R&D in DOE, and defense-related R&D in DHS.
2   Includes all R&D not in defense (domestic and international discretionary programs).
FY 2007 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-28.
August 6, 2007 - AAAS estimates of House- and House Appropriations Committee-approved appropriations.

Table 4.  Total R&D by Agency
Senate Action on R&D in the FY 2008 Budget (as of August 6, 2007)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by Senate
	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2008	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2007
	Estimate	Request	Senate	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Defense (military) *	78,214	76,139	77,572	1,433	1.9%	-641	-0.8%
("S&T" 6.1,6.2,6.3 + Medical) *	14,008	10,906	12,645	1,739	15.9%	-1,363	-9.7%
(All Other DOD R&D) *	64,205	65,233	64,927	-306	-0.5%	722	1.1%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	11,806	12,594	12,798	204	1.6%	992	8.4%
Energy	8,732	9,234	9,995	761	8.2%	1,263	14.5%
(Office of Science)	3,511	4,052	4,141	89	2.2%	630	18.0%
(Energy R&D)	1,522	1,386	1,965	579	41.8%	443	29.1%
(Atomic Energy Defense R&D)	3,699	3,796	3,889	93	2.5%	190	5.1%
Health and Human Services	29,657	29,485	30,760	1,275	4.3%	1,103	3.7%
(National Institutes of Health)	28,399	28,066	29,310	1,244	4.4%	911	3.2%
(All Other HHS R&D)	1,258	1,419	1,451	32	2.2%	193	15.3%
National Science Foundation	4,482	4,856	4,888	32	0.7%	406	9.1%
Agriculture	2,256	2,009	2,343	334	16.6%	87	3.9%
Homeland Security	955	996	1,059	63	6.3%	104	10.9%
Interior	634	621	661	40	6.5%	26	4.2%
(U.S. Geological Survey)	564	547	581	35	6.3%	17	3.0%
Transportation	794	813	847	33	4.1%	52	6.6%
Environmental Protection Agency	561	540	566	26	4.8%	5	0.9%
Commerce	1,048	1,070	1,252	182	17.0%	204	19.5%
(NOAA)	532	528	628	101	19.1%	96	18.1%
(NIST)	491	514	595	81	15.8%	104	21.2%
Education	318	317	338	21	6.7%	20	6.4%
Agency for Int'l Development	223	223	215	-8	-3.6%	-8	-3.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs	851	822	911	89	10.8%	61	7.1%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	74	77	78	1	1.3%	4	5.4%
Smithsonian	175	183	183	0	0.0%	8	4.6%
All Other	288	299	322	23	7.7%	34	11.8%
	______	______	______	______		______
TOTAL R&D	141,067	140,278	144,788	4,511	3.2%	3,721	2.6%
Defense R&D *	82,209	80,110	81,637	1,526	1.9%	-572	-0.7%
Nondefense R&D	58,858	60,167	63,152	2,984	5.0%	4,294	7.3%
Nondefense R&D minus NASA	47,051	47,574	50,354	2,780	5.8%	3,302	7.0%
Basic Research	28,310	28,228	29,636	1,407	5.0%	1,326	4.7%
Applied Research	28,604	27,338	29,482	2,144	7.8%	877	3.1%
	______	______	______	______		______
Total Research	56,915	55,567	59,118	3,551	6.4%	2,203	3.9%
Development	80,144	79,948	80,817	869	1.1%	673	0.8%
R&D Facilities and Capital Equipment	4,008	4,763	4,854	91	1.9%	846	21.1%
"FS&T"	61,821	61,370	65,011	3,641	5.9%	3,189	5.2%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2008 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
FY 2007 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-28.
FY 2008 figures exclude $2.9 billion in requested supplemental funds for DOD development.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXII: R&D FY 2008.
* The Senate has not yet acted on DOD appropriations. FY 2008 Senate DOD figures are House appropriations.
August 6, 2007 - AAAS estimates of Senate- and Senate Appropriations Committee-approved appropriations.
These figures may be amended or rejected by the full Senate.

Table 5.  Estimated Research by Agency
Senate Action on R&D in the FY 2008 Budget (as of August 6, 2007)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by Senate
	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2008	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2007
	Estimate	Request	Senate	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Basic Research:
Health and Human Services	15,944	15,554	16,562	1,009	6.5%	618	3.9%
National Institutes of Health	15,941	15,551	16,559	1,009	6.5%	618	3.9%
National Science Foundation	3,751	3,977	4,006	29	0.7%	255	6.8%
Department of Defense *	1,564	1,428	1,555	127	8.9%	-8	-0.5%
Department of Energy	3,167	3,409	3,505	96	2.8%	338	10.7%
Office of Science	3,128	3,394	3,482	88	2.6%	355	11.3%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	2,259	2,226	2,272	46	2.1%	13	0.6%
Department of Agriculture	815	770	833	63	8.2%	18	2.2%
Department of the Interior	42	39	42	3	7.8%	0	0.2%
Department of Homeland Security	105	132	139	7	5.2%	34	32.2%
Smithsonian	129	137	137	0	0.0%	8	6.2%
Environmental Protection Agency	95	91	95	4	4.4%	1	0.9%
Department of Commerce (NIST)	78	102	88	-14	-13.7%	10	13.1%
All Other	362	363	401	38	10.5%	39	10.8%
	________	________	________	________		________
Total Est. Basic Research	28,310	28,228	29,636	1,407	5.0%	1,326	4.7%
RESEARCH (basic and applied):
Health and Human Services	29,484	29,281	30,545	1,264	4.3%	1,061	3.6%
National Institutes of Health	28,285	27,922	29,181	1,259	4.5%	896	3.2%
National Science Foundation	4,058	4,358	4,389	31	0.7%	331	8.2%
Department of Defense *	7,573	5,920	7,083	1,164	19.7%	-490	-6.5%
Department of Energy	5,933	6,279	6,700	421	6.7%	767	12.9%
Office of Science	3,128	3,394	3,482	88	2.6%	355	11.3%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	3,419	3,353	3,397	44	1.3%	-22	-0.6%
Department of Agriculture	1,961	1,754	2,019	265	15.1%	58	3.0%
Department of the Interior	575	564	613	49	8.7%	38	6.6%
Department of Homeland Security	630	728	763	35	4.8%	134	21.2%
Environmental Protection Agency	457	438	461	23	5.2%	4	0.9%
Department of Commerce	816	826	966	141	17.0%	150	18.4%
NOAA	434	430	510	79	18.4%	75	17.3%
NIST	374	388	450	62	15.9%	76	20.3%
Department of Transportation	478	542	556	15	2.7%	78	16.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs	803	774	858	84	10.8%	55	6.9%
Department of Education	184	182	194	12	6.7%	10	5.5%
All Other	545	569	572	3	0.5%	27	4.9%
	________	________	________	________		________
TOTAL EST. RESEARCH	56,915	55,567	59,118	3,551	6.4%	2,203	3.9%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2008 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
FY 2007 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-28.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXII: R&D FY 2008.
* The Senate has not yet acted on DOD appropriations. FY 2008 Senate DOD figures are House appropriations.
August 6, 2007 - AAAS estimates of Senate- and Senate Appropriations Committee-approved appropriations.
These figures may be amended or rejected by the full Senate.