Status of Research and Development Programs

FY 1996 Appropriations Process
(Discretionary Budget Authority in Millions/FY 1995 levels are net of rescissions)

    				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
  				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  Commerce Total                          3,961   4,682   3,400
    Technology Administration                 8      14       5
    NIST TOTAL                              701   1,024     404
      NIST Advanced Technology Program      341     491       0
      NIST Manuf. Extension Partnership      74     147      81
      NIST Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award     3       5    *[3]
      NIST In-House Laboratories            248     311     263
      NIST Construction of Facilities        35      70      60
    NTIA- Nat. Info. Infra. Grants           42     100      40
    NOAA Fisheries                          269     316     251
    NOAA Climate Change                      57      90      52
    NOAA HPCC                                 6      16       7
    NOAA GLOBE                                7       7       0
  * Funding provided within the NIST in-house laboratory account.

  The  Attorney General, Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of OMB have
  recommended that the President veto the C/J/S Appropriations Bill (HR 2076)
  in its current form.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  Transportation Total R&D                  943   1,114     707     860
  FHWA Intelligent Transportation Sys.      228     352     184     230
  FAA Research                              259     268     143     216
  FRA Next Gen. High Speed Rail              25      35      15      25
  Other DOT Research                        431     459     365     389

  The Director of OMB has cited serious objections to the Transportation
  Appropriations Bill (HR 2002) in its current form.


	      			        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  Solar & Renewable Energy Program          388     423     266     284
  Conservation R&D                          512     643     403     408
  Climate Change Action Plan                101     187      85      85
  Cooperative R&D Agreements                274     291      25     254
  Linear Accelerator "B-Factory"             44      52      52      52
  Partnership for New Gen. Vehicle          168     251     123     178
  Scientific Facilities Initiative            0     100     100     100
  Alternative Fuel Vehicles                  53      56      28      27
  Federal Facility Energy Efficiency         24      26      17      19

  The Director of OMB has cited strong opposition to the Energy/Water
  Appropriations Bill (HR 1905) in its current form.


  				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
  Space Station                           2,113   2,115   2,115
  Mission to Planet Earth                 1,340   1,341   1,003
  High Perf. Computing and Comm.             76      75      40
  Clean Car                                   5       7       0
  Air Traffic Control Research                0      20       0
  Spacecraft and Remote Sensing Res.        139     178     157

  The President has stated that he will veto the VA/HUD/Independent Agencies
  Appropriations Bill (HR 2099) in its current form.


			      	        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
		                        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
NAT'L SCIENCE FOUNDATION                  3,226   3,360   3,160

  The President has stated that he will veto the VA/HUD/Independent Agencies
  Appropriations Bill (HR 2099) in its current form.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  Agency Total                            5,956   7,352   4,892
    Operating Program                     2,863   3,362   2,541
    Research and  Development Account       335     427     384
    Superfund Research                       66      58      13
    Program and Research Operations*        922   1,017       0
    Abatement, Control and Compliance*    1,405   1,747       0
    Environmental Programs and Compliance*    0       0   1,882
    Environmental Technology Initiative      68     127       0

* The House combined the PRO (salaries, benefits and travel) and AC&C
  (non-R&D contracts and grants) accounts into the new EP&C account. 
  Combined funding was reduced by 32 percent relative to the President's FY 1996
  Budget, and by 19 percent from the post-rescission FY 1995 level.

  The President has stated that he will veto the VA/HUD/Independent Agencies
  Appropriations Bill (HR 2099) in its current form.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  Technology Reinvestment Project           208     500       0     238
  Sematech                                   89      90       0      90

  The Director of OMB has cited serious concerns with the Defense
  Appropriations bill (HR 2126) in its current form and that the President will
  not  support the bill unless those concerns are addressed.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
		        		Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  National Institutes of Health          11,252  11,779  11,939
  National Institute for Occupational
    Safety and Health                       132     137      99

  The Chief of Staff and the Director of OMB have stated that the President
  would veto the Labor/HHS/Ed Appropriations Bill (HR 2127) in its current form.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  Agricultural Research Service             761     740     736
  Coop. State Res., Ed., and Ext. Service   934     874     807
  Forest Service                            194     204     182
  Nat'l Agri. Statistics & Ec. Res. Svc.    135     145     134

  The Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of OMB have recommended that
  the President veto the Agriculture Appropriations Bill (HR 1976) in its current
  form.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  Ed. Technology Total                       56     122      25
    Technology Learning Challenge            23      83      25
    Star Schools                             25      30       0
    Ready to Learn TV                         7       7       0
    Telecommunication Demo Project            1       2       0
  Learning Productivity R&D Total            86      97      83

  The Chief of Staff and the Director of OMB have stated that the President
  would veto the Labor/HHS/Ed Appropriations Bill (HR 2127) in its current form.


				        FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996 FY 1996
				        Enacted Request   House  Senate    Conf
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  National Biological Service               146     173       0     146
  U.S. Geological Survey                    571     586     687     578
  U.S. Bureau of Mines                      154     132      87     133

  The Secretary of Interior and the Director of OMB have recommended that the
  President veto the Interior Appropriations Bill (HR 1977) in its current form.

Notes:
(1) Funds are Discretionary Budget Authority in Millions.
(2) FY 1995 levels are net of rescissions.
(3) Numbers are not additive as there may be overlap.

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