TABLE 1 Alternative Perspectives on the President’s FY 2002 Science and Technology Budget (millions of current dollars)
Agency |
Bush Admin. FS&T |
Academies’ FS&T |
R&D |
Dept. of Defense* |
5,086 |
9,589 |
45,855 |
Basic research (6.1) |
1,345 |
1,345 |
1,345 |
Applied research (6.2) |
3,741 |
3,741 |
3,741 |
Advanced technology development (6.3) |
— |
4,082 |
4,082 |
Medical research (not included in 6.1–6.3) |
— |
421 |
421 |
Test and evaluation (6.4–6.7) |
— |
— |
36,266 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
7,038 |
9,966 |
9,966 |
Science, Aeronautics, and Technology |
7,038 |
7,141 |
7,141 |
Human space flight |
— |
2,825 |
2,825 |
Dept. of Energy |
4,682 |
6,733 |
7,399 |
Science programs |
3,160 |
2,930 |
2,930 |
Energy supply |
494 |
284 |
284 |
Energy conservation |
484 |
316 |
316 |
Fossil energy R&D |
544 |
296 |
296 |
Radioactive waste management |
— |
31 |
31 |
Atomic defense programs (excl. Naval Reactors) |
— |
2,876 |
2,876 |
Naval reactors |
— |
— |
666 |
Dept. of Health & Human Services |
23,112 |
23,496 |
23,496 |
National Institutes of Health (R&D) |
22,395 |
22,395 |
22,395 |
National Institutes of Health (Non-R&D) |
717 |
— |
— |
Other HHS R&D |
— |
1,101 |
1,101 |
National Science Foundation |
4,472 |
3,226 |
3,226 |
Research and related activities |
3,327 |
2,991 |
2,991 |
Major research equipment |
96 |
96 |
96 |
Education and human resources |
872 |
139 |
139 |
Salaries, Expenses, and Inspector General |
177 |
— |
— |
Dept. of Agriculture |
1,759 |
1,803 |
1,803 |
Dept. of the Interior |
814 |
593 |
593 |
Dept. of Transportation |
631 |
798 |
798 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
679 |
569 |
569 |
Dept. of Commerce |
671 |
1,110 |
1,110 |
Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs |
361 |
722 |
722 |
Dept. of Education |
368 |
259 |
259 |
Other Agencies |
— |
663 |
663 |
TOTAL |
49,673 |
59,527 |
96,459 |
*The final Department of Defense budget has not yet been released, pending completion of a departmental strategic review. In the meantime, OMB has assumed increases in DOD science and technology (6.1–6.3) equal to inflation; the DOD R&D initiative would largely fall into the 6.4–6.7 categories. Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2002: Analytical Perspectives, Table 7–3; AAAS, AAAS Report XXVI: Research and Development, Fiscal Year 2002 (Washington, D.C.: AAAS, 2001). |
TABLE 2 National Academies’ FS&T Budget, National Academies’ FS&T Budget Excluding NIH FS&T, and Research and Development Budget, FY 1994-FY 2002 (millions of constant FY 2001 dollars)
Fiscal year |
FS&T |
FS&T Minus NIH |
R&D |
1994 |
48,910 |
36,997 |
80,839 |
1995 |
47,521 |
35,541 |
78,980 |
1996 |
46,013 |
33,545 |
77,710 |
1997 |
46,398 |
33,319 |
79,150 |
1998 |
47,700 |
33,863 |
80,159 |
1999 |
50,116 |
34,507 |
83,451 |
2000 |
52,846 |
35,246 |
85,548 |
2001 |
57,353 |
37,643 |
90,887 |
2002 |
58,303 |
36,369 |
94,475 |
Chg, FY 1994-FY 2001 |
17.3% |
1.7% |
12.4% |
Chg, FY 2000-FY 2001 |
8.5% |
6.8% |
6.2% |
Chg, FY 2001-FY 2002 |
1.7% |
−3.4% |
3.9% |
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2002: Analytical Perspectives; AAAS, AAAS Report XXVI: Research and Development, Fiscal Year 2002 (Washington, D.C.: AAAS, 2001), Table 1–16. FS&T figures for 1994–1999 carried forward from Observations on the President’s FY 2001 Federal Science and Technology Budget. |
TABLE 3 The National Academies’ Federal Science and Technology (FS&T) Budget, by Agency, FY 1999-FY 2002 (millions of constant FY 2001 dollars)
|
Percent Change |
|||||
Agency |
1999 Actual |
2000 Actual |
2001 Est. |
2002 Budget |
FY 2000-FY 2001 |
FY 2001-FY 2002 |
Dept. of Defense* |
7,923 |
8,784 |
9,392 |
9,392 |
6.9% |
0.0% |
Basic research (6.1)* |
1,107 |
1,160 |
1,317 |
1,317 |
13.5% |
0.0% |
Applied research (6.2)* |
3,182 |
3,477 |
3,664 |
3,664 |
5.4% |
0.0% |
Advanced technology dev. (6.3)* |
3,594 |
3,846 |
3,999 |
3,999 |
4.0% |
0.0% |
Medical research (not in 6.1–6.3)* |
40 |
301 |
412 |
412 |
36.8% |
0.0% |
NASA |
10,113 |
9,694 |
9,925 |
9,761 |
2.4% |
−1.7% |
Science, Aeronautics, and Technology |
7,697 |
6,616 |
7,024 |
6,994 |
6.2% |
−0.4% |
Human space flight |
2,417 |
3,077 |
2,901 |
2,767 |
−5.7% |
−4.6% |
Dept. of Energy |
6,476 |
6,434 |
7,076 |
6,595 |
10.0% |
−6.8% |
Science programs |
2,781 |
2,718 |
2 955 |
2,870 |
8.7% |
−2.9% |
Energy supply |
374 |
340 |
409 |
278 |
20.3% |
−32.0% |
Energy conservation |
397 |
419 |
441 |
310 |
5.3% |
−29.8% |
Fossil energy R&D |
307 |
296 |
396 |
290 |
33.7% |
−26.8% |
Radioactive waste management |
65 |
61 |
45 |
30 |
−26.5% |
−32.5% |
Atomic defense (excl. naval reactors) |
2,553 |
2,600 |
2,830 |
2,817 |
8.9% |
−0.5% |
Dept. of Health & Human Services |
16,471 |
18,564 |
20,859 |
23,013 |
12.4% |
10.3% |
National Institutes of Health |
15,607 |
17,596 |
19,710 |
21,934 |
12.0% |
11.3% |
Other |
864 |
968 |
1,149 |
1,078 |
18.7% |
−6.1% |
National Science Foundation |
2,779 |
2,993 |
3,280 |
3,160 |
9.6% |
−3.7% |
Research and related activities R&D |
2,591 |
2,764 |
3,018 |
2,929 |
9.2% |
−2.9% |
Major research equipment |
94 |
95 |
122 |
94 |
28.5% |
−22.9% |
Education and human resources R&D |
95 |
134 |
140 |
136 |
4.7% |
−2.8% |
Dept. of Agriculture |
1,712 |
1,813 |
1,961 |
1,766 |
8.1% |
−9.9% |
Dept. of Commerce |
1,128 |
1,199 |
1,201 |
1,087 |
0.2% |
−9.5% |
Dept. of Transportation |
632 |
620 |
747 |
782 |
20.5% |
4.6% |
Dept. of Veterans Affairs |
670 |
659 |
703 |
707 |
6.7% |
0.6% |
Dept. of the Interior |
519 |
631 |
631 |
581 |
0.0% |
−8.0% |
Environmental Protection Agency |
696 |
570 |
609 |
557 |
6.9% |
−8.5% |
Dept. of Education |
213 |
243 |
265 |
254 |
9.1% |
−4.3% |
Other Agencies |
783 |
643 |
704 |
649 |
9.4% |
−7.8% |
FS&T Total |
50,116 |
52,846 |
57,353 |
58,303 |
8.5% |
1.7% |
National Institutes of Health |
15,607 |
17,596 |
19,710 |
21,934 |
12.0% |
11.3% |
FS&T Total minus NIH |
34,509 |
35,249 |
37,643 |
36,368 |
6.8% |
−3.4% |
NIH as % of FS&T |
31% |
33% |
34% |
38% |
— |
— |
*The final Department of Defense budget has not yet been released, pending completion of a departmental strategic review. In the meantime, OMB has assumed increases in DOD science and technology (6.1–6.3) equal to inflation; the DOD R&D initiative would largely fall into the 6.4–6.7 categories. Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2002: Analytical Perspectives; AAAS, AAAS Report XXVI: Research and Development, Fiscal Year 2002 (Washington, D.C.: AAAS, 2001). |
TABLE 4 The Administration’s Federal Science and Technology (FS&T) Budget, by Agency, FY 2000-FY 2002 (millions of constant FY 2001 dollars)
|
Percent Change |
||||
Agency |
2000 Actual |
2001 Est. |
2002 Budget |
FY 2000-FY 2001 |
FY 2001-FY 2002 |
Dept. of Defense |
4,637 |
4,981 |
4,981 |
7.4% |
0.0% |
Basic research (6.1) |
1,160 |
1,317 |
1,317 |
13.5% |
0.0% |
Applied research (6.2) |
3,477 |
3,664 |
3,664 |
5.4% |
0.0% |
NASA |
6,523 |
6,957 |
6,893 |
6.6% |
−0.9% |
Science, Aeronautics, and Technology |
6,523 |
6,957 |
6,893 |
6.6% |
−0.9% |
Dept. of Energy |
4,445 |
4,910 |
4,586 |
10.5% |
−6.6% |
Science programs |
2,847 |
3,179 |
3,095 |
11.7% |
−2.6% |
Energy supply |
596 |
661 |
484 |
10.9% |
−26.8% |
Energy conservation |
589 |
625 |
474 |
6.1% |
−24.2% |
Fossil energy R&D |
412 |
445 |
533 |
7.9% |
19.7% |
Dept. of Health & Human Services |
18,202 |
20,361 |
22,637 |
11.9% |
11.2% |
National Institutes of Health |
18,202 |
20,361 |
22,637 |
11.9% |
11.2% |
National Science Foundation |
3,979 |
4,416 |
4,380 |
11.0% |
−0.8% |
Dept. of Agriculture |
1,776 |
1,831 |
1,723 |
3.1% |
−5.9% |
Dept. of Commerce |
836 |
809 |
657 |
−3.3% |
−18.8% |
Dept. of Transportation |
660 |
621 |
618 |
−5.9% |
−0.5% |
Dept. of Veterans Affairs |
328 |
350 |
354 |
6.8% |
1.0% |
Dept. of the Interior |
830 |
883 |
797 |
6.4% |
−9.7% |
Environmental Protection Agency |
697 |
732 |
665 |
5.0% |
−9.1% |
Dept. of Education |
324 |
363 |
360 |
12.2% |
−0.7% |
FS&T Total |
43,236 |
47,214 |
48,651 |
9.2% |
3.0% |
NIH |
18,202 |
20,361 |
22,637 |
11.9% |
11.2% |
FS&T Total minus NIH |
25,034 |
26,853 |
26,015 |
7.3% |
−3.1% |
NIH as % of FS&T |
42% |
43% |
47% |
— |
— |
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2002: Analytical Perspectives, Table 7–3. |