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Observations on the President's Fiscal Year 2001 Federal Science and Technology Budget (2000)

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Suggested Citation: "FS&T Tables." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 2000. Observations on the President's Fiscal Year 2001 Federal Science and Technology Budget. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9818.

FS&T TABLES

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TABLE 1 Alternative Perspectives on the President's FY 2001 Science and Technology Budget (millions of current dollars)

Agency	21st Century Fund	FS&T	R&D
Dept. of Defense	4,361	7,609	38,576
Basic research (6.1)	1,217	1,217	1,217
Applied research (6.2)	3,144	3,144	3,144
Advanced technology development (6.3)	—	3,182	3,182
Medical research	—	66	66
Test and evaluation	—	—	30,967
NASA	5,165	10,040	10,040
Space, Earth, and Life & Microgravity Sci.	4,107	4,107	4,107
Aerospace Technology	1,058	1,193	1,193
Other Science, Aeronautics, and Technology	—	629	629
Human Space Flight and Mission Support	—	4,111	4,111
Dept. of Energy	4,221	6,882	7,639
Solar and Renewable Energy R&D	410	376	376
Nuclear Energy R&D	—	92	92
Fossil Energy R&D	—	293	293
Energy Conservation	660	465	465
Science Programs	3,151	2,969	2,969
Atomic Energy Defense Activities	—	2,647	3,405
Radioactive Waste Management	—	40	40
Dept. of Health & Human Services	18,813	19,168	19,168
National Institutes of Health	18,813	18,094	18,094
Other HHS programs	—	1,074	1,074
National Science Foundation	4,572	3,432	3,432
Research and Related Activities	3,541	3,183	3,183
Major Research Equipment	139	139	139
Education and Human Resources	729	110	110
Salaries, Expenses, and Inspector General	164	—	—
Dept. of Agriculture	1,649	1,824	1,824
Dept. of the Interior	895	590	590
Dept. of Transportation	899	778	778
Environmental Protection Agency	758	673	673
Dept. of Commerce	862	1,148	1,148
Dept. of Veterans' Affairs	321	655	655
Dept. of Education	379	271	271
Other Agencies	—	632	632
TOTAL	42,895	53,702	85,427
Source: OMB, Budget of the U.S. Government FY 2001 and AAAS, Tables II-1, II-2, II-7, II-8, II-11, and II-12.

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TABLE 2 Federal Science and Technology (FS&T) Budget, by Agency, FY 1999-FY2001 (millions of constant FY 2000 dollars)

					Percent Change
	1994 Actual	1999 Actual	2000 Est.	2001 Budgt.	FY 1999-FY 2000	FY 2000-FY 2001
Dept.of Defense	9,129	7,726	8,667	7,460	12.2	−13.9%
Basic Research (6.1)	1,299	1,080	1,161	1,193	7.5%	2.8%
Applied Research (6.2)	3,560	3,103	3,410	3,082	9.9%	−9.6%
Adv. Tech. Dev. (6.3)	4,270	3,505	3,826	3,120	9.2%	−18.5%
Medical Research (other)	—	39	270	65	600.1	−76.0
NASA	10,367	9,862	9,776	9,843	−0.9%	0.7%
Hum. Space Flight R&D	n.a.	2,357	2,333	2,093	−1.0%	−10.3%
Sci., Aero., and Tech.	n.a.	5,738	5,581	5,813	−2.7%	4.2%
Mission Support R&D	n.a.	1,767	1,862	1,937	5.4%	4.0%
Dept. of Energy	6,530	6,315	6,372	6,747	0.9%	5.9%
Energy Supply	n.a.	364	364	459	−0.1%	26.1%
Fossil Energy R&D	n.a.	299	328	287	9.6%	−12.4%
Energy Conservation	n.a.	387	431	456	11.5%	5.8%
Science	n.a.	2,712	2,638	2,911	−2.7%	10.3%
Atomic Energy Defense	n.a.	2,490	2,556	2,575	2.7%	1.5%
Radioactive Waste Mgt.	n.a.	63	55	39	−12.6%	−28.7%
Dept. of HHS	12,481	16,061	18,082	18,792	12.6%	3.9%
NIH	11,544	15,219	17,102	17,739	12.4%	3.7%
Other	937	842	980	1,053	16.3%	7.4%
NSF	2,472	2,710	2,864	3,365	5.7%	17.5%
Res. and Rel. Act. R&D	n.a.	2,526	2,649	3,121	4.9%	17.8%
Maj. Res. Equipment	n.a.	91	94	136	2.9%	45.0%
Educ. & Hum. Res. R&D	n.a.	92	121	108	31.0%	−10.9%
Dept. of Agriculture	1,684	1,670	1,763	1,788	5.6%	1.4%
Dept. of the Interior	780	506	573	578	13.1%	0.9%
Dept. of Transportation	706	616	606	763	−1.6%	25.9%
EPA	648	679	647	660	−4.7%	2.0%
Dept. of Commerce	1,126	1,100	1,073	1,125	−2.5%	4.9%
Veterans Affairs	*	654	655	642	0.2%	−2.0%
Dept. of Education	*	208	233	266	12.0%	14.0%
Other Agencies	1,471	763	664	620	−13.0	−6.7%
FS&T TOTAL	47,396	48,865	51,975	52,649	6.4%	1.3%
n.a. = not available *Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Education included in “Other Agencies” in FY 1994. Source: AAAS Tables II-1, II-2, II-7, II-8, II-11, and II-12.

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TABLE 3 Trends in FS&T and R&D, FY 1994-FY 2001 (millions of constant FY 2000 dollars)

	FS&T		R&D
Fiscal Year	Current	Constant	Current	Constant
1994	43,002	47,396	71,074	78,338
1995	42,688	46,079	70,948	76,581
1996	42,162	44,649	71,206	75,407
1997	43,340	45,132	73,934	76,987
1998	45,191	46,464	75,942	78,080
1999*	48,151	48,869	80,172	81,370
2000*	51,975	51,975	83,334	83,334
2001*	53,702	52,649	85,427	83,751
Chg., FY 1994-FY 2001	24.9%	11.1%	20.2%	6.9%
Chg., FY 1999-FY 2000	7.9%	6.4%	3.9%	2.4%
Chg., FY 2000-FY 2001	3.3%	1.3%	2.5%	0.5%
* Note: Changes in DOE accounting for Atomic Energy Defense Activities have resulted in a modification in the calculation of FS&T beginning with FY 1999. Source: AAAS Tables I-16 and II-1; FS&T figures for 1994-1998 carried forward from Observations on the President's FY 2000 Federal Science and Technology Budget.

TABLE 4 Cross-Cutting National Science and Technology Council Initiatives, President's FY 2001 Budget (millions of constant FY 2000 dollars)

				Percent Change
	1999 Actual	2000 Est.	2001 Budgt.	FY 1999-FY 2000	FY 2000-FY 2001
Nanotechnology Initiative	251	270	485	7.7%	79.7%
Information Technology R&D	1,320	1,721	2,270	30.3%	31.9%
Clean Energy	198	196	283	−1.0%	44.6%
Climate Change Technology Initiative	1,036	1,099	1,404	6.1%	27.7%
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles	239	226	250	−5.2%	10.6%
Integrated Science for Ecosystem Challenges	639	657	732	2.8%	11.5%
U.S. Global Change Res. Program	1,682	1,701	1,706	1.1%	0.3%
Interagency Education Research Initiative	30	38	49	24.8%	29.0%
Critical Infrastructure Prot. R&D	457	461	594	0.9%	28.9%
Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness R&D	325	473	491	45.6%	3.8%
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2001.