Observations on the President's Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget

Observations on the President's Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget

  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309061278
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309522243
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309174008
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 1998
  • Mois : Avril
  • Pages: 33
  • DDC: 378
  • Langue: Anglais

In this report, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) provides its observations on the federal science and technology (FS&T) portion of the president's fiscal year (FY) 1999 submission. The FS&T budget (see box) reflects the federal investment in the creation of new knowledge and technologies and excludes such activities as the testing and evaluating of new weapons systems.

  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Figures, Tables, and Boxes
  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • THE PRESIDENT PROPOSES AN INCREASE IN THE FS&T BUDGET FOR FY 1999
  • FUTURE PROJECTIONS OF THE FS&T BUDGET SHOW FUNDING FOR NIH AND NSF INCREASING DRAMATICALLY ABOVE FY 1994 LEVELS, WITH THE BUDGET FOR THE OTHER MAJOR RESEARCH AGENCIES REDUCED
  • IT IS IMPORTANT TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF PAST AND EXPECTED FUNDING SHIFTS ON SPECIFIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FIELDS
  • SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FROM THE INCREASED FUNDING FOR NIH ALSO DEPEND ON THE HEALTH OF THE PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
  • CONCLUSION
  • ADDENDUM
  • APPENDIX A Data Tables
  • APPENDIX B Figures and Tables from AAAS Report XXIII: Research and Development FY 1999

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