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02-06-03
R&D Funding FY2003
SUMMARY
The Bush Administration requested
$111.8 billion in federal research and develo-
pment (R&D) funding for FY2003. This is
$8.6 billion above what is available for federal
R&D in FY2002. The growth is concentrated
in the areas of defense (Department of De-
fense) and health (National Institutes of
Health). The budget proposed more modest
growth in other mission areas and proposed
decreases in some agencies' R&D budgets
when compared to FY2002 budget authority.
The proposed allocation of R&D resources
continues the debate regarding balance in the
federal R&D portfolio.
Under the President's proposal non-
defense R&D would increase 7.2% to $53.2
billion. NIH would receive a 16% increase in
funding reaching $27.3 billion, comprising
nearly 50% of non-defense R&D spending. If
approved, this would complete Congress's
goal of doubling NIH funding between
FY1999 and FY2003. Funding for defense
R&D (the sum of DOD and DOE's defense
R&D) would increase 9.9% to $58.8 billion.
While funding for DOD's R&D program is
schedule to increase over 10%, its basic and
applied research programs are scheduled to
decline 5.8%.
Federal support for basic research would
increase $1.9 billion, reaching a record $25.5
billion This is primarily due of a record in-
crease of $1.185 billion in NIH's basic re-
search program. Total federal research funding
(basic + applied research) is proposed to
increase 6.5%, to $51.9 billion.Congressional Research Service
The 107thCongress completed work on
2 of its 13 appropriations bills, Defense and
Military Construction. The 108th Congress
passed a continuing resolution (CR) (P.L. 108-
4) which allows all civilian R&D programs to
operate at FY2002 funding levels until
February 7th
On January 28th, the Senate completed
work on an FY2003 Omnibus appropriations
bill, (H.J.Res. 2) that includes the 11 agencies
currently operating under a CR. CRS esti-
mates that the Senate's actions would result
in a total Federal R&D budget of $116 bil-
lion. The Senate estimate includes $57.4
billion for DOD R&D approved by the 107th
Congress. The Senate Omnibus resolution
includes an estimated $27.2 billion for NIH,
essentially what the President requested for
FY2003. The Senate also recommended a
12% increase for NSF's Research and Related
Activities Account, and a 5% increase for
NASA's R&D programs. These totals do not
reflect potential across-the-board cuts Con-
gress could employ in order to move closer to
the President's proposed discretionary spend-
ing levels. After the House completes work on
its version of the Omnibus bill, it will have to
resolve any recommended funding differences
with the Senate approved bill. To date, in
most instances, (except for NIH) the House
and Senate have provided more funding for
R&D, than the President's request.** The Library of Congress MCRS
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