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The Current Status of FY2005 R&D Appropriations
The House of Representatives has approved all of its appropriation bills except for
VA/HUD/Independent Agencies which has been reported by the House and Senate.1 The
Senate has passed six of its appropriations bills. CRS estimates that the House approved
an estimated record high $131.5 billion for federal R&D, $365 million below the
President's request. Nevertheless, this estimated amount is $5.325 billion, or 4.2% above
FY2004 R&D levels. Given the limited number of appropriations bills passed by the full
Senate, CRS is unable to estimate total Senate FY2005 R&D spending levels. (See table
below). All of the remaining R&D programs must maintain funding at FY2004 enacted
levels until Congress approves their respective FY2005 appropriations bills.
Estimated Federal R&D Appropriations
in the 108th Congress FY2005
($ millions)
Agency FY2004 FY2005 FY2005 House FY2005 Senate
Est. Request
Department of Defense $64,693 $67,773 $69,853 a $69,853 a
Homeland Security 1,038 1,132 1,311 b 1,311 b
Nat. Institutes of Health 27,892 28, 724 28,719 c 29,037 c
NASA 10,972 11,405 10,600 d 11,000 d
Nat. Science Foundation 5,578 5,745 5,467 d 5,745 d
EPA 781 689 729d 758 d
NIST 610 521 525 e 785 e
NOAA 632 611 545 e 748 e
Dept. of Energy 8,677 8,482 8,625 f f
Dept. of Transportation 701 749 669 g 719 g
Dept. of Interior 675 648 701 h 666 h
Dept. of Agriculture 2,500 2,435 2,600 i 2,540 i
Other j 1,427 1,825 1842
Total 126,176 131,866 131,501
a. P.L. 108-287, H.Rept. 108-622
b. P.L. 108-334, H.Rept. 108-774
c. Labor/HHS/ED, H.R. 5006, H.Rept. 108-636; S. 2810, S.Rept. 108-345
d. VA/HUD/and Independent Agencies, H.R. 4614, H.Rept. 108-674; S. 2825, S.Rept. 108-353
e. Commerce, Justice, State, H.R. 4754, H.Rept. 108-576; S. 2809, S.Rept. 108-344
f. Energy, H.R. 4614, H.Rept. 108-584; No Senate bill
g. Transportation, H.R. 5025, H.Rept. 108-671; S. 2806, S.Rept. 108-342
h. Interior, H.R. 4568,H.Rept. 108-543; S. 2804, S.Rept. 108-341
i. Agriculture, H.R. 4766, H.Rept. 108-584; S. 2803, S.Rept. 108-340
J." Other" includes Education, Veterans, Agency for International Development, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Smithsonian, Dept. of Justice, Dept. Treasury, TVA, and U.S. Postal Service
Defense. The projected growth for federal R&D in FY2005 can be attributed to
Congress approving significant increases for defense (as well as homeland security) R&D
programs. Congress approved a record $69.853 billion for DOD's Research,
1 The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have reported their respective
VA/HUD/Independent Agencies bills. (H.R. 5041, H.Rept. 108-674, and S. 2825, S.Rept. 108-
353)
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