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NSF Congressional Update
107th Congress
July 25, 2002
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2003
NSF Budget
The
Senate Appropriations Committee approved the subcommittee
version of the FY 03 NSF budget without change today
providing the agency with an 11.78 percent increase
over last year. In extensive report
language the committee outlined plans for a number
of significant changes for the agency in the coming
year. Among the most noteworthy is an increase in
the Graduate Fellowship stipend to $30,000 per year.
This is above the $25,000 requested level, which was
itself an increase over the current $21,500 level.
Although all of the Research and Related Activities
account is increased by the 14.81 percent which would
lead to a five-year doubling, the actual growth varied
across directorates. Most notable are the 19.9 percent
increases in the Computer and Information Science
and Engineering Directorate (to emphasize cybersecurity
and advanced broadband research) and the 20 percent
increase in Engineering, with an emphasis on nanoscience
and engineering research. The Mathematics and Physical
Science Directorate is slated for a 14.8 percent increase
(to $1,056 million), of which $162 million is provided
to the mathematical sciences. This is less than the
$182 million requested, an increase intended to invest
heavily in the new mathematics initiative.
The Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate
received the requested 15.9 percent increase (to $195.6
million), within which $10 million is directed to
the children's research initiative. The Geosciences
Directorate is slated for a 12.3 percent increase
(to $684.5 million) of which $15 million is to be
used for national user facilities and the integrated
ocean drilling program. The Biological Sciences Directorate
is funded at the requested amount, which provides
a 3.4 percent increase to $525.6 million. Within that
account $85 million is directed to plant genomics
research and $26 million for biocomplexity research.
An additional $50 million is provided above the request
for the Major Research Instrumentation and $10 million
is added to the Partnerships for Innovation program.
The largest decrease from the request is in the Major
Research Facilities Equipment and Construction account,
which is reduced by 59 percent from last year. The
requested level of funding is provided for the Atacama
Large Millimeter Array, the Large Hadron Collider,
the National Earthquake Engineering Simulation, and
the South Pole Station. Other requested MREFC projects
did not fare as well, with only $20 million of the
$35 million provided for Earthscope (contingent on
hiring a permanent deputy for MREFC projects); $10
million, half of the request for Terascale Computing
Systems, is provided through the R&RA; account; and
$12 million requested for the National Ecological
Observatory Network is deferred pending an analysis
of the projected fully scaled project.
The Education and Human Resources Account receives
an 8.3 percent increase to $947 million. This includes
$120 million of the $200 million requested for the
Math and Science Partnership program; $186 million
for the Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education
(up $14.65 million from the request); $110 million
for Human Resources Development ($20 above the request);
$125 for undergraduate education including adds to
the request of $20 million for Tech Talent and $5
million for Advanced Technology Education; $110 for
EPSCoR, an increase of $35 million over the request;
and $153.4 million ($25 million over the request)
for increased stipends in the Graduate Research Fellowship
program.
The NSF Salaries and Expenses Account is increased
by 7 percent above the prior year, less than the 19
percent requested. The Committee also establishes
a separate account for the National Science Board,
funded at $3.5 million. Funding for the Inspector
General is increased by 34 percent to $9.06 million.
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FY
02
Plan |
FY
03
Request |
FY
03
Senate |
Change
Over
FY 02
Plan |
%
Change |
Biological Sciences
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508.41
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525.62
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525.62
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17.21
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3.4
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CISE |
514.88 |
526.94 |
616.94 |
102.06 |
19.8 |
Engineering |
472.32 |
487.98 |
567.98 |
95.66 |
20.3 |
Geosciences |
609.47 |
691.07 |
684.49 |
75.02 |
12.3 |
Math & Physical
Sciences |
920.45 |
941.57 |
1,056.57 |
136.12 |
14.8 |
Social, Behavioral &
Economic Sciences |
168.79 |
195.61 |
195.61 |
26.82 |
15.9 |
U.S. Polar Research
Programs |
229.74 |
235.74 |
245.74 |
16.00 |
7.0 |
U.S. Antarctic
Logistical Support
Activities |
68.07 |
68.07 |
68.07 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Integrative Activities |
106.51 |
110.61 |
170.61 |
64.10 |
60.2 |
Total, Research
and Related
Activities |
3,598.64 |
3,783.21 |
4,131.63 |
532.99 |
14.8 |
Education and
Human Resources |
875.00 |
908.08 |
947.78 |
72.73 |
8.31 |
Major Research
Equipment
& Facilities |
138.80 |
126.28 |
79.28 |
-59.52 |
-42.90 |
Salaries and
Expenses |
170.04 |
210.16 |
182.16 |
12.12 |
7.1 |
Inspector General |
6.76 |
7.70 |
9.06 |
2.30 |
34.02 |
TOTAL NSF
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4,789.24
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5,035.79
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5,353.36
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564.12
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11.8
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See also: NSF
Section of S. Rept. 107-222
Senate Appropriations Committee Report on S. 2797,
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2003
Summaries of Hearings on the NSF Fiscal 2003 Budget
Request:
- Hearing Summary: Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing on the National Science Foundation Fiscal
2002 Budget, June 19, 2002
- Hearing Summary: Senate Commerce
Committee's Subcommittee on Science, Technology,
and Space on the National Science Foundation Fiscal
2003 Budget, May 22, 2002
- Hearing Summary: Senate VA,
HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
on the National Science Foundation Fiscal 2003
Budget, May 15, 2002
- Hearing Summary: House Appropriations
Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
on National Science Foundation Fiscal 2003 Budget
Request, April 11, 2002
- Hearing Summary: House Research
Subcommittee Hearing on the NSF Budget: How Should
We Determine Future Levels?, March 13, 2002
- Hearing Summary: House Science Committee
on President's Budget Request for Research and
Development, February 13, 2002
See also:
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