Observations on the President's fiscal year 1999 federal science and technology budget / Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine.
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 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.
Funding
Financial Support: The development of this report was supported by the National Research Council.
Contents
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
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