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FY94 Appropriations Conference Results
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1993 12:02:27 -0400
Date: 1 Oct 93 15:36 EST On October 1, 1993, House and Senate appropriations conferees met to resolve their differences concerning the FY 1994 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill contains the appropriations for the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 1994. For NSF, the conferees have agreed to provide a total of $3005.3 million -- an increase of $271.8 million or 10% over the FY 1993 level. This is the largest increase for any agency in the bill, and comes at a time when the subcommittee's allocation increased by only 2% over last year's allocation level. For Research and Related Activities, the conferees have agreed to provide $1986 million -- this represents an increase of $127 million or 7% over the FY 1993 level. In taking the required reduction, the conferees have agreed to a general reduction of $204.5 million to be taken at the discretion of the Foundation. High Performance Computing and Communications is to be reduced by $12.5 million from the request instead of the $50 million originally proposed by the Senate. The conferees deferred action on the request for an arctic research vessel. The Senate agreed to drop its prohibition on research centers and eliminated the specific cuts in new centers in the Engineering and Biological Science Directorates. The conferees also dropped the Senate earmark in the research account for a $1 million study by the National Academy for Public Administration. The conferees agreed to retain the Senate's position that provides $5 million for agile manufacturing. The conferees agreed to provide $100 million for academic research infrastructure. This amount is $45 million above the budget request. In Education and Human Resources, the conferees agreed to provide $569.6 million -- an increase of $82.1 million over the FY 1993 level and $13.5 million over the budget request. The conferees have made the following changes to the budget request: +$7.5 million for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; +$10 million for the new advanced technological education program geared to community colleges; +$1.5 million to initiative a rural systemic reform initiative in math and science education; +$1 million for minority summer science camps; and -$6.5 million reduction from EHR activities. For polar research activities, the conferees have provided $158.1 million for the U.S. Polar Programs activity and $62.6 million for Defense Department services in connection with the U.S. Antarctic program. For the Critical Technologies Institute, the conferees have provided $1.5 million, which is $500,000 more than the request. The additional funds are to be used to support performance assessment activities as well as an evaluation by NAPA of NSF's research centers. Finally, in Salaries and Expenses, the conferees have agreed to provide $118.3 million. This represents an increase of 7% over last year. In addition, the conferees provided, in a separate account, the request for $5.2 million for relocation expenses. The conferees have provided $3.99 million for the Office of Inspector General. Additional details will be available once the conference report is filed. House and Senate floor action on the conference report is expected to take place next week. The table below provides additional details on the FY 1994 NSF budget request. Major Program FY93 FY94 %Inc House Senate Conf Research 1859 2204 18% 2045 1940 1986 Education 487 556 14% 570 570 570 Polar Programs 221 228 3% 221 221 221 Facilities & Instruments 50 55 10% 55 125 100 Other 116 136 17% 131 127 128 =============================================================== Total, NSF 2734 3180 16% 3024 2981 3005
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