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Side note: Will it ever rain again in Brazos County? Discuss.....
30 June 2009
Senate Approps Update
The full Senate Appropriations Committee voted the C,J,S bill out of committee yesterday. No dollar amount changes from the C,J,S subcommittee markup noted below.
25 June 2009
C,J,S Senate Style
The Senate Approps C,J,S subcommittee marked up that bill this week. Here are the highlights according to the committee (that relates to research):
• Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) - The bill provides $6.15 million for OSTP, equal to the budget request.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - The bill provides $18.68 billion for NASA, $903 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 level and equal to the President’s request. The total funding includes $3.16 billion for Space Shuttle operations; $2.27 billion for Space Station operations; $3.5 billion for development of the next generation Crew Launch Vehicle and Crew Exploration Vehicle and Cargo Launch Vehicle; $4.5 billion for science; and $507 million for aeronautics research.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) - The bill provides $6.9 billion for NSF, $426 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 enacted level. The total includes $5.55 billion for research, $122 million for research equipment and facilities; and $857 million for education activities.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – The bill provides $878.8 million for NIST, which is $59.8 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 level enacted level and $32.7 million above the President’s request. The bill provides $69.9 million for the Technology Innovation Program (TIP), equal to the President’s request. The bill also includes $124.7 million for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program, equal to the President’s request. Funding TIP and MEP are consistent with the recommendations of the America COMPETES Act.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – The bill provides more than $4.77 billion for NOAA, $407 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 level and $299 million above the President’s budget request. The Committee bill includes: $551 million for the National Ocean Service; $980 million for the National Weather Service; $872 million for the National Marine Fisheries Service; $1.2 billion for satellite programs; and $430 million for Oceanic and Atmospheric research, including climate science.
• Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) – The bill continues the policy of providing PTO with full access to fees collected from inventors, estimated at $1.9 billion for Fiscal Year 2010.
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) – The bill provides $39.9 million for NTIA, including $20 million for the Public Television Facilities Planning and Construction (PTFPC) grant program, equal to the President’s request.
• Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) - The bill provides $6.15 million for OSTP, equal to the budget request.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - The bill provides $18.68 billion for NASA, $903 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 level and equal to the President’s request. The total funding includes $3.16 billion for Space Shuttle operations; $2.27 billion for Space Station operations; $3.5 billion for development of the next generation Crew Launch Vehicle and Crew Exploration Vehicle and Cargo Launch Vehicle; $4.5 billion for science; and $507 million for aeronautics research.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) - The bill provides $6.9 billion for NSF, $426 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 enacted level. The total includes $5.55 billion for research, $122 million for research equipment and facilities; and $857 million for education activities.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – The bill provides $878.8 million for NIST, which is $59.8 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 level enacted level and $32.7 million above the President’s request. The bill provides $69.9 million for the Technology Innovation Program (TIP), equal to the President’s request. The bill also includes $124.7 million for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program, equal to the President’s request. Funding TIP and MEP are consistent with the recommendations of the America COMPETES Act.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – The bill provides more than $4.77 billion for NOAA, $407 million above the Fiscal Year 2009 level and $299 million above the President’s budget request. The Committee bill includes: $551 million for the National Ocean Service; $980 million for the National Weather Service; $872 million for the National Marine Fisheries Service; $1.2 billion for satellite programs; and $430 million for Oceanic and Atmospheric research, including climate science.
• Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) – The bill continues the policy of providing PTO with full access to fees collected from inventors, estimated at $1.9 billion for Fiscal Year 2010.
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) – The bill provides $39.9 million for NTIA, including $20 million for the Public Television Facilities Planning and Construction (PTFPC) grant program, equal to the President’s request.
House Money
The House approved the second of 12 appropriation bills last night. Homeland Security. One item in that bill relates to "university programs" which funds the Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Center ( a DHS Center of Excellence) located here.
$39.38 million has been provided for the Centers of Excellence, $4.4 above the budget request.
Over all DHS received $42.6 billion in fiscal 2010 discretionary funds, $205 million less than the White House requested and $2.6 billion more than the amount enacted for fiscal 2009, not including emergency funding.
Oh, in my last entry I said to watch the next approp bill that hits the house floor for debate and watch if a "closed rule" is instituted--the previous approp bill (commerce, justice, science) was muy contentious. Well, there was a "closed rule" adopted that limited the number of amendments to 14 and 10 minute debate for each. Howls ensued. Most likely the following bills will be dealt with accordingly.
$39.38 million has been provided for the Centers of Excellence, $4.4 above the budget request.
Over all DHS received $42.6 billion in fiscal 2010 discretionary funds, $205 million less than the White House requested and $2.6 billion more than the amount enacted for fiscal 2009, not including emergency funding.
Oh, in my last entry I said to watch the next approp bill that hits the house floor for debate and watch if a "closed rule" is instituted--the previous approp bill (commerce, justice, science) was muy contentious. Well, there was a "closed rule" adopted that limited the number of amendments to 14 and 10 minute debate for each. Howls ensued. Most likely the following bills will be dealt with accordingly.
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The Interior, EPA, Forest Service approp bill is up next in the house for full consideration. Maybe this week.
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19 June 2009
53
That's how many amendments the house considered in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill debate on the floor yesterday evening. It took A LONG time for the house to vote out their first of 12 approp bills the leadership wants to adopt before the end of July.
Okay, for you political junkies, watch what the house leadership does next regarding future debates on appropriation bills. Traditionally, approp bills are debated with a fairly "open rule" meaning amendments are allowed with some debate. So with the marathon, contentious session last night, we'll see if this will be allowed in the next round. It was a VERY acrimonious fight between the aisles.
The final score was 259 to 157.
So what passed? Similar to the blog entry below, but just a recap....
Okay, for you political junkies, watch what the house leadership does next regarding future debates on appropriation bills. Traditionally, approp bills are debated with a fairly "open rule" meaning amendments are allowed with some debate. So with the marathon, contentious session last night, we'll see if this will be allowed in the next round. It was a VERY acrimonious fight between the aisles.
The final score was 259 to 157.
So what passed? Similar to the blog entry below, but just a recap....
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration: $18.2 billion total budget, $483 million below the President’s request and $421 million above 2009 levels. NASA Science – $4.5 billion, NASA Aeronautics - $500 million.
- National Science Foundation: $6.9 billion overall, $108 million below the President’s request and $446 million above 2009 levels.
- National Institutes of Standards and Technology: Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Program - $125 million, matching the President’s request and $15 million over 2009; Technology Innovation Program - $70 million, matching the President’s request, and $5 million over 2009 levels.
- National Oceans and Atmospheric Administration: $4.6 billion total budget, $238 million above the current level and $129 million above the President’s request
09 June 2009
C, J, S
Commerce, Justice, Science. That subcommittee marked up their bill last week and the full approps committee voted it out today. next stop house floor. What's in it? Take a look:
Science Education: $1 billion, $68 million above the President’s request and $36 million above 2009 to support all aspects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education from kindergarten through graduate school.
Space Science: $4.5 billion, $20 million above the President’s request, for scientific discovery to improve our quality of life and enhance our long term economic security. NASA’s Science account received $400 million in the Recovery Act.
Global Climate Change Research: Over $2 billion, $100 million above the President’s request and $120 million above 2009, to study global climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing our country. This includes:
• NASA: Nearly $1.3 billion, including nearly $150 million to develop and demonstrate space-based climate measurements identified by the National Academy of Science and the science community.
• NOAA: Almost $400 million to enhance climate change research and regional assessments; climate data records, data access and archiving requirements; and climate change educational programs.
• National Science Foundation: An estimated $310 million for climate change research, modeling and education.
• Economic Development Administration: $25 million for green building initiatives.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology: $15 million for the development of greenhouse gas emission standards.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: $18.2 billion, $483 million below the President’s request and $421 million above 2009, for scientific discovery, national security, and space exploration. NASA received $1 billion in the Recovery Act. The bill funds the next generation of human space flight at 2009 levels pending the recommendations of the Augustine panel.
• Earth Science: $1.4 billion, combined with $325 million in Recovery Act funding, the bill will support NASA’s continuing work to develop and launch space-based and suborbital sensors to study climate change and the global environment.
• Human Space Flight: $3.3 billion, with increases deferred pending the recommendations of the Augustine panel and the Administration’s plan to follow the retirement of the Space Shuttle.
National Science Foundation: $6.9 billion, $108 million below the President’s request and $446 million above 2009, for the most promising scientific research at America’s colleges and universities, and supporting scientists with cutting edge labs and equipment. The bill supports the President’s commitment to double funding for basic research in key agencies over 10 years. The NSF received $3 billion in the Recovery Act.
National Institute of Standards and Technology: $781 million, $65 million below the President’s request and $57.5 million below 2009, including $510 million for scientific and technical research services, $38 million above 2009. In concert with funding provided by the Recovery Act, the bill fulfills the President’s commitment to double funding for basic research in key agencies over 10 years.
• Manufacturing Extension Partnerships: $125 million to help small and mid-size manufacturers compete globally by providing them with technical advice and access to technology, as well as leveraging private funds to save and create jobs.
• Technology Innovation Program: $70 million to fund high-risk high-reward research into areas of critical national need done by U.S. businesses, colleges and universities, and national labs.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: $4.6 billion, $129 million above the President’s request and $238 million above 2009, to increase important ocean, weather, and climate research activities and for satellite acquisitions.
Science Education: $1 billion, $68 million above the President’s request and $36 million above 2009 to support all aspects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education from kindergarten through graduate school.
Space Science: $4.5 billion, $20 million above the President’s request, for scientific discovery to improve our quality of life and enhance our long term economic security. NASA’s Science account received $400 million in the Recovery Act.
Global Climate Change Research: Over $2 billion, $100 million above the President’s request and $120 million above 2009, to study global climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing our country. This includes:
• NASA: Nearly $1.3 billion, including nearly $150 million to develop and demonstrate space-based climate measurements identified by the National Academy of Science and the science community.
• NOAA: Almost $400 million to enhance climate change research and regional assessments; climate data records, data access and archiving requirements; and climate change educational programs.
• National Science Foundation: An estimated $310 million for climate change research, modeling and education.
• Economic Development Administration: $25 million for green building initiatives.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology: $15 million for the development of greenhouse gas emission standards.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: $18.2 billion, $483 million below the President’s request and $421 million above 2009, for scientific discovery, national security, and space exploration. NASA received $1 billion in the Recovery Act. The bill funds the next generation of human space flight at 2009 levels pending the recommendations of the Augustine panel.
• Earth Science: $1.4 billion, combined with $325 million in Recovery Act funding, the bill will support NASA’s continuing work to develop and launch space-based and suborbital sensors to study climate change and the global environment.
• Human Space Flight: $3.3 billion, with increases deferred pending the recommendations of the Augustine panel and the Administration’s plan to follow the retirement of the Space Shuttle.
National Science Foundation: $6.9 billion, $108 million below the President’s request and $446 million above 2009, for the most promising scientific research at America’s colleges and universities, and supporting scientists with cutting edge labs and equipment. The bill supports the President’s commitment to double funding for basic research in key agencies over 10 years. The NSF received $3 billion in the Recovery Act.
National Institute of Standards and Technology: $781 million, $65 million below the President’s request and $57.5 million below 2009, including $510 million for scientific and technical research services, $38 million above 2009. In concert with funding provided by the Recovery Act, the bill fulfills the President’s commitment to double funding for basic research in key agencies over 10 years.
• Manufacturing Extension Partnerships: $125 million to help small and mid-size manufacturers compete globally by providing them with technical advice and access to technology, as well as leveraging private funds to save and create jobs.
• Technology Innovation Program: $70 million to fund high-risk high-reward research into areas of critical national need done by U.S. businesses, colleges and universities, and national labs.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: $4.6 billion, $129 million above the President’s request and $238 million above 2009, to increase important ocean, weather, and climate research activities and for satellite acquisitions.
Updates
The house approved the legislation mentioned in the blog entry below, next stop senate--http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2495
The committee is set to provide $68.8 billion, which is $14 billion more than in fiscal 2009, for the Transportation-HUD bill and $48.8 billion, roughly a $14 billion boost, for the State-Foreign Operations bill.
The Defense bill would receive $508 billion under the allocations, about $20 billion more than provided in fiscal 2009. These figures, however, do not include war funding, which is provided as emergency spending and does not count against the committee’s budget caps.
The other allocations, compared with their fiscal 2009 committee allotments, are as follows:
• Agriculture: $22.9 billion, a $2.3 billion increase.
• Commerce-Justice-Science: $64.3 billion, a $7.5 billion increase.
• Financial Services: $23.6 billion, a $1.2 billion increase.
• Homeland Security: $42.4 billion, a $2.5 billion increase.
• Interior-Environment: $32.3 billion, a $4.4 billion increase.
• Labor-HHS-Education: $160.7 billion, a $7.5 billion increase.
• Legislative Branch: $4.7 billion, a $296 million increase.
• Military Construction-VA: $76.5 billion, a $3.8 billion increase.
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How much can we spend? That's the question all appropriation subcommittee members ask their chairman. In the house, the subcommittee chairs got their allocations. CQ reports the following:
Congressional Quarterly compared a copy of the draft fiscal 2010 allocation list with the initial subcommittee allocations for fiscal 2009 released last year. Based on that analysis, many of the subcommittees would have sizable increases to work with.
One exception is the Energy-Water bill, which would receive about a 1 percent increase, to $33.3 billion, in fiscal 2010. The stimulus law included a substantial amount of spending for energy projects in fiscal 2009 and 2010.
The committee is set to provide $68.8 billion, which is $14 billion more than in fiscal 2009, for the Transportation-HUD bill and $48.8 billion, roughly a $14 billion boost, for the State-Foreign Operations bill.
The Defense bill would receive $508 billion under the allocations, about $20 billion more than provided in fiscal 2009. These figures, however, do not include war funding, which is provided as emergency spending and does not count against the committee’s budget caps.
The other allocations, compared with their fiscal 2009 committee allotments, are as follows:
• Agriculture: $22.9 billion, a $2.3 billion increase.
• Commerce-Justice-Science: $64.3 billion, a $7.5 billion increase.
• Financial Services: $23.6 billion, a $1.2 billion increase.
• Homeland Security: $42.4 billion, a $2.5 billion increase.
• Interior-Environment: $32.3 billion, a $4.4 billion increase.
• Labor-HHS-Education: $160.7 billion, a $7.5 billion increase.
• Legislative Branch: $4.7 billion, a $296 million increase.
• Military Construction-VA: $76.5 billion, a $3.8 billion increase.
08 June 2009
S&T Policy in da House....
Okay, Irishmike promises not make any more antiquated "in da house" references....
Kathryn A. Wolfe, CQ Staff writer reports that:
The House is expected to take up two bills Monday that would expand research and development programs in an effort to boost U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace.One of the bills (HR 1709) would require the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to create a committee that would coordinate federal programs related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
Those education programs recently got a funding boost under the economic stimulus measure enacted this year which provided $40 million for a math and science partnership fund and $1 billion to expand and modernize research equipment shared by universities.
The other bill (HR 1736) would create a panel within the National Science and Technology Council to coordinate international science and technology cooperation across federal agencies.
Both bills will be considered under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority for passage and bars amendments. The House Science and Technology Committee approved the bills April 29.
Kathryn A. Wolfe, CQ Staff writer reports that:
The House is expected to take up two bills Monday that would expand research and development programs in an effort to boost U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace.One of the bills (HR 1709) would require the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to create a committee that would coordinate federal programs related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
Those education programs recently got a funding boost under the economic stimulus measure enacted this year which provided $40 million for a math and science partnership fund and $1 billion to expand and modernize research equipment shared by universities.
The other bill (HR 1736) would create a panel within the National Science and Technology Council to coordinate international science and technology cooperation across federal agencies.
Both bills will be considered under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority for passage and bars amendments. The House Science and Technology Committee approved the bills April 29.
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