U.S. Science and Technology funding

The U.S. Senate is wrapping up consideration of House Joint Resolution 20, the House-passed bill providing appropriations for FY 2007 for all programs not yet funded under regular appropriations acts. Only the Defense and Homeland Security appropriations were passed at all last year, and this is an omnibus effort to roll up all remaining funding from now until October. Not surprisingly in this situation, no new S&T efforts were funded, and NASA especially is experiencing extreme pain.
Some highlights:
Department of Energy Science budget: Provides $3.80 billion for scientific research, $306 million below the Administration’s request, but $199 million above the FY06 enacted level.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Provides $978 million, $33 million above the Administration’s request and $16 million above the FY06 enacted level.
Smithsonian Institution: Provides $783 million, $26 million below the Administration’s request, but $16 million above the FY06 enacted level.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Provides $28.83 billion, $581 million above the Administration’s request and $600 million above the FY06 enacted level.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Provides $669 million, $88 million above the Administration’s request and $78 million below the FY06 enacted level.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Provides $3.88 billion, $194 million above the Administration’s request, but $42 million below the FY06 enacted level.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Provides $16.25 billion, which is $545 million below the Administration’s request and equal to the FY06 enacted level.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Provides $5.92 billion, $104 million below the Administration’s request but $335 million above the FY06 enacted level.