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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.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [1998]Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF file (viii, 24 pages)) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780309522243
  • 0309522242
  • 0585155534
  • 9780585155531
  • 9780309061278
  • 030906127X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Observations on the President's fiscal year 1999 federal science and technology budget.DDC classification:
  • 338.97306 21
LOC classification:
  • Q180.U5 O265 1998eb
NLM classification:
  • Q 180.U5
Online resources:
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.
Abstract: 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.
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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.

Financial Support: The development of this report was supported by the National Research Council.

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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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