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.
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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.
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.
Federal aid to research--United States. Endowment of research--United States. Science and state--United States. Technology and state--United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Economic Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Structural Adjustment. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--General. Endowment of research. Federal aid to research. Science and state. Technology and state. Research Support as Topic. Science. Technology. Government Programs--economics. Budgets. Financing, Government.