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Comparison of FY 2012 Appropriations for Defense Science and Technology Programs
By IEEE-USA Staff
As of 26 September, the House of
Representatives and the Senate Appropriations
Committee had completed work on FY 2012
appropriations for the Department of Defense and
its science and technology programs. Both
chambers are looking at similar S&T cuts of over
4 percent, but with funds shifting to provide
increases for basic research. The following are
specific highlights:
| |
FY 2011 Appropriations |
President’s FY 2012 Request |
House
FY 2012 Appropriation |
% Change Over FY 2011 |
Senate
FY 2012 Appropriation |
% Change Over FY 2011 |
|
Basic Research (6.1) |
$2,011.7M |
$2,078.5M |
$2,098.5M |
4.3% |
$2,081.5M |
3.5% |
|
Applied Research (6.2) |
$4,812.9M |
$4,687.3M |
$4,656.8M |
-3.2% |
$4,734.4M |
-1.6% |
|
Adv. Technology Development (6.3) |
$5,911.4M |
$5,481.2M |
$5,424.5M |
-8.2% |
$5,377.8M |
-9.0% |
|
S&T Total |
$12,736.0M |
$12,247.0M |
$12,179.8M |
-4.4% |
$12,193.7M |
-4.3% |
In the Senate Appropriations
Committee report (Senate Report 112-77)
accompanying the Senate bill, the committee
highlighted several S&T priorities not
encompassed within the President’s original
budget request for DoD S&T programs, including
work on “cybersecurity, alternative energy,
space situational awareness, unexploded ordnance
and landmine detection, nanotechnology, advanced
metals, military burn, and traumatic brain
injury and psychological health.”
The report notes that “the
Committee believes additional research funding
is warranted in these and other areas to ensure
that the Department of Defense continues to
pursue technological advances that are critical
to our national defense” and directs DoD to
provide competitive awards for these S&T
research projects.
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