1. R&D Funding in FY 2018 (So Far) and Beyond
Matt Hourihan
September 26, 2017
For the State University System of Florida, Federal R&D Agency Workshop
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program

2. Current Estimates of R&D in the FY18 Request
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
FY 2016
FY 2017
FY 2018
Change FY 17-18
Actual
Estimate*
Budget
Amount
Percent
Total R&D
149,267
156,684
149,542
-7,142
-4.6%
Basic Research
32,817
34,743
28,935
-5,808
-16.7%
Applied Research
39,405
40,366
35,074
-5,292
-13.1%
Development**
75,561
79,156
83,640
4,486
5.7%
Facilities & Equipment
2,579
2,472
2,175
-297
-12.0%
Defense R&D**
79,109
83,711
92,477
8,766
10.5%
Nondefense R&D
70,158
72,973
57,065
-15,908
-21.8%
*AAAS estimates based on the FY 2017 omnibus. Other years based on OMB data revised with agency R&D data.
**Using old definition, continuing to count DOD 6.7 as R&D.
September 2017 | AAAS

11. Energy & Water Subcommittee
House
Senate
Chair
Mike Simpson (ID)
Lamar Alexander (TN)
Ranking Member
Marcy Kaptur (OH)
Dianne Feinstein (CA)
Tradeoffs: Balancing basic research and facilities, labs, tech portfolio, NNSA; also Army Corps, Bureau of Reclamation
NNSA prioritized
Office of Science: flat in House, +3% in Senate
ASCR boosted in both (exascale, facilities)
BES: facilities prioritized over research
Variation on Fusion Science
Applied tech: Mixed reductions
ARPA-E zeroed in House
Very mixed for EERE, Fossil, Nuclear, grid
Hubs, manufacturing institutes, other research centers mostly preserved

12. Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee
House
Senate
Chair
John Culberson (TX)
Richard Shelby (AL)
Ranking Member
Jose Serrano (NY)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Tradeoffs: Balancing Justice, Commerce, NASA, NSF; smaller bills this year
NSF: Cut by ~2% in both
House: no funding for vessels; physical and biological disciplines targeted on floor
Senate: research, EHR trimmed
NASA: recent priority, but modest this year
Variation in Science Directorate funding; Exploration favored; Education protected
NOAA: Sea Grant, most research protected
Climate research cut by 19% in House
Major differences re: Polar Follow-On
NIST: Senate more generous; labs fare better than industrial innovation programs
Census: boosted by 4%, but is it enough?

13. Labor, HHS, Education Subcommittee
House
Senate
Chair
Tom Cole (OK)
Roy Blunt (MO)
Ranking Member
Rosa DeLauro (CT)
Patty Murray (WA)
Deep divisions over public health programs, education, DOL
Everybody likes NIH lately
House: +3.2% (+$1.1 billion)
Senate: +5.6% (+$2.0 billion)
Especially Alzheimer’s research
F&A changes prohibited
Fogarty protected
Includes 21st Century Cures funding
Others:
BioShield and BARDA flat
IES flat or trimmed
CDC cut
Opioids

14. Other Agencies
DOD: Science & Tech protected in House; no Senate bill yet
Basic science: +1%
DARPA: +6%
USDA: House, Senate mixed on ARS research, ERS
AFRI, formula programs flat-funded in both House and Senate
EPA, USGS, DHS: cuts in House; no Senate bills yet
DHS S&T: university programs flat-funded
VA research boosted by 4-8%

15. Progress to Date On R&D-Relevant Spending Bills
House Floor
Senate Committee
Agriculture X
Defense
Commerce, Justice, Science
Energy & Water
Homeland Security
Interior & Environment
Labor, HHS, Education
Milcon, Veterans
State
Transportation, HUD

16. Looking Ahead FY18 spending caps: Where do we end up?
House to vote on budget resolution in October? But…
Will need to work with Democrats on any deal to change the caps
FY18 appropriations:
CR in place until December
Will White House ultimately go along with any of this?
Signaled willingness to sign House omnibus
Implications of other policy issues: debt ceiling, tax reform, border wall, etc?

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