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Federal R&D Budget: Recent History and State of PlayMatt HourihanDecember 2, 2014for the MRS Science Policy Forum
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/program/rd-budget-and-policy-program
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BCA takes effect: first year of caps
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Sequestration kicks in (delayed and reduced by the American Taxpayer Relief Act)
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Budget warfare resolved by Bipartisan Budget Act (restores some funding in FY14, FY15)
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The Fiscal Context for FY 2015 Congress keeps (partially) restoring funding
FY15: 21% reduction in cuts
Discretionary spending cap is only 0.2% above FY14 before inflation Very little room for any sort of program growth… …reflected in the President’s budget
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60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
110%
120%
Dept. ofDefense S&T
Commerce,Justice,Science
Energy &Water
Agriculture Interior andEnvironment
Labor, HHS,Education*
FY 2015 R&D Appropriations by Select Spending BillEstimated funding as a percent of FY 2012, in constant dollars
2012 2013 2014 2015 Request 2015 House 2015 Senate
*Not yet introduced in House. Source: AAAS analyses of agency budget documents and appropriations bills and reports. FY 2014 figures are current estimates. R&D includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities. © 2014 AAAS
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Looking ahead… Omnibus negotiations underway
Beyond FY 2015: back to sequester levels? Discretionary spending heading to
post-WW II lows as a share of GDP
Deficits have fallen, but big-picture fiscal challenges remain largely unchanged Debt limit, entitlement growth
Size and composition of the discretionary budget? Can R&D stay ahead of the curve?
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For more info…
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