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... In the Administration's fiscal year 2002 budget, this tabulation was explicitly titled the Federal Science and Technology Budget and it was justified by reference to Allocating Federal Funds and its call for highlighting "more consistently and accurately activities central to the creation of new knowledge and technologies." The President's fiscal year 2002 budget, therefore, represents an important opportunity for institutionalizing an annual, concerted focus on the nation's plans for investing in science and technology. In the interest of sound science policy and an efficient budget process, the science and engineering community and the Administration would be well served by adopting a single method for tracking the FS&T budget.
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... It also contributes substantially toward advancing life sciences research in the United States, particularly biomedical research. The goal of improving the health of the American people would also be well served by federal investment in fundamental research areas outside the life sciences funded by other agencies.4 In the past, such investments in the physical sciences and engineering have led to breakthroughs in medical technology such as magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and 2 The Department of Defense has classified activities in its Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E)
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... The Administration's reviews of national goals and policies in national security, energy security, and the climate change carried out since the release of the President's budget proposal, suggest that Congress should take a close look at FS&T funding at the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, among other agencies, to ensure that our nation's investments in science and technology are sufficient to provide the research necessary to meet our goals in these areas.5 Similarly, the national goal of a world-class science and technology enterprise, one that has provided the underpinning for recent, sustained economic growth, requires adequate FS&T spending across many fields of science and engineering, a goal that cannot be accomplished if FS&T spending is increased in only one or two agencies.6 At a minimum, Congress should consider carefully the current and future budgetary requirements for programs that support FS&T at the National Science Foundation, which is critical to providing funding for research across the science and engineering enter se. Congress should also consider current and future science and technology funding through other federal agencies.
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