Science, Environment Slated for Funding Boosts by House

The House Appropriations Committee has approved fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations legislation for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), Interior, Environment related Agencies, and Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, rejecting the President's proposed budget cuts for science. The measure must still navigate the full House, Senate, and secure the President's signature. On May 22, 2019, House appropriators approved funding increases for most science agencies that fall under the jurisdiction of the CJS appropriations: The National Science Foundation would receive $8.64 billion, $561 million above the FY 2019 enacted level. President Trump had requested a $1 billion (-12.5 percent) cut to the agency. The Research and Related Activities Account, which includes the Biological Sciences Directorate, would receive $7.1 billion, an increase of $586 million or 8.9 percent. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would receive $22.3 billion in FY 2020, an increase of $815 million, with its science programs receiving $7.2 billion (+3.7 percent). NASA was slated for an overall 2 percent cut in the President's budget, with its science programs facing an 8.7 percent cut. The National Institute of Standards and Technology would receive $ 1.04 billion (+$54.7 million), with $751 million (+3.7 percent) targeted to core research activities. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, slated for a nearly $1 billion budget cu...
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