[PCA] Fwd: AIBS Releases Analysis of President Obama's Budget Request for Science

[De Angelis, Patricia]

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The American Institute of Biological Sciences has prepared a report that
analyses the Obama administration's budget request for biological research
and education programs for fiscal year 2016. The funding request would
provide a 5.5 percent increase for federal research and development.

Analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Biological
Sciences Research and Education - A Report from the American Institute of
Biological Sciences

February 18, 2015

Prepared by: Julie Palakovich Carr, Public Policy Manager Robert Gropp,
Ph.D., Director

Summary:

On 2 February 2015, President Obama released his proposed budget for fiscal
year (FY) 2016. The plan would provide $1.091 trillion for discretionary
spending, an increase of $75 billion above the budget caps set by Congress.
The increase would be equally divided between defense and non-defense
programs. To pay for the new spending, the President proposes new revenue
from taxes, trimming mandatory spending programs, and immigration reform.

Most federal science agencies will receive a budget increase if the
President’s budget plan is enacted. The administration proposes $146
billion for federal research and development, an increase of 5.5 percent
relative to the FY 2015 enacted level.

The proposed funding is subject to congressional appropriations. Moreover,
any effort to raise the caps on total government spending will require a
change to the Budget Control Act of 2011. Some lawmakers have expressed an
interest in raising the budget limits, especially for defense spending, but
policy analysts and lawmakers expect such adjustments to the budget caps to
be an uphill battle.

The report is available for free download at
www.aibs.org/public-policy/budget_report.html
<http://aibs.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=9bb5069c1f&e=b2d02e57f4>
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