"Appropriations Committee Releases the Fiscal Year 2012
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations"
Updated 07/07/11
http://appropriations.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=250023
"The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year
2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, which will
be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The bill funds
the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other related agencies.
In total, the legislation contains $50.2 billion in funding. This
is a reduction of $3.1 billion or 6% below last year’s level,
and $7.4 billion or 13% below the President's request for these
programs. This total is also 3% below the pre-stimulus, pre-bailout
level of 2008."
For the subcommittee draft text of the legislation:
http://appropriations.house.gov/UploadedFiles/CJSFY12_SUBC_xml.pdf
For a summary table comparing the bill with last year's level and
the President's request:
http://appropriations.house.gov/UploadedFiles/FY_2012_CJS_Summary_Table.pdf
Department of Commerce:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): $701 million
$49 million below last year's level
$300 million below the President's request
*)Core research activities to help advance U.S. competitiveness,
innovation, and economic growth are increased by $10 million above
last year's level
*)Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program:
$128 million (last year’s level)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): $4.5 billion
$103 million below last year's level
$1 billion below the President's request
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): $8.1 billion
Increase of $149 million above last year's level and the same as the request
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): $16.8 billion
$1.6 billion below last year's level
$1.9 billion below the President’s request
*)$3.65 billion for Space Exploration which is $152 million below last year
*)$4.1 billion for Space Operations which is $1.4 billion below last year
*)$4.5 billion for NASA Science programs, which is $431 million below last year
Terminating funding for the James Webb Space Telescope
National Science Foundation (NSF): $6.9 billion
The same as last year's level
$907 million below the President's request
*)Core research is increased by $43 million to enhance basic research that
is critical to innovation and U.S. economic competitiveness.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
http://appropriations.house.gov/Subcommittees/Subcommittee/?IssueID=34794
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"ハッブル望遠鏡の後継機「ジェイムズ・ウェッブ」、計画存続に黄信号"
2011年07月08日, AFPBB News
http://www.afpbb.com/article/environment-science-it/science-technology/2811411/7468918
The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST)
http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/index.html
"Final Polishing Complete on Remaining Twelve Webb Mirrors"
06.29.11
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/webb-mirrors-done.html
"Mirrors are a critical part of a telescope. The quality is crucial,
so completion of mirror polishing represents a major milestone. All of
the mirrors that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
have been polished so the observatory can see objects as far away
as the first galaxies in the universe."
Images:
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/563707main_Mirrors.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/563710main_msfc-mirror-lg.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/563711main_polish-mirrors.jpg
The James Webb Space Telescope, HubbleSite
http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/
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"NSF Flat-funded in House FY12 Approps Draft"
July 6, 2011, Computing Research Policy (CRA) BLOG
http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2011/07/nsf-flat-funded-in-house-fy12-approps-draft/
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"House Approves Defense Funding Bill for Fiscal Year 2012"
Jul 8, 2011
http://appropriations.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=250656
"In total, the bill contains $530 billion in non-emergency funding,
an increase of $17 billion over last year's level and a decrease of
$9 billion from the President's request. In addition, the bill
contains $119 billion in emergency spending for Defense activities
related to the Global War on Terror."
Defense
http://appropriations.house.gov/Subcommittees/Subcommittee/?IssueID=34795
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"Chairman Rogers: FY12 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Keeps Us On Track Toward Economic Recovery"
Jul 8, 2011
http://appropriations.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=250679
"... This includes $30.6 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
the Department of Energy, and a host of independent agencies, including
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This is $5.9 billion below
the President's FY12 request, and $1 billion below current spending levels."
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
http://appropriations.house.gov/Subcommittees/Subcommittee/?IssueID=34796
"Summary - The FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill"
Updated 7.8.11
http://appropriations.house.gov/UploadedFiles/7.8.11_FY_12_Energy_and_Water_Summary.pdf
Department of Energy (DOE): $24.7 billion
$850 million below last year's level
$5.9 billion below the President's request.
*)Science Research
"The bill includes $4.8 billion for science research, a slight reduction
of $43 million below last year's level. This funding will help strengthen
the nation's science and technology innovation by supporting basic energy
research, development of high performance computing systems, and research
into the next generation of clean energy sources."
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The U.S. House of Representatives Committee On Appropriations
Chairman Hal Rogers
http://appropriations.house.gov/
United States House Committee on Appropriations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Appropriations
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2011/07/16
"Appropriations Committee Approves the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice,
Science Appropriations Bill"
Jul 13, 2011
http://appropriations.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=251676
Text of the legislation considered today by the Appropriations Committee:
Accompanying bill report:
"House Approves Energy and Water Funding Bill for Fiscal Year 2012"
Jul 15, 2011
http://appropriations.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=252184
"The legislation totals $30.6 billion ? a cut of $5.9 billion below the President's
request and $1 billion below last year - which brings the total cost of the bill
to nearly the 2006 funding level. "
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