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2011/07/10

"Appropriations Committee Releases the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations", Updated 07/07/11

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"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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2011/06/27
"President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership ", June 24, 2011

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