1、1 Rising Above The Gathering Storm and Energizing and Employing America for a BrighterEconomic Future, The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering,and the Institute of Medicine, The National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC20001, 2005. Order Code RS22523Updat
2、ed March 13, 2007Federal R&D Funding Under a Continuing ResolutionMichael E. DaveySpecialist in Science and TechnologyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryOn February 15, 2007 President Bush signed into law P.L. 110-5 (H.J.Res 20),which provides funding for the nine outstanding regular ap
3、propriations bills throughSeptember 30, 2007.The 109th Congress passed two appropriations bills, the Departmentof Defense (P.L. 109-289, H.Rept. 109-676) and the Department of Homeland Security(P.L. 109-295, H.Rept. 109-699). P.L. 110-5 will fund most agencies at FY2006 levelsthrough September 30, 2
4、007. However, P.L. 110-5 contains some exceptions to thoseguidelines, including the centerpiece of the Presidents proposed FY2007 R&D budget,the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI). Agencies are required to report theirestimated FY2007 R&D funding levels to Congress by March 15, 2007. The Bush
