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FY2017 National Institute of Standards and Technology

Latest update APR 02, 2024

On this page you will find fiscal year 2017 budget and appropriations tables for National Institute of Standards and Technology programs, as well as a high-level summary of related committee and chamber actions in Congress and FYI analysis and coverage of those programs.

Complete FYI coverage of this agency.

FYI Analysis
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The final appropriations agreement for fiscal year 2017 cuts the budget of the National Institute of Standards and Technology by 1 percent, attributable to a $10 million rollback in the agency’s construction budget. The rest of the NIST budget remains essentially the same as before.
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Following the president’s request for a 5.2 percent discretionary funding increase for the National Institute of Standards and Technology in fiscal year 2017, the House and Senate proposals are a field apart. The House is proposing a 10.3 percent overall cut but would spare laboratory research, while the Senate would provide a slight 1.0 percent increase.