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| Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), chair of the House appropriations subcommittee for NASA and the National Science Foundation. His subcommittee is advancing its spending proposals for fiscal year 2025 this week. (Bill Ingalls / NASA) |
House to Reveal Science Budget Proposals for FY25
House Republicans will release their topline spending proposals for many science agencies this week. The appropriations subcommittee covering NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Commerce Department will meet on Wednesday to advance its draft bill for fiscal year 2025, followed by the National Institutes of Health subcommittee on Thursday, and the Department of Energy subcommittee on Friday. Program-level details will not be made public until the subcommittees release the accompanying explanatory reports, which are typically published around the time the full Appropriations Committee meets to consider each bill. Figures for select programs will be collected in FYI’s Federal Science Budget Tracker as they become available.
So far the committee has approved bills covering the Department of Defense, State Department, and Department of Homeland Security, among others. The full House plans to vote on this trio of bills this week after the Rules Committee meets Tuesday to determine what amendments will be permitted. House Democrats have opposed the bills advanced so far this budget cycle, in part because they seek spending cuts to non-defense programs despite current law permitting a 1% overall increase. Meanwhile, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) argued in a speech last week that Congress should revise the law to permit an increase greater than 1%. She also announced that her committee will begin advancing its spending proposals when Congress returns after its 4th of July recess. These actions represent opening moves in lengthy negotiations over the budget, which Congress is unlikely to finalize before the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1.
US Drafts Limits on Investment in Quantum Industry in China
Responding to a 2023 executive order restricting U.S. persons from investing in sensitive technology sectors in China, the Treasury Department released a draft rule last week that elaborates on what types of transactions will be prohibited. The restrictions focus on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum information technologies. The draft rule details types of technologies within each category that will be affected and outlines exemptions for civilian uses. For instance, the rule states it applies to quantum technologies that “enable capabilities that could compromise encryption and other cybersecurity controls and jeopardize military communications, among other things.” It then adds, “In the case of a quantum sensing platform or quantum network, the end-use provision avoids covering use cases in strictly civilian fields.” Public comments on the rule are due Aug. 4.
NAS Delivers Inaugural ‘State of the Science Address’
On Wednesday, National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt will deliver the first “State of the Science Address,” modeled on the annual State of the Union speech given by U.S. presidents. McNutt said in a statement the address will “provide policymakers and the public with a clear picture of the overall direction of the U.S. research enterprise — including its strengths, potential shortcomings, and possible pathways for the future.” Her address will be followed by a panel discussion with prominent scientists. Topics to be explored at the event include “how realignment in public and private R&D funding is affecting science and innovation; the distribution of AI research and talent and potential impacts for the future; the status of STEMM education in the U.S.; and public trust in science in an era of misinformation and disinformation.”
Also On Our Radar
- Legislation that proposes to channel a portion of spectrum auction funds toward science programs has stalled in the Senate. The Senate Commerce Committee canceled a vote planned on the bill last week, with Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) stating that Republicans planned to offer controversial amendments.
- The director of the ITER fusion facility will explain major proposed changes to the construction schedule at a press conference on July 3.
- Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk will testify on DOE’s budget request before the House Science Committee on Wednesday.
- The Government Accountability Office has released its latest annual assessments of major projects underway at NASA and NSF.
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