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FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES

FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES. ASM INT’L FEDERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEEE MARCH 12, 2003. S-E-T CONGRESSIONAL VISITS DAYS 2003. April 2-3, 2003 Washington, DC. CVD 2003 IS…. THE 8 TH ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY SCIENCE-ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGY WORKGROUP

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FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES

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  1. FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES ASM INT’L FEDERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEEE MARCH 12, 2003

  2. S-E-T CONGRESSIONAL VISITS DAYS 2003 April 2-3, 2003 Washington, DC

  3. CVD 2003 IS… • THE 8TH ANNUAL EVENT • SPONSORED BY SCIENCE-ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGY WORKGROUP • AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FMS MEMBER SOCIETIES’ DELEGATES TO JOIN 200+ OTHER S-E-T PROFESSIONALS

  4. CVD AWARD • THE GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. SCIENCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD • Presented to Reps. James Walsh and Alan Mollohan for leadership in NSF doubling legislation

  5. CVD 2003 BRIEFINGS • Dr. Michael Holland, White House OSTP • Jim Turner, U.S. House Science Committee • Bill Hoagland, Office of the Senate Majority Leader • Kei Koizumi, AAAS Federal Budget Project

  6. THE CONTEXT President’s FY03-04 Budget Priorities: • Winning the War on Terrorism • Protecting the Homeland • Strengthening the Economy

  7. Complete Budget Analysis www.aaas.org/spp/rd/new

  8. FY03: Congressional Action Better than Expected • Record $117 billion Federal R&D portfolio (up 13.8%) • Big increases for DOD development • NIH Doubling nearly complete • At least modest increases for nearly all R&D funding agencies

  9. FY04: Defense, Homeland Security, Deficits, Tax Cuts • $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over decade • Record deficits, now and future • Budget doesn’t include cost of war • Defense & Homeland Security up • Discretionary Spending Restrained • President’s numbers are comparisons to FY03 proposed

  10. R&D in the FY04 Budget • Large proposed increases for DOD development & homeland security • Modest increases for basic & applied research (+1.3%) • NSF request 9% over proposed FY03 but only 3% over enacted • Flat (DOE SC) to declining (DOD research, Commerce)

  11. Other FY04 R&D Highlights • NSF far short of “doubling” path – 9% or 3%? • DOE Office of Science flat for four years at $3.1 billion R&D, continuing increases for defense related, mostly in national labs • DOC proposed phase-out of ATP, decline in MEP

  12. CVD 2003 CORE MESSAGE • Federally funded research is the nation’s foundation for the future • Congress should support and grow the Federal Investment in Research & Development • R&D Benefits the Nation in Security, Prosperity, Workforce Development, Health and Sustainability

  13. FMS MESSAGE • Materials S&E is a (the) key enabling technology! • Local importance of R&D funding (use ASTRA state fact sheets) • Position Papers • CNSR (DOD) • CNSF (NSF) • Energy Sciences Coalition (DOE)

  14. Who FMS Will Visit • Each participant visit his/her own Representative and Senators • Special emphasis on freshmen, key committee assignments (“hit list”) • Cross-jurisdiction visits to key committee staff • Joint visits with other CVD societies

  15. CVD SCHEDULE • April 2: 12:00PM Lunch/Orientation 3:00PM Briefings 5:30PM Award Reception • April 3: 7:30AM Breakfast 8:30AM- Visits

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