FY 1997 Budget for the Commerce Department's TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation Budget Summary FY 1995-FY 1997
(Figures are in thousands of dollars)

	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997
	Approp. \a	Est. \b	Request
US/OTP	8,242	5,000	9,531
NIST	699,654	579,396	825,984
Industrial Technology Services (ITS)
Advanced Technology Program	340,528	255,396	345,000
Manufacturing Extension Partnership	74,222	80,000	105,000
National Quality Program \c	3,400	0	0
Subtotal	418,150	335,396	450,000
Scientific & Technical Research & Services (STRS)
Laboratory Research and Services	246,865	256,100	267,764
National Quality Program \c	0	2,900	2,980
Subtotal	246,865	259,000	270,744
Construction of Research Facilities (CRF)
Construction and Major Renovations	34,634	(15,000) \d	105,240
NTIS	7,706 \e	0	0
Proposed Presidential Investment
Add backs \f	0	69,104	0
TOTAL TA APPROPRIATIONS	715,602	653,500	835,515

\a Reflects post-rescission appropriations available. The following rescissions were taken in FY 1995: US/OTP - $1,758K; ITS - $106,523K; STRS - $17,621K; CRF - $30,000K; NTIS - $294K.

\b FY 1996 estimate based on current Continuing Resolution levels.

\c Funding for the National Quality Program transferred from ITS to STRS in FY 1996.

\d Pursuant to P.L. 104-99, $75M is rescinded from current and prior year balances.

\e NTIS is historically a self-supporting agency. In FY 1995 it received a one-time appropriation for modernization purposes

\f Proposed Presidential Investment Addbacks to FY 1996: ATP - $44,604K; MEP - $20,000K; US/OTP - $4,500K.

Date created: 1996
Last updated: April 12, 2005