House Probes Proposed Research Budget Cuts at NBS

作     者：DAVID HANSON 

作者机构：Washington 

出 版 物：《C&EN Global Enterprise》 

年 卷 期：1983年第61卷第14期

页      面：19页

主　　题：Redox reactions Probes 

摘      要：President Reagan s proposed fiscal 1984 budget generally is good for research and development, giving most programs funding increases above the 1983 levels. One office that wouldn t fare well, however, is the National Bureau of Standards, which would suffer a cut to $98.7 million, down significantly from $117.9 million this year. Upset over this, the House Subcommittee on Science, Research & Technology has held hearings on the reasons for these cuts, and the consensus appears to be that much of the funds may be *** subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Doug Walgren (D.-Pa.), heard testimony from NBS officials and interested private groups on the effects cuts would have on the bureau s programs. Of particular concern was the proposal to eliminate the Fire Research Center and the Buildings Research *** are concerned over these losses because it would leave the U.S. without any centralized research in these areas. The NBS program is described as unique and ...