From: valerie futch <[email protected]>
Write Your U.S. Rep. today to Oppose HR 4186 Unless Cuts to NSF's
Behavioral/Social Research Are Restored
Take Action
The House Science, Space and Technology’s Research Subcommittee introduced
HR 4186 on March 10th, 2014, that would slash authorized funding for social
and behavioral sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF) down to a
level not seen since 1999. Subcommittee Chairman Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
released the FIRST bill, which would re-authorize NSF programs and set
allocations, or funding guidelines, for the agency’s topline budget as well
as its individual Directorates, including the Social, Behavioral & Economic
Sciences Directorate (SBE), for FY 2014 and 2015.
Currently funded in FY 2014 at approximately $257 million, SBE supports
fundamental research on human behavior that addresses critical societal
questions. President Obama has requested $272 million for SBE in his FY
2015 proposed budget, a 6% increase over its current level.
The FIRST bill sets funding levels for both FY 2014 and 2015 at $150
million. This would represent a cut of 42% to SBE in FY 2014 and 45% in FY
2015.
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