Jim Sensenbrenner: “I support funding at the requested level of $4,572 billion for fiscal year 2001. On May 17, 2000, I introduced H.R.…”

“I support funding at the requested level of $4,572 billion for fiscal year 2001. On May 17, 2000, I introduced H.R. 4485, the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2000. This bill authorizes programs at NSF not authorized by the Science Committee in previous legislation. Together with other authorization bills passed by the Committee--including H.R. 2086, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, and H.R. 1184, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act--H.R. 4485 would boost NSF's FY 2001 authorization to about $4.6 billion, $54 million above the requested level. While it should be recognized that, with a increase of $167 million, NSF has fared comparatively well in the appropriations process, I would have preferred to see an increase in funding closer to the level requested, especially given the large increases planned for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).”