The document provides an overview of a hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Technology of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology regarding the FY2016 budget proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Chairwoman thanks the witnesses for appearing and discusses the budget requests for NSF, which totals $7.72 billion, a 5.2% increase over FY2015, and for NIST, which totals $1.12 billion, a 30% increase over FY2015. She looks forward to learning how priorities and budgets are set at both organizations.

An Overview of The Budget Proposals For The National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology For Fiscal Year 2016 PDF

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