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Comparison of FY95 - FY96 Appropriations Changes for Selected

MAY 30, 1996

Now that the FY 1996 appropriations process is completed, more than six months after the beginning of the fiscal year, how did certain departments and agencies fare on current-year funding when compared with FY 1995? The table below shows, in rank order, the percent changes for selected programs, agencies and departments between FY 1995 and FY 1996:

Selected Appropriations within VA/HUD/Independent Agencies:

Department/Agency/Program:

Percent Change in Appropriation:

NSF Research & Related Activities

3.10%

Veterans’ Health Administration

2

Veterans’ Affairs Total

1.7

NASA Space Station

1.4

NASA Science, Aeronautics & Technology

0.7

NASA Human Space Flight

-1.1

NSF Education

-1.2

NASA Total

-3.3

NSF Total

-4.2

EPA Total

-9.9

FEMA Total

-17.4

HUD

-24.9

National Service Program

-30.2

Other Selected Appropriations:

DOE Basic Energy Sciences

5.9

DOE High Energy Physics

3.9

DOE Total

-1.1

DOE Nuclear Physics

-8.2

Department of Commerce Total

-9

NIST

-11.6

DOE Fusion Energy

-34.5

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