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2011 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Norman Fortenberry

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Collection

2011 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Patrick Clemins

The Federal Researchand DevelopmentIInvestment t tPatrick J CleminsFebruary 8, 2011for the ASEE Engineering Deans CouncilAAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/spp/rd Composition of the Proposed FY 2011 Budget y = $3.8 Total Outlays $ trillion outlays in billions of dollars Net Interest Defense $251 Discretionary $661 Other Mandatory