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The FY 2002 Budget Request for the Science Resources
Studies (SRS) Subactivity is $15.64 million, a decrease of $160,000,
or 1.0 percent, from the FY 2001 Current Plan of $15.80 million.
(Millions of Dollars)
|
FY
2000
Actual |
FY
2001
Current Plan |
FY
2002
Request |
Change |
Amount |
Percent |
Science Resources
Studies |
15.05
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15.80
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15.64
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-0.16
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-1.0%
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Total, SRS |
$15.05
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$15.80
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$15.64
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-$0.16
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-1.0%
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The legislative mandate for SRS, as stated in the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, is, "
to
provide a central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation,
and analysis of data on scientific and engineering resources and
to provide a source of information for policy formulation by other
agencies of the federal government
." To meet this mandate,
SRS provides policymakers, researchers and other decision makers
with high quality data and analysis for making informed decisions
about the nation's science, engineering, and technology enterprise.
The work of SRS involves survey development, data collection, analysis,
information compilation, dissemination, and customer service to
meet the statistical demands of a diverse user community, as well
as preparation of the biennial reports Science and Engineering
Indicators and Women and Minorities and Persons with Disabilities
in Science and Engineering.
SRS continues to make improvements in the relevance
and quality of its products. Priorities for FY 2002 focus on improving
the quality, relevance, and accessibility of SRS products and continuing
the redesign of major components of SRS data collections.
Every decade a redesign of the samples and
surveys used to collect data on the scientific and engineering
workforce is necessary to reflect the results of the Decennial
Census. Extensive redesign activities were conducted in FY 2000
and FY 2001. In FY 2002, SRS will begin to implement significant
components of this redesign.
SRS will redirect funds from implementation
in FY 2001 of a reduced Science and Engineering Research Facilities
Survey to the redesign of the survey to be administered in 2003
that will provide high-quality, customer-relevant data on a
timely basis.
SRS will redesign the Survey of Public Attitudes
Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology to enhance
the relevance of the survey and improve the quality of the data
to be collected. The survey is a significant component of the
biennial Science and Engineering Indicators report
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