Technology Administration Budget Summary FY 1998

Technology Administration
Budget Summary
FY 1998 - FY 2000
(Figures are in thousands of dollars)
	FY 1998 Budget	FY 1999 Budget	FY 2000 Request
Office of the Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy	$8,500	$9,495	$8,972
National Institute of Standards and Technology	677,852	641,150	734,956
Scientific & Technical Research & Services
Measurement and Standards Laboratories	273,871	275,266	284,576
Baldrige National Quality Program	2,981	4,870	5,046
Subtotal	276,852	280,136	289,622
Industrial Technology Services
Advanced Technology Program	192,500	197,500^a	238,700
Manufacturing Extension Partnership	113,500	106,800^b	99,836
Subtotal	306,000	304,300^a,b	338,536
Construction of Research Facilities	95,000	56,714	106,798
National Technical Information Service	0	0^b	2,000
Total TA Appropriations	686,352	650,645	745,928

^aReflects a $6 million rescission called for in P.L. 105-277.

^b Excludes funding transferred for year 2000 efforts. Pursuant to P.L. 105-277, NIST received $21 million for MEP outreach activities and NTIS $1 million for year 2000 compliance.