WASHINGTON - Here is the status of the FY2000 NASA budget as approved late Friday by the full House Appropriations Committee:
-An amendment from Appropriations Subcomittee Chairman Jim Walsh restored $400 million in NASA funding to the House spending bill, still leaving a $1 billion cut. The money was moved from the President's Americorps program, and Walsh noted that such a move would almost guarantee a veto, a spokesman said.
Funding was restored to:
- $100 million to the SIRTF program
- $75 million to future Mars missions
- $225 million to space science research and technology.
Funding For Space Programs:
NASA is funded at 12.7 billion, $900 million below the President's request and $1 billion below FY99.
-The International Space Station is funded at $2.4 billion, $100 more than FY99 and $100 million below the President's request.
-Eliminates the President's $150 million request for future missions of the Earth Observing System.
-Cuts the EOS Data Information System $50 million from the President's request, bringing FY00 funding to $191 million.
-Provides $1.05 billion for Space and Science Research and Technology, $95 million below the President's request.
-Eliminates the President's $35 million request for Triana.
-Eliminates the President's $20 million request for LightSAR.
-Eliminates the President's $50 million request for Contour.
-Reduces future planning for Explorer and Discovery by $60 million each (from the President's request).
-Explorer is funded at $47 million for FY00.
-Discovery is funded at $18 million.
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