Why AAI Cares
► Most of
AAI’s 6,500+ members (who work in academia, government, and industry) depend
on NIH funding to support their work
► NIH’s
$29.2 billion budget funds more than 300,000 researchers at more than 3,000
universities, medical schools and other research institutions
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Approximately 83% of the NIH budget is awarded to extramural scientists;
about 10% supports the work of NIH’s 6,000 intramural scientists
► NIH’s
funding level has a huge impact on the advancement of biomedical research
and on the economy (local, state, national, and international)
► See
NIH funding trends
over the past ten years
► See
information regarding
NIH New
Investigators Program
► See
NIH survey on
employee morale (October 2006)
AAI Advocacy
► AAI
advocated strongly for the doubling of the NIH budget, which took place
between FY 1998 and FY 2003 (from $13.7b in FY 1998 to $27.3b in FY 2003)
Since 2003, however, the annual increases in the NIH
budget have not kept pace with biomedical research inflation
If approved by Congress, the President’s FY 2009
budget would effectively decrease the NIH budget (after accounting for
inflation) for only the third time in 38 years
The result: NIH will have lost more than 14% of its
purchasing power since the budget doubling ended in FY 2003
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AAI recommends a 6.5% budget increase
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AAI letters regarding NIH Appropriations
- to
Chairman Obey thanking him for supporting, and commenting
on, the Ehlers amendment to the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Reauthorization Act to prevent an increase in the current
set-aside (2.5%) for the SBIR program (4/28/08)
- to
Chairman Obey
co-signing Coalition for Health Funding letter urging Members
to support FY 2008 L/HHS Bill but emphasizing need for greater
funding (6/29/07)
- to Senators
Harkin and
Specter and
Representative Obey
thanking them for their leadership in seeking a $620 million
increase in FY 2007 NIH appropriations (2/7/07)
- to Senators
Harkin and
Specter and
Representatives Obey
and Walsh urging
funding for NIH at FY 2007 level authorized in Reauthorization
bill (1/07)
- to
Rep. Obey
thanking him for attention and support during AAI testimony
(4/4/06)
- to
Sen. Tom Harkin
asking him to raise issue of flat funding NIH at hearing
(2/14/06)
- to
Rep. Chris Van Hollen
thanking him for raising issue related to NIH funding at
hearing (2/10/06)
- to
Rep. Chris Van Hollen
requesting that he raise issue of flat funding NIH at hearing
(2/8/06)
- to
Rep. Ralph Regula
requesting opportunity to testify on FY 2007 appropriations
(1/31/06)
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AAI Testimony
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March 29, 2006:
Former AAI Committee on Public Affairs (CPA) Chair Ellen Kraig
testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health
& Human Services, Education & Related Agencies on FY 2007 NIH Budget
(above left and center) and appears with AAI Director of Public
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► AAI
testimony on FY 2009 NIH appropriations
- submitted to House (3/28/08) (written)
- submitted to Senate (4/25/08) (written)
► AAI
testimony on FY 2008 NIH appropriations
FY 2008 Congressional
Action
The following committees recommend the annual funding
level provided to NIH and its various institutes and centers; they also
issue reports that order or request changes at NIH (could potentially
conflict with mandates or requests in authorization legislation)
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House
Appropriations Committee
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Senate Appropriations
Committee
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Subcommittee on
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Provided NIH with an increase
of $1 billion (3.5% over FY 2007) to $29.9 billion in FY 2008
- $200 million of this increase is to be transferred to the Global Fund to
Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (for a total NIH transfer of
$300 million)
- Net increase to NIH
for FY 2008 would be $799 million (a 2.8% increase)
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Full Appropriations Committee approved June 21
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Full Senate approved bill on October 23 by a 75-19 vote;
see how your
Senator voted
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House-Senate Conference Committee
- Met on November 1 and
provided NIH with a funding level of $30 billion, $100 million more than
was approved by the Senate for FY 2008
- Action on Conference
Agreement:
- Full Senate passed conference agreement on November 7 by a 56-37
vote;
see how your Senator voted
- Full House passed
conference agreement on November 8 by a 274-141 vote;
see how your
Representative voted
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Presidential Action
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The President vetoed the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and
Related Agencies FY '08 Appropriations bill on November 13
- See the
President's veto statement
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House Action on Veto
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Final Action on Appropriations: Consolidated Appropriations Act
- Provides $329 million
(1.1%) increase for NIH, for a total budget of $29.2 billion
- After required transfer
to Global HIV/AIDS Fund, NIH's final program level is $28.9 billion, an
increase of $133 million (0.46%) over FY 2007.
- Senate passed 12/18/07
- House passed 12/19/07
- President signed into law 12/26/07
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FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bills
FY 2009 Congressional
Action
The
following committees recommend the annual funding level provided to NIH and
its various institutes and centers; they also issue reports that order or
request changes at NIH (could potentially conflict with mandates or requests
in authorization legislation).
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House
Appropriations Committee
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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