the federal budget outlook and nsf
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The Federal Budget Outlook and NSF . CAREER Awardee Meeting MPS Division of Materials Research June 17, 2013. Presented by Beth Blue National Science Foundation Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management Budget Division/Program Analysis Branch. Today’s Topics. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Federal Budget Outlook and NSF
Presented byBeth Blue
National Science FoundationOffice of Budget, Finance, and Award Management
Budget Division/Program Analysis Branch
CAREER Awardee MeetingMPS Division of Materials Research
June 17, 2013
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Today’s Topics
• NSF Budget and Planning• The Federal Budget Process• The Outlook for FY 2014 and Beyond
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What is the Budget andWhy is it Important?
• The President’s Budget (“the Request”) is a statement of Administration policy and the resources needed to achieve it.
• The Request is made to Congress annually.• Priorities must be weighed and choices
made.
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The Players• Administration…proposes
o Office of Management & Budget (OMB) o Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) o Federal agencies such as NSF
• Congress…disposes• The American Public• NSF constituent communities
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Formulate
Execute
Evaluate
Plan
NSF Budget and Planning
Budget Request to Congress
PerformanceReports
Overview of Budget Process
NSF Budget & Planning Timeline
Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 Mar 14Aug 13 Sep 13 Oct 13 Nov 13Apr 13 Jun 13 Jul 13
Budget Formulation Budget Execution External Milestones Internal Milestones
Timing of internal deadlines and appropriations fluctuates from year-to-year
FY13Budget Cycle
FY14Budget Cycle
FY15Budget Cycle
Commit, Obligate, Spend
Receive FY14 Appropriation?
Commit, Obligate, Spend
Receive FY15 OMB “Passback”
FY15 Budget Hearings
NSF Budget Retreat
NSB Meeting - Planning
Develop and submit FY15 Budget to
Congress
Develop FY14 Interim Op Plan
FY15 Discussions with OMB
Develop/Submit FY15 Budget to OMB
NSB Meeting to review and
approve budget
Submit FY15 Budget to OMB
Submit FY15 Budget to Congress
May 13
FY 2013 FY 2014
Congressional Action on FY 2014
Financial Audit
Publish FY13Agency Financial
Report
Planning/Set Long-Term Priorities
Develop / Submit Current
Plan
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Budget Formulation and Priority Setting at NSF
April-May
• OMB issues budget guidance memo - AVAILABLE ONLINE• Internal agency planning continues
June-July
• OMB and OSTP issue R&D guidance memo - AVAILABLE ONLINE• OMB issues A-11 - AVAILABLE ONLINE
July - Sep• NSF finalizes prioritization of research/education investments and
submits budget request to OMB
Sep - Dec
• OMB and NSF finalize priorities for the President’s Budget Request to Congress
Dec- Feb
• NSF prepares and issues President’s Budget Request to Congress- AVAILABLE ONLINE
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The Federal Budget Process
• First Monday in February: President’s Budget submitted to Congress.
• February-September: Congress deliberates and, we hope, passes an Appropriation funding NSF for the coming year NLT 9/30.
• October 1: New Fiscal Year Begins
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The President’s Budget Request
The President’s
Budget
Analytical Perspectives
Budget Appendix
Budget in Brief
After the “PresBud” is Delivered in February
• Press conference by the President, followed by briefings by OSTP, and at NSF, the NSF Director and NSF Assistant Directors.
• Hearings and questions for the record from the Hill.
• Briefings for interested communities.
Remember: The President proposes and Congress disposes!
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The New Normal: Appropriations DriftNSF Appropriations Date vs. Start of Federal Fiscal Year (Oct 1st)
1989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
-80 -40 0 40 80 120 160 200 240
-4238
3427
527
-3205
-526
201926
55139
11267
89134
85160
76194
47176
DAYSOct. 1
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The Outlook for FY 2014 and Beyond
• The Deficit = receipts - outlays• The Debt Ceiling, a legal construct on
debt issued by Treasury.• The Budget Control Act of 2011
Social Security20%
Medicare13%
Interest on debt6%
Medicaid7%
Other17%
Discretionary Non-Security
12%
Discretionary Security
24%
Federal Outlays by Broad CategoryFY 2012 Request of $3.7 Trillion
The Budget Control Act of 2011
• “Sequestration” is one outcome of the Budget Control Act.
• Sequestration was implemented in FY 2013.• NSF Important Notice issued in February:
“Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards” is available online.
• Sequestration is scheduled to continue in FY 2014.
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The Gap in FY 2014 and Beyond
FY 2013 Enacted
FY 2014 Request
FY 2015 Estimate
FY 2016 Estimate
FY 2017 Estimate
FY 2018 Estimate
21,000,000,000
23,000,000,000
25,000,000,000
27,000,000,000
29,000,000,000
31,000,000,000
33,000,000,000
35,000,000,000
General Science, Space, and Technology (Function 250) Funding Levels: FY 2013 - FY 2018
FY 14 Pres. BudgetSenate Resolution House Resolution
$ Millions
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Where Does NSF Fit?
A successful budget request will:
• Meet Administration Priorities and legislative mandates
• Consider external input• Provide a clear justification of
what is needed any. Make our case!• Outline NSF’s role vis-à-vis other science
agencies and partners.
• October 1st – Start of FY 2014.• November/December/January??
Full Year FY 2014 Appropriations passed...with or without sequestration.
• February 2nd FY 2015 President’s Budget Request to Congress.
What’s Next in the Appropriations Process
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Budget and Policy Links
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• M-13-14 Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Guidancewww.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2013/m-13-14.pdf
• M-12-15, Science and Technology Priorities for FY 2014 Budget (FY 2015 guidance is pending)www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2012/m-12-15.pdf
• The President’s Budget for FY 2014 www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/
• NSF Budget Requests and Performance & Accountability Reports http://nsf.gov/about/performance/
• Important Notice: Impact of Sequestration Order on NSF Awardswww.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=in133
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