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Dr. Lane. The reason for me — I am sorry. I will try to finish very 

 quickly. 



Mr. SCHIFF. Please. 



Dr. Lane. The reason I am going into that is to say that our pri- 

 orities now both in developing the 1997 budget and also we would 

 anticipate to apply to the outyears, would be to keep the balance 

 between what we call research projects and research facilities and 

 education and training. 



So that is our expectation under these budget scenarios over the 

 next several years. 



Mr. SCHIFF. Dr. Lane, you have every right to give further expla- 

 nation, and the points you have made are very important, but I re- 

 spectfully point out you did not answer my question, which was: Do 

 you have a breakdown, over the next fiscal years, of projected 

 spending in the Research and Related Activities Account (RR&A)? 



Dr. Lane. Yes, Mr. Chairman. 



The R&RA is roughly flat for 1996 through the Year 2000. It 

 goes up somewhat for the last two years, 2001 and 2002. 



Mr. SCHIFF. Could I ask you, in addition to the question I asked 

 earlier about relating the numbers to which figures in the Presi- 

 dent's budget, could you get me those figures also at your conven- 

 ience? 



Dr. Lane. Yes, Mr. Chairman. 



[The following information was received for the record:] 



Research and Related Activities Account Budget 



The following table displays budget authority numbers for the Research and Re- 

 lated Activities account, FY 1996 through FY 2002. 



Mr. SCHIFF. And I just have a couple more questions — and I have 

 gone a bit over five minutes, and of course I will allow every Mem- 

 ber the same prerogative, but I only have a couple of more ques- 

 tions. 



In the fiscal year 1997 request, the line item for Academic Re- 

 search Infrastructure which was estimated at $100 million in fiscal 

 year 1996, and which I believe Congress estimates at $50 million 

 for fiscal year 1997, has been zeroed-out in the Administration's 

 proposal. 



I believe that $50 million, if I have the correct figure, was placed 

 in the fiscal year 1997 request for Research and Related Activities, 

 which of course made the percent change proposed for this next fis- 

 cal year in Research and Related Activities an increase of 8.7 per- 

 cent, which appears to me to be at least in part due to a shift in 

 line items. 



I wonder if you can explain why the Academic Research and In- 

 frastructure Account was zeroed-out in the next fiscal year in your 

 proposal. 



Dr. Lane. Mr. Chairman, I would like to start by saying I think 

 our investments in academic research and infrastructure have been 



