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AAU Urges Congressional Leaders to Finish the FY17 Appropriations Process.

This letter is about OMB's FY2018 budget materials and guidance for the next administration which highlights the importance of providing robust investment in higher education and scientific research.

However, we strongly believe Congress can return after the election, as it has so often in the past, to complete the process.

The Task Force on American Innovation, letter on Appropriations Subcommittee Allocations for FY2017, January 29, 2016.

NASA AAU budget table from FY13 to FY16.

A statement by Hunter Rawlings, President of AAU, on the omnibus appropriations and tax bills Congress will consider this week.

A statement by AAU on three FY16 appropriations bills the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed that fund scientific research.

A statement by AAU on three FY16 appropriations bills the House has passed that fund scientific research.

Investments in higher education and research are proven drivers of economic growth. They are vital for the development of new technologies, processes, and a workforce that will advance our national security, our energy self-sufficiency, and our citizens’ health.

AAU urges Congress to appropriate $5.4 billion for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), which includes Earth Science, Planetary Science, Astrophysics, and Heliophysics.