William Jeffrey

Director

The President’s FY 2007 Budget Request forthe National Institute of Standards and Technology...Part of the President’s American Competitiveness In
President President’s 10-Year American Year American 

Competitiveness Initiative Competitiveness Initiative

 Announced in the State of the Union address  Doubles, over 10 years, investment in:

 NIST laboratory and construction (STRS and CRF) National Science Foundation  DOE Office of Science

 Commits $50 billion of new funding to these key age Makes permanent and updates the R&D Tax Credit Increases math and science education (K-12) and inc

the number of math and science teachers

 Increases worker training and retraining opportunitie Reforms immigration policies to attract and retain the 

and brightest from around the world
NIST Mission NIST Mission

To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing

measurement science,standards, andtechnology

in ways that enhance economic security aimprove our quality of life
NIST labs serve a broad customer base NIST labs serve a broad customer base

...

M

M

Food and Food and

nutrition nutrition

Law enforcement enforcement

Transportation Transportation

Pha

Ph

Environmental Environmental Technologies Technologies

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Computer software Computer software

and equipment and equipment

Biotechnology Biotechnology

Construction Construction
NIST FY 2007 President NIST FY 2007 President’s Budget Request s Budget Request 

(in millions of dollars) (in millions of dollars)

STRS (w/o directed grants)

Labs

Baldrige

CRF (w/o directed grants)

TOTAL (STRS + CRF)

FY 2006

Enacted

FY 2007

Request

$370.0 $382.9 $395.0 $467.0 

364.6 375.6 387.4 459.4 

5.4 7.3 7.6 7.6 

29.6 48.3 35.9 68.0 

399.6 431.2 430.9 535.0 

FY 2005

Enacted

247.9 183.6 183.6 46.3 

(MEP/ATP) (MEP/ATP) (MEP/ATP) (MEP)

51.7 137.3 N/A N/A 

ITS

Directed Grants

FY 2007

Base
NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President’s Budget 

s Budget 

Targeting the most strategic and rapidly developing technologies (+$4

 Nano Discovery to Manufacture Enabling the Hydrogen Economy  Quantum Information Science – Infrastructure for 21st Century  Innovations in Measurement Science Cybersecurity: Innovative Technologies for National Security

Increasing the capacity and capability of critical national assets (+$27 

 NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Capacity and Capability Synchrotron Measurement Science and Technology

Meeting the Nation’s most immediate needs (+$12 million)

 Manufacturing Innovation through Supply Chain Integration Structural Safety in Hurricanes, Fires, and Earthquakes International Standards and Innovation: Opening Markets Bioimaging: A 21st Century Toolbox for Medical Technology Biometrics: Identifying Friend or Foe

NIST facilities improvement plan (+$20.1 million)

 Design and renovation of 2 buildings in Boulder, CO  Safety, Capacity, Maintenance and Major Repairs  NCNR initiative mentioned earlier includes construction funds
Targeting the most strategic and rapidly developing 

technologies (+$45 million)

Increasing the capacity and capability of critical na

assets (+$27 million)

Meeting the Nation’s most immediate needs (+$12 mNIST facilities improvement plan (+$20.1 million)

NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President’s Budget 

s Budget 
Enabling Nanotechnology from Discovery to Manuf

Enabling Nanotechnology from Discovery to Manuf

(+$20 million) (+$20 million)

 Nanotech market predicted to exceed 

$1 trillion by 2015

 NIST brings:

 multidisciplinary measurement expertise world-class Advanced Measurement Lab national user facility experience

 Expand the Center for Nanoscale 

Science and Technology (CNST)

 work with industry, universities, and other agencies to 

gap between science and production

 Expand NIST research efforts to support industr

nanoscale measurement science and standards
Enabling the Hydrogen Economy Enabling the Hydrogen Economy (+$10 million) (+$10 million)

 Hydrogen fuels benefits

 reduced dependence on foreign

energy sources

 lower environmental impact

 NIST brings:

 50 years of technical expertise Congressional mandates for weights 

and measures, pipeline safety

 NIST will:

 improve efficiency, durability, manufacture of hydroge

fuel cells

 develop standards for pipeline safety and reliability develop standards, calibrations for equitable trade of 
Quantum Information Science Quantum Information Science 

– Infrastructu

Infrastructu

21st

-Century Innovation Century Innovation (+$9 million) (+$9 million)

 Revolutionary potential, ultrapowerful compute

“unbreakable” code to protect financial transac

 NIST is a world leader in the field

 world-renowned scientists, including three Nobel lau

 NIST will 

 expand research on quantum 

information

 develop new measurement 

tools and methods

 support a Joint Quantum 

Institute with a university and the National Security A
Innovation in Measurement Science Innovation in Measurement Science (+$4 m

(+$4 m

 Innovation incubator Supports high-risk, leading-edge 

NIST research that anticipates industry’s needs

 Launched NIST expertise in quantum informatio

science, fuel cell science, three-dimensional chimaging, for example

 All three NIST Nobel laureates had research funded 

program

 Competitive program to fund multidisciplinary w

with greatest potential for fostering innovation
Cyber Security: Innovative Technologies fo

Cyber Security: Innovative Technologies fo

National Security National Security (+$2 million) (+$2 million)

 Critical to nation’s productivity and infrastructu

(transportation, financial systems, power grids, 

 NIST has recognized technical 

expertise and statutory assignments

 encryption standards work estimated to 

have saved industry $1 billion

 Will develop measurement science 

and technologies

 identify and address vulnerabilities in real time assess effectiveness of cyber security controls mitigate attacks
Targeting the most strategic and rapidly developing 

technologies (+$45 million)

Increasing the capacity and capability of critical na

assets (+$27 million)

Meeting the Nation’s most immediate needs (+$12 mNIST facilities improvement plan (+$20.1 million)

NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President’s Budget 

s Budget 
NIST Center for Neutron Research Expansio

NIST Center for Neutron Research Expansio

Reliability Improvements Reliability Improvements (+$22 million, STRS

(+$22 million, STRS

 U.S. neutron facilities can’t meet 

current demand

 Neutrons offer unique benefits

 protein structure/function trace chemical analysis

 NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

 nation’s leading neutron facility serves more users than all other U.S. neutron facilitie

 Upgrade NCNR – 5-year plan

 Add additional cold source and new guide hall provide new generation of world-class instruments serve 500 more researchers each year
Synchrotron Measurement Science and Tec

Synchrotron Measurement Science and Tec

(+$5 million) (+$5 million)

 Synchrotrons complement 

neutron sources—

 imaging & analysis of chemical, 

electronic & structural propertiesused in developing new, innovative materials 

 National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhave

National Lab

 will upgrade three beamlines and establish two new 

beamlines

 Will be used by 200 researchers a year

 any material, made of any elements, subnanometer 

resolution
Targeting the most strategic and rapidly developing 

technologies (+$45 million)

Increasing the capacity and capability of critical na

assets (+$27 million)

Meeting the Nation’s most immediate needs (+$12 mNIST facilities improvement plan (+$20.1 million)

NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President’s Budget 

s Budget 
Manufacturing Innovation Through Supply 

Manufacturing Innovation Through Supply 

Integration Integration (+$2 million) (+$2 million)

 Inefficient exchange of product 

designs and data

 costs U.S. economy > $25 billion/year

 Opportunity mirrors NIST strengths

 standards, measurements, testing 

tools, neutral convener

 Will foster seamless global supply chain for the 

aerospace, and construction industries

 create “roadmaps” for developing open standards fo

enterprise integration

 develop and test standards, ensuring consistency wi

international standards
Structural Safety in Hurricanes, Fires, Structural Safety in Hurricanes, Fires,and Earthquakes and Earthquakes (+$2 million) (+$2 million)

 $52 billion annually in property damage, disrupt

commerce, lost lives

 Goal is to save lives, reduce damage to structur Proposed program will advance:

 extreme wind database and other tools fire and smoke wildland prediction 

methods

 earthquake-resistant design and 

construction methods

 better prediction of structural capacity
International Standards and Innovations International Standards and Innovations (+$2 million) (+$2 million)

 Standards-related barriers to trade constrain 

innovation, entrench inferior technologies, raistransaction costs, and hinder interoperability

 NIST works to open markets for 

American workers and exporters

 NIST will

 provide technical leadership to ensure 

standards are not a barrier to U.S. exports

 provide information and effective U.S. coordination w

international standards organizations
Bioimaging Bioimaging: A 21st Century Toolbox for : A 21st Century Toolbox for 

Medical Technology Medical Technology (+$4 million) (+$4 million)

 Vision—to convert pictures into reliable data for dia

and analysis

 Measurements foundation is lacking—assessment

be accurate, reliable, repeatable

 NIST will partner with NIH, bioimaging industry to i

 molecular imaging for

understanding bio processes

 assessment of advanced

biomaterials’ behavior in the body

 methods and technologies

for bioinformatics
Biometrics: Identifying Friend or Foe Biometrics: Identifying Friend or Foe (+$2 m

(+$2 m

 Automated tools needed to 

identify people

 protect borders while allowing 

efficient travel

 NIST has decades of 

experience

 now managing Face Recognition Grand Challenge 

 Funding allows

 testing of multimodal systems (2 or more biometric image quality standards and tests guidelines for system interoperability 
Targeting the most strategic and rapidly developing 

technologies (+$45 million)

Increasing the capacity and capability of critical na

assets (+$27 million)

Meeting the Nation’s most immediate needs (+$12 mNIST facilities improvement plan (+$20.1 million)

NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President NIST Increase in the FY 2007 President’s Budget 

s Budget 
NIST Facilities Improvement Plan NIST Facilities Improvement PlanConstruction of Research Facilities Construction of Research Facilities (CRF)

 Design/some renovation of two 

buildings in Boulder, Colo. ($10.1 million)

 Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, 

and Major Repair (+$10 million)

 NCNR initiative also includes 

$12 million for constructionrelated expenses.

President Eisen

dedicates NIST’s 

campus in 19
Summary Summary

 The American Competitiveness Initiative will:

 ensure that America leads the world in opportunity and innov

decades to come, and 

 improve the lives and livelihoods of generations of Americans

 The responsibilities for NIST in the ACI are a recognition 

mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial compeby advancing: 

 measurement science, standards, and  technology

... in ways that enhance economic security and improve 

the quality of life

 The President’s FY 2007 budget will allow NIST to focus o

Nation’s most critical measurements and standards need