DOE is the third largest funder of basic research in the United States and the largest government sponsor of the physical sciences. And the science we support is critical to many areas, from human health to quantum physics. We have responded by funding the Department's Office of Science, slightly above the 2001 level. The budget that DOE sent to Congress last week is in the process of being amended. Language from the budget document follows.
All amounts are in millions of dollars.
Construction funding is reduced with completion of two projects in FY 2001 and another nearing completion in FY 2002. The amendment does not affect the Nuclear Physics request. It would not be affected by the budget amendment.