(Dollars in Thousands)
					CHANGE
PROGRAM	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2000 Req/FY 99 Curr Plan
	ACTUAL	REQUEST	CURRENT PLAN	REQUEST	AMOUNT	PERCENT
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT	$78,206	$94,000	$90,000	$85,000	-$5,000	-5.6%
Carryover ^1			$34,668		-$34,668	N/A
Total, MRE	$78,206	$94,000	$124,668	$85,000	-$39,668	0.0%
SALARIES AND EXPENSES	$136,945	$144,000	$144,000	$149,000	$5,000	3.5%
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL	$4,798	$5,200	$5,200	$5,450	$250	4.8%
Carryover			$98		-$98	N/A
Total	$4,798		$5,298	$5,450	$152	2.9%
Subtotal, NATIONAL SCIENCE	$3,425,729	$3,773,000	$3,737,400	$3,890,840	$153,440	4.1%
FOUNDATION
Carryover			$36,257	$0	-$36,257	N/A
TOTAL, NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION	$3,425,729	$3,773,000	$3,773,657	$3,890,840	$117,183	3.1%
^1 In FY 1998, $34.67 million was carried over into FY 1999, largely in support of the South Pole Station Modernization Project.