Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- HIGHLIGHTS -- THE PRESIDENT PROPOSES AN INCREASE IN THE FS&T BUDGET FOR FY 1999 -- FUTURE PROJECTIONS OF THE FS&T BUDGET SHOW FUNDING FOR NIH AND NSF INCREASING DRAMATICALLY ABOVE FY 1994 LEVELS, WITH THE BUDGET FOR THE OTHER MAJOR RESEARCH AGENCIES REDUCED -- IT IS IMPORTANT TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF PAST AND EXPECTED FUNDING SHIFTS ON SPECIFIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FIELDS -- SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FROM THE INCREASED FUNDING FOR NIH ALSO DEPEND ON THE HEALTH OF THE PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES -- CONCLUSION -- ADDENDUM -- APPENDIX A Data Tables -- APPENDIX B Figures and Tables from AAAS Report XXIII: Research and Development FY 1999.