Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Observations on the President's FY 2000 Federal Science and Technology Budget -- HIGHLIGHTS -- THE FY 2000 FS&T BUDGET -- HEALTH OF THE NATION'S RESEARCH PORTFOLIO -- SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -- SMALLER R&D AGENCIES -- RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION TAX CREDIT -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A FS&T Tables -- APPENDIX B AAAS Table.