From Anthony Hardie, Madison, Wis.
All:
I’ve just gone through the full Defense Committee bill (before yesterday’s markup) and the corresponding report language on the various CDMRP programs. The results are below.
FY12 Defense Appropriations — Full Committee Bill (before yesterday’s markup):
1. Several programs would not be funded at all: most notably the sort of catch-all Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program; Neuro-fibromatosis; Pain Management; Global Deployment of the Force medical research; Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine; and SBIR to the core funded RDT&E.
2. Two programs with the most direct military relevance would see 25% increased funding: Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health (increased from $100m to $125m); Orthopedic (from $24m to $30m).
3. Three new programs were created: Hemorrhage Control; Restorative Transplantation; and, a Joint War-fighter Medical Research Program — totaling $75m.
4. The other 17 programs funded in FY11 would be continued but cut by 20%. Despite the most direct military relevance, these included Spinal Cord Injury, Vision, Gulf War Illness, and Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders.
FY11 appropriations — FY 12 Appropriations Committee Bill Recommended Amounts (before yesterday’s markup)
1. ALS $8,000 — $6,400
2. Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine $4,800 — -0-
3. Autism Research $6,400 — $5,100
4. Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research Program $4,000 — $3,200
5. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy $4,000 — $3,200
6. Global HIV/AIDS Prevention $10,000 — $8,000
7. Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health $100,000