U.S. Department of Commerce

Federal, State, and Local Governments
Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual
DESCRIPTIONS OF FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES
 
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FUNCTION CODE:   02 NAME:    Space Research and Technology (Federal Only)
SECTOR:   General APPLIES TO:   Finance |X|    Employment |X|
PUBLICATION CATEGORIES:    Selected Federal Programs
DEFINITION:   Federal Government activities for research, development, applications, and support in the areas of aeronautics and space transportation, sciences, and technology.
EXAMPLES:   Comprises activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) except payments to public and private universities for scientific research.
EXCLUSIONS:   Department of Defense research and other activities related to missiles, satellites, space weapons, etc. (report at National Defense and International Relations, code 06); NASA payments to public and private universities for scientific research (report at Other Education, code 21).
REFERENCES: - To be added later -
 
DETAILED CODE LIST WITH COVERAGE OF DATA COLLECTION*
 
  General Purpose Governments
EXPENDITURES, DIRECT: Federal State D.C. Large City-County Other Local Special District
E02 Current Operations Y NN N NN
I02  Assistance and Subsidies Y NN N NN
F02 Construction Y NN N NN
G02 Land & Existing Structures Y NN N NN
K02 Equipment Y NN N NN
 
   INTERGOVERNMENTAL, TO:  
L02 State Y N N N NN
M02 Locals, NEC Y N N N NN
 
EMPLOYMENT DATA Y NN N NN
 
 
* Shows whether data are collected (Y) or not (N) for that type.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: November 16 2000
Last revised: October 31 2011