This report contains information on federal funding of the research and development (R&D) components of agency programs as proposed by the administration for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998. Research and development data contained in this report are classified into the same federal budget function categories used in the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1998. Detailed data are included on preliminary estimates for federal funding of R&D in FY 1997 that reflect all past congressional actions. This report also includes detailed data (by subfunction) on actual budget authorizations of R&D by federal agencies in FY 1996 and aggregate data (by broad function) on actual R&D budget authorizations in FY 1995 and earlier years. (DDR)