 The National Science Foundation 's budget was increased 2 @.@ 5 % , to $ 7 @.@ 03 billion , and the National Institutes of Health 's was increased slightly from $ 30 @.@ 4 billion to $ 30 @.@ 7 billion . However , the Office of Science and Technology Policy 's budget was cut by 32 % to $ 4 @.@ 5 million , in retaliation for the office allegedly ignoring a provision in 2011 budget legislation banning it from pursuing collaborations with China . Funding for the James Webb Space Telescope , the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope , was maintained , as was funding for the Joint Polar Satellite System . 
