NASA Budget - Life Sciences

I just read over the detailed NASA budget, and after picking myself up off the floor, life sciences research has reappeared in the budget narrative after 5 long years of being called "non-exploration research." The words "basic research" also appeared in the same paragraph. The narrative appears in the International Space Station section under Space Operations. There is increased funding BUT I am unsure how the research opportunity funding will be allocated. I am sure this will be the subject of our discussions in the next few months. Here is the excerpt

"Having completed assembly, all of U.S. and International Partner elements and established six- person crew capability, the ISS Program focus will turn to utilization beginning in FY 2011. Current basic research on ISS has been augmented by providing funding within ISS for science and engineering research, including some funding to cover additional transportation costs for non-NASA users. Plans will be finalized to establish an independent organization with responsibility to further develop national uses of the ISS through partnerships with other U.S. government agencies, private firms and non-profit institutions. Research opportunities will then be expanded to conduct research in life sciences, material sciences, biotechnologies, condensed matter physics and thermal sciences (fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer and combustion). FY 2011 budget provides $2.5 billion in additional funding over five years to extend ISS, likely through 2020 or beyond, to enable full utilization of ISS, and to initiate activities to increase ISS functionality and maximize operations. The budget also includes a $250 million increase over five years for science and engineering research, intended to augment current basic research on ISS and supports some transportation of these experiments. "