OMB FY2021 Budget: Removal of ET Religious Preparedness Funds
The Office of Management and Budget published the fiscal year 2021 budget proposal containing a passage that criticized funding for preparing religious groups for extraterrestrial discovery. The document specifically targeted such expenditures as wasteful.
Background
On February 10, 2020, the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget released the 'Budget for America's Future' for fiscal year 2021. Within this 138-page document, page 14 contained a specific reference to funding allocated toward preparing religions for the discovery of extraterrestrial life. The OMB characterized these expenditures as wasteful and unnecessary spending, proposing their removal from the budget. This marked an official government acknowledgment of programs designed to address potential theological impacts of alien contact. Source: Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA).