To celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding, the Smithsonian has organized a number of events and is sponsoring several new publications and exhibitions, including the magnificent American Smithsonian, which opened in Los Angeles in February and will travel to many other cities over the next two years. The salary and expenses (S&E) request includes increases in basic needs to support the day-to-day operations of the institution. S&Erequest also reflects the return of funds associated with one-time funding in fiscal year 1996 for the Festival of American Folklife.
The FY 1997 request also includes funds to address portions of the National Zoological Park's Rock Creek Master Plan and renovations, repairs, and improvements at Rock Creek and at the Conservation Research Center.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 1997 NON-RECURRING COSTS
FY 1997 MANDATORY INCREASES FOR SUSTAINING BASE OPERATIONS
Federal Employees* Retirement Service (FERS): $97,000 to cover the increased benefit costs of FERS participants in the federal workforce. For fiscal year 1997, the projected cost increase is for former positions in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) that are now in the FERS system. Additional funding will be required in the future as the composition of the institution's federal workforce continues to shift from CSRS participation to FERS.
In FY 2000, there are 2y6T workdays that require additional funding during this period for the employee's salary and benefit costs for the additional day.
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The FY 1997 estimate also reflects the increase in spending for FY 1996 and FY 1997 related to the operation of the National Museum. American Indians in New York; construction of the East Court Infill National Museum of Natural History to be located at theMall in Washington, DC; and Osteo. The FY 1997 estimate reflects a projected increase in FY 1996 spending associated with the National Museum of the American Indian in New York, which began operations in late FY 1994.
Increases are also expected for the new construction of the East Court Infill at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
FY 1997 PRIORITY PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS
Capitol Street, the Archives of American Art space in New York and Boston, the Fullerton Storage, and the Smithsonian Archives Storage space provide critical housing and storage for administrative support and some program activities that provide valuable services to the exhibition, education, the institution's research and collection programs. Additional staff for facility management and other costs associated with the maintenance and occupancy of the building will be requested in future budgets. The $649,000 funding will be used to purchase the voice system and a portion of the data system for the building's communications network.
Specifically, NMNH will use these funds to further develop and install the CRIS multimedia cataloging module; critically improve the CRIS public access module; develop and provide public access to new educational and scientific electronic resources; and carry out the necessary upgrades to the communication network.
APPLICATION OF FUNDS FEDERAL
FUNDS
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
RESTRICTED FUNDS
GOV'T GRANTS &
CONTRACTS
Students participated in a variety of workshops and activities and were featured in the CBS Special, "The Smithsonian: Fantastic Journey." Other outreach activities include puppetry. Barnes; the papers from the magazine ArtandArchitecture on the history of architecture in the US; and the personal papers of the Native American painter Fritz Scholder. For FY 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
In addition, the Museum offers, together with the Parsons School of Design, a graduate program in the history of decorative arts.
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For fiscal year 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the National Museum of African Art. 34;Ocean Planet,” a major exhibition funded by grants from Times Mirror Magazines, Inc., the National Science Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, uses videotapes, interactive materials and computer resources to help visitors gain a broader understanding of the many ways the world's oceans live For fiscal year 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the National Portrait Gallery.
For fiscal year 1997, the Smithsonian Institution is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the National Zoological Park. The Sun's outer atmosphere creates a rapid flow of gases – the 'solar wind' – that sweeps the Solar System and is the source of the Northern Lights. For FY 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
For FY 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the Office of Exhibition Central. For FY 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases for the Museum Support Center. MSC Move - During FY 1995, the Smithsonian made significant progress in transferring collections and will continue to move collections to MSC in FY 1996.
For FY 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases to the Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives. For FY 1997, the Smithsonia is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases to the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. For FY 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic increases to the Office of Protection Services.
For fiscal year 1997, the Smithsonian is not seeking additional funding for programmatic enhancements to the Office of Physical Plants.
CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK
ROCK CREEK MASTER PLAN
RENOVATION, REPAIR, AND IMPROVEMENTS
REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF BUILDINGS
In the case of museum mechanical systems (heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems) roofs, this usually means that the continuous close control of environmental conditions and the shelter from the elements required for the preservation of collections cannot be guaranteed. When a system has deteriorated to the point of failure, major refurbishment or replacement is the only way to gain acceptable performance. From chart 2 it is clear that the National Museum of Natural History (built in 1910 with wings added to the Smithsonian's largest building of 1.1 million square feet) and.
Two more buildings, the Smithsonian Castle (1846) and the Arts and Industries Building (1879), are rapidly approaching the state where a system or component failure could threaten the closure of significant portions of the building to public and staff activities and expose the collections to the risk of irreparable damage. Although the goal is annual funding of $50 million, economic realities have led to the agency's request for $38 million for fiscal year 1997. The agency is requesting funds for building repair and restoration, to be allocated as needed can be used to complete the most urgent facility repair and renewal projects.
CONSTRUCTION
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
The highest priority in the Institution's long-term capital program is the provision of adequate and suitable space for the housing, care and study of the collections. Another important issue addressed by the Smithsonian's capital program is the need for space for exhibitions and public activities related to the display of current collections, such as the National. Approval of projects in the current program will support the Institution's mandate to responsibly preserve artifacts of history, culture, and its natural and physical environments.
The institution has completed the overall programming and planning for the new museum and the conceptual design, which showcases the architectural character of the exterior and site, as well as the spatial relationships within the building's interior. The Smithsonian plans to complete the design and have detailed documents ready for the 1997 bidding process, and to seek initial financing for construction in its FY 1998 solicitation. Smithsonian currently plans to fund two-thirds of the costs from federal sources and fund the balance through its national fundraising campaign.
Air and Spare Museum Extension ($5,nnn,nnm: Public Law 103-57 authorized the institution to plan and design the Air and Space Museum Extension at Washington Dulles International Airport and. It will also provide a restoration facility capable of handling the major beginnings of the collection in full view for visitors, the Commonwealth of Virginia reaffirmed its support for a combination of financial resources to build the expansion, including commitments made in the Commonwealth's biennial budget.
In keeping with its commitment to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Smithsonian is completing the Expansion master plan. The Smithsonian is requesting $5 million in FY 1997 to continue the design and anticipates requesting $2 million in FY 1998 to complete this design.
MINOR CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATIONS AND MODD7ICATIONS
LOCATION PROJECT TITLE ESTIMATE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Annual Visitation
OFF-MALL
GRAND TOTAL
SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM
Congress approved the deposit of the reserve in interest-bearing (rupee) accounts, a plan that will help continue the viability of the fund for many years to come. IT.S.-Tnriia Fund for Educational, Cultural and Scientific Cooperation - In FY 1985, Congress appropriated $100 million equivalent in US rupees to the Department of State to establish the US-India Fund for Educational, Cultural and Scientific Cooperation. Smithsonian received grants from this fund to continue programs in India similar to those administered under the Special Foreign Exchange Program, which would otherwise end when.
NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDING
The Trust's unrestricted funds also support various activities of such units as the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, Office of Membership and Development, Office of Telecommunications, SmithsonianTropical Research. In addition to supporting operations, the Trust's unrestricted funds support the Institution's scholarship and award programs and exhibitions, as further described below. Funding among these programs will be distributed as follows: $631,000 for the acquisition of exceptional objects important to the collections; $278,000 to carry out a wide range of public benefit educational programs with particular focus on culturally diverse audiences; and $1.3 million for innovative scientific research projects.
The institution supports exhibition programs with federal funds and donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations, as well as its Special Exhibition Fund (SEF). This unrestricted trust fund, with an expected value of $1.3 million in fiscal year 1996, provides additional funds, both temporary and permanent. Government Grants and Contracts - Various government agencies and departments provide grants and contracts for special projects that only the Smithsonian can undertake because of its expertise in a particular area of science, history, the arts, or education and because of its ability to respond quickly to particular needs.
APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE AND CITATIONS
Trustees..who have the sole authority (i) to purchase or otherwise acquire works of art for the JosephH. 44 TT S r 1719 provides that "In order to give fuller effect to the convention entered into at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15, 1889, there shall be furnished to the Library of Congress which shall not exceed one hundred and twenty-five copies of all government publications, including the daily and bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to foreign governments which agree to transmit the same to the United States. , 81 provide that (1) “Appropriations are authorized for the maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory and… for repairs and alterations to buildings and grounds used by the Smithsonian Institution in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Authorization has been granted to allocate annually such amounts as may be necessary for the maintenance and management of the gallery. There is permission to allocate such additional amounts as may be necessary for the maintenance and operation of such a museum and sculpture garden. The Smithsonian Institution is...responsible for the construction and maintenance of laboratories and others.
101-512 making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for fiscal year 1991 extended the maximum term from ten years to thirty years. 3109 provides that "When authorized by an appropriation or other statute, the head of an agency may procure on a temporary contract (not to exceed 1 year) or. 5901 provides that "Au is authorized to be allocated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States. .in a display of imperative desirability,.
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for fiscal year 1989 to permit the institution to establish nonannual funding within the salaries and expenses account for the development of major scientific instrumentation. In addition, Public Law 103-332, which makes appropriations to the Department of the Interior and related agencies for fiscal year 1995, does not authorize year-end funding for research equipment. Public Law 100-446, making appropriations to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for fiscal year 1989, amended the reference to add a specific dollar amount to be provided to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
81 provides that "The National Zoological Park shall be under the direction of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, who have the authority thereto. 53a provides that "Appropriations shall be authorized... for repairs and alterations to buildings and grounds used by the Smithsonian Institution in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
