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FY2014 Budget Request Smithsonian Fiscal Year 2014 Submitted to the Committees on Appropriations Congress of the United States Smithsonian Institution Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Justification to Congress April 2013 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request to Congress TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Overview .................................................................................................... 1 FY 2014 Budget Request Summary ........................................................... 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES Summary of FY 2014 Changes ................................................................ 13 Fixed Costs Salary and Related Costs ................................................................... 16 Utilities, Rent, Communications, and Other ........................................ 18 Summary of Program Changes ................................................................ 23 No-Year Funding ...................................................................................... 31 Object Class Breakout ............................................................................. 31 Federal Resource Summary by Performance Objective and Program Category ......................................................................... 32 MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH CENTERS Grand Challenges and Interdisciplinary Research ............................. 34 Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe Introduction, Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe ........................ 36 National Air and Space Museum ........................................................ 37 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ............................................ 42 Major Scientific Instrumentation .......................................................... 46 Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Introduction, Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet ....... 52 National Museum of Natural History ................................................... 53 National Zoological Park ..................................................................... 64 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center .................................... 71 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ............................................. 75 Valuing World Cultures Introduction, Valuing World Cultures .................................................. 82 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art .................................... 83 Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage ............................................. 87 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum ........................................... 91 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden .......................................... 96 National Museum of African Art ........................................................ 101 Understanding the American Experience Introduction, Understanding the American Experience ..................... 108 Anacostia Community Museum ........................................................ 109 Archives of American Art .................................................................. 114 National Museum of African American History and Culture .............. 118 National Museum of American History, Behring Center ................... 132 National Postal Museum ................................................................... 139 National Museum of the American Indian ......................................... 142 National Portrait Gallery .................................................................... 146 Smithsonian American Art Museum .................................................. 151 MISSION ENABLING Introduction, Mission Enabling .......................................................... 156 Outreach ........................................................................................... 157 Communications ............................................................................... 165 Institution-wide Programs ................................................................. 168 Office of Exhibits Central .................................................................. 178 Museum Support Center ................................................................... 180 Museum Conservation Institute ........................................................ 182 Smithsonian Institution Archives ....................................................... 186 Smithsonian Institution Libraries ....................................................... 188 Office of the Chief Information Officer ............................................... 192 Administration ................................................................................... 196 Office of the Inspector General ......................................................... 202 Facilities Maintenance ...................................................................... 205 Facilities Operations, Security, and Support ..................................... 209 FACILITIES CAPITAL Overview ................................................................................................ 215 Summary Tables .................................................................................... 218 Revitalization .......................................................................................... 220 National Museum of American History .............................................. 220 National Museum of Natural History ................................................. 221 National Zoological Park ................................................................... 223 Renwick Gallery ................................................................................ 226 Suitland Collections Facility .............................................................. 228 Other Revitalization Projects ............................................................. 230 Construction Supervision and Administration ................................... 232 Facilities Planning and Design ............................................................... 233 Construction Projects (NMAAHC) .......................................................... 234 APPENDIX Organization Chart ................................................................................. 237 Visitation Chart ....................................................................................... 238 Trust Funds Summary ............................................................................ 239 Appropriation Language and Citations ................................................... 241 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’S IMPACT ON AMERICA The Smithsonian greatly appreciates the continued support of the Administration, the Congress, and the American people, and takes seriously the crucial role it plays in advancing the civic, educational, scientific, and artistic life of this nation. In response to this broad public support, the Smithsonian is addressing some of the world’s most complex issues — and using new technologies to broaden access to the results for citizens, students, and policy makers nationwide. Thanks to the generous bequest of English scientist James Smithson, Congress established the Smithsonian Institution in 1846 as an independent federal trust instrumentality, a unique public-private partnership that has achieved outstanding results for 167 years. The federal commitment is the foundation for everything we do, and is especially helpful in attracting private support. We leverage our federal funding to enrich the lives of the American people in accordance with our mission to advance “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” The Smithsonian is large and diverse, encompassing art, history, science, and culture, all of which are based on discovery and education. We have 19 museums and galleries, 20 libraries, numerous research centers, the National Zoo, and 178 affiliate museums in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and Panama. We are open 364 days a year — and admission is free. With the global reach of our research and educational activities, we have physical facilities in eight states and the District of Columbia, and operate in nearly 100 countries. Our collections include 137 million objects and treasures, of which 127 million are scientific specimens, more than 340,000 works of art, plus two million library volumes, 137,000 cubic feet of archival material — and more than 2,000 live animals. We have Morse’s telegraph; Edison’s light bulb; the Salk vaccine; the 1865 telescope designed by Maria Mitchell, America’s first woman astronomer who discovered a comet; the Wright Flyer; Amelia Earhart’s plane; Louis Armstrong’s trumpet; the jacket of labor leader Cesar Chavez; the Lansdowne portrait of George Washington; the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Japanese American World War II veterans; the Spirit of Tuskegee airplane, used to train Tuskegee Airmen during World War II; the Hopi ceramic pot carried into space by Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington, the first Native American to orbit the Earth; the camera John Glenn purchased at a drug store and used on his historic voyage into space; Asian, African and American art; the Apollo 11 Command Module, Columbia; and the space shuttle Discovery. Our experts use these collections to engage the public in exciting learning experiences that start many journeys of discovery. We ask important questions that bring the American spirit to life. In 2012, we had more than 30 million visits to our 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park, the highest number in a decade, and another five million people visited
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