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Whipple Observatory Base Camp 234 APPENDIX Appropriation by Object Class, Salaries & Expenses A-l Visitors to Smithsonian, FY 1982 - FY 1986 A-2 Columbus Quincentenary A-3 Smithsonian Institution, Financial Summary, FY 1986 - FY 1988 A- Treasurer's Report - FY 1986 A-6 Adjustments to FY 1987 Appropriation A-54 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FY 1988 Budget Request ($000's) APPROPRIATION FY 1986 FY 1987 FY 1988 ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATION REQUEST Salaries and Expenses $ 169,384 $ 183,920 $ 204,862 Construction 3,805 6,095 4,470 Restoration and Renovation 10,536 12,975 14,254 Zoo Construction 5,281 2,500 5,150 Special Foreign Currency 2,378 TOTAL $ 191,384 $ 205,490 $ 228,736 INTRODUCTION The formulation of the Smithsonian Institution's FY 1988 budget request was ini- tiated under the assumption that the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1986 would allow for only very limited program growth in only those areas of critical importance to the future of the Institution. With this assumption in mind, each of the Institution's bureaus and offices was instructed to develop an FY 1988 budget which gave priority to uncontrollable costs and those activities required by law. In addition, through a careful assessment of its base resources, the Institution embraced the oppor- tunity to redirect funds from low priority activities and from certain nonrecurring costs to other new requirements, higher priority activities, promising new initiatives and sup- port functions where troubling budget deficiencies have existed for some time. The Smithsonian Institution's FY 1988 budget request therefore recognizes the new era of constrained Federal resources, and at the same time it reflects a continuing emphasis on research, collections management and inventory control and a commitment to establish an adequate level of safety and security programs consonant with statutory and regulatory requirements. Without a careful balance between the resources dedicated to these various efforts, the Institution would find it increasingly difficult to effectively fulfill its mandate to increase and diffuse knowledge in the years ahead. ORGANIZATION AND GOALS — Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution is an independent Federal establishment devoted to public education, research and national service in the arts, sciences and history. Centered on the Mall in Washington, D.C., the Institution operates major facilities and activities throughout the country and overseas. It is one of the world's leading research centers and encompasses the world's largest museum complex, attracting millions of visitors annually to its museums, galleries and zoolog- ical park. Many others also view Smithsonian traveling exhibitions, which appear across the United States and abroad, and the annual Folklife Festival. As custodian of the National Collections, the Smithsonian possesses more than 100 million art objects, natural history specimens and artifacts. These collections are displayed for the enjoyment and education of visitors and are available for research by the staff of the Institution and by hundreds of visiting students, scientists and historians each year. Other significant study efforts draw their data and results directly from terrestrial, marine and astrophysical observations at various Smithsonian installations. The Smithsonian complex presently consists of 13 exhibition buildings on and near the Mall in Washington, D.C. and New York City in the fields of science, history, tech- nology and art; a zoological park in Washington, D.C. and an animal conservation and research center near Front Royal, Virginia; the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, which per- forms research and exhibit activities in a low income area of the city in cooperation — with the community; a preservation, storage and air and spacecraft display facility at Suitland, Maryland; two natural preserves, in Panama and on the Chesapeake Bay; an oceanographic research facility at Link Port, Florida; astrophysical stations in Massachusetts and Arizona; and supporting administrative, laboratory and storage areas. The mandate of the Smithsonian Institution is to promote the increase and diffusion of knowledge. To accomplish this mandate, the Smithsonian conducts a broad variety of programs alone and in cooperation with other institutions, universities and government agencies in the United States and abroad. These programs include: — Collections Management : The Smithsonian Institution has the legal responsibility (20 U.S.C. 59) to serve as the official repository of the National Collections, which contain more than 100 million art, technological and cultural history objects and natural history and anthropological specimens and artifacts. The responsibility involves the acquisition, documentation and conservation of these materials, along with detailed record keeping and cataloguing, regular inventories and storage or display in secure and atmospherically controlled environments. — Basic Research : The Smithsonian, by virtue of its staff, collections, data bases and research facilities, is a unique international resource in basic research. Complementing industrial, Federal and university research, the Smithsonian's long- term research activities provide critical continuity to the Nation's research enterprise in a number of disciplines. Smithsonian research also serves as the foundation for the Institution's public activities. The accuracy and currency of the Institution's exhibitions and the quality of its public education programs depend directly on the research of the staff. — Exhibitions, including performances and festivals or' celebrations : These pre- sentations constitute one means of diffusing knowledge on a wide scale. In Washington, D.C. and New York City, Smithsonian museums, galleries and the zoolog- ical park devote exhibit space to showing significant objects, specimens and animals from the permanent collections. In addition, temporary exhibitions with loan materials enhance these presentations, adding fresh concepts and ideas further enriching visitor experiences. Through the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, approximately 120 exhibitions are seen annually by millions of people in most states and the District of Columbia. Live performances, festivals, celebrations, lectures and records also are enjoyed by millions of people. — Education : Education programs of the Institution offer enormous variety in content and form; they range from in-depth, scholarly symposia to activities for fun and enjoyment and reach all ages from young children to senior citizens. They include classes and workshops, guided tours by trained docents, and radio, television and motion picture programs, sponsored by the individual museums and by centralized offices including Fellowships and Grants, Symposia and Seminars, and Elementary and Secondary Education. A significant aspect of the education effort involves production each year of several hundred publications, including museum catalogues, books, scholarly monographs, articles, papers, the Archives of American Art Journal , the Smithsonian magazine, which is received by over 2 million Associates'