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[[underlined]]Other Programs[[/underlined]]

[[underlined]]Center for the Study of Man.[[/underlined]]  Presently administered by the Director of the Natural History Museum, the Center will need added funding for the National Anthropological Film Center and the Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies.  Future increases will be directed to selected research projects.  A program and policy committee was established by the Museum Director in the spring of 1979 to review, on a continuing basis, activities of the Film Center.  It met for the first time in late June 1979, and plans call for another meeting in the fall.  The objective is to identify and implement a number of possible changes and improvements to the program.

[[underlined]]The Fort Pierce Bureau.[[/underlined]]  The Fort Pierce Bureau conducts research in marine biology with emphasis on life history studies and the systematics of selected marine organisms of the Indian River, Florida, and the nearby continental shelf.  This bureau is supported totally with trust funds and is expected to remain stable in terms of resources and manpower over the next five years.

[[underlined]]Science Resource Growth[[/underlined]]

Overall, Science resources may approach $71,200,000 in FY 1985 from FY 1979 levels of $54,700,000.  Scientific research grants and contracts are expected to increase from about $12,100,000 to $16,900,000.  Restricted and unrestricted support of Science activities may increase by about $1,000,000 over FY 1979.  The balance of funding will be sought through the appropriations process, principally for operations and programs of the Natural History Museum (including funds required for equipping the Museum Support Center), the Tropical Research Institute (for covering expenses related to implementing the Panama Canal Treaty and strengthening the research program), the Astrophysical Observatory (including requirements for strengthening of operations at Mt. Hopkins), and the Zoo (for operations and staffing associated with new facilities at Rock Creek and the Conservation Center).