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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and is to be restored and exhibited as an example of a typical 19th century Maryland Eastern Shore Black waterman's house.

It is planned that the Museum will be relocated over the period from its present facilities on Martin Luther King Avenue to a small annex to be developed on Park Service property and presently the site of the Museum's exhibit laboratory.  Also, in anticipation of long-range facilities requirements of the Anacostia Museum, consideration is being given to the future siting and construction of a new headquarters building.

[[underlined]]International Exchange Service[[/underlined]].  It is anticipated that revision to Title 44 will be accomplished in FY 1983 and that portion of the operation which processes the overseas distribution of official federal government publications will be transferred to the Government Printing Office at the beginning of FY 1984.  A review is currently under way to determine the extent and volume of scholarly publications involved in the shipping services which the Institution provided to the nation's learned institutions and other private organizations in exchange for publications from similar overseas organizations.  Pending the outcome of this review, this remaining aspect of the International Exchange Service could be terminated on September 30, 1983.

[[underlined]]Division of Performing Arts[[/underlined]].  Smithsonian Performing Arts explores the nature and significance, artistically and culturally, of those arts and works of genius expressed in music, song, theater and dance.  The Division demonstrates for the public those expressions in effective, interesting, and lasting ways.

All works of the Division are derived from and based upon thorough research and studies.  Recent or current subjects of study include an examination of the civil rights movement, the physical properties and sound characteristics of ancient musical instruments, the history of country music, gospels and spirituals, the recollections of jazz greats, the history of popular entertainment broadcasting.  The results and benefits of such studies are shared broadly with the public in a variety of ways.

Live performances at the Smithsonian include the works of great artists, composers, writers, and choreographers.  More than 100 concerts and 8 months of Children's Theater attended by over 60,000 people took place in 1982.  Featured were sixteen jazz greats returning for the 10th Anniversary of Jazz at the Smithsonian.  Also accessible to audiences were works of chamber music, country, dance, American musical theater, and the arts of other cultures.  These performances permit artists to contribute