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associated with the overall effort.  Descriptions of the bureaus' activities under way are contained in the appropriate chapters; a breakdown of the FY 1982 amount follows:

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[[bureau activity]] | FY 1982 Estimated
Museum of Natural History | $385,000
Museum of American History | 260,000
Cooper-Hewitt Museum | 68,000
Office of Information Resource Management | 54,000
Office of the Registrar | 1,000
Total | $768,000
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The funds are administered by the Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs, working in close consultation with the Assistant Secretaries for Science and History and Art to assure that from year-to-year the most urgent projects are selected for funding through this appropriation.

[[underlined]]Collections Acquisition, Scholarly Studies, and Education Programs.[[/underlined]]  In FY 1978, the Regents established a special trust account to be used for strengthening the Smithsonian's collections through purchase of major works of art and objects of scientific and historical value, and to allow for the funding of special projects important to the research and educational functions of the Institution.  A total of $12,000,000 (including a special reserve set aside for purchase of the Gilbert Stuart portraits of George and Martha Washington) in unrestricted trust funds was approved by the Regents for allocation to bureaus through FY 1982:  $2,500,000, for scholarly projects, $2,500,000 for educational activities, and $7,000,000 for collections acquisitions.

These funds, along with about $200,000 that had been earmarked in earlier years for similar purposes, have made possible important activities in various museums and other bureaus of the Institution, including major acquisitions for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Portrait Gallery, the Museum of American Art, the Freer Gallery of Art, and the Museums of Natural History, American History and African Art.  The funds have also supported major scientific studies and educational efforts, scientific workshops and conferences, student intern programs, native American training programs, presentations, programs and performances for special groups including the handicapped and the elderly, and weekend films and lectures for the general public.  It is anticipated, given available funds, that these Regents' programs will continue for a second five-year period beginning in FY 1983.