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National Museum of the American Indian represents an enormous step forward in discussions thus far and takes into account the Smithsonian's concerns over governance and custody of the collections.

While Senator Inouye's recently proposed amendments to S. 1722 still contain a few serious difficulties, the Secretary expressed confidence that they could be corrected through additional discussions. Recognizing that these problems would need to be addressed if the amendments were to be satisfactory to Smithsonian interests, the Regents agreed that the Secretary should continue to work with Senator Inouye toward an acceptable Bill and inform the Executive Committee of any impending action; the Executive Committee could then, in turn, call a special meeting of the Board or poll its members on further revisions to Senator Inouye's proposed legislation if action is sought before the adjournment of the 100th Congress.

[[underlined] NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM PLANNING STUDY [[/underlined]]

Mr. Adams commented that a conceptual study conducted by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill serves as an increasingly persuasive intellectual justification for further studies toward the realization of an extension to the National Air and Space Museum. After noting that the study was purely conceptual and had not included any analysis of potential sites, construction phasing, or financial feasibility, he outlined how these matters could be addressed in a further Smithsonian study.

In discussion, the Board acknowledged, as had the Audit and Review Committee at its September 14, 1988 meeting, that over the years the Regents had expressed (and may continue to hold) a preference for the site at Dulles airport, but in light of the interest shown by Maryland Governor Schaefer it would be in the best interest of the project to determine what material conditions might accompany offers from both Baltimore-Washington International and Dulles International airports. In adopting the following motion, the Regents specifically referenced a site selection study which would include the most appropriate location for the extension, an element-by-element program of detailed space requirements, forecasts of visitation, an identification and evaluation of alternative means of visitor transportation, and an analysis of financial feasibility. It was 

VOTED that the Board of Regents authorizes the Secretary to conduct further studies, as proposed, leading to detailed planning and design of an extension of the National Air and Space Museum.

[[underlined]] AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM POSSIBILITIES [[underlined]]

Mr. Adams summarized the history and purposes of a proposed study of Afro-American museum possibilities. The study would begin by gathering the opinion a representative sampling of influential figures in the black community to such questions as, "Should there be a separate entity in Washington dedicated to Afro-American history, art, and culture, and why? In addition to a more ambitious and intense integration of

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