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(1) Establish a "bureau" to plan for the content and physical form of the African American presence on the Mall. Following the Regents' discussion, a search for the director of the bureau would begin.

(2) Establish a committee to advise on the programmatic and physical opportunities associated with this bureau; this committee shall make recommendations through the director and the Secretary to the Board of Regents.

(3) Conduct further discussions with the African American Museum Association and other interested parties as systematic exploration of issues of mutual concern is begun. The hope will be to reach a consensus on such matters as collecting policy, collections care and maintenance, and a national promotional effort to highlight collecting and preservation needs in this field.

(4) Analyze and consider the objectives of H.R. 1570, a bill to create a National African-American Heritage Memorial Museum, introduced by Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), as they relate to Smithsonian activities.

(5) Working with the Anacostia Museum staff, take steps to assemble and make use of a wider range of Smithsonian resources that would be useful in the Anacostia community setting. This will almost certainly require some additional human, technical, and financial resources, and should lead to the enhancement of the Anacostia Museum's own collections and programmatic responsibilities.

An account of the increased number of minority programs in the Smithsonian bureaus and offices has been included in the April 1989 semiannual Report to the Congress on Affirmative Action, which report will be available at the Regents' meeting.

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

The Secretary introduced the following status report and indicated that he and his staff will be providing a complete report on these matters at the September meeting of the Board of Regents. It was noted that the interest of both Maryland and Virginia have remained high and will be borne out in terms of their presentations to the Regents through the contractors and staff.

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The Smithsonian awarded a $365,000 contract in March to Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) to prepare a site evaluation study for the National Air and Space Extension. The site evaluation study will assist the Institution in determining the most appropriate location for the Extension.