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[[underlined]] FY 1990 Budget [[/underlined]]

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ACCOUNT | FY 1989 APPROP. | REQUEST | HOUSE MARK | SENATE MARK 

Salaries and Expenses | $211,240 | $227,737 | $231,981 | $223,029

Repair and Restoration | 20,735 | 26,653 | 26,869 | 26,653

Zoo Construction | 5,305 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500

Construction
-Museum of the American Indian | -0- | -0- | 2,900 | 1,000

-Whipple Base Camp | 3,185 | -0- | -0- | -0-

-STRI | 2,700 | 3,480 | 3,480 | 1,780

-Alterations & Modifications | 2,020 | 4,040 | 4,040 | 4,040

-Construction Planning | 750 | 730 | 730 | 730

-General Post Office Building Design |[[underlined]] -0- | 1,750 | 1,750 | -0-[[/underlined]]

TOTAL | $245,935 | $270,890 | $278,250 | $263,732
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Following are highlights of Congressional action thus far:

In the Salaries and Expenses account, the House allowed $4.2 million above the request. In addition, it applied to other unfunded needs approximately $3.7 million that the Institution had budgeted for utilities but would not need as a result of Congressional decision to fund through other means. The House action allowed for the addition of $6.0 million for the Museum of the American Indian, $1.1 million for Quincentenary activities and $1.1 million for Global Change initiatives. Other additions included $113,000 for Smithsonian Institution Libraries, $200,000 for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and $246,000 for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Reductions included $200,000 in Administration, $610,000 in Facilities, and $170,000 for Museum Support Center Equipment.

The Senate agreed with all of the House cuts except that for Museum Support Center equipment, but did not provide for any add-ons with the exception of $1.1 million for the Museum of the American Indian.

In the Repair and Renovation account, both the House and the Senate approved the Institution's request. The House also provided $216,000 for the renovation of Cooper-Hewitt's Fox House.

In the Construction account, the House provided full funding and added on $2.9 million for the Museum of the American Indian. The Senate provided an add-on of $1.0 million for the Museum of the American Indian. It cut $1.7 million for the floating laboratory for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and $1.8 million for the design of the General Post Office Building.