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House budget hearings were held on March 21, 2991. The hearings have considerable focus to the Smithsonian's infrastructure needs and to its various educational initiatives, especially those which had been requested but cut my the Office of Management and Budget. The Senate hearing is scheduled for May 15. The Trust fund budget will be formulated for presentation to the Regents at their September meeting. 

The Friends of Music at the Smithsonian, an affiliated group of supporters, has been making contributions to the National Museum of American History to support the Division of Musical Instruments for nearly 20 years. To facilitate the enhancement of their past and future contributions, it was 

VOTED that the Board of Regents authorizes the Secretary to establish, as part of the Institution's Endowment funds, a quasi-restricted fund to be known as the Friends of Music Fund and to authorize the transfer of the restricted monies identified for this purpose. 

STATUS REPORTS 

Smithsonian-Wide Accounting and Management Information System
Senior Pay System
Cultural Diversity and Equal Opportunity in the Smithsonian Work Force: 1984-85 and March 1991
Special Employment Initiatives
Litigation Report Summary
National Museum of the American Indian
Scholars' Residence
Quincentenary Programs
Development Initiatives
Feasibility of Gem Collection Traveling Exhibition
Status of the Mitchell Case
Bringing Synergy to Public Education -- An Update

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Committee is trying to identify collectively leading possibilities for at least three potential vacancies in the next two years in order to make the most rational recommendations with respect to filling the very first projected vacancy on the Board. Criteria for all searches should include: (1) exceptional people of national and international perspectives, (2) people who are wiling to work hard and be committed to the work of the Board. The Committee is mindful of the importance of maintaining and possibly enlarging the representation of women and minorities and persons from regions not currently represented on the board. The Committee also feels that the Board is in need of more member with corporate or financial background and experience. The Committee expects to bring a recommendation on filling at least one potential vacancy at the September 1991 meeting, and to that end requested additional suggestions with the foregoing criteria in mind. 

The Committee also suggests reevaluating the prevailing assumption of an automatic reappointment for second terms for citizen member of the Board and will consider making a recommendation of a policy in this regard soon.