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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION       1325

THAT the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution does not consent to the application of the Federal Civil Service Laws, nor the Federal Classification Act of 1923, as amended, to such officers and members paid from trust funds, nor to the application of any other law which would in any way contravene the Act of Establishment of the Smithsonian Institution approved on August 10, 1846, with amendments thereto.

FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS

The Secretary submitted a copy of the existing status of Federal Appropriations as follows:

Regular Appropriations for 1951 $2,600,000
Estimate for 1952  2,557,000
Decrease for 1952  $ 43,000

While there is a net decrease of $43,000 in the estimates for 1952 as compared to the appropriation for 1951, new funds to the extent of $115,000 are available for 1952 as shown below:

Appropriations for 1951  $2,600,000
Deductions (expenditures non-recurring in 1952)
U.S. National Museum (equipment) $15,945
Maintenance and Operation (alterations) 100,000
Maintenance and Operation (equipment) 42,055
Total deductions  158,000
Base for 1952  $2,442,000
Estimate for 1952  $2,557,000
Added funds available for 1952  $115,000

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