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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION  1510

RESOLVED: That the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution does hereby consent to the officers and members of the Smithsonian Institution paid from regular trust funds accepting the benefits and privileges of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 as well as assuming the obligations and duties legally applicable to them under that act.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Board of Regents does not consent to the inclusion under this act of officers and members of the Smithsonian Institution paid from limited tenure contracts or grants received by the Institution:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Board of Regents does not consent to the application of the Federal Civil Service Laws, nor the Federal Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to any officers and members paid from trust funds, whether trust funds or limited tenure contract or grant funds received by the Smithsonian Institution, nor to the application of any other law which would in any way contravene the Act of Establishment of the Smithsonian Institution approved August 10, 1846, with amendments thereto.

REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS OF THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING

The Secretary gave a report on the progress on the new building for the Museum of History and Technology. He stated that the last information from the General Services Administration indicated that the building is 3.3 per cent behind schedule. In the discussion, reference was made to the Report of the Executive Committee given previously and to the importance of making every effort to be sure that the building be provided with all possible features which will contribute to its effectiveness without exceeding the funds already appropriated. It was pointed out that from the first the architects had considered sculpture as an integral part of the building and had included sculpture in the drawings of the building that had been approved by the Regents and by the Joint Congressional Committee and by the appropriate Federal groups. After full discussion it was decided that the aspects of the building that contribute to its function as a great museum should be given priority over 

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