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This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program open to all researchers in another agency. The report concludes that the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoological Park, and the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education should remain exempt from competition because they make unique contributions to the scientific and museum communities. Three other Smithsonian research programs should also continue to receive federal funding since they are performing science of the highest quality.
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Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research
Consensus Study Report
·2003
This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program open to all researchers in another agency. The report concludes that the National...
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