Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research

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Committee on Smithsonian Scientific Research, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-5	(skim)
1 Introduction and Background	6-20	(skim)
2 Description of the Smithsonian Scientific Research Centers	21-50	(skim)
3 Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations	51-70	(skim)
References	71-72	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee on Smithsonian Scientific Research: Biographical Sketches	73-78	(skim)
Appendix B: National Academy of Public Administration: Charge to the Panel on Smithsonian Research and Panel Membership	79-80	(skim)
Appendix C: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Facilities	81-82	(skim)
Appendix D: Examples of Long-Term Projects and Data Sets at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute	83-84	(skim)
Appendix E: Examples of Long-Term Projects and Records at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center	85-86	(skim)
Appendix F: List of Acronyms	87-88	(skim)

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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 in Suitland should remain exempt from having to compete for federal research dollars because they make unique contributions to the scientific and museum communities. Three other Smithsonian research programs should continue to receive federal funding since they are performing science of the highest quality and already compete for much of their government research money.

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