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President Proposes Budget Increase for 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration
Press Release 路 Monday, February 2, 1998

Washington, DC

If the Congress approves the budget proposed by President Bill Clinton for Fiscal Year 1999, the nation鈥檚 records will be better managed, better preserved, and much more accessible to the public.

The President鈥檚 budget would provide the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration (NARA) with significantly increased funds to:

• expand public access to the nation鈥檚 records;
• develop solutions to the problems of managing and preserving electronic records;
• help federal agencies manage their records more efficiently for use in their current operations and to ensure preservation for the future;
• preserve valuable historical records that are already at risk;
• repair facilities in which records are protected; and,
• ensure the preservation of the nation鈥檚 Charters of Freedom, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.

The President鈥檚 budget proposes the largest increase in operating expenses for the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration (NARA) in years. Additionally it includes funds for facilities repairs and restorations and for grants for documentary preservation and publication from NARA鈥檚 grant-making affiliate, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

The President proposes to increase NARA鈥檚 operating budget from $205,166,500 to $230,025,000, an increase of $24,858,500, which is 12.1%. The budget proposal also includes $10,450,000 for repairs and restorations at NARA facilities, and re-encasement of the Charters of Freedom to ensure their preservation. And the proposal would increase funds for NHPRC grants by one-half million dollars, 9.1%, The NHPRC budget would rise from $5.5 million to $6 million, which is the most that NHPRC has ever received for competitive grants.

"The President has understood the importance of managing the nation鈥檚 records well, preserving them, and making them readily accessible records in electronic as well as in traditional forms," declared Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin. "The President is acting dramatically to ensure our progress. We are grateful to him, as everyone will be who cares about our nation鈥檚 records. The budget represents a tremendous step forward."

For additional PRESS information, please contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Public Affairs staff at (301) 837-1700 or by e-mail.

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