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<h1>Washington Update for May 2, 2014</h1>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/history-coaliton-submits-testimony-on-proposed-fy-15-national-archives-budget/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to NCH Submits Testimony on Proposed FY 15 National Archives Budget" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">NCH Submits Testimony on Proposed FY 15 National Archives Budget</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p><a href="http://historycoalition.org/advocacy/live-pages/nch-testimony-on-fy15-proposed-budget-for-the-national-archives-records-administration/" target="_blank">The National Coalition for History today submitted testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on the administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)</a>. NCH criticized the proposed $9.5 million reduction in funding for FY 15, noting that programs NARA refers to as “citizen services” appear to be bearing a disproportionate share of the cuts. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/history-coaliton-submits-testimony-on-proposed-fy-15-national-archives-budget/#more-5924" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/house-funding-bill-includes-15-9-million-increase-for-the-library-of-congress/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to House Funding Bill Includes $15.9 Million Increase for the Library of Congress" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">House Funding Bill Includes $15.9 Million Increase for the Library of Congress</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p>On May 1, the House of Representatives approved the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Legislative Branch appropriations bill (<a href="http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4487?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr4487%22%5D%7D" target="_blank">HR 4487</a>, <a href="http://beta.congress.gov/congressional-report/113th-congress/house-report/417/1" target="_blank">H. Rept. 113-417</a>). The legislation includes a $15.9 increase in funding for the Library of Congress to a level $595 million. This amount is $1.8 million more than the administration’s request. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/house-funding-bill-includes-15-9-million-increase-for-the-library-of-congress/#more-5920" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/president-obama-nominates-colby-college-president-to-neh-chair/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to President Obama Nominates Colby College President to NEH Chair" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">President Obama Nominates Colby College President to NEH Chair</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2014-04-10" target="_blank">On April 10, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. William “Bro” Adams as the new Chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanitie</a>s. Dr. Adams is President of Colby College, a position he has held since 2000. Previously, he was President of Bucknell University from 1995 to 2000. The position has been vacant since the retirement of former-chairman Jim Leach in May 2013. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/president-obama-nominates-colby-college-president-to-neh-chair/#more-5918" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/tickets-now-available-for-neh-jefferson-lecture/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Tickets Now Available For NEH Jefferson Lecture" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">Tickets Now Available For NEH Jefferson Lecture</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p><a href="http://neh.ticketleap.com/jefferson-lecture-2014/" target="_blank">Free tickets for the National Endowment for the Humanities annual Jefferson Lecture are now available through the NEH website</a>. This year’s lecturer will be author Walter Isaacson and the topic of his talk is <em>The Intersection of the Humanities and the Sciences</em>. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/tickets-now-available-for-neh-jefferson-lecture/#more-5915" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/washington-monument-to-reopen-on-may-12/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Washington Monument to Reopen on May 12" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">Washington Monument to Reopen on May 12</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p>The National Park Service recently announced the Washington Monument will reopen on May 12. The Monument has been closed since it sustained major damage during an August 2011 earthquake in Washington, D.C. The repairs cost $15 million, half of which was donated by philanthropist David Rubenstein. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/washington-monument-to-reopen-on-may-12/#more-5913" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/neh-announces-18-2-million-in-grants/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to NEH Announces $18.2 Million in Grants" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">NEH Announces $18.2 Million in Grants</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2014-03-27" target="_blank">The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced $18.2 million in grants for 208 humanities projects</a>, including grants to digitize, annotate, and analyze a corpus of ancient Coptic texts of importance to scholarship in biblical studies, early Christian history, and linguistics. For a complete list of projects by states, got to <a href="http://www.neh.gov/files/press-release/march2014grantsstatebystate.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.neh.gov/files/press-release/march2014grantsstatebystate.pdf</a> <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/neh-announces-18-2-million-in-grants/#more-5910" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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<h3><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/us-copyright-office-implements-new-fee-structure/" rel="Bookmark" title="Permanent Link to US Copyright Office Implements New Fee Structure" target="_blank"><font color="2e477c">US Copyright Office Implements New Fee Structure</font></a></h3>
<h4>Friday, May 2nd, 2014</h4>
<p>The U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress has amended its fees for certain public services effective May 1. The new fee schedule governs registration, recordation, licensing activities and FOIA services, among others. This is the first fee adjustment since 2009. For a list of the new fee structure, go to: <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html" target="_blank">http://www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html</a> <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/us-copyright-office-implements-new-fee-structure/#more-5908" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>
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