The members of the committee studying this bill know—and I don't think I need to direct you—that clause 9, I believe it is, immediately following the mandate statement, discusses research and collecting, and the powers and authority of the museum at length. I understand there is some concern that the words “research” and “collecting” aren't in the mandate statement. That's certainly beyond my purview, in terms of your work.
However, I can tell you that the museum is engaged in collection and research as we speak. I mentioned in my remarks that we have a national collection fund of $9 million. At the end of the last month, we literally finalized a research strategy that will garner activities. I see absolutely nothing in this bill, if that's your question, that would in any way prevent the museum from undertaking the research and collecting that it currently does. In fact, it's explicitly set out in clause 9.