3. Congress, H. COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H. R. 6007 and S. 2385 CARD DIVISION BILLS TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE; TO JUNE 1, 1948 Printed for the use of the Committee on 77488 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1948 COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE CHARLES A. WOLVERTON, New Jersey, Chairman CARL HINSHAW, California HARRIS ELLSWORTH, Oregon CLARENCE F. LEA, California ALFRED L. BULWINKLE, North Carolina ELTON J. LAYTON, Clerk II Folk, George E., National Association of Manufacturers. Grobstein, Dr. Clifford, Federation of American Scientists. Hafstad, Lawrence R., executive secretary, Research and Development Hammond, H. P., dean of engineering, Pennsylvania State College, Lanham, Hon. Fritz, Washington, D. C. Reyniers, Dr. J. A., University of Notre Dame.. Sawyer, Hon. Charles, Secretary of Commerce_ Wolfe, Dr. Hugh, Federation of American Scientists- Briefs, statements, reports, etc., submitted for the record by- 55 80 18 American Federation of Labor, communication from American Parents Committee, statement of Mrs. Jack Fahy.... American Psychological Association, Inc., communications from--- 107, 108 American Society of Civil Engineers, communications from 21 Distribution of American Research Funds, article from Science__ 93 Civil Service Commission, report_ Commerce Department, communication from, to Mr. Heselton, show- 22 79 Briefs, statements, reports, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Heselton, Hon. John W., National Science Foundation Act, extension of remarks in Congressional Record__ Iowa, State University of, communication from Jewett, Frank B., communication from, including excerpt from the King, Robert W., communication from, to Chairman Wolverton.. Medical College of Virginia, communication from 136 118 Nodar, Hon. Robert, Jr., Science Foundation Bill, extension of re- marks in Congressional Record__ Patterson, Belknap & Webb, communication from.. Research and Development Board: 102 102, 128 103 United States Employment Service, statement of Robert C. Good- 99 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1948 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington, D. C. The committee met pursuant to call in room 1334, New House Office Building at 10 a. m., the Honorable Carl Hinshaw, presiding, for consideration of H. R. 6007 and S. 2385, which are as follows: [H. R. 6007, 80th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Science Foundation Act of 1948." ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SEC. 2. There is hereby established in the executive branch of the Government an independent agency to be known as the National Science Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "Foundation"). MEMBERSHIP OF FOUNDATION SEC. 3. (a) The Foundation shall have twenty-four members to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The persons nominated for appointment as members (1) shall be eminent in the fields of the basic sciences, medical science, engineering, education, or public affairs; (2) shall be selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service; and (3) shall be so selected as to provide representation of the views of scientific leaders in all areas of the Nation. The President is requested, in the making of nominations of persons for appointment as members, to give due consideration to any recommendations for nomination which may be submitted to him by the National Academy of Sciences, Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, the National Association of State Universities, Association of American Colleges, or by other scientific or educational organizations. (b) The term of office of each member of the Foundation shall be six years, except that (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) the terms of office of the members first taking office after the date of enactment of this Act shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, eight at the end of two years, eight at the end of four years, eight at the end of six years, after the date of enactment of this Act. Any person who has been a member of the Foundation for twelve consecutive years shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the twoyear period following the expiration of such twelfth year. (c) The President shall call the first meeting of the members of the Foundation, at which the first order of business shall be the election of a chairman and a vice chairman. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE FOUNDATION SEC. 4. (a) The Foundation is authorized and directed (1) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the sciences; (2) to initiate and support basic scientific research in the mathematical, physical, medical, biological, engineering, and other sciences, by making contracts or other arrangements (including grants, loans, and other forms 1 |