HEARINGS BEFORD A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 12, S. 247, and H. R. 359 FOR OTHER PURPOSES COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ROBERT CROSSER, Ohio, Chairman ALFRED L. BULKWINKLE, North Carolina CHARLES A. WOLVERTON, New Jersey LINDLEY BECKWORTH, Texas CARL HINSHAW, California J. PERCY PRIEST, Tennessee LEONARD W. HALL, New York OREN HARRIS, Arkansas JOSEPH P. O'HARA, Minnesota GEORGE G. SADOWSKI, Michigan WILSON D. GILLETTE, Pennsylvania DWIGHT L. ROGERS, Florida ROBERT HALE, Maine EUGENE J. KEOGH New York HARRIS ELLSWORTH, Oregon ARTHUR G. KLEIN, New York JAMES I. DOLLIVER, Iowa THOMAS B. STANLEY, Virginia JOHN W. HESELTON, Massachusetts JOHN B. SULLIVAN, Missouri HUGH D, SCOTT, JR., Pennsylvania ELTON J. LAYTON, Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, SCIENCE, AND COMMERCE J. PERCY PRIEST, Tennessee, Chairman GEORGE G. SADOWSKI, Michigan JOSEPH P. O'HARA, Minnesota THOMAS B. STANLEY, Virginia WILSON D. GILLETTE, Pennsylvania WILLIAM T. GRANAHAN, Pennsylvania HUGH D. SCOTT, JR., Pennsylvania ANDREW J. BIEMILLER, Wisconsin JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan GEORGE H. WILSON, Oklahoma Il CONTENTS Anderson, John W., president, National Patent Council Bakhmeteff, Bous A., committee on science legislation, Engineers Bronk, Dr. Detlev W., chairman, National Research Council, and president, The Johns Hopkins University-------- Celler, Hon. Emanuel, a Representative in Congress from the State Compton, Karl T., representing National Military Establishment---- 112 Cox, John T., Jr., representing American Institute of Chemical Federico, P. J., examiner in Chief United States Patent Office -- 163 Association of Manufacturers---- Gustavson, R. C., chancelor, University of Nebraska--------------- 82, 102 Hammond, Harry P., dean, School of Engineering, Pennsylvania State Hill, Myron Francis, president, Gerotor Corp---- ------- 191 Kingsland Lawrence C., Commissioner, United States Patent Office -- 134 Kinney, Harold J., attorney at law, St. Paul, Minn - 124 Kirkpatrick, Sidney D., on behalf of Associated Business Papers and National Conference of Business Paper Editors_-- Lanham, Hon. Fritz G., Fort Worth, Tex_ Potter, A. A., dean of engineering, Purdue University--- Teeter, John H., representing American Cancer Society ---- Trytten, M. H., director, Office of Scientific Personnel, National Re- Van Zandt, Hon. James E., a Representative in Congress from the Waring, Charles E., chairman, Department of Chemistry, University Watson-Watt, Sir Robert, London, England-- Wolfe, Dr. Hugh, professor of physics, New York City College, repre- senting Federation of American Scientists. Wolfe, Dael, secretary Intersociety committee for a National Science Briefs, letters, reports, statements, tables, etc., submitted for the record Agriculture Department, reports of ------ Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc., letter from-------- The Science Foundation, editorial from New York Times-------- American Chemical Society, letter from Alden H. Emery, executive Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, statement of R. G. Gustavson, chancelor, University of Nebraska--- Letter from Carleton Shugg, deputy general manager------ Letter from Carroll L. Wilson, general manager-------- 11 140 206 26 32 Pag Beach, Clarence E., consulting engineer, statement of ------------- Letter of May 5, 1948, from James E. Webb, director.--- Suggested revisions in H. R. 12_ - 26, 32, 33, 36, 39 Commerce Department, report of ----------- Elwell, George H., statement of..------ Engineers Joint Council, statement of------ Federal Security Agency, report of ------- 27 207 96 132 Modine Manufacturing Co., letter from---- Mount Hope Machinery Co., statement of J. Douglas Robertson, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics : Letter from J. F. Victory, executive secretary-- National Association of Manufacturers, prepared statement of George Nationai Association of State Universities, statement of R. G. Gus- S3 139 Office of Scientific Personnel--- Ohio State University, statement of Charles E. MacQuigg, dean, Col- Patent Law Association, report of subcommittee on bills------------ Pennsylvania State College, statement of Harry P. Hammond, dean, Excerpt from report of Hoover Commission, regarding research State Department, report of------- Storey, 0. W., letter from----- Swope, Dr. Chester D., statement of... 138 202 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1949 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a. m. in room 1334, New House Office Building pursuant to call, Hon. J. Percy Priest (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. PRIEST. The subcommittee will come to order. The meeting has been called today for hearings on the National Science Foundation legislation. A number of bills have been introduced. Without objection, at this point in the record bill H. R. 12 will be printed, and the record will show that identical bills, H. R. 185, by Mr. Harris, of Arkansas; H. R. 311, by Mr. Wolverton of New Jersey; H. R. 2751, by Mr. Biemiller, of Wisconsin, have been introduced. Without objection, there will be printed also at this point in the record, S. 247. Identical bills H. R. 1845, by Mr. Van Zandt, and H. R. 2308, by Mr. Mills, are before the committee. Without objection, H. R. 359, a bill that differs from all of the others in a number of respects, by Mr. Celler, will be printed at this point in the record. (H. R. 12, S. 247, and H. R. 359 are as follows:) 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 1949," 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 seientific 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 |