Qua. in effect in listing the projects for the next meeting. The Committee concurred in the action of the Research Committee of the Division in their approval of the list of projects and they were of the opinion that the proposals declined were turned down in accordance with general policies of the Division of Biology and Medicine of the Atomic Energy Commission. Consultants Dr. Warren advised the Committee that upon their suggestion made at the meeting held in January, consultants should be selected geographically from throughout the United States, three additional consultants had been selected from the southeastern area and were in the process of being cleared and appointed, namely: Dr. Douglas H. Sprunt, University of Tennessee Dr. Wiley D, Forbus, Duke University Dr. Russell L, Holman, Louisiana state University school of Medicine, Overhead as related to research projects The Deputy Director presented the broad problem of overhead on research projects for the considera tion of the Committee and regnested their muidance and advice. He stated that the Division nad tried to follow a principle of 8% of the entire contract to cover cost of overhead on lump-sum contracts for basic research, ~h-