los! ADIIUISTRATION CF SCIENTIFIC RESBARCH BY aGENCI“S OF TLE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEREAS the sccurity and welfare of the United States dej:end increasingly upon the advancement of knowledge in the sciences; and WHEREAS useful applicutions of science to defense, humanitarian, and other purposes in the Nation require a strong foundation in basic scientific knowledge and trained scientific manpower; and wHsREAS the administration of Federal scientific research programs affecting institutions of learning must be consistent with the preservation of the strength, vitality, and independence of higher education in the United States; nd WHERBAS, in order to conserve fiscal und manpow.r resources, it is necessary that Federal scientific research prograns be auministered with all practicable cfuicicney und economy; and WHEREAS the National Seience Foundation has be on established by law vor the purpose, amony otaers, of develooing and ~ncoura,ing tne pursuit of an anpropriet. and effective national policy for the premotion of basic reseercn and education in the secicness: NOW, THERCFORE, by virtue of the authority vost .d in ue as Presid.nt of the United Stat s, it is nereby ordered as rollous: Section 1. The etional Science Foundation ‘.wwreinefter roferrod to as the Foundeticn) sneil from time to tim. reeerrend to the President policics for the Federal Governuont which sill strengthen the national scientific effort and furnish euidance toward defining the responsinhilities of the Federal Governrert in the eontdict and suppert of scientifie research, Section 2. The Foundation shall continue tc 3xe comprelicnsive studies and recommendations regarding tue Nation's cclentilfie research effort and its resources for scientific ectivities, including facilities and scicntific persennel, and its foreseeable sclentific needs, with 1 articular attention to the extent ov the Feceral Governwent's activities and the resulting effects uoon trained scleitifie personnel, Im va.ing such studies, the Fournd:tion snail wake Pull use of cxisting cources of inforrmtion and re lerch facilities vathin the Federal Governnonte Section 3. The Foundation, in concert with «och vederal ap eLey concerned, shall r view tac ceientific resvarch ; reu.rams end activities of the Federal Government in order, among otlicr purposes, to formulate wetueds ter ctrengthening the adrinistratien of such programs and activities by the resnonsible agencies, wd te svuudy areas of oasie research where gaps or undesirable overl.pring of support ray exist, cad shall recommend to tne heads cf agencies cone rning, the support ;iven to basic research, Section h, as now or iereafter authorized or ,ermitved » x lay, the Foundaticn chall be incre acingly responsible fir providiue support by the Federal Governmnt for gem ral-purpose asic res« arch Urrourh contrects and prants. The conduct and support by othr redereal ‘teeneies of vasic resewreh in ar.as shich are closely r-l:ted te their “issione is reeognizcd as ivpertant and desirable, cs; .cicily in ros,ense bo current ational iv«ds, -nd shall continu. nore BEST COPY AVAILABLE RAG AG AMATITUTS EXECUTIVe ORDER