...Academy of Sciences", approved March 3, 1SC3 (12 Slat., c. 111. p. 800). Section 3 of the act provides that— •• • • • the academy shall, whenever...Investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject uf science or art, the actual expense of such Investigations, examinations, experiments, nnd reports...

...the Academy has long enjoyed close relations with the administration. Its charter of 1863 specifies that "... the Academy shall, whenever called upon...be paid from appropriations which may be made for that purpose, but the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any service to the Government...

...Academy of Sciences was chartered by the Congress in 1863 as an independent, non-profit organization to "whenever called upon by any department of the Government,...and report upon any subject of science or art." (The last phrases are from the Act of Incorporation.) Members who serve on Research Council committees,...

...act incorporating the National Academy of Sciences was signed by President Lincoln. That Act stated that "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any...services to the Government of the United States." From then until the present day. Federal support of science has continued in a highly practical manner....

...enable Individual scientists and engineers to serve their nation voluntarily. Its charter provides that: ". . . the Academy shall, whenever called upon...services to the Government of the United States." From its beginning origins in the legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the National Academy...

...enable individual scientists and engineers to serve their nation voluntarily. Its charter provides that: "... the Academy shall, whenever called upon...services to the Government of the United States." From its beginning origins in the legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the National Academy...

...enable individual scientists and engineers to serve their nation voluntarily. Its charter provides that: ". . . the Academy shall, whenever called upon...any subject of science or art, the actual expense of luch Investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may...

...the 50 original members and giving them power over their own rules and membership, the bill provided that the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any...Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any service to the Government of the United States. Among the 50 incorporators were several who had been...

...SCIENCES shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the ACADEMY shall, whenever called upon by any department...experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which 60-793 0-86-8 may be made for the purpose, but the ACADEMY shall receive no compensation whatever for...

...have the academies fulfilled Che original mandate of the Science Academy's Congressional Charter to "whenever called upon by any department of the government...and report upon any subject of science or art..." I believe the NAS has fulfilled its mandate credibly and in many cases exceedingly well. Following...