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80THCONGRESS ls1 SESSION s. 1560 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JuLr::? (Jegir-.lnth·e day, APRIL 21), 1947 

~fr. Gt"RNEY (by request) introducell the following bill; which \Y!ls rl'nd twicl' 

antl referred to the C'onunittet> on Armed Services 

A BILL 

'ru focilitote the pt·rforumnce of n•senrch mul development work 

by nn<.l 011 behalf of the 'Var nucl N ayy Depnrtmeuti-;, nncl 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqrresenta2 tities of the United Stales of Ame1·ica in Congress assem.bled, 

3 That, a~ used in this Act4 (a) The term "D<'pnrtments" nu>lln~ tlw War a11d N_n v~· 

. .. 5 Depnrtrnents uucl uny otlwr clPpHrtnwnt rreated within any 

6 national defense e8tahlishment hereafter provided for by 

7 auy fogislntion passed hy the Congress. 

8 ( b) The term ''Secretaries" means the Secretary, Under 

9 SccrQtary, and any .Assi8hrnt Secrettuy of 'Var. the Secre- . . . ,,. .. 

10 tary, lT nder Secretary. and auy Assistant AecretHry of the 

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1 Xnvy, 1.md the Secretury, Uuder Secretary, a11d any .Assii:itu11t 

2 8ecreh:try of m1y other depnrt111eut, as clefiued iu subsection 

3 ( u) Jwreof. 

4 HBc .. 2. Each of the Secretaries is hereby authorized t\) 

5 t•stablish a Research .AclYisory Committee, or panel, for his 

6 Department. In addition. end1 of the Secretaries may 

7 authorize .the establishment of similar com~nittees, or paneh;, 

8 iu n1~y technical sen·i<:c, unrean, or office of hi8 respective 

9 Departmeut by the Chief thert>of, and the Secretary of War 

10 may authorize the eHtablishmcnt of a similnr committee or 

11 p1mel iu the Army Air :Forces hy the Chief thereof. The I ' 

12 JUembers of the eouuuittees or pl-mels provided for herein 

13 shal1 be chosen from persons in civilian life wlio arc prE·-

14 l'lUilll'llt in the fields of scicrn·e 01' teclmology. rrhey shall 

15 ~t·rn• for such te11u or terms, shaJl meet nt such times and 

16 phlct:•s. and shall ll('l'fonu sueh dut ic~, as nrny he :-:pecified by 

17 th<.> pNso11 il<'siguatiug tht:•1t1. liJneh u1Pmher of any ~uch 

18 l'Ommittee or pane] shall be entitlt>d to compensa.tion in an 

19 amount. not to exceed $50 for each day or part. of a day be. 

20 shall he in at.tenda.nce at any regularly calJed meeting of 

21 imrh committee or panel, and shaU he allowed actual and .- I 22 necessary transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 pn 

23 diem in lieu of subsistence when engaged, away from his - . ' 

24 permanent reRi<lern·p or place of lmsine.ss, in attendance at 

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1 a member of such committC'e or pmwl as may he spC'<·ifo.•d by 

2 the person designating him: Prui-idrd, rrhnt notbiug .con3 tainetl in sel'tions 41, 109, or 1 l3 of tlw Criininnl Code 

4 (U. S. 0., title 18, ~<'C)oi. H!3, H)H, nnd 203) ; iu Re,·i~C'd 

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19 (c) of th1:1 Contraet SPttl1:·11u·ut .\l't of 19-1--1- (r. S. C., 

title 41, !'er. 119) ; or in any otlwr prnYisiou ot li't•deml law 

imposing re8trictious, requirements, or 1w1rnltit.•s in relutiou 

to the employment of p<'rsoHs, tlw pPiforumm·e of l'lt'n·i<'<'~. or 

tltt.• payment or rC'e<'ipt of compt•1tsatiou i11 t·ornu•t·tio11 with 

uny clnim, proreC'din~. or mnttc•r iuYOl\'ing tht• ruikd Stnk:-i, 

shall apply to any such prrsou solely by rensou of 11u:•mh<•rship on sueh committee or pmwl. )[embers of nll such committes or panels may be designated without regard to the 

provisions of the civil-service or classification laws: Pl'Ol'ided ~ 

further, r:rirnt the proYision~ of the Art .of .Jnly 12. 1870 

(R. S. 367H; U.S. C., titl<• Hl, l'lt><·. ()()5), n~ imwudt'd, shnff 

not apply to the aeeeptanf·(' of Yohmtnry serviee by any 

member of any such committee or pnnel." 

SEC. 3. For thl' purpose of promotiug aud coudueting 

scientific re~enrrh aJ1d cl<'Y<"lopnu·ut work. t"'~u·h of tlw St'cretaries is nnthorized to employ expert ~ciC'ntific, teehuicnl, 

and proft.·s~ional prrs01mP1. ptmmnnt to the 1n·ovisious of 

section 15 of the .Act of August 2, 1946 (Public Lnw 600, 

Seventy-ninth Congress) : Prol'ided, That 110 ~rovision of 
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1 law prohibiting pa~rment of compensation or expenses to a11y 

2 perso11 not n citizen of the United States shnll apply to auy 

3 person c>'mplo~recl hrrennder. 

4 8EC . .J.. Thl•rp HI'<:' hC'n .. lJy authorized to he appropriated 

5 ~nch n111on11ts HR mny he ue('essary to eunhle Jhe <lepartuwnts 

6 to cnrry ont tll(•ir rC'~pe<·tin• :-.<·iC'utitie r('s{'arch nud d<·Ydop7 meut programs. Au~· fnucls so npproprinted. nml n11y oth·~r 

8 fund~ lwr<'tofore or hereaftt'r urnde n\·nilnhle:• for thl· resenrc•h 

9 _nnd deYclopmeut progrnm~ of the departm('11ts. shall, if 

10 ohligntccl <lnriug the fiR('al y<'nr or ycnrR for whid1 nppro11 printNl. re1u11i11 ~n-niluhk for <:•xpC'nditnre fur four fi-.enl yc•tt1'R 

1~ followiug the fhen] yenr or yeHrR for whi('h appropriHtecl. 

13 8Ec. 5. ( u) • \ uy eontmd for reRcnrc·h or deyc]opnw11t. 

14 01· both, mny proyidt• for the acquisition or <'OnRtrnctiou by', 

15 or fumii;.;hii1g to. tlJ<:• contmdor of research. cleyt'Jopmentnl, or 

16 tl•:..:t fueilitieR. detl·rminecl hy the 8ecretnry concerned to 

17 })(' JH'C'essary for thP pC'1forurnu<'e thereof. S1wh resrnrch, 

18 developmcntnl, or il-'st fo<"i1i1 iC's mny be acquired or c·on19 strnl'ted at Gov('mmC'nt ex.pens<', nncl nm~· be furnished to 

20 the rontriu-tor hy kn:;c, lom1, or f:nle at fair ya}ue, and 'vith 

21 or without reimlmrsement to thC' Government for the uRe 

22 thereof: Proi,ided, Tlrnt uothing eontniuecl in this :mbsectiou 

23 shall Le deemed to nntlwriz<' ronstrnction of fl Jlerrnanc nt 

24 1 natnrP of hnilding~ or of n<lditionf: to or extensions of bnild25 ings, the ro!'lt of whic·h in any <'a~e exC'eC'ds $20,000: P1·0-
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1 vided f wrther, Thnt nothiug rontni11ecl lwrein shnll he clet>mecl 

2 to authorize the inshtllntion or eom:trnetion of foeilities or 

3 propert~· not ownNl by the (·toY<'rmnent which would not 

4 be renclily remoYalJ]e or ~epnrnhl<• without m1rt>ai·mnahle 

5 expern~e or tmrru~onnhk ]o:-;s of n1l1w, nnlrfl~ ndecinatc• pro6 vision is made iu the c.-o~tra<'t for ( 1) r<'imhnr~ement to the 

7 Government of the fair Yn lne of RUC'h fo<.'ilitic·~ upon tht-i 

8 completion or termination of the rontml't, or within a J'(•ni:;on9 ahle time thereafter, or ( ~) 1111 option in thP Gm·ernment 

10 to acquire the nnclt•rlyiug: lnml. or ( ~) !'lnch othf'r proyii;:ion~ 

11 as will in the opinion of tlu.' Re<"rrtnr~· ro1werned he ndc><pmte 

12 to protert the GoYernmrnt'~ intPr<'st in sn<'h fac·ilitiC's: A nrl 

13 prodded furthel', That all moue~·~ arising from saleR or 

14 reimlmr8ement under thi~ Rnhsection shall he coYered into 

15 the Treasnry as mii;:cellm1<'ons receipts. 

16 - (b) With the approval of the Secretary concel'llf'd, any 

17 contrart for research or clevelopment, or both, may provide 

• 18 that the Government will indemnify the contra<'tor against 

19 either or hoth of the following, to the extent that tlwy arise 

20 out of the performance of said rontract, and are uot eom- . 21 pensated by insurance or otherwise: ( 1) Liability on ac22 count of elaims (including i·easonable expenses of litigation 

23 or settlement of such daims) , by third persons, including 

24 cm1)loyees of the contrartor, for death, bodily injury, or 

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1 loss of or <l.amage to property: P1ruvided, rl'hut any co11-

2 tract. so providing shall also contuin appropriate provisions 

3 for notice to the Government. of suits or act.ions filed, •lr 

4 claims made,· against the contractor, ·with respect to auy 

5 alleged liability for such death, bodily injury, or loss or 

6 damage to property, and for c;ntrol of or assistance in the 

7 defense of any such suit, action, or claim, by the Goven1-

8 ment, at its election; and ( 2) loss or damage to property 

9 of the contractor arising as a result of a risk defined in the 

10 contm<'t to be unusual: Provided further, That no payment 

11 shall be made by the Government under authority of this 

12 subsection (b) unless the amom1t thereof shall first have 

13 been certified to be just and reasonable by the Secreta1y 

14 concerned or by an official of the Department designat<·d 

15 for such pm·pose by the Secretary: And provided f m·ther, 

16 That any such payment may be made out of any fumls 

17 obligated for the performance of such contract, out of auy 

18 funds available for research and development work and nc>t 

19 otherwise obligated, or out of any funds appropriated by the 

20 Congress for the making of such payments. 

21 SEC. 6. Each of the Secretaries is anthorizC'd to iwe22 ~c1ihe, w~t.h the upproYnl of the Comptroller General of t] te 

23 United Stutes, regulations for his depnrtmC'ut stating the 

24 extent. to whieh vouchers for funds expended under any 

25 contract. for re1:1earch or development, or both, shall be suh-
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1 ject to itemization or snhstuutiation prior io pnyment, \Vithout 

2 regard to the limitations of other laws relating to the expendi3 ture of public funds and accounting therefor. In settling 

4 the account~ of nny disbursing officer, the General Account5 ing Office shnll allow nny disbnrst.·ments made pursmmt to , 

6 sucL rcgnlationi:.:, notwith~tmuling any other provisions of 

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8 SEC. 7. Eat·h of tlu.• Secretarie:s is authorized to publish 

9 or arrange for the pnhliC'ntiou of scientific and technical in10 formation resultiug from the re~eareh and clevelopmeut pro11 gran1s c·ondurted by the departments, so as to further the 

12 iull dissemination of information of scientific value consistent 

13 with the national interest. 

14 SEC. 8. Each of the Secretaries is authorized to delegate 

15 any authority lll'Ovided by this .A.ct, except the authority 

16 under the second proviso in subsections 5 (a) her,eof, but 

17 including the making of any other dete1111ination or decision 

18 hereunder, to the chiefs of the technical services, bureaus, or 

19 offices (and, in the case of the Secretary of W a1·, to the Chief 

20 of t~1e Anny Air Forces) and to one assistant to ea.ch such 

21 chi~f: P1·01.,ided, That the power to negotiate, execute, a.nd 

~ administer contracts for research or development, or both, 

23 nmy he further delegated, subjected to the provisions of any 

24 other applicable law, in accordance with regulations issued 

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1 SEC. 9. (a) Nothing contained m this Act shall be 

2 deemed to modify or 'repeal any of the provisions of the 

3 Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947, or, except to 

4 the extent that they nre im.·ousiskut herewith, any of the 

5 provisions of Public Law 588, Seventy-ninth Congress, 

6 second session ( 60 Stat. 779) . 

7 (b) The provisions of thi:s Act l:ihnll be regarded as 

8 separahlc, and the iuvalidity of nuy such provision shall not 

9 affect the validity of the remninder. rrhe invalidity of any 

10 1)rovision hereof as to 01ie clepnrtmeut shnll not affect its 

11 validity us to the other. 

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BOTH CONGRESS 

,s.l8T SESSION s. 1560 

A BILL 

To facilitate the performance of research and 

development work by and on behalf of the 

War and Navy Departments, and for other 

, ~ pm-poses. 

By Mr. GUBNEY 

JULY 2 (legislative day, APRIL 21), 1947 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

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