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.. , IN· THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ... 

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JANUARY 11, 1955 

~fr. LIPsc.011rn int1:ocluced the following bill; which \vas referreCl to tlie' Com·-

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A BILL 

For the relief of William F. Friedman. 

l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Revresenla-

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2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assmnbled, 

3 That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed 

A to pay to vVilliam F. Friedman, out of any money in the 

5 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100,000, 

6 in full settlement for all rights in respect of his inventions in 

7 connection with military, naval, and air communications 

8 facilities which are now or at any time have been placed in 

9 secrecy status by the War Department or the Department of 

10 Defense,· including but not limited to all rights with respect 

11 to his inventions .covered by Patent Numbered 2,895,863 and 

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1 by patent application serials 682,096, 107,244, 70,412, 

2 443,320, 478,193, and 549,086, and \Vith respect to all 

3 inventions for which pa.tent applications have been \vithheld 

4 . by the War Department or Department of Defense in order 

5 to preserve secrecy: Prov,ided, That no part of the amount 

6 appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof 

7 shall be paid or delivered. to or received by any agent or 

8 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with 

9 this clain1, and the same shall be unlmvful, any contract to 

10 the contrary notwithstanding. Any person viofating the pro-

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11 . visions of this Act shall be deemed gu11ty of a mis·denwanor 

12 and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not 

13 exceeding $1,000. 
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84TH CONGRESS H R 2068 lST SESSION 

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A BILL 

For the relief of William F. Friedman. 

By Mr. LIPSCOMB 

JANUARY ll, 1955 

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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: . JANUA~Y 5~~!)55 . .... ~ l;, .. J' lr•'t~ t··.;j· ;IOur (~ 

l\fr. H1NSHAW introduced the followi11g joint resolution; which was referred 

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To establish a J oirit ;Committee ,on: Sei'encenl d q·1n ;_: r: -, - I . 

1 ;: ; ·ResolVed·, by the Senate.land; .Hous.eLofi·Repr-.esentatives 

2 of the United States of America~.ini.@ongr.ess11assembled, 

··. 3 : . :That .there. is_. herceby, esta:blished a Joint~: Committee itin 

--'.4 'Science ( refifrred· .to .hei;einafter_, as· the ._''.co~mittee'.i.), to -~be 

·- P. co~nposed· of, seven_ members of the Senate. tol be11a12p@inted 

'i ,6 ; by. the President of the Senate,. seven members• of -the 1Hot'.1\;'e 

7 of Representatives to be appointed bydhe, Speak~r1;of tllc 

Ii 8 .· Hou·se of Representatives; and such. qth:er .-members of rllte 

· . 9 ;Senate and the Hotise- of ·Representatives .as: shall 1sig.nif.yi th'eir 

.. ;to int'ention of becoming members of thei committee1by{1:μiling .. ~a 

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1 the committee. Not more than four of the appointed metri.-

2 bers from each House shall be members of the same political 

3 party. 

4 SEC. 2. In order to promote a better understanding of 

5 the actual and potential impact of science upon public af6 fairs, including human and natnral resources, interstate and 

7 foreig'n COmmei·ce, Tela.tions wi~h foreign nations, the COlII8 rnon defense and security, and the national health, prosperity, 

9 and welfare, the committee shall endeavor to keep itself in10 formed 'vith respect to, and bring to the notice of l\fernhers 

11 of the Congress, the results of scientific research and techni12 cal development which bear upon public affairs, and the 

13 problems ·being encountered in rnain:taining in the United 

,14·,: · Sta,tes a' scientific and tedmical effort of outstanding quality 

.15. · 1and" accomplishment. 

: 16 ·: · .. SEC. 3. '.rhe functions of the committee shall not super17.: :se'de; in :any \vay the duties and responsibilities of any stand-

; 18. · · irrg or ·select committee of the Senate or House of Represent19 · atives or ·any joint committee of the Senate and House of 

· 20 ,Jlepresentatives. 

2~ ' · , · S'Ec. 4. · (a.) The appointed •conunittee members shall 

22: '.elect a ·chairman· and a· vice chairman from among the 

~3 ;appointed· committee members: The chairrnan of the corn-

. 24 · rnittee; shall be elected from among the Members of one 

25 Honse serving thereon, and the vice chairman shall be 
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1 elected from among the 1\tl:emhers of the other House serving 

2 thereon. Until the expiration of the present Congress the 

3 chairman shall he a Member of the Senate. Thereafter, 

4 during each even-numbered Congress the chairman shall be 

5 a Member of the House of Representatives and dming each 

6 odd-numbered Congress the chairman shall he a Member of 

7 the Sena.to. 

8 (b) Vacancies m the membership of the appointed 

9 commit.tee members shall not affect the power of the remain10 ing: appointed and other members to execute the functions 

11 of the joint con1mittee and shall be filled in the same manner 

12 a.s in the case of the original selection. A majority of tlie 

13 appointed comrnittee members shall constitute a quornm. 

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( c) The appointed com~nittee members shall constitute 

themselves the steering group of the committee. In planning the committee program and in dete1111ining the places 

17 and times at "\vhich the committee shall meet, the chairrrw.n 

18 slm11 advise and consult \vith t~e steering group. 

19 SBC. 5. (a) The committee, or any duly nutl1orized 

20 subcommittee thereof, is authorized to meet at such places 

21 and times as it deems advisable. Not less frequently than . . 

22 once a year the committee shall meet with the N a.tional 

23 Science Boa.rd of the ·National Science Foundation. 

24 · (b) To assist the committee in planning and carrying 

25 out its activities, the committee is authorized ( 1) to utilize. 
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· 1 · the services, facilities, and personnel of the National Science 

2 Foundation, and, wjth the consent of the head of any other 

3 departr11ent or .agency ju the executive branch of the Govern4 ment, the services, facilities, and personnel of such other 

5 department or agency, and ( 2) to accept the voluntary 

6 ri.ssistance of any private individual or organization. 

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