An Act to incorporate the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements
PL 88-376 (H.R.10437), enacted 07/14/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-376-JULY 14, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
July 14, 1964 
[H. R. 10437] 
Public Law 88-376 
AN ACT 
To incorporate the National Committee on Radiation Protection and 
Measurements. 
National Coui> 
cil on Radiation 
Protection and 
Measurements, in-
corporation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That— 
C. M. Barnes, Eockville, Maryland; 
E. C. Barnes, Edgewood, Pennsylvania; 
V. P. Bond, Setauket, Long Island, New York; 
C. B. Braestrup, New York, New York; 
J. T. Brennan, Bethesda, Maryland; 
L. T. Brown, Bethesda, Maryland; 
R. F. Brown, San Francisco, California; 
F. R. Bruce, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 
J. C. Bugher, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; 
D. R. Chadwick, Upper Marlboro, Maryland; 
R. H. Chamberlain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
J. F. Crow, Madison, Wisconsin; 
R. L. Doan, Idaho Falls, Idaho; 
C. L. Dunham, Washington, District of Columbia; 
T. C. Evans, Iowa City, Iowa; 
E. G. Fuller, Bethesda, Maryland; 
R. O. Gorson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; 
J. W. Healy, Chappaqua, New York; 
P. C. Hodges, Chicago, Illinois; 
A. R. Keene, Richland, Washington; 
M. Kleinfeld, Brooklyn, New York; 
H. W. Koch, Silver Spring, Maryland; 
D. I. Livermore, Washington, District of Columbia: 
G. V. LeRoy, Chicago, Illinois; 
W. B. Mann, Chevy Chase, Maryland; 
W. A. McAdams, Schenectady, New York; 
G. W. Morgan, Kensington, Maryland; 
K. Z. Morgan, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 
H. J. MuUer, Bloomington, Indiana; 
R. J. Nelsen, Rockville, Maryland; 
R. R. Newell, San Francisco, California; 
W. D. Norwood, Richland, Washington; 
H. M. Parker, Richland, Washington; 
C. Powell, Bethesda, Maryland; 
E. H. Quimby, New York, New York; 
J. C. Reeves, Gainesville, Florida; 
R. Robbins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
H. H. Rossi, Nyack, New York; 
E. L. Saenger, Cincinnati, Ohio; 
T. L. Shipman, Los Alamos, New Mexico; 
P. J, Shore, Patchogue, New York; 
J. H. Sterner, Rochester, New York; 
R. S. Stone, San Francisco, California; 
L. S. Taylor, Bethesda, Maryland; 
E. D. Trout, Corvallis, Oregon; 
B. F. Trum, Boston, Massachusetts; 
Shields Warren, Boston, Massachusetts; 
E. G. Williams, Jacksonville, Florida; 
H. O. Wyckoflf, Silver Spring, Maryland; 
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and their successors, are hereby created and declared to be a body 
corporate, by name of the National Council on Radiation Protection 
and Measurements (hereinafter called the corporation), and by such 
name shall be known, and have perpetual succession and the powers, 
limitations, and restrictions contained in this Act. 
COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 2. The persons named in the first section of this Act are au-
thorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selec-
tion of officers and employees, the adoption of bylaws, not inconsistent 
with this Act, and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary 
for such purpose. 
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION 
SEC. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be— 
(1) to collect, analyze, develop, and disseminate in the public 
interest information and recommendations about (a) protection 
against radiation (referred to herein as "radiation protection"), 
and (b) radiation measurements, quantities^ and units, particu-
larly those concerned with radiation protection; 
(2) to provide a means by which organizations concerned with 
the scientific and related aspects of radiation protection and of 
radiation quantities, units^ and measurements may cooperate for 
effective utilization of their combined resources, and to stimulate 
the work of such organizations; 
(3) to develop basic concepts about radiation quantities, units, 
and measurements, about the application of these concepts, and 
about radiation protection; 
(4) to cooperate with the International Commission on Radi-
ological Protection, the Federal Radiation Council, the Inter-
national Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements, 
and other national and international organizations, governmental 
and private, concerned with radiation quantities, units, and meas-
urements and with radiation protection. 
POWERS OF CORPORATION 
SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power— 
(1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of com-
petent I'urisdiction. 
(2j To adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal. 
(3) To choose such officers, directors, trustees, managerSj agents, 
and employees as the business of the corporation may require. 
(4) To adopt, amend, and alter bylaws not inconsistent with the 
laws of the United States of America or of any State in which the 
corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the 
regulation of its affairs. 
(5) To make contracts. 
(6) To take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or 
bequest, or by any other method, any property, real or personal, 
necessary or proper for attaining the objects and carrying into effect 
the purposes of the corporation, subject, jfiowever, to applicable provi-
sions of law of any State or the District of Columbia (a) governing 
the amount or kind of such property which may be held by, or 
(b) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of any such 
property by a corporation operating in such State or the District of 
Columbia. 
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(7) To transfer and convey real or personal property, and to 
mortgage, pledge, encumber, lease, and sublease the same. 
(8) To borrow money for its corporate purposes and issue bonds or 
other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and to secure the same by 
mortgage, pledge, or lien, subject in every case to all applicable pro-
visions of Federal or State law, or of the laws of the District of 
Columbia. 
(9) To do any and all such acts and things necessary and proper 
to carry out the purposes of the corporation. 
PRINCIPAL O F F I C E ; SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENT 
SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located 
in the District of Columbia, or in such other place as may later be 
determined by the board of directors, but the activities of the corpora-
tion shall not be confined to that place and may be conducted through-
out the various States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
possessions of the United States, and in other areas throughout the 
world. 
(b) The corporation shall maintain at all times in the District of 
Columbia a designated agent authorized to accept service of process 
for the corporation, and notice to or service upon such agent, or mailed 
to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed notice to or 
service upon the corporation. 
MEMBERSHIP; VOTING RIGHTS 
SEC. 6. (a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the 
rights and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this 
Act, be determined as the bylaws of the corporation may provide. 
(b) Each member of the corporation, other than honorary and asso-
ciate members, shall have the right to one vote on each matter submit-
ted to a vote at all meetings of the members of the corporation. 
BOARD OF D I R E C T O R S ; 
COMPOSITION; 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
SEC. T. (a) Upon enactment of this Act the membership of the 
initial board of directors of the corporation shall be those persons 
whose names are listed in section 1 of this Act. 
(b) Thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation shall 
he selected in such manner and shall serve for such term as may be 
j)rescribed in the bylaws of the corporation. 
(c) The board of directors shall be the governing board of the 
corporation and shall, during the intervals between corporation meet-
ings, be responsible for the general policies and program of the corpo-
ration. The board shall be responsible for the control of all funds 
of the corporation. 
O F F I C E R S ; ELECTION OF OFFICERS 
SEC. 8. (a) The officers of the corporation shall be a president, one 
or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other offi-
cers as may be prescribed in the bylaws. The duties of the officers 
shall be as prescribed in the bylaws of the corporation. 
(b) Officers shall be elected annually at the annual meeting of the 
corporation. 
USE OF INCOME; LOANS TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 9. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation 
shall inure to any member, officer, or director, or be distributable to 
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any such person during the life of the corporation or upon dissolution 
or final liquidation. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be 
construed to prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to oflScers 
of the corporation in amounts approved by the board of directors of 
the corporation. 
(b) The corporation shall not make loans to its officers, directors, 
or employees. Any director who votes for or assents to the making 
of a loan to an officer, director, or employee of the corporation, and 
any officer who participates in the making of such loan, shall be jointly 
and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of such loan 
until the repayment thereof. 
NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF UORPOKA'ITON 
SEC. 10. The corporation, and its officers, directors, and duly ap-
pointed agents as such, shall not contribute to or otherwise support or 
assist any political party or candidate for office. 
LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS 
SEC. 11. The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers 
and agents when acting within the scope of their authority. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST ISSUANCE OF STOCK OR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS 
SEC. 12. The corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of 
stock nor to declare nor pay any dividends. 
BOOKS AND RECORDS j INSPECTION 
SEC. 13. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and 
records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its 
members, board of directors, and committees having authority under 
the board of directors, and it shall also keep at its principal office a 
record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote. All 
books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member 
entitled to vote, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose, at 
any reasonable time. 
AUDIT OF F I N A N C I A L TRANSACTIONS 
SEC. 14. (a) The accounts of the corporation shall be audited an-
nually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by 
independent certified public accountants or independent licensed pub-
lic accountants, certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a 
State or other political subdivision of the United States. The audit 
shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the 
corporation are normally kept. All books, accounts, financial records, 
reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to 
or in use by the corporation and necessary to facilitate the audit shall 
be made available to the person or persons conducting the audit; and 
full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities 
held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be afforded to 
such person or persons. 
(b) A report of such audit shall be made by the corporation to c^^^^°^^° 
the Congress not later than six months following the close of the fiscal 
year for which the audit is made. The report shall set forth the 
scope of the audit and include such statements, together with the 
independent auditor's opinion of those statements^ as are necessary 
to present fairly the corporation's assets and liabilities, surplus, or 
deficit, with an analysis of the changes therein during the year, sup-
Congress. 
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plemented in reasonable detail by a statement of the corporation's 
income and expenses during the year including (1) the results of 
any trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other commercial-type 
endeavor carried on by the corporation, and (2) a schedule of all 
contracts requiring payments in excess of $10,000 and any payments 
of compensation, salaries, or fees at a rate in excess of $10,000 per 
The report shall not be printed as a public document. 
annum. 
USE OF ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION 
SEC. 15. Upon final dissolution or liquidation of the corj)oration, 
and after discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and 
liabilities, the remaining assets of the corporation may be distributed 
in accordance with the determination of the board of directors of the 
corporation and in compliance with the bylaws of the corporation 
and all Federal and State laws applicable thereto. Such distribu-
tion shall be consistent with the purposes of the corporation. 
ACQUISITION o r ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE EXISTING ASSOCIATION 
SEC. 16. The corporation may and shall acquire all of the assets 
of the existing unincorporated organization known as the National 
Committee on Eadiation Protection and Measurements, subject to 
any liabilities and obligations of the said organization. 
RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO AMEND OR REPEAL CHARTER 
SEC. 17. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved July 14, 1964. 
July 14, 1964 
[H. R, 11235] 
Public Law 88-377 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waiting 
period, of approximately eleven million pounds of molybdenum from the 
national stockpile. 
Molybdenum, 
disposal. 
60 Stat. 597. 
Publication in 
F. R. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately eleven million pounds of molybdenum contained in molybde-
num disulphide now held in the national stockpile. 
Such disposal 
may be made without regard to the provision of section 3(e) of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(e)), 
that no disposition of materials held in the national stockpile shall 
be made prior to the expiration of six months after the publication in 
the Federal Register and the transmission to the Congress and to the 
Armed Services Committee of each House thereof of the notice of 
the proposed disposition required by said section 3(e). 
Approved July 14, 1964.