§ 1868. Special commissions

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1950

   National Science Foundation Act of 1950

   Pub. L. 81–171 § 9 · 64 Stat. 149

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1868

   May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 9, 64 Stat. 152

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 9, 64 Stat. 152

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 9. special commissions (a) Each special commission established pursuant to section Ante, p. 149. 3 (a) (7) shall consist of eleven members appointed by the Board, six of whom shall be eminent scientists and five of whom shall be persons other than scientists. Each special commission shall choose its own chairman and vice chairman. (b) It shall be the duty of each such special commission to make a comprehensive survey of research, both public and private, being carried on in its field, and to formulate and recommend to the Foundation at the earliest practicable date an overall research program in its field.

2. 1968

   Pub. L. 90–407 § 7 · 82 Stat. 360

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1868(a)

   Pub. L. 90–407 substituted “section 1863(i) of this title” for “section 1862(a)(7) of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–407 substituted “section 1863(i) of this title” for “section 1862(a)(7) of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 7. Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is amended by striking out “section 3(a)(7)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 4(i)”.

3. 1985

   National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986

   Pub. L. 99–159 title I § 109(d) · 99 Stat. 887

   Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 1868

   Pub. L. 99–159 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–159 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

   “(a) Each special commission established pursuant to section 1863(i) of this title shall consist of eleven members appointed by the Board, six of whom shall be eminent scientists and five of whom shall be persons other than scientists. Each special commission shall choose its own chairman and vice chairman. “(b) It shall be the duty of each such special commission to make a comprehensive survey of research, both public and private, being carried on in its field, and to formulate and recommend to the Foundation at the earliest practicable date an over-all research program in its field.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1868) is amended to read as follows: (a) Each special commission established under section 4(h) 42 USC 1863. shall be appointed by the Board and shall consist of such members as the Board considers appropriate. “(b) Special commissions may be established to study and make Study. Research and development. Education. recommendations to the Foundation on issues relating to research and education in science and engineering.”.

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