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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 412-AUG. 10, 1949 TerminationofJoint Army and Navy Mu- nitions Board. Personnel and facili- ties. 61 Stat. 506. 5 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 171i. Research and De- velopment Board. Composition. Chairman. Purpose. Duties. TerminationofJoint Research and Devel- opment Board. civilian economy, particularly in regard to the procurement or disposition of strategic and critical material and the mainte- nance of adequate reserves of such material, and making of rec- ommendations as to policies in connection therewith; and "(9) assembly and review of material and personnel require- ments presented by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and by the produc- tion, procurement, and distribution agencies assigned to meet military needs, and making of recommendations thereon to the Secretary of Defense. "(d) When the Chairman of the Board first appointed has taken office, the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board shall cease to exist and all its records and personnel shall be transferred to the Munitions Board. "(e) The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Board with such personnel and facilities as the Secretary may determine to be required by the Board for the performance of its functions." CHANGING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD SEC. 9. Section 214 of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 214. (a) There is hereby established in the Department of Defense a Research and Development Board (hereinafter in this sec- tion referred to as the 'Board'). The Board shall be composed of a Chairman, who shall be the head thereof and who shall, subject to the authority of the Secretary of Defense and in respect to such matters authorized by him, have the power of decision on matters falling within the jurisdiction of the Board, and two representatives from each of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, to be designated by the Secretaries of their respective Departments. The Chairman shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive com- pensation at the rate of $14,000 a year. The purpose of the Board shall be to advise the Secretary of Defense as to the status of scientific research relative to the national security, and to assist him in assuring adequate provision for research and development on scientific prob- lems relating to the national security. "(b) Subject to the authority and direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Board shall perform the following duties and such other duties as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe: "(1) preparation of a complete and integrated program of research and development for military purposes; "(2) advising with regard to trends in scientific research relat- ing to national security and the measures necessary to assure continued and increasing progress; "(3) coordination of research and development among the mili- tary departments, and allocation among them of responsibilities for specific programs; "(4) formulation of policy for the Department of Defense in connection with research and development matters involving agencies outside the Department of Defense; and "(5) consideration of the interaction of research and develop- ment and strategy, and advising the Joint Chiefs of Staff in connection therewith. "(c) When the Chairman of the Board first appointed has taken office, the Joint Research and Development Board shall cease to exist and all its records and personnel shall be transferred to the Research and Development Board. 584 [63 STAT.

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