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<br />CALIFORNIA STATE CHA!,'E~R OF CC,jJ:SRCE
<br />RESi'iARCE DEP A,<T!iENT
<br />February 9, 1951
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<br />lBCEI,TLY Pi,OFOS':D L:"::!I',LATIOl; at; W'..::ATHER m.'JIECATIO~1
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<br />Tr.ere l12.S been a great de.~~l of discuSS~i_C:l a:>long members of Consress as to the fitness
<br />of le~'i3lation on this sU:Jje.::t and several bills have been i,nt.roduced. :,t this time
<br />there seeClS to be a definite tenc'.ency for thinkin" to clust9r abm1t two measu!'es.
<br />The first is House Jcint Hesolution 56 introduced January 3,'d of thi3 year in this
<br />present 1st session of tho, 82nd Congress by Jepresentati'le ':lerdel, ,:.epublican from
<br />California. !he mo,>sure has been re ferred to the Committee on :''-l18s.
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<br />r-,.;Y. .Jercr.el's resolutj.on wou.ld create a joint stud':.' cO!I1mitte"" eonsist"l~~fr of ~,: ree
<br />merr.bers of the'Senate and three members of the House. Briefly stated, the (bties
<br />listed for this committee are, (1) to detcm-c,ne the Dote:otialities of clou:! nucleatio~,
<br />(2) to det8rJT,in8 the need for a reder.ol licensinr; progral" and (3) to naterminE the
<br />need fOi~ e:3te..blishms-nt of a ?edr..:'ral agency 1Jmich could d~velop tecr.nique:; an.d ~c~kc
<br />;Jro'r~siot' for c0i1t.rollir:',~ t.heir use. Authcrity is provided for the committee to 'told
<br />hearin:~s at any place withj.11 t.he United 'st,at85 and at any time, to require attendance
<br />of any wi,tness, to require produ~tion of ac~ounts, documGnts and other papers as arc
<br />necd8d and to take any testimc..n"T d80!:l0U qdvi.sablG.
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<br />Tl\e second measure is a bill, 3.222 denot8d as t.be ':leather Cont.rol Act of 1951, in-
<br />',roduced by Sepator Andor30n, Democrat of New [Jexico, on January 6th of this S2-me
<br />session. Ttis bill 'f!aS i!1troducod a.lso i.n tl:o Sonate in al"'!lost exactly th8 S2me
<br />wording during the 51st Congress. It. 'las be3n r3ferr.~d to tho COl'1mittoe on Inter-
<br />state and Foreign. COTlL"nerce. A'3 it is "irSTV len~thy, the aEalvsis given in the i'ollow-
<br />i[~g iJartigraphs 'will be brief .'1nd. confi:K,d to important poir.ts.
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<br />It pro',id~s for four progrnms, (1) ,"sist'lnc.o to pri_vatc; r(,'3earcn and dev('lopm.ent,
<br />(2) cond'-'ctin~ of r~sear-ch ,:nd dcvolo;:n.:.nt 10-.- t:',G Federal gO"('r11l113nt, (3) ~.odrol by
<br />th8 Federal govc:rmcnt of (;y.p(;rimc~ts and op'2ra:.io';1S ;.!'. the intc:c:::st of nEtion:J.l
<br />defensG and goncral""lClfa:-e ar~d (L.) cooperation on int::rnnti0nal arrangement,s.
<br />Administrat!,on is provid8 ~ throuc;h a full time 80mmissi,on t.o be known as tru3cather
<br />Control t;.o!!1Jilission a::.d com!"!os\,;d of the S....'"':crctar:'T of GOl!1Ii1e:rcc and four other rrJmbErS
<br />apf-Oint8d by the :>rcsidcnt by and vr..th the 3.dvic;(: 01 t~c SC~1:3.te. TI'c Conuni53ion is
<br />empow8rcd to appoint a Gcne:ral i'-.l3.nager t'J act 9.:3 top 2xCGutivc 0 ffic8r anc: d~.s:::harge
<br />whataver eXGcuti'vu functions mi;sht oc assie:ncd b~r Thu Conunission. In addition there
<br />w,:mld b>2 a Gonoral j~dvisGr,! Co::~ittoc consistinr: of nine! lTIGi1lbcrJ appointed 'by the
<br />Fresident to rondor advlco upon scient.ific and t~chnic",l clatter3 relating to experi-
<br />;n(,!1t, recocarch, developMent a!1d operations. Tho membors wo'~ld be upon a part. timo
<br />basis, rc:ceiving 0XpGnSC~s and compcnsatio~ only while actually c~lgaccd in conference
<br />and consultatto~.
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<br />The bill provides for t.hroe operations divisions; Division of nc;scarch, Division of
<br />~~litaD' Apalication and Division of Civilian A8plieation. At the hGad of oach would
<br />Oe a director appointed by thG Commission and the Diroct.or of tho Division of Military
<br />~pplication wO'-lld be requirod to be a member of the Armed Forces. Also tcero would
<br />~ a spoc1al ~d.litary Liaison Committ8c made up of representatives of the Army, Navy
<br />and Air force. Its dut~, nould bo to keep tI-.e Commission ~onsta!1tly advised on matters
<br />ConC8TIling military affairs, includin" control of information. l'i:lally, thero would
<br />an Interdepartmental Advisory Board composed of t.he Secretaries of Agriculturc, Inter-
<br />ior and State or their designates and representatives of other azencies designated by
<br />the Prosident. This board WO'-lld advise the Commission upon mattors connected with
<br />v,coathor control which concerned the civilian govornmental agencies.
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<br />The Commission is authorized to perform 8xpcriments and to conduct rcsearch and
<br />development work. It also CG'-lld mako arrangements, including agreoments, contracts
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