meet at least four times in each year and at such other times as the Secretary shall determine. Each member of the Council shall receive his transportation expenses and not to exceed $20 per diem in lieu of subsistence while engaged in the work of the Council.

TITLE II-DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY

NATIONAL PLAN OF CIVIL DEFENSE

SEC. 201. The Secretary shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and with the appropriate State and local officials, prepare and execute a national plan of civil defense for the United States which, in the event of anticipated or actual enemy attack, will effectively provide for—

(1) clear and prompt warning to the civilian population;

(2) public information as to the immediate measures which must be taken to minimize the effects of enemy action;

(3) shelter of the civilian population against the primary and secondary effects of nuclear explosions;

(4) control of traffic, lighting, and civil communications;

(5) enforcement of civil defense regulations;

(6) evacuation of persons from target areas when evacuation is feasible; (7) food and clothing and medical, health, sanitation, welfare, and other services for sheltered, displaced, and evacuated persons;

(8) monitoring for radiological, biological, and chemical hazards;

(9) decontamination of areas, facilities, and supplies subjected to such hazards;

(10) unexploded bomb reconnaissance and disposition;

(11) fire fighting, rescue, debris clearance, and other emergency services; (12) movement of essential personnel to places of employment;

(13) repair or restoration of essential industrial, communications, transportation, utility, and other facilities; and

(14) resumption and continuity of essential industrial production, economic activities, and governmental functions and services.

EXECUTION OF NATIONAL PLAN

SEC. 202. In order to accomplish the foregoing and in furtherance of the national plan of civil defense, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the appropriate State and local officials

(1) define the potential target areas of the United States and determine their relative importance, taking into account population density, production role, and other factors;

(2) institute systematic measures to reduce the vulnerability of such target areas to enemy attack;

(3) construct group shelters in each target area and make appropriate arrangements for their maintenance in a condition of readiness, including their use for commercial or civic purposes consistent with civil defense requirements;

(4) establish and maintain warning and communications systems or devices and control centers;

(5) procure, stockpile, and store in strategic locations necessary medical supplies and equipment, foodstuffs, industrial, transportation, communications, utility and other materials, supplies, and equipment;

(6) establish and operate technical schools and training centers and provide expert instruction and training in civil defense organization, operations, and techniques to Federal, State, and local civil defense personnel;

(7) provide timely, periodic, and authoritative information to State and local civil defense officials and to the public concerning civil defense measures and requirements;

(8) establish civil defense research laboratories and conduct research directly or by contract for civil defense purposes;

(9) provide advisory services to industry concerning plant location and protection, participation in civil defense training and exercises, and other civil defense activities;

(10) continuously review Federal programs for their civil defense aspects, and make recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning administrative or legislative changes to conform such programs to civil defense requirements;

(11) direct, with the approval of the President, other Federal departments and agencies to undertake specific civil defense projects or programs, and evaluate performance in such undertakings;

(12) establish such regional, area, or local offices and civil defense organizational arrangements as will facilitate the execution of the Secretary's duties and functions;

(13) integrate civil defense measures with those for the protection of military, atomic, and other defense installations;

(14) assist State and local civil defense organizations by contributing funds for personnel and administrative expenses and for purchase of equipment, supplies, training devices, and other civil defense requirements, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe;

(15) insure that State and local civil defense organizations receiving Federal financial or other contributions will comply with the terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary, including the conditions that the contributions shall be used for civil defense purposes and in conformity with the national plan for civil defense; and

(16) conduct civil defense training exercises and make such other preattack preparations as in the judgment of the Secretary will improve the civil defense of the United States.

TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF FUNCTIONS

TRANSFER OF FEDERAL CIVIL DISASTER FUNCTIONS

SEC. 301. There are hereby transferred to the Secretary all of the functions vested in the Federal Civil Defense Administrator and the Federal Civil Defense Administration under the Act entitled "An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, and for other purposes", approved September 30, 1950, as provided for in Executive Order Numbered 10427 (dated January 16, 1953).

TRANSFER OF OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION CIVIL DEFENSE FUNCTIONS

SEC. 302. There are hereby transferred to the Secretary all of the functions vested by any statute, reorganization plan, or Executive order in the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, or in the Office of Defense Mobilization, which pertain to the duties and functions of the Secretary as prescribed in title II of this Act. To give effect to this section, the President shall determine which of the functions of the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization or of the Office of Defense Mobilization shall be performed by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and shall make appropriate provision for their transfer within a period of ninety days following the date of enactment of this Act.

TRANSFER OF RECORDS, PERSONNEL, ETC.

SEC. 303. (a) There are hereby transferred to the Secretary all personnel, property, records, obligations, and commitments of the Federal Civil Defense Administration (including those originally transferred to such Administration by section 404 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950), and all unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available (or to be made available) to such Administration.

(b) There are hereby transferred to the Secretary so much of the personnel, property, records, obligations, and commitments of the Office of Defense Mobilization, and so much of any unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds available (or to be made available) to such Office, as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to be attributable to or required for the performance of the functions transferred under section 302. Funds transferred under this subsection may be merged or consolidated with funds transferred under subsection (a) which are available for the same purpose.

REFERENCES TO TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONS

SEC. 304. Any reference to the Federal Civil Defense Administration or the Federal Civil Defense Administrator, or to the Office of Defense Mobilization or the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, in any other law, delegation, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official action in force

on the effective date of this Act, where applicable to functions transferred under this Act, shall be deemed to refer and apply to the Department or the Secretary, respectively.

EFFECT OF EXISTING OFFICIAL ACTIONS

SEC. 305. (a) Notwithstanding the preceding sections of this title, all delegations of authority by the Federal Civil Defense Administrator, and all defense mobilization orders of the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization relating to functions transferred under section 302, as well as all other orders, regulations, certificates, directives, issuances, and other official actions relating to functions transferred under this Act which are in force on the date of such transfer, shall continue in full force and effect until modified, amended, superseded, or revoked by the Secretary.

(b) Notwithstanding the preceding sections of this title, all boards, councils, committees, and similar organizations and groups established by the Federal Civil Defense Administration or the Office of Defense Mobilization pursuant to law which relate directly to any of the functions transferred to the Secretary under this Act may be abolished or continued by action of the Secretary.

(c) Arrangements for representation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration or the Office of Defense Mobilization on interagency committees, panels, or working groups which on the date of enactment of this Act are performing duties relating to functions transferred under this Act shall continue in effect until modified, amended, superseded, or revoked by the Secretary.

ABOLITION OF FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 306. The Federal Civil Defense Administration, and the Offices of Federal Civil Defense Administrator and Deputy Administrator, are abolished; and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 is repealed.

TITLE IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS

EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL

SEC. 401. In the performance of his duties and functions, the Secretary is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Department. Such officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with the civil-service laws and the compensation fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, except that to the extent that the Secretary deems such action necessary to the discharge of his duties and functions, scientific or technical personnal possessing special qualifications or required for exceptional duties may be employed, and their compensation fixed without regard to such laws.

EMPLOYMENT OF TEMPORARY PERSONNEL

SEC. 402. The Secretary is authorized to employ such part-time or temporary advisory personnel as he deems necessary in carrying out his duties and functions. Such personnel, while so employed, may serve without compensation or may receive compensation of not to exceed $50 per diem (as determined by the Secretary) and shall receive their transportation expenses and not to exceed $20 per diem in lieu of subsistence.

ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS

SEC. 403. The Secretary is authorized to establish such advisory boards, in addition to those provided for in this Act, as he deems necessary in carrying out his duties and functions. Persons holding other offices or positions of the United States for which they receive compensation, while serving as members of such advisory boards, shall receive no additional compensation for such service. Other members of advisory boards, while serving as such, may serve without compensation or may receive compensation of not to exceed $50 per diem (as determined by the Secretary) and shall receive their necessary transportation expenses and not to exceed $20 in lieu of subsistence.

PROCUREMENT OF PROPERTY

SEC. 404. The Secretary may procure by condemnation or otherwise, construct, or lease (with the right to take immediate possession thereof), and transport, maintain, store, renovate, distribute, or redistribute, any materials, equipment, facilities, or other real or personal property for civil defense purposes: Provided, That property acquired by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer may be occupied, used, and improved for the purposes of this Act, prior to the approval of title by the Attorney General as required by section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U. S. C., sec. 255): Provided further, That proceedings for condemnation under this section shall be instituted and conducted in accordance with and subject to the provisions of law and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which are generally applicable to the acquisition of real property, through condemnation proceedings, by officers of the Federal Government: Provided further, That real property actions by or for the use of the Department shall be subject to the provisions of sections 601 through 604 of the Act of September 28, 1951 (40 U. S. C., secs. 551-554): Provided further, That the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, where applicable and not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall govern the procurement of property under this Act.

DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY

SEC. 405. Except as otherwise prescribed in this Act, the Secretary is authorized to arrange for the sale or disposal of materials, equipment, and facilities found by the Secretary to be unnecessary or unsuitable for civil defense purposes in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES

SEC. 406. The Secretary is authorized to utilize the personnel, services, materials, and facilities of Federal departments and agencies and to reimburse any Federal department or agency for any of its expenditures or for compensation of its personnel and utilization or consumption of its services, materials, and facilities under this Act to the extent funds are available.

UTILIZATION OF OTHER SERVICES

SEC. 407. The Secretary is authorized to accept and utilize the services of State and local civil agencies; utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services by individuals or organizations as might from time to time be needed; and authorize the States to establish and organize such individuals and organizations into units to be known collectively as the United States Civil Defense Corps: Provided, That the members of such corps shall not be deemed by reason of such membership to be appointees or employees of the United States.

ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPLIES, ETC.

SEC. 408. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to accept gifts of supplies, equipment, and facilities; and utilize and distribute the same for civil defense purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

PURCHASE OF PRINTING WORK

SEC. 409. The Secretary is authorized to purchase such printing, binding, and blankbook work from public, commercial, or private printing establishments or binderies as the Secretary may deem necessary upon orders placed by the Public Printer or upon waivers issued in accordance with section 12 of the Act of January 12, 1895, as amended (44 U. S. C., sec. 14).

IDENTITY INSIGNIA

SEC. 410. The Secretary is authorized to purchase insignia, armbands, and other distinctive articles (including designs previously covered under letters 88869-57--2

patent which were assigned to the United States and held by the Office of Civilian Defense created by Executive Order Numbered 8757, issued May 20, 1941) which may be manufactured for or possessed or worn by persons engaged in civil defense activities pursuant to rules and regulations for the manufacture, possession, or wearing thereof established by the Secretary. The manufacture, possession, or wearing of any such insignia, armband, or other distinctive article otherwise than in accordance with such rules and regulations shall be unlawful, and shall subject such persons to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.

EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

SEC. 411. The authority granted in section 402 shall be exercised in accordance with regulations of the President who may also provide by regulation for the exemption of persons who are employed or whose services are utilized under the authority of such sections from the operation of sections 281, 283, 434, and 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code and section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C., sec. 99).

SECURITY REGULATIONS

SEC. 412. (a) The Secretary shall establish such security requirements and safeguards, including restrictions with respect to access to information and property as he deems necessary. No employee of the Department shall be permitted to have access to information or property with respect to which access restrictions have been established under this section, until it shall have been determined that no information is contained in the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other investigative agency of the Government indicating that such employee is of questionable loyalty or reliability for security purposes, or, if any such information is so disclosed, until the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall have conducted a full field investigation concerning such person and a report thereon shall have been evaluated in writing by the Secretary. No employee of the Department shall occupy any position determined by the Secretary to be of critical importance from the standpoint of national security until a full field investigation concerning such employee shall have been conducted by the Civil Service Commission and a report thereon shall have been evaluated in writing by the Secretary. In the event such full field investigation by the Civl Service Commission develops any data reflecting that such applicant for a position of critical importance is of questionable loyalty or reliability for security purposes, or if the Secretary for any other reason shall deem it to be advisable, such investigation shall be discontinued and a report thereon shall be referred to the Secretary for his evaluation in writing. Thereafter the Secreary may refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conduct of a full field investigation by such Bureau. The result of such latter investigation by such Bureau shall be furnished to the Secretary for his action.

(b) Each Federal employee of the Department shall execute the loyalty oath and appointment affidavits prescribed by the Civil Service Commission. Each person other than a Federal employee who is appointed to serve in a State or local organization for civil defense shall, before entering upon his duties, take an oath in writing before a person authorized to administer oaths, which oath shall be substantially as follows: "I,

- do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.

"And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member or an affiliate of any organization, group, or combination of persons that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the

(name of civil defense organization), I will not advocate nor become a member or an affiliate of any organization, group, or combination of persons that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence." After appointment and qualification for office, the director of civil defense of any State, and any subordinate civil defense officer within such State designated by the director in writing, shall be qualified to administer such oath within such State under such regulations as the director shall prescribe. Any person who