CHARLES F. DUCANDER, Executive Director and Chief Counsel
JOHN A. CARSTARPHEN, Jr., Chief Clerk and Counsel

PHILIP B. YEAGER, Counsel

FRANK R. HAMMILL, Jr., Counsel
RICHARD P. HINES, Staff Consultant

PETER A. GERARDI, Technical Consultant

JAMES E. WILSON, Technical Consultant

HAROLD A. GOULD, Technical Consultant

PHILIP P. DICKINSON, Technical Consultant
JOSEPH M. FELTON, Counsel
RICHARD E. BEEMAN, Minority Staff

ELIZABETH S. KERNAN, Scientific Research Assistant
FRANK J. GIROUX, Clerk

DENIS C. QUIGLEY, Publications Clerk

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
EMILIO Q. DADDARIO, Connecticut, Chairman

J. EDWARD ROUSH, Indiana

JOHN W. DAVIS, Georgia

JOE D. WAGGONNER, JR., Louisiana
GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California
WILLIAM F. RYAN, New York

ALPHONZO BELL, California
CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio
DONALD RUMSFELD, Illinois
D. E. (BUZ) LUKENS, Ohio

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS,
Washington, D.C., October 14, 1968.

Hon. GEORGE P. MILLER,

Chairman, Committee on Science and Astronautics.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am forwarding herewith a subcommittee report entitled "Utilization of Federal Laboratories." The report is based upon a series of hearings held earlier this year by the subcommittee, and represents the continuing interest of the subcommittee in this subject.

The report points out certain shortcomings in the present Federal laboratory system, and makes a number of recommendations to increase the efficiency and capabilities of Government laboratories. In particular, the report recommends greater interagency use of Federal laboratories as a viable alternative to creating new institutions, and shows that Federal laboratories can be more responsive to solving some of our national problems such as crime, transportation, or pollution.

Sincerely,

EMILIO Q. DADDARIO,

Chairman, Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development.

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CONTENTS

UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL LABORATORIES

Letter of transmittal..

I. Summary of conclusions and recommendations..

A. Conclusions___

B. Recommendations..

II. Introduction__.

III. The present state of policy for use of Federal laboratories..
A. The meaning of policy.

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B. The chronology of present policy.

C. The present state of policy.

D. The Economy Act of 1932_.

F. Executive orders..

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E. Other legislation...

G. The Bell report_-

H. BOB Circular A-76_

IV. Federal organization for formulation and implementation of policy.

A. The Bureau of the Budget__

B. The Office of Science and Technology

C. The Federal Council for Science and Technology.

V. A coherent statement of national policy__

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D. Exemption of laboratory staff on interagency work from
agency personnel ceilings..

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E. A proposal for exemption_..

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F. Participation by laboratory directors in formulating Federal
laboratory policy----

B. Current information about human and material resources of
Federal laboratories__