Research in the Service of Man: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Government Research of the Committee on Government Relations, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, First Session on Biomedical Development, Evaluation of Existing Federal Institutions, February 28, March 1, 2, 3, and 16, 1967U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 - 273 pages Considers Federal role in the field of biomedical research and development, and explores the establishment of research priorities and long-range plans in the field of biomedicine. |
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... increased the level of Federal ex- penditures for health research activities . Such activities are now spread out among many and diverse agencies of the Government . It is the purpose of this joint resolution to establish a high - level ...
... increased the level of Federal ex- penditures for health research activities . Such activities are now spread out among many and diverse agencies of the Government . It is the purpose of this joint resolution to establish a high - level ...
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... increased each year and has come to amount to almost a religious fervor . Every citizen pays a substantial annual surtax for this cause and the money is sent to the City Council of Labtown , a small com- munity , known for the high ...
... increased each year and has come to amount to almost a religious fervor . Every citizen pays a substantial annual surtax for this cause and the money is sent to the City Council of Labtown , a small com- munity , known for the high ...
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... increased each year and has come to be the major source of support for the entire community , it has become more and more of a chore to keep track of it . Labtown was formerly a small community of brickmakers with a few resident ceramic ...
... increased each year and has come to be the major source of support for the entire community , it has become more and more of a chore to keep track of it . Labtown was formerly a small community of brickmakers with a few resident ceramic ...
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... increase the number of travelers upon it ? ( a ) What induces an individual to travel on this or any other road if he is more comfortable at home ? ( b ) What are the incentives that will motivate a Labtowner to undertake the journey ...
... increase the number of travelers upon it ? ( a ) What induces an individual to travel on this or any other road if he is more comfortable at home ? ( b ) What are the incentives that will motivate a Labtowner to undertake the journey ...
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... increasing extent , studies of the process of transforming re- search findings into products that are usable and , perhaps more im- portant , products that are used , are demonstrating that the predomi- nant factor in innovation is need ...
... increasing extent , studies of the process of transforming re- search findings into products that are usable and , perhaps more im- portant , products that are used , are demonstrating that the predomi- nant factor in innovation is need ...
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Page 2 - Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Government, including independent agencies, is authorized and directed to furnish to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman, such information as the Commission deems necessary to carry out its functions under this joint resolution.
Page 3 - Commission and shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the Commission.
Page 3 - Congress shall serve without compensation in addition to that received in their regular public employment, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of duties vested in the Commission. (b) Members of the Commission...
Page 3 - Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman, without regard to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1W9, and without reference to political affiliation, shall have the power — (1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such other personnel as he deems necessary...
Page 2 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 105 - To afford to the medical profession and the medical institutions of the Nation, through such cooperative arrangements, the opportunity of making available to their patients the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases...
Page 3 - Schedule under section 5332 of such title, and (2) procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed $50 a day for individuals.
Page 2 - Commission, any subcommittee or members thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title, hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit and act at such times and places as the Workmen's Compensation Commission deems advisable.
Page 2 - Any member of the Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Commission or any subcommittee or members thereof.
Page 2 - Commission. any subcommittee thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out its functions and duties, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, and require, by subpena or otherwise...