INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION The International Exchange Service of the Smithsonian Institution is the "agency of the United States Government for the exchange of scientific, literary, and governmental publications with foreign governments, institutions, and investigators" (U. S. Government Organization Manual, 1957–58, p. 474). LEGAL BASES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Joint Resolution 55 (14 Stat. 573), March 2, 1867 "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That fifty copies of all documents hereafter printed by order of either House of Congress, and fifty copies additional of all documents printed in excess of the usual number, together with fifty copies of each publication issued by any department or bureau of the government, be placed at the disposal of the joint committee on the Library, who shall exchange the same, through the agency of the Smithsonian Institution, for such works published in foreign countries, and especially by foreign governments, as may be deemed by said committee an equivalent, said works to be deposited in the Library of Congress." Title 44, United States Code, section 139a. International exchange of Government publications "For the purpose of more fully carrying into effect the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15, 1889, there shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to exceed one hundred and twenty-five copies each of all Government publications, including the daily and bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to such foreign governments as may agree to send to the United States similar publications of their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress" (Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630 6, 49 Stat. 1550). OFFICE OF SCIENCE ADVISER ESTABLISHED 1. Effective immediately, there is established, under the direction of the Under Secretary of State, the Office of the Science Adviser (U/SA). The Office of the Consultant to the Secretary of State on international science matters provided for in Departmental Announcement 201, November 1, 1949, is hereby abolished and its personnel and functions, as redefined below, are transferred to the Office of the Science Adviser. 2. The Office of the Science Adviser shall function as an integral component of the Department, utilizing the Department's staff services and facilities, and shall conduct its activities pursuant to its own terms of reference and those of other components of the Department as prescribed below and in the Manual of Regulations and Procedures, Volume II, Organization. 3. The Science Adviser, as a principal staff officer of the Department, except in the field of atomic energy matters, has been assigned the following responsibilities: a. Participates in the formulation of foreign policy from the standpoint of science and technology. b. Provides that, in the administration of international programs and policies, proper consideration is given to scientific and technological aspects. c. Serves as a central point of liaison with the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council, the National Academy of Sciences, and other public and private organizations interested in the formulation and administration of policy relating to science and technology. d. Coordinates the activities of the Department in the international exchange of basic scientific information. • Departmental Announcement 31, February 6, 1951. Source: U. 8. Department of State Bulletin, vol. 24, March 26, 1951, p. 519. SUBCOMMITTEE ON REORGANIZATION AND November 10, 1958 Printed for the use of the Senate Committee on Government Operations 32489 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1958 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price 45 cents COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas, Chairman HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota CARL T. CURTIS, Nebraska CHAPMAN REVERCOMB, West Virginia WALTER L. REYNOLDS, Chief Clerk and Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON REORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota, Chairman STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine JULIUS N. CAHN, Director of Medical Research Project LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL UNITED STATES SENATE, November 10, 1958. Hon. JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Chairman, Senate Committee on Government Operations, MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The subcommittee submits for your consideration the attached summary of certain selected material on the subject of International Medical Research. The summary is intended for background purposes in the initial phases of review by our colleagues and by interested officials and members of the public. In the period ahead there will be submitted additional factual materials prepared at the request of the subcommittee by agencies of the Federal Government, by other expert sources, and by the subcommittee staff as further background to work under Senate Resolution 347, 85th Congress. The subcommittee plans an intensive series of reviews within the United States and abroad, prior to the preparation of its detailed findings. With kindest wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Chairman, Subcommittee on Reorganization and International Organizations. |