1972 National Science Foundation Authorization: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4743 (superseded by H.R. 7960).

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Page 221 - This book is one of a series prepared in connection with the Survey of the Behavioral and Social Sciences conducted between 1967 and 1969 under the auspices of the Committee on Science and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences and the Problems and Policy Committee of the Social Science Research Council.
Page 808 - Foundation is authorized and directed — (1) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the sciences...
Page 268 - MsTh source used was calibrated by the National Bureau of Standards of the United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, and the neutron yield taken from the work of Elliott.
Page 673 - Promote the development and use of indices and monitoring systems (1) to assess environmental conditions and trends, (2) to predict the environmental impact of proposed public and private actions, and (3) to determine the effectiveness of programs for protecting and enhancing environmental quality.
Page 3 - States to be financed from foreign currencies which are determined by the Treasury Department to be in excess of the normal requirements of the United States.
Page 336 - Peru (April 17-22, 1966), prepared by the Office of the Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, 85 pp. "Science and Brazilian Development...
Page 330 - Service, shall (1) provide, or arrange for the provision of, indexing, abstracting, translating, and other services leading to a more effective dissemination of scientific information, and (2) undertake programs to develop new or improved methods, including mechanized systems, for making scientific information available.
Page 2 - ... by, shall deny for a period of two years any further payment to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c).
Page 280 - April 4, 1949, with the recommendation that it be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification.
Page 698 - Toward a Public Policy for Graduate Education in the Sciences", National Science Board, 1969.

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