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Smithsonian Institution 226 



Veteians Administration 230 



Part II— SELECTED ASPECTS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT OF BASIC 



RESEARCH 233 



I nt rod net ion 235 



Chapter 1 — Basic Research in Agency Laboratories and Federally Funded 



Research and Development Centers 241 



Chapter 2 — Agency Support of Basic Research in Industry 253 



Chapter 3 — Agency Support of Basic Research in Universities and Colleges ... 257 



Chapter 4 — Agency Support of Basic Research by Field of Science 263 



Chapter 5 — Management of Basic Research in the Mission Agencies 267 



Chapter 6 — Effects of Recent Legislation on Agency Support of Basic 



Research 279 



Chapter 7 — Barriers to Optimum Support and Conduct of Basic Research by 



the Mission Agencies 283 



Chapters — Interagency Coordination of Basic Research 291 



Chapter 9 — Priorities and Gap Areas 303 



Part III— THE MISSION AGENCIES: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND 



HISTORICAL TRENDS 321 



Introduction 323 



Department of Defense 325 



Army 325 



Air Force 328 



Navy 329 



Other Aspects of Department of Defense Research 335 



Department of Commerce 335 



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 336 



National Bureau of Standards 337 



Economic Development Administration 339 



National Fire Prevention and Control Administration 339 



Maritime Administration 339 



National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere 340 



Department of Agriculture 340 



Smithsonian Institution 342 



Department of the Interior 345 



U.S. Geological Survey 346 



Bureau of Reclamation 347 



Bureau of M i nes 347 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 347 



Office of Water Research and Technology 348 



National Park Service 348 



Summary 349 



Department of Health, Education and Welfare 349 



Public Health Service 349 



Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration 351 



National Institutes of Health 351 



Health Services Administration 352 



National Institute of Education 352 



Social Security Administration 352 



Summary 352 



National Aeronautics and Space Administration 353 



Department of Energy and Energy Research and Development Administration 357 



Veterans Administration 360 



Department of Labor 362 



National Science Foundation 362 



Department of Transportation 364 



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