The material in this section consists of submissions by 16 major agencies and 

 their subunits to the National Science Board for inclusion in the Board's 

 tenth annual report. Except for minor editing, the text appears as prepared 

 by each agency or subunit. The purpose of this section is to provide each agen- 

 cy an opportunity to portray the significant aspects of its basic research activi- 

 ties and contributions of these activities to agency objectives, to science, and 

 to the national welfare. The agencies also were asked to include specific infor- 

 mation such as policies concerning support of basic research, lists of the most 

 significant projects carried out in the last 10 years, and research priorities for 

 the future. (For further detail on the guidance given to the agencies, see the 

 Appendices to this Report.) On the other hand, they also were encouraged to 

 include any material they felt relevant to the topic. The names that appear 

 under each organizational title are, as indicated, those officials either responsi- 

 ble for preparing or submitting the material while this Report was under prep- 

 aration in 1977. It has not been possible to include all organizational and poli- 

 cy changes that have occurred since submission of material by the agencies. 



