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and the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blind- 

 ness were established under the authority of this act on Novem- 

 ber 22, 1950. Under this same act, the National Institute of Aller- 

 gy and Infectious Diseases was established on December 29, 1955, 

 replacing the National Microbiological Institute which was origi- 

 nally established November 1, 1948, under authority of section 

 202 of the Public Health Service Act.) 



September 9, 1950: This act established a clearing house for the col- 

 lection and dissemination of technological, scientific, and engi- 

 neering information in the Department of Commerce as a service 

 to business and industry. (Public Law 776; 64 Stat. 823) 



April 20, 1951: An 11-member Science Advisory Committee in the 

 Office of Defense Mobilization, within the Executive Office, was 

 established by President Truman "to advise the President and 

 Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson in matters relating to 

 scientific research and development for defense." 



February 1, 1952: Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 provided for the 

 withholding of certain patents that might be detrimental to the 

 national security. (Public Law 256; 66 Stat. 3) 



May 13, 1952: Construction of a new geomagnetic station to be op- 

 erated by the Coast and Geodetic Survey was authorized. 



Secretary of Commerce was authorized to engage in research 

 in science of geomagnetism and to conduct development work to 

 improve magnetic procedures and instruments (Public Law 338; 

 66 Stat. 70) 



June 23, 1952: Additional aeronautical research facilities were au- 

 thorized by this act for the National Advisory Committee for 

 Aeronautics. (Public Law 403; Stat. 153) 



July 3, 1952: This act authorized the Secretary of the Interior to 

 conduct research and development on the problem of desalina- 

 tion. Funds for acquiring property and facilities and contract au- 

 thority were authorized. The Secretary shall coordinate activities 

 with the Secretary of Defense where feasible. (Public Law 448; 66 

 Stat. 328) 



July 16, 1952: Military research and development was the subject 

 of this act which authorized the Secretaries of the 3 military de- 

 partments to establish advisory committees and appoint part- 

 time personnel necessary for research and development activi- 

 ties, and to make 5-year contracts, with extension rights, to carry 

 out this program. The act also required the Secretary of each de- 

 partment to report on contracts entered into every six months. 

 The objective of the act was to facilitate the performance of re- 

 search and development work in the armed forces. (Public Law 

 557; 66 Stat. 725) 



January 1, 1953: By Act of July 19, 1952, earlier acts relating to 

 patents were revised and codified, effective this date. (66 Stat. 

 702) 



March 9, 1953: President Eisenhower appointed Admiral Lewis L. 

 Strauss as a Special Assistant to serve him as "liasion adviser on 

 atomic energy matters." He occupied this post and shortly there- 

 after that of Chairman of the AEC until 1958. 



April 11, 1953: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 creating a De- 

 partment of Health, Education, and Welfare went into effect this 



