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October 26, 1971: P.L. 91-510, Legislative Reorganization Act of 

 1970, approved this date, directed the first major Congressional 

 reorganization since the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. 

 Among the provisions of the Act were the assignment of review 

 and analytical responsibilities to the General Accounting Office 

 and the complementary strengthening of the Legislative Refer- 

 ence Service, redesignated Congressional Research Service to em- 

 phasize its research responsibilities. 



January 1973: The pro forma resignations of the President's Sci- 

 ence Advisory Committee preceding the start of a new Presiden- 

 tial administration were accepted and new members were not ap- 

 pointed. 



January 3, 1973: The White House announced that Dr. Edward E. 

 David, Jr. had resigned his positions as Presidential Science Ad- 

 viser and Director, Office of Science and Technology, to return to 

 private industry. 



January 26, 1973: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 transmitted to 

 the Congress. The plan provided for the abolishment and/or 

 transfer out of the Executive Office of the President to the Office 

 for Emergency Planning, the Office of Science and Technology, 

 and the National Aeronautics and Space Council. Certain func- 

 tions of the Office of Science and Technology were transferred to 

 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 



April 4, 1973: In H. Rept. 93-106, the House Committee on Govern- 

 ment Operations noted that since a disapproving resolution had 

 not been introduced, it was not required to report for or against 

 Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973. However, the Committee 

 came to the conclusion that the Plan should not be opposed, de- 

 spite the problems and uncertainties regarding its operation. 



April 5, 1973: Sixty-day period for Congressional disapproval on Re- 

 organization Plan No. 1 of 1973 ended this date. Plan to go into 

 effect July 1, 1973, as specified therein. 



June 29, 1973: President Nixon announced the appointment of 

 John A. Love to be an Assistant to the President for Energy and 

 the Director of a new Energy Policy Office to be established in 

 the Executive Office of the President. He also announced the cre- 

 ation of an Energy Research and Development Council, to consist 

 of experts in the field from outside Government, to advise the 

 Energy Policy Office. 



The President further proposed the establishment of a new 

 Cabinet-level Department of Energy and Natural Resources and 

 an Energy Research and Development Administration. 



July 1, 1973: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 went into effect. 



July 1, 1973: International scientific and technical activities for- 

 merly performed by the Office of Science and Technology were 

 transferred to the Director of the National Science Foundation. 



July 2, 1973: NSF Director Stever established a Science and Tech- 

 nology Policy Office and named Dr. Russell C. Drew, Director. 

 The Office also provided staff support for the Federal Council for 

 Science and Technology, chaired by Dr. Stever. 



July 10, 1973: President Nixon announced the designation of Dr. H. 

 Guyford Stever, Director of the National Science Foundation, as 

 Chairman of the Federal Council for Science and Technology and 

 as Science Adviser to the President. The assignment of these re- 



