c. Recommendation of appropriate arrangements between the Foundation 

 and the organizations selected to carry on the program. 



d. Recommendation of arrangements with State and local authorities in 

 regard to cooperation in a program of science scholarships and fellow- 

 ships. 



e. Periodic review of the quality of research being conducted under the 

 auspices of the particular Division and revision of the program of sup- 

 port of research. 



/. Presentatidn of budgets of financial needs for the work of the Division. 

 g. Maintaining liaison with other scientific research agencies, both gov- 

 ernmental and private, concerned with the work of the Division. 



V. Patent Policy 



The success of the National Research Foundation in promoting scientific 

 research in this country will depend to a very large degree upon the coop- 

 eration of organizations outside the Government. In making contracts with 

 or grants to such organizations the Foundation should protect the public 

 interest adequately and at the same time leave the cooperating organizations 

 with adequate freedom and incentive to conduct scientific research. The 

 public interest will normally be adequately protected if the Government 

 receives a royaltv-free license for governmental purposes under any patents 

 resulting from work financed by the Foundation. There should be no obli- 

 gation on the research institution to patent discoveries made as a result of 

 support from the Foundation. There should certainly not be anv absolute 

 requirement that all rights in such discoveries be assigned to the Government, 

 but it should be left to the discretion of the Director and the interested Divi- 

 sion whether in special cases the public interest requires such an assignment. 

 Legislation on this point should leave to the Members of the Foundation 

 discretion as to its patent policv in order that patent arrangements mav be 

 adjusted as circumstances and the public interest require. 



VI. Special Authority 



In order to insure that men of great competence and experience may be 

 designated as Members of the Foundation and as Members of the several 

 professional Divisions, the legislation creating the Foundation should contain 

 specific authorization so that the Members of the Foundation and the Mem- 

 bers of the Divisions may also engage in private and gainful employment, 

 notwithstanding the provisions of anv other laws: provided, however, that 

 no compensation for such employment is received in any form from any 

 profit-making institution which receives funds under contract, or otherwise, 

 from the Division or Divisions of the Foundation with which the individual 

 is concerned. In normal times, in view of the restrictive statutory prohibi- 

 tions against dual interests on the part of Government officials, it would be 

 virtually impossible to persuade persons having private employment of any 

 kind to serve the Government in an official capacity. In order, however, to 

 secure the part-time services of the most competent men as Members of the 

 Foundation and the Divisions, these stringent prohibitions should be relaxed 

 to the extent indicated. 



Since research is unlike the procurement of standardized items, which are 



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