Appendix 3 



Report of the Committee on Science 

 and the Public Welfare 



Table of Contents 



Page 



Letter of transmittal 7 1 



Members of the Committee — - 72 



Preface 73 



Summary 74 



A National Research Foundation 75 



Research carried on by the Federal Government 75 



Environmental aids to industrial research 76 



Part 



I. Introduction 77 



II. Present status and trends in American science 81 



A. The nature of scientific research 81 



B. Development of scientific research in the United States 83 



C. The national research budget 85 



III. Scientific research in American universities and colleges 90 



A. The university as a research environment 90 



B. Form of aid to universities 93 



IV. Scientific research in the Government service 99 



A. Suggested reforms — _ 100 



V. Aids to industrial research and technology 107 



A. Assistance to technical clinics for small business enterprise 107 



B. Grants to nonprofit industrial institutes for fundamental 



research 108 



C. Encouragement for new scientific enterprises 108 



D. Strengthening the patent system -.. 109 



VI. Taxation and research 110 



A. Present tax treatment of research and development expendi- 



tures ._ 1 1 



B. Recommendations for legislative action 111 



C. Broad tax considerations 112 



Vn. International scientific cooperation 113 



A. Support and sponsorship of international cooperative scien- 

 tific enterprises 113 



VIII. A National Research Foundation 115 



A. Organization 115 



B. Powers and responsibilities 116 



C. Patent policies of the Foundation 117 



Appendix A. Library aids 118 



Appendix B. Analysis of university research expenditures 122 



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