...act incorporating the National Academy of Sciences was signed by President Lincoln. That Act stated that "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any...services to the Government of the United States." From then until the present day. Federal support of science has continued in a highly practical manner....

...enable Individual scientists and engineers to serve their nation voluntarily. Its charter provides that: ". . . the Academy shall, whenever called upon...services to the Government of the United States." From its beginning origins in the legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the National Academy...

...enable individual scientists and engineers to serve their nation voluntarily. Its charter provides that: "... the Academy shall, whenever called upon...services to the Government of the United States." From its beginning origins in the legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the National Academy...

...Investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of luch Investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports...services to the Government of the United States." Fron its beginning origins in the legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the National Academy...

...SCIENCES shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the ACADEMY shall, whenever called upon by any department...any services to the Government of the United States. GALUSHA A. GROW, Speaker of the House of Re presentatives . SOLOMON FOOT, President of the Senate pro...

...investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which 60-793 0-86-8 may be made for the purpose, but the ACADEMY shall...any services to the Government of the United States. GALUSHA A. GROW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SOLOMON FOOT, President of the Senate pro...

...provides for the expenses of such advice to be defrayed by the requesting agency, but provides that "...the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever...services to the Government of the United States." Thus all members of advisory panels serve without compensation. 1 1 . This information was provided...

...any subject of science or art . . . ." 36 OSC S 253 (emphasis added). Congress further provided that the "academy shall receive no compensation whatever...any services to the Government of the United States, " but that the "actual expense of such investigations, examinations, and reports" are "to be paid from...

...Sciences shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...services to the Government of the United States." In accordance with this provision, the academy — which includes about one hundred members— has...

...Empowered to prepare its own constitution and set its own rules, the academy's mission was briefly stated: "The Academy, shall, whenever called upon by any department...whatever for any services to the Government of the United States."32 The scientific community was generally surprised by its incorporation, and not everyone...