...have the academies fulfilled Che original mandate of the Science Academy's Congressional Charter to "whenever called upon by any department of the government...and report upon any subject of science or art..." I believe the NAS has fulfilled its mandate credibly and in many cases exceedingly well. Following...

...United States; also that the act incorporating it contains the following clause: "And the ra jj a> Academy shall, whenever called upon by any Department...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." (Act approved March 3, 1863). We respectfully request that the National Academy of Sciences be called...

...1990.) 10. The "Act to Incorporate the National Academy of Sciences" of March 3,1863, specifies that the Academy "...shall, whenever called upon by any...and report upon any subject of science or art...." It further provides for the expenses of such advice to be defrayed by the requesting agency, but provides...

...world. The National Academy of Sciences was chartered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The charter says, "The Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the government, investigate, examine, and report upon any subject of science or art." It continues: "The Academy shall receive no compensation...

...Academy's unremunerated advisory services could be "called upon by any department of the Government to investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." However, the creation of such an advisory body had been an old dream of Bache's, and little was said...

...Treasurer, Charles D. Walcott, Washington DC The-Aca<lemy, incorporated by act of Congress March 3, 1863, "shall, whenever called upon by any department of...any subject of science or art; the actual expense * * * to be paid from appropriations which maj be made for the purpose." The Academy holds a stated...

...originally chartered by Congress in l863 to provide a mechanism for eminent scientists and engineers to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art" TheCornm requested by the government. The IOM was chartered in l970 by the NAS to enlist distinguished...

...scientific ind engineering research. Established originally in 1863 under Congressional charter to, '...whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, ind report upon any subject of science or art, ..." the NAS was eventually expanded to include the...

...such committees. The National Academy of Sciences was chartered by Congress in 1M3 and has a duty to, 'whenever called upon by any department of the Government,...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." To fulfill this Congressional mandate, the Acadmy establishes comminees to provide scientific and technical...

...Academy committees. The National Academy of Sciences was chartered by Congress in 1863 and has a duty to, "whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, end report upon any subject of science or art.' 36 USC $ 253. To fulfill this Congressional mandate,...