[393] Part I of this appendix contains the major pieces of legislation that affected the NACA. The public law number, Congress, session, date passed, and citation in the United States Statutes at Large are given for each act. Some of the laws are reprinted in full; for others, only extracts of the section pertaining to the NACA are provided.

The NACA's organic legislation stated "That rules and regulations for the conduct of the work of the committee shall be formulated by the committee and approved by the President." Part II of this appendix contains the various forms of the rules and regulations under which the Committee operated over the years, from the first set submitted to President Wilson on 23 April 1915 to the final set approved by President Truman on 3 May 1949.

The organic act of the NACA was interpreted to be its authorizing legislation, so its budget was not authorized annually. The Committee's appropriation legislation is cited in appendix C, along with the handful of authorization acts passed for the NACA in the 1950s.

The laws printed here are:

• Naval Appropriations Act, 1916 (3 March 1915).
• Sundry Civil Act, 1919 (1 July 1918).
• Sundry Civil Act, 1927 (22 April 1926).
• "Air Commerce Act of 1926" (20 May 1926).
• Army Air Corps Act (2 July 1926).
• Amendment of Army Air Corps Act (3 March 1927).
• NACA Membership Act (2 March 1929).
• "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" (23 June 1938).
• NACA Overtime Pay Act (10 February 1942).
• "War Overtime Pay Act of 1943" (7 May 1943).
• "National Security Act of 1947"(26 July 1947).
• "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948" (30 July 1947).
• "Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947" (19 February 1948).
• "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949" (20 April 1948).
• NACA Membership Act (25 May 1948).
• NACA Professional Pay Act (13 July 1949).
• "Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949" (27 October 1949).
• NACA Graduate School Attendance Act (11 April 1950).
• Authorization Act (8 August 1950).
• "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1951" (6 September 1950).
• NACA Membership Act (3 June 1954).
• "Federal Executive Pay Act of 1956" (31 July 1956).
• "National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958" (29 July 1958).

The rules and regulations printed here are:

• George P. Scriven to the president, 23 April 1915, with enclosure.
• C. D. Walcott to the president, 28 April 1915.
• [394] Woodrow Wilson to General Scriven, 7 June 1915.
• H. L. Richardson to the president, 22 October 1915, endorsed by Woodrow Wilson, 25 October 1915.
• George P. Scriven to the president, 25 April 1916.
• Woodrow Wilson to George P. Scriven, 27 April 1916.
• W. F. Durand to the president, 23 April 1917, endorsed by Woodrow Wilson, 28 April 1917.
• C. D. Walcott to the president, 26 April 1918, endorsed by Woodrow Wilson, 20 May 1918.
• C. D. Walcott to the president, 20 October 1919, endorsed by Woodrow Wilson, 25 November 1919.
• Joseph S. Ames to the president, 23 September 1922, endorsed by Warren G. Harding, 13 June 1923.
• Joseph S. Ames to the president, 27 October 1924, endorsed by Calvin Coolidge, 31 October 1924.
• Joseph S. Ames to the president, 27 April 1927, endorsed by Calvin Coolidge, 17 May 1927.
• J. C. Hunsaker to the president, 20 October 1944, with enclosure endorsed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 23 October 1944.
• J. C. Hunsaker to the president, 7 February 1949, with enclosure endorsed by Harry S Truman, 3 May 1949.
• Final Version of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Public Law 271, 63d Cong., 3d sess., passed 3 March 1915 (38 Stat. 930)

An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and for other purposes.

Two paragraphs in this act created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Though almost lost amidst the 25 pages of text in the United States Statutes at Large, these few words formed the organic act by which the NACA was to operate for 43 years. The NACA section reads in full:

An Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is hereby established, and the President is authorized to appoint not to exceed twelve members, to consist of two members from the War Department, from the office in charge of military aeronautics; two members from the Navy Department, from the office in charge of naval aeronautics; a representative each of the Smithsonian Institution, of the United States Weather Bureau, and of the United States Bureau of Standards; together with not more than five additional persons who shall be acquainted with the needs of aeronautical science, either civil or military, or skilled in aeronautical engineering or its allied sciences: Provided, That the members of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as such, shall serve without compensation: Provided further, That it shall be the duty of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution, and to determine the problems which should be experimentally attacked, and to discuss their solution and their application to practical questions. In the event of a laboratory or laboratories, either in whole or in part, being placed under the direction of the committee, the committee may direct and conduct research and experiment in aeronautics in such laboratory or laboratories: And provided further, That rules and regulations for the conduct of the work of the committee shall be formulated by the committee and approved by the President.

 

That the sum of $5,000 a year, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for five years is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, for experimental work and investigations undertaken by the committee, clerical expenses and supplies, and necessary expenses of members of the committee in going to, returning from, [395] and while attending meetings of the committee: Provided, That an annual report to the Congress shall be submitted through the President, including an itemized statement of expenditures.

Public Law 181, 65th Cong., 2d sess., passed 1 July 1918 (40 Stat. 650)

An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and for other purposes.

Provision was made in the NACA annual appropriation for 1919 "That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to furnish office space to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in governmental building occupied by the Signal Corps." The army did not always comply with this provision, but it was not formally repealed until 1948.

Public Law 141, 69th Cong., 1st sess., passed 22 April 1926 (44 Stat. 314)

An Act Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and for other purposes.

The NACA's annual appropriations for fiscal year 1927 provided that the Committee's laboratory at Hampton, Virginia, should be officially "known as the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory." It was renamed in 1948.

Public Law 254, 69th Cong., 1st sess., passed 20 May 1926 (44 Stat. 568)

Air Commerce Act of 1926

The following paragraphs assigned to the secretary of commerce functions previously performed unofficially by the NACA:

Sec. 2. PROMOTION OF AIR COMMERCE-It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce to foster air commerce in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and for such purpose-

 

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(b) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture as to necessary meteorological service.

(c) To study the possibilities for the development of air commerce and the aeronautical industry and trade in the United States and to collect and disseminate information relative thereto and also as regards the existing state of the art.

(d) To advise with the Bureau of Standards and other agencies in the executive branch of the Government in carrying forward such research and development work as tends to create improved air navigation facilities. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to transfer funds available for carrying out the purposes of this subdivision to any such agency for carrying forward such research and development work in cooperation with the Department of Commerce.

(e) To investigate, record, and make public the causes of accidents in civil air navigation in the United States.

(f) To exchange with foreign governments through existing governmental channels information pertaining to civil air navigation.

Public Law 446, 69th Cong., 1st sess., passed 2 July 1926 (44 Stat. 788)

An Act To provide more effectively for the national defense by increasing the efficiency of the Air Corps of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes.

This act created the Army Air Corps. Section 10 (r) applied to the NACA.

A board to be known as the patents and design board is hereby created, the three members of which shall be an Assistant Secretary of War, an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. To this board any individual, firm, or [396] corporation may submit a design for aircraft, aircraft parts, or aeronautical accessories, and whether patented or unpatentable, the said board upon the recommendation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics shall determine whether the use of such designs by the Government is desirable or necessary, and evaluate the designs so submitted and fix the worth to the United States of said design, not to exceed $75,000. The said designer, individual, firm, or corporation may then be offered the sum fixed by the board for the ownership or a nonexclusive right to the use of the design in aircraft, aircraft parts, or aeronautical accessories and upon the acceptance thereof shall execute complete assignment or nonexclusive license to the United States: Provided, That no sum in excess of $75,000 shall be paid for any one design.

Public Law 748, 69th Cong., 2d sess., passed 3 March 1927 (44 Stat. 1380)

An Act To amend the Act entitled An Act To provide more effectively for the national defense by increasing the efficiency of the Air Corps of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes, approved July 2, 1926.

Section 10 (r) of the Army Air Corps of 1926 implied that the patents and design board could act only in accordance with the recommendations of the NACA, and that the NACA was to determine whether designs were desirable or necessary to the United States, This act amended the second sentence of that section so as to compose three sentences to read as follows:

Any individual, firm, or corporation may submit to the board for its action any design, whether patented or unpatented, for aircraft, aircraft parts, or aeronautical accessories. The board shall refer any design so submitted to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for its recommendation. If and when the committee makes a favorable recommendation to the board in respect of the design, the board shall then proceed to determine whether the use of the design by the Government is desirable or necessary and evaluate the design and fix its worth to the United States in an amount not to exceed $75,000.

Public Law 908, 70th Cong., 2d sess., passed 2 March 1929 (45 Stat. 1451)

An Act To increase the membership of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the membership of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is hereby increased from twelve members to fifteen members: Provided, That the three additional members to be appointed by the President shall be acquainted with the needs of aeronautical science, either civil or military, or skilled in aeronautical engineering or its allied sciences, and shall serve as such without compensation.

Public Law 706, 75th Cong., 3d sess., passed 23 June 1938 (52 Stat. 1027)

Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938

This act established the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the Air Safety Board and entirely rewrote the regulations governing civil aviation in the United States. Two of its provisions applied to the NACA:

Section 1105. ". . . Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize the duplication of the laboratory research facilities of any existing governmental agency."

 

Section 1107. (e) "The ninth paragraph of the Act approved March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930), as amended by the Act of March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1451; U.S.C., 1934 ed., title 50, sec. 151), is further amended by inserting after the words "naval aeronautics;" in that paragraph the following: "two members from the Civil Aeronautics Authority;" by striking out the word "eight" in that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the word "six", and by striking out the colon after the words "allied sciences" and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: "The members of the National Advisory [397] Committee for Aeronautics, not representing governmental agencies, in office on the date of enactment of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, shall continue to serve as members of the committee until the effective date of expiration of the terms of the members whom they succeed, except that any such successor, appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term, shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he succeeds:"

Public Law 450, 77th Cong., 2d sess., passed 10 February 1942 (56 Stat. 88)

An Act Authorizing overtime pays for certain employees of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That compensation for employment in excess of forty hours in any administrative workweek computed at a rate of one and one-half times the regular rate is hereby authorized to be paid hereafter, under such regulations as the President may prescribe, to those employees in the field service of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics whose overtime services are essential to the national defense program and whose duties are determined by the President to be comparable to the duties of those employees of the War Department, the Navy Department, and the Coast Guard, for whom overtime compensation is authorized under existing law and regulations: Provided, That in determining the overtime compensation of per annum employees the base pay for one day shall be considered to be one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the respective per annum salaries.

 

Sec. 2. The provisions of this Act shall be effective during the national emergency declared by the President on September 8, 1939, to exist, and shall terminate June 30, 1943, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide.

Public Law 49, 78th Cong., 1st sess., passed 7 May 1943 (57 Stat. 77)

War Overtime Pay Act of 1943

This act established uniform overtime compensation for employees of the federal government and repealed Public Law 450 (77th Cong., 2d sess.) passed in 1942 to authorize overtime for NACA employees.

Public Law 253, 80th Cong., 1st sess., passed 26 July 1947 (61 Stat. 501)

National Security Act of 1947

This act created a National Military Establishment with three military departments under a Secretary of Defense. Technically, the only section affecting the NACA was section 205 (a):

The Department of War shall hereafter be designated the Department of the Army, and the title of the Secretary of War shall be changed to Secretary of the Army. Changes shall be made in the titles of other officers and activities of the Department of the Army as the Secretary of the Army may determine.

This was a change in name but not substance as far as the NACA was concerned.

Public Law 269, 80th Cong., 1st sess., passed 30 July 1947 (61 Stat. 600)

Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948

This act provided "That aircraft and parts, equipment, and supplies may be transferred to the Committee by the Army and Navy without reimbursement."

Public Law 413, 80th Cong., 2d sess., passed 19 February 1948 (62 Stat. 21)

Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947

This act established procedures and regulations "applicable to all purchases and contracts for supplies or services made by the Department of the Army, the Department [398] of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics."

Public Law 491, 80th Cong., 2d sess., passed 20 April 1948 (62 Stat. 188)

Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1949

This act provided "That aircraft and parts, equipment, and supplies may be transferred to the Committee by the Air Force, Army, and Navy without reimbursement," adding the air force to the provision made for the army and navy in the previous year's appropriations act (passed 30 July 1948).

Public Law 549, 80th Cong., 2d sess., passed 25 May 1948 (62 Stat. 266)

An Act To promotes the national defense by increasing the membership of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the eighth paragraph following the caption "Pay, miscellaneous" in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930; U.S.C., title 49, sec. 241), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS

 

"(a) There is hereby established a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee') to be composed of not more than seventeen members appointed by the President. Members shall serve as such without compensation, and shall include two representatives of the Department of the Air Force; two representatives of the Department of the Navy, from the office in charge of naval aeronautics; two representatives of the Civil Aeronautics Authority; one representative of the Smithsonian Institution; one representative of the United States Weather Bureau; one representative of the National Bureau of Standards; the chairman of the Research and Development Board of the National Military Establishment; and not more than seven other members selected from persons acquainted with the needs of aeronautical science, either civil or military, or skilled in aeronautical engineering or its allied sciences. Unless otherwise provided by law, each member not representing a government department or agency: Shall be appointed for a term of five years from the date of the expiration of the term of the member whom he succeeds, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom he succeeds.

 

"(b) Under such rules and regulations as shall be formulated by the Committee, with the approval of the President, for the conduct of its work, it shall be the duty of the Committee (1) to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight with a view to their practical solution, (2) to determine the problems which should be experimentally attacked, and to discuss their solution and their application to practical questions, and (3) to direct and conduct research and experiment in aeronautics in the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory, and in such other laboratory or laboratories as may, in whole or in part, be placed under the direction of the Committee.

 

"(c) An annual report to the Congress shall be submitted by the Committee through the President, including an itemized statement of expenditures."

 

Sec. 2. Each member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics not representing a government department or agency who may be appointed initially to fill any vacancy created by the increase in the membership of the Committee authorized by the amendment made by the first section of this Act shall serve under such appointment for a term expiring December 1, 1950.

 

Sec. 3. The following parts of Acts are hereby repealed:

 

[399] (a) That portion of the ninth paragraph following the caption "Pay, miscellaneous", in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and for other purposes", approved March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930; U.S.C., title 49, sec. 243), which reads as follows: ": Provided, That an annual report to the Congress shall be submitted through the President, including an itemized statement of expenditures".

 

(b) That portion of the paragraph following the caption "National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics", in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. 650; U.S.C., title 49, sec. 242), which reads as follows: "Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to furnish office space to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in governmental buildings occupied by the Signal Corps".

 

(c) The portion of the first paragraph following the caption "National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics", in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and for other purposes", approved April 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 314; U.S.C., title 49, sec. 244), which reads as follows: ", hereafter to be known as the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory".

Public Law 167, 81st Cong., 1st sess., passed l3 July 1949 (63 Stat. 410)

An Act To amend the Act of August 1, 1947, as amended, to authorize the creation of ten professional and scientific positions in the headquarters and research stations of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the Act entitled "An Act To authorize the creation of additional positions in the professional and scientific service in the War and Navy Departments", approved August 1, 1947, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

"That (a) the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force are respectively authorized to establish and fix the compensation for, within their respective departments, not more than thirteen positions each, and the Secretary of Defense is authorized to establish and fix the compensation for not more than six positions, each such position being established to effectuate those research and development functions, relating to the national defense, military and naval medicine, and any and all other activities of the National Military Establishment which requires the services of specially qualified scientific or professional personnel.

 

"(b) The Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is authorized to establish and fix the compensation for, in the headquarters and research stations of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, not to exceed ten positions in the professional and scientific service, each such position being established in order to enable the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to secure and retain the services of specially qualified personnel necessary in the discharge of the duty of the committee to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight with a view to their practical solution.

 

"(c) The rates of compensation for positions established pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall not be less than $10,000 per annum nor more than $15,000 per annum and shall be subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission."

 

Sec. 2. Section 3 of such Act of August 1, 1947, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

"Sec. 3. The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics shall submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 of each year, a report setting forth the number of positions established pursuant to this Act in the National Military Establishment and in the headquarters and research stations of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, respectively, during that calendar year, and the name, rate of compensation, and description of the qualifications of each incumbent, together with a statement of the functions performed by each. In any instance [400] where the Secretary or the Chairman, respectively, may consider full public report on these items detrimental to the national security, he is authorized to omit such items from his annual report and, in lieu thereof, to present such information in executive sessions of such committees of the Senate and House of Representatives as the presiding officers of those bodies shall designate."

Public Law 415, 81st Cong., 1st sess., passed 27 October 1949 (63 Stat. 936)

Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949

This act was Title I of P.L. 415. Title II authorized the Air Engineering Development Center.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled,

 

Sec. 101. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") and the Secretary of Defense are hereby authorized and directed jointly to develop a unitary plan for the construction of transonic and supersonic wind-tunnel facilities for the solution of research, development, and evaluation problems in aeronautics, including the construction of facilities at educational institutions within the continental limits of the United States for training and research in aeronautics, and to revise the uncompleted portions of the unitary plan from time to time to accord with changes in national defense requirements and scientific and technical advances. The Committee and the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force are authorized to proceed with the construction and equipment of facilities in implementation of the unitary plan to the extent permitted by appropriations pursuant to existing authority and the authority contained in titles I and II of this Act. Any further implementation of the unitary plan shall be subject to such additional authorizations as may be approved by Congress.

 

Sec. 102. The Committee is hereby authorized, in implementation of the unitary plan, to construct and equip transonic or supersonic wind tunnels of size, design and character adequate for the efficient conduct of experimental work in support of long-range fundamental research, at educational institutions within the Continental United States, to be selected by the Committee, or to enter into contracts with such institutions to provide for such construction and equipment, at a total cost not to exceed $10,000,000: Provided, That the Committee may, in its discretion, after consultation with the Committees on Armed Services of both Houses of the Congress, vest title to the facilities completed pursuant to this Section in such educational institutions under such terms and conditions as may be deemed in the best interests of the United States.

 

Sec. 103. (a) The Committee is hereby authorized to expand the facilities at its existing laboratories by the construction of additional supersonic wind tunnels, including buildings, equipment, and accessory construction, and by the acquisition of land and installation of utilities.

 

(b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, but not to exceed $136,000,000.

 

(c) The facilities authorized by this section shall be operated and staffed by the Committee but shall be available primarily to industry for testing experimental models in connection with the development of aircraft and missiles. Such tests shall be scheduled and conducted in accordance with industry's requirements and allocation of laboratory time shall be made in accordance with the public interest, with proper emphasis upon the requirements of each military service and due consideration of civilian needs.

 

Sec. 104. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, in implementation of the unitary plan, to expand the naval facilities at the David W. Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Maryland, by the construction of a wind tunnel, including buildings, equipment, utilities, and accessory construction, at a cost not to exceed $6,600,000.

 

Sec. 105. The Committee shall submit semiannual written reports to the congress covering the selection of institutions and contracts entered into pursuant to section 102 of this title together with other pertinent information relative to the Committee's activities and accomplishments there under.

[401] Public Law 472, 81st Cong., 2d sess., passed 11 April 1950 (64 Stat. 43)

An Act To promote the national defense and to contribute to more effective aeronautical research by authorizing professional personnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to attend accredited graduate schools for research and study.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (hereinafter referred to as the NACA) is authorized to grant to any professional employee of demonstrated ability, who has served not less than one year in the NACA, a leave or leaves of absence from his regularly designated duties for the purpose of allowing such employee to carry on graduate study or research in institutions of learning accredited as such by the laws of any State.

 

Sec. 2. Leaves of absence may be granted under authority of this Act only for such graduate research or study as will contribute materially to the more effective functioning of the NACA.

 

Sec. 3. Leave or leaves of absence which may be granted to any employee under authority of this Act shall not exceed a total of one year.

 

Sec. 4. Tuition and other incidental academic expenses shall be borne by the employee.

 

Sec. 5. Any leave of absence granted under the provisions of this Act shall be without loss of salary or compensation to the employee and shall not be deducted from any leave of absence with pay authorized by any other law. Any such employee shall make a definite statement, in writing, that he will return to and, unless involuntarily separated, will remain in the service of the NACA for a period of six months if the period for which he is granted such leave of absence does not exceed twelve weeks, or for a period of one year if the period of leave exceeds twelve weeks. Any employee who does not fulfill any such commitment shall be required to reimburse the Government for the amount of leave granted under this Act.

 

Sec. 6. The total of the sums expended pursuant to this Act, including all sums expended for the payment of salaries or compensation to employees on leave, shall not exceed $50,000 in any fiscal year.

Public Law 672, 81st Cong., 2d sess., passed 8 August 1950 (64 Stat. 418)

An Act To promote the national defense by authorizing specifically certain functions of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics necessary to the effective prosecution of aeronautical research, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is hereby authorized-

(a) to equip, maintain, and operate offices, laboratories, and research stations under its direction;

b) to acquire additional land for, undertake additional construction at, and purchase and install additional equipment for, existing laboratories and research stations under its direction; and

(c) to purchase and maintain cafeteria equipment.

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Defense or any other governmental agency or any component thereof is authorized to transfer supplies, equipment, aircraft, and aircraft parts to the Committee without reimbursement: Provided, That such transfers shall be reported by the Committee to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget in accordance with regulations prescribed by him: Provided further, That this section shall not be construed as authorizing the transfer of administrative supplies or equipment: And provided further, That this section shall not be construed as prohibiting the loan of items of any sort to the Committee.

 

Sec. 3. Statutory provisions prohibiting the payment of compensation to aliens shall not apply to any persons whose employment is determined by the Committee to be necessary: Provided, That no such alien shall be employed until he has been cleared [402] for such appointment as a result of an appropriate security investigation as determined by the Director of the Committee.

 

Sec. 4. Section 1, paragraph (b), subparagraph (3), of the Act entitled "An Act to promote the national defense by increasing the membership of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and for other purposes", approved May 25, 1948, is hereby amended by striking out the words "Flight Propulsion Laboratory" and by substituting in lieu thereof the words "Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory."

 

Sec. 5. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes of section 1 (b) of this Act, but not to exceed $16,500,000.

 

Sec. 6. Appropriations made to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be available for expenses incident to construction, including Administrative overhead, planning and surveys, and shall be available until expended when specifically provided in the appropriation Act.

 

Sec. 7. Any projects authorized herein may be prosecuted under direct appropriations or authority to enter into contracts in lieu of such appropriation.

Public Law 759, 81st Cong., 2d sess., passed 6 September 1950 (64 Stat. 711)

Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1951

This act stipulated "That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the operation of a field office outside the continental or territorial limits of the United States."

Public Law 384, 83d Cong., 2d sess., passed 3 June 1954 (68 Star. 170)

An Act To promotes the national defense by including a representative of the Department of Defense as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 271, Sixty-third Congress, approved March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930; 50 U.S.C. 151a), as amended, be amended by striking out "the chairman of the Research and Development Board of the Department of Defense" and inserting in lieu thereof "one Department of Defense representative who is acquainted with the needs of aeronautical research and development."

Public Law 584, 84th Cong., 2d sess., passed 31 July 1956 (70 Stat. 761)

Federal Executive Pay Act of 1956

Title V of this act provided for additional scientific and professional positions. Sec. 510 (b) dealt with the NACA:

The Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is authorized to establish and fix the compensation for, in the headquarters and research stations of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, not to exceed thirty positions in the professional and scientific service, each such position being established in order to enable the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to secure and retain the services of specially qualified personnel necessary in the discharge of the duty of the Committee to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight with a view to their practical solution.

Public Law 568, 85th Cong., 2d sess., passed 29 July 1958 (72 Stat. 426)

National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958

This act created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Section 301 dealt with the NACA:

Sec. 301. (a) The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, on the effective date of this section, shall cease to exist. On such date all functions, powers, duties, and [403] obligations, and all real and personal property, personnel (other than members of the Committee), funds, and records of that organization, shall be transferred to the Administration.

 

(b) Section 2302 of title 10 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "or the Executive Secretary of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics." and inserting in lieu thereof "or the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration."; and section 2303 of such title 10 is amended by striking out "The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics." and inserting in lieu thereof "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration."

 

(c) The first section of the Act of August 26, 1950 (5 U.S.C. 22-1), is amended by striking out "the Director, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration", and by striking out "or National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics" and inserting in lieu thereof "or National Aeronautics and Space Administration".

 

(d) The Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 511-515) is amended (1) by striking out "The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee')" and inserting in lieu thereof "The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter referred to as the 'Administrator')"; (2) by striking out "Committee" or "Committee's" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "Administrator" and "Administrator's", respectively; and (3) by striking out "its" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "his".

 

(e) This section shall take effect ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or on any earlier date on which the Administrator shall determine, and announce by proclamation published in the Federal Register, that the Administration has been organized and is prepared to discharge the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon it by this Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

April 23, 1915.

The President of the United States:

1. In accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1915, authorizing the appointment of an Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the Committee appointed by you assembled as directed by the Secretary of War at 10:00 A.M., this date, all members being present with the exception of Dr. Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 2. The Committee proceeded at once to effect a temporary organization for the purpose of formulating and submitting for your approval Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the work of the Committee. 3. After due consideration the attached "Rules and Regulations" have been adopted and are submitted for your approval.

 

Very respectfully,

/s/ GEORGE P. SCRIVEN,

Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Chairman of the

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

[404] RULES AND REGULATIONS for the NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS

1. The Committee may exercise all the functions authorized in the Act establishing an Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

2. The Committee, under regulations to be established and fees to be fixed, shall exercise its functions for the military and civil departments of the Government of the United States, and also for any individual, firm, association, or corporation within the United States; provided, however, that such department, individual, firm, association, or corporation shall defray the actual cost involved.

3. No funds shall be expended for the development of inventions, or for experimenting with inventions for the benefit of individuals or corporations.

REGULATIONS FOR CONDUCT OF COMMITTEE

ARTICLE 1

Meetings

1. The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held in the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the Thursday after the third Monday of October of each year. A semiannual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the Thursday after the third Monday in April of each year, at the same place.

2. Special meetings of the Advisory Committee may be called by the Executive Committee, by notice served personally upon or by mail or telegraph to the usual address of each member at least five days prior to the meeting.

3. Special meetings shall, moreover, be called in the same manner by the Chairman upon the written request of five members of the Advisory Committee.

4. If practicable the object of a special meeting should be sent in writing to all members, and if possible a special meeting should be avoided by obtaining the views of members by mail or otherwise, both on the question requiring the meeting and on the question of calling a special meeting.

5. Immediately after each meeting of the Advisory Committee a draft of the minutes shall be sent to each member for approval.

6. There shall be monthly meetings of the Executive Committee.

1. The officers of the Advisory Committee shall be a Chairman and a Secretary, who shall be elected by the Committee by ballot, to serve for one year.

2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer.

[405] 3. The Secretary shall issue notices of meetings of the Committee, record its transactions, and conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office.

1. There shall be an Executive Committee, which shall consist of seven members, to be elected by the Advisory Committee by ballot from its membership, for one year. Any member elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of his predecessor's term. The Executive Committee shall elect its Chairman.

2. The Executive Committee in accordance with the general instructions of the Advisory Committee, shall control the administration of the affairs of the Committee, and shall have general supervision of all arrangements for research, and other matters undertaken or promoted by the Advisory Committee; and shall keep a written record of all transactions and expenditures, and submit the same to the Advisory Committee at each stated meeting; and it shall also submit to the Advisory Committee, at the annual meeting, a report for transmission to the President.

3. The Executive Committee is authorized to collect aeronautical information, and such portion thereof as may be appropriate may be issued as bulletins or in other forms.

4. There may be sub-committees appointed by the Executive Committee from the membership of the Advisory Committee.

5. All officers and all members of committees hold office until their successors are elected or appointed.

1. No expenditure shall be authorized or made except in pursuance of a previous appropriation by the Advisory Committee, or by authority granted by the Advisory Committee to the Executive Committee.

2. The fiscal year of the Committee shall commence on the first day of July of each year.

3. The Executive Committee shall provide for an annual audit of the accounts of the Advisory Committee, and shall submit to the annual meeting of the Advisory Committee, a full statement of the finances and work of the committees, and a detailed estimate of the proposed expenditures for the succeeding fiscal year.

4. The Paymaster General of the Navy shall be the disbursing officer for such funds as may be appropriated for the use of the Advisory Committee. The Chairman of the Advisory Committee or the Chairman of the Executive Committee, if authorized by the Advisory Committee, shall approve all accounts for the disbursement of funds.

5. Contributions of funds or collections for any purpose for aeronautics may be made to the Smithsonian Institution, and disbursements there from shall be made by the said institution.

1. Amendments to these Rules and Regulations may be made at any stated meeting by a two-thirds vote of the Advisory Committee, subject to approval by the President.

April 28, 1915.

Dear Mr. President:

I sincerely regret that I was unable to attend the organization meeting of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as I have taken a very deep interest in the Committee. My absence was owing to the funeral of Mrs. Walcott's father, which occurred at Bryn Mawr, on the day of the meeting.

I have given careful attention to the Rules and Regulations recommended by the Committee for your approval. I wish to call attention to one amendment that might greatly strengthen the work and influence of the Committee.

Paragraph 4, Article 3, provides for the appointment of Sub-Committees by the Executive Committee, from the membership of the Advisory Committee. One of the strong arguments used in securing the passage of the provision by Congress granting authority for the appointment of the Advisory Committee, was that Subcommittees could be appointed, with Chairmen selected from the membership of the Advisory Committee, and the other members from the Committee or not, as might be deemed most advisable.

My suggestion is that the rule should be amended to read as follows:

4. There may be Sub-Committees appointed by the Executive Committee, the Chairman of which shall be a member of the Advisory Committee, and the other members may or may not be members of the Advisory Committee.

For instance, if the Chief of the Weather Bureau, who is a member of the Advisory Committee, should be requested to make an investigation of the atmosphere with relation to aeronautics, he could call to his assistance, as members of a Sub-Committee, the best qualified men in America to cooperate with him in the work, in connection with the investigations of an Advisory Committee authorized by Congress and approved by the President of the United States.

A minor suggestion is that Paragraph 4, Article 1, be omitted, as it appears to pertain to matters of administrative detail not required in the formal rule of the Committee.

I am, sir, with respect, your obedient servant,

/s/ C. D. WALCOTT.

 

 

June 7, 1915.

My dear General Scriven:

I must beg that you and your associates will pardon me for having taken so long in considering and coming to a conclusion about the enclosed, but I am sure that you will understand what has withdrawn my attention.

If it is still possible to make amendments of the proposed rules, I would suggest that paragraph four, article three, be amended to read,

[407] "There may be subcommittees appointed by the Executive Committee, the chairmen of which shall be members of the Advisory Committee, and the other members of which may or may not be members of the Advisory Committee."

I make this suggestion because it seems to me that it would be very wise indeed to leave the committee free to avail itself whenever it chose of the services of men outside of the committee who might be willing to cooperate with it. This would, of course, lie entirely within the committee's choice but might on occasion be very serviceable to it.

Cordially and sincerely yours,

/s/ WOODROW WILSON.

[This amendment was approved by the NACA Executive Committee on 11 June 1915, submitted to the president as an amendment, and approved by him on 14 June 1915.]

WASHINGTON, D.C.,

October 22, 1915.

The President:

The following amendment to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, having been adopted at the annual meeting of the committee in accordance with Article V of said Regulations, I have the honor to submit same for your approval:

At end of first sentence, change period to comma, and add: "and of the Secretary of the Advisory Committee, who shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Executive Committee."

The object of this change is to make the Secretary of the Advisory Committee a member also of the Executive Committee, of which he is at present merely the Secretary and not a voting member.

In addition, I have the honor to enclose a copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as approved on June 14, 1915.

Very respectfully,

/s/ H. L. RICHARDSON,

Naval Constructor, U.S.N., Secretary.

 

The White House,

25 October, 1915.

Approved: /s/ WOODROW WILSON.

 

 

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WASHINGTON, D.C.,

April 25, 1916.

The President:

I have the honor to submit for your approval the following amendment to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which was adopted at the semi-annual meeting of the committee in accordance with Article V of said Regulations:

Third line, change "third" to "first", so as to read: "The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held in the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the Thursday after the first Monday of October of each year.

The object of advancing the date of the annual meeting is to enable the Advisory Committee to give consideration to the preparation of estimates of expenses for the following fiscal year, which is required by law to be submitted by October 15th of each year.

A copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is attached hereto. I remain,

Very respectfully,

/s/ GEORGE P. SCRIVEN,

Brigadier General, U.S.A., Chairman.

 

 

THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington

April 27, 1916.

My dear General Scriven:

Allow me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of April twenty-fifth and to say that the amendment proposed to Section I of Article I of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, of which you advise me, has my approval.

 

Cordially yours,

/s/ WOODROW WILSON.

 

Brigadier General George P. Scriven

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,

State, War & Navy Building.

 

 

April 23, 1917.

The President,

The White House.

Sir:

I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics with certain amendments that have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Advisory Committee as required by Article V of the Rules and Regulations.

The increase in the work of the Committee owing to the great development in aeronautical matters necessitates certain changes to facilitate the work of the Committee. It has been found desirable to have a secretary of the Executive Committee who may or may not be the Secretary of the Advisory Committee, which necessitates certain changes in Article III.

The Auditor has advised that a per diem allowance of $4.00 per day be made in lieu of subsistence while traveling, which is the form usually adopted by the Military Department. This is provided for in Section 5 of Article III.

The Comptroller ruled that the funds of the Committee should be expended by a special disbursing agent, and that they could not be disbursed by the Paymaster General of the Navy. The provision for this is provided for by the changes made in Article IV.

[409] In view of the experience of the past year, the Advisory Committee recommends that amendments to the Rules and Regulations may be made by two-thirds vote of the Advisory Committee, subject to approval by the President.

I have the honor to state that the machinery of the Board is working very satisfactorily and that the matters pertaining to Aeronautics which now come before both the National Defense Council and the Naval Consulting Board are considered by the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and that there is the closest cooperation between the Military Departments, the National Council for Defense, and the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

 

Respectfully yours,

/s/ W. F. DURAND, Chairman.

 

Attest:

/s/ S. W. STRATTON, Secretary.

 

Approved:

/s/ WOODROW WILSON.

 

 

April 26, 1918.

The President:

I have the honor to submit for your approval the following amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which were adopted at the semiannual meeting of the committee on April 18, 1918, in accordance with Article V of said Regulations:

ARTICLE II-OFFICERS.

 

Section 1:

At the end of section change period to comma and add "and an Assistant Secretary who shall be appointed by the Secretary with the approval of the Executive Committee."

 

Add new Section 4 as follows:

"4. The Assistant Secretary shall act as administrative assistant to the Secretary, perform the usual duties of Chief Clerk, and conduct such general correspondence and perform such duties of the Secretary of the Executive Committee as may be assigned to him."

A copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, showing the proposed amendment, is attached hereto.

Very respectfully

/s/ C. D. WALCOTT, Acting Chairman.

 

Attest:

/s/ S. W. STRATTON, Secretary

 

Approved:

/s/ WOODROW WILSON.

 

 

October 20, 1919.

 

 

The President:

I have the honor to submit for your approval the following amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which were adopted at the annual meeting of the committee on October 9, 1919, in accordance with Article V of said Regulations:

Article II, Section 1, line 4-After the word "an" insert "Executive Officer and an", making the section read as follows:

[410] "1. The officers of the Advisory Committee shall be a Chairman and a Secretary, who shall be elected by the Committee by ballot, to serve for one year, and an Executive Officer and an Assistant Secretary who shall be appointed by the Secretary with the approval of the Executive Committee."

 

Article II, Section 4-Renumber as Section 5 and insert new Section 4 as follows:

 

"4. The Executive Officer shall carry into effect the orders of the Executive Committee. He shall be responsible for the general administration of its affairs, and shall make recommendations to the Executive Committee in regard to the preparation and execution of research programs, the preparation of estimates, and the allotment and expenditure of funds. He shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Executive Committee."

A copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, showing the proposed amendments, is attached hereto.

Very respectfully,

/s/ C. D. WALCOTT, Chairman.

 

 

Attest:

/s/ S. W. STRATTON, Secretary.

 

The White House,

Nov. 25, 1919.

Approved:

/s/WOODROW WILSON.

 

 

September 23, 1922.

Mr. President:

I have the honor to submit for your approval two amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which have been duly adopted by the Committee in accordance with Article V of said Regulations:

Article I, Section 1, first sentence-Strike out "first" and insert "third," so as to read: "The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held in the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the Thursday after the third Monday of October of each year."

The purpose of this amendment is to make it more convenient for all of the members to attend the annual meeting.

Article III, Section 1, at end of section add: "Subject to approval of the Executive Committee, he shall fix the hours of labor and rates of pay of all employees: Provided, That not less than four hours shall constitute a day's labor on Saturdays whenever Saturdays are by law, Executive Order, or custom of the community in which employed, declared or observed as half-holidays."

The purpose of this amendment is to enable the Committee to grant Saturday half-holidays the year around to its employees at Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia. The Comptroller General of the United States has advised that there would be no legal objection to the proposed regulation. Our Committee deems it desirable in the best interests of good administration. Langley Field is relatively isolated. Saturdays are not [411] only observed as half-holidays the year around by the military establishment and its civilian employees at Langley Field, but are also generally observed as such in Hampton and Newport News, where our employees actually reside.

A copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, showing the proposed amendment, is attached hereto.

Very respectfully,

JOSEPH S. AMES, Acting Chairman.

 

Attest:

/s/ S. W. STRATTON, Secretary.

 

Approved: June 13/23.

/s/ WARREN G. HARDING

 

 

October 27, 1924.

Mr. President:

I have the honor to submit for your approval three amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which have been duly adopted by the Committee in accordance with Article V of said Regulations:

Article I, Section I-Lines 2 and 3, strike out the words "in the city of Washington in the District of Columbia"; last line, strike out the words "at the same place," so as to make this section read: "The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the Thursday after the third Monday of October of each year. A semiannual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the Thursday after the third Monday in April of each year."

Reason: It has been at times desirable to hold meetings of the entire Committee at the Committee's research laboratory, and it may be desirable to hold such meetings at other places.

Article II, Section 1-Lines 4 and 5, strike out the words "an Executive Officer" and insert in lieu thereof the words "a Director of Aeronautical Research."

Reason: Years ago the need for a director of aeronautical research was recognized, but no qualified man was available. Mr. Lewis, originally employed as Executive Officer, is now qualified and has in fact been performing the duties of a director of aeronautical research. In applying the Reclassification Act, it has become desirable to appoint him as such and to discontinue the position of Executive Officer.

Article II, Section 4, relating to duties of the Executive Officer-Strike out the entire section and substitute a new section, as follows: "The Director of Aeronautical Research shall prepare programs for the allocation and coordination of scientific research in aeronautics. He shall direct the prosecution of investigations conducted at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory and of special investigations financed by the Committee. He shall be ex officio a member of each standing technical subcommittee. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the duties of his office; prepare an annual report dealing with the technical activities of the Committee; and perform such other duties as may be assigned."

[412] Reason: A revision in the statement of duties is necessitated by the change in designation from Executive Officer to Director of Aeronautical Research.

A copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, showing the proposed amendments, is attached hereto.

Very respectfully,

/s/ CHARLES D. WALCOTT, Chairman.

 

Attest:

/s/ D. W. TAYLOR, Secretary

The White House,

October 31, 1924.

Approved: /s/ CALVIN COOLIDGE

 

April 27, 1927.

Mr. President:

I have the honor to submit for your approval the following amendments to the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics which were duly adopted by the Committee in accordance with Article V of said regulations at the semi-annual meeting of the entire Committee held on April 21, 1927.

Page 1, add a new rule numbered 4 as follows:

4. The Committee may consider aeronautical inventions and designs submitted to it and make recommendations to the Patents and Design Board.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide for the discharge by the Committee of its additional duties imposed by Section 10(r) of the Army Air Corps Act, approved July 2, 1926, and amended by Act approved March 3, 1927, establishing a Patents and Design Board for the consideration of aeronautical designs favorably recommended to it by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Article II, Section 1, amend by inserting the words underscored* and deleting the words in parentheses.

1. The officers of the Advisory Committee shall be a Chairman and a (Secretary) Vice Chairman, who shall be elected by the Committee by ballot to serve for one year, and a Director of Aeronautical Research and a (an Assistant) Secretary, who shall be appointed by the (Secretary) Chairman with the approval of the Executive Committee.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide for a Vice Chairman to be elected from the membership of the Committee, and for the appointment by the Chairman of a Director of Aeronautical Research and a Secretary.

Article II, Section 2, add the words underscored. 2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer. In the absence of the chairman the Vice Chairman shall act as chairman.

2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer. In the absence of the chairman the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman.

__________________

*For technical reasons, underlined copy in original has been printed in bold type.

[413] The purpose of this amendment is to define the status of the Vice Chairman.

Article II, Section 4, renumber as Section 3 and amend by inserting the words underscored and deleting the word in parentheses.

3. The Director of Aeronautical Research shall execute the policies and direct the activities of the Committee. He shall prepare programs for the allocation and coordination of scientific research in aeronautics (. He), and shall direct the prosecution of investigations conducted at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory and of special investigations financed by the Committee. He shall be ex officio a member of each standing technical subcommittee. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the duties of his office; prepare an annual report dealing with the technical activities of the Committee; and perform such other duties as may be assigned.

The purpose of this amendment is to define more clearly the duties of the Director of Aeronautical Research.

Article II, Section 3, renumber as Section 4 and amend by adding the words underscored.

 

4. The Secretary shall issue notices of meetings of the Committee, record its transactions, and conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office. He shall be ex officio Secretary of the Executive Committee. He shall direct the administrative work of the Committee and exercise general supervision over the expenditure of its funds and employment of its personnel.

The purposes of this amendment are to provide that the Secretary of the Committee shall be the Secretary of the Executive Committee and to define more clearly the duties of the Secretary.

Article II, Section 5, strike out entire section.

The purpose of this amendment is to abolish the present position of Assistant Secretary of the Committee.

Article III, Section 1, and Line 14, strike out "Secretary" and insert "Vice Chairman".

The purposes of this amendment are (1) to provide for the elective position of Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, which experience has demonstrated to be advisable; and (2) to discontinue the practice of electing from the membership a Secretary of the Executive Committee, as Amendment No. 5 above provides that the Secretary of the Main Committee shall be ex officio the Secretary of the Executive Committee.

Article III, Section 1, Line 23, before "employees" insert "administrative".

The purpose of this amendment is to define more clearly the duties of the Secretary of the Executive Committee.

Article III, Section 5, amend by inserting the words underscored and deleting the words in parentheses.

 

5. Members and employees of the Advisory Committee and of subcommittees may be allowed traveling expenses and ($4.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law while traveling under orders of the Committee on official business.

The purpose of this amendment is to remove the obsolete limitation of $4.00 on the per diem in lieu of subsistence allowed in connection with official travel.

A copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics showing the proposed amendments is attached hereto.

Very respectfully,

/s/ JOSEPH S. AMES, Chairman.

 

Attest:

/s/ D. W. TAYLOR, Secretary.

 

The White House, May 17, 1927.

Approved:

/s/ CALVIN COOLIDGE.

 

 

October 20, 1944.

Dear Mr. President:

Attached are two copies of the Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics showing amendments duly adopted by the Committee October 19, 1944, subject to your approval.

The Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1915, which established the Committee, provides that "rules and regulations for the conduct of the work of the Committee shall be formulated by the Committee and approved by the President."

The amendments proposed do not involve any substantive change in policy or procedure. They are perfecting amendments to meet changes in the law and procedure, which have developed since the last revision seventeen years ago. Your approval is recommended.

Yours with respect,

/s/ J. C. HUNSAKER.

Enclosures

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS

Approved by the President of the United States, June 14, 1915, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Congress approved March 3, 1915 (U.S. Code, Title 49, Sec. 241).

With amendments approved by the President up to May 17, 1927.

Showing amendments adopted by the Committee October 19, 1944, subject to the President's approval: Insert matter underscored; omit matter [in parentheses].

1. The Committee may exercise all the functions authorized in the Act establishing an Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

2. The Committee (, under regulations to be established and fees to be fixed,) shall exercise its functions for the military and civil (departments) agencies of the Government of the United States, and also for any individual, firm, association, or corporation within the United States; provided, however, that such (department,) individual, firm, association, or corporation shall, under regulations to be established and fees to be fixed, defray the actual cost involved.

3. No funds shall be expended for the development of inventions, or for experimenting with inventions for the benefit of individuals or corporations.

4. The Committee may consider aeronautical inventions and designs submitted to it and make recommendations to the Patents and Design Board.

1. The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the fourth Thursday (after the third Monday) of October of each year. A semiannual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the fourth Thursday (after the third Monday) in April of each year.

2. Special meetings of the Advisory Committee may be called by the (Executive Committee,) Chairman, by notice served personally upon or by mail or telegraph to the usual address of each member at least five days prior to the meeting.

3. Special meetings shall, moreover, be called in the same manner by the Chairman, upon the (written) request of five members of the Advisory Committee.

4. If practicable the object of a special meeting should be sent in writing to all members, and if possible a special meeting should be avoided by obtaining the views of members by mail or otherwise, both on the question requiring the meeting and on the question of calling a special meeting.

5. Immediately after each meeting of the Advisory Committee a draft of the minutes shall be sent to each member for approval.

6. There shall be (monthly) meetings of the Executive Committee approximately monthly, to be held at the call of the Chairman, Executive Committee.

1. The officers of the Advisory Committee shall be a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall be elected by the Committee by ballot to serve for one year, and a Director of Aeronautical Research, (and) a Secretary, and an Assistant Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Chairman with the approval of the Executive Committee.

[416] 2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer. In the absence of the chairman the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman.

3. The Director of Aeronautical Research shall execute the policies and direct the activities of the Committee. He shall prepare programs for the allocation and coordination of scientific research in aeronautics, and shall direct the prosecution of investigations conducted at the (Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory) Committee's laboratories and of special investigations financed by the Committee. He shall be ex officio a member of each standing technical subcommittee. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the duties of his office; prepare an annual report dealing with the technical activities of the Committee and perform such other duties as may be assigned.

4. The Secretary shall issue notices of meetings of the Committee, record its transactions, and conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office, and, upon authorization by the Chairman, may exercise functions required by law to be performed by a head of department or agency. He shall be ex officio Secretary of the Executive Committee. He shall direct the administrative work of the Committee and exercise general supervision over the expenditure of its funds and employment of its personnel.

5. The Assistant Secretary shall supervise and direct the procurement of research equipment, the construction of research facilities, and the procurement and training of personnel, and in the absence of the Secretary shall direct work of the Committee.

1. There shall be an Executive Committee which shall consist of seven members to be elected by the Advisory Committee by ballot from its membership, for one year, and including further, any member of the Advisory Committee, not otherwise a member of the Executive Committee, but resident in or near Washington, and giving his time wholly or chiefly to the special work of the Committee. Any member elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of his predecessor's term. The Executive Committee shall elect its Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Secretary of the Executive Committee shall issue notices of meetings of the Executive Committee, record its transactions, conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office, sign requisitions, issue travel orders, have custody of the property and records of the Committee, and supervise the work of the administrative employees. Subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, he shall fix the hours of labor and rates of pay of all employees. Provided, That not less than four hours shall constitute a day's labor on Saturdays whenever Saturdays are by law, Executive Order, or custom of the community in which employed, declared or observed as half holidays.

2. The Executive Committee, in accordance with the general instructions of the Advisory Committee, shall control the administration of the affairs of the Committee; and shall have general supervision of all arrangements for research, and other matters undertaken or promoted by the Advisory Committee; and shall keep a written records of all transactions and expenditures, and submit the same report to the Advisory Committee at each stated meeting; and it shall also submit to the Advisory Committee, at the annual meeting, a prepared annual report for transmission to the President.

[417] 3. The Executive Committee is authorized to collect aeronautical information, and such portion thereof as may be appropriate may be issued as bulletins or in other forms.

4. There may be standing subcommittees appointed by the Executive Committee, the Chairman of which shall be officers or members of the Advisory Committee, and the other members of which may or may not be members of the Advisory Committee. There may also be appointed by the Executive Committee special committees and subcommittees; PROVIDED: That all appointments to standing and special committees and subcommittees shall be on an annual basis, subject to reappointment.

5. Members and employees of the Advisory Committee and of (subcommittees) subordinate committees may be allowed traveling expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law while traveling under orders of the Committee on official business.

6. All officers and all members of committees hold office until their successors are elected or appointed.

1. No expenditures shall be authorized or made except in pursuance of (a previous allotment) estimates approved by the Advisory Committee or by the Executive Committee.

2. The fiscal year of the Committee shall commence on the first day of July of each year.

3. The Executive Committee shall provide for an annual audit of the accounts of the Advisory Committee, and shall submit to the annual meeting of the Advisory Committee a full statement of the finances and work of the Committee, and a detailed estimate of the proposed expenditures for the succeeding fiscal year.

4. The Executive Committee shall appoint a special disbursing agent for such funds as may be appropriated for the use of the Advisory Committee. The Chairman, or Acting Chairman, of the Executive Committee shall approve all accounts for the disbursement of funds.

5. Contributions of funds or collections for any purpose for aeronautics may be made to the Smithsonian Institution, and disbursements there from shall be made by the said institution.

1. Amendments to these rules and regulations may be made by a two-thirds vote of the Advisory Committee, subject to approval by the President.

[418] Duly adopted October 19, 1944, and recommended for the President's approval in accordance with law (U.S. Code, Title 49, Sec. 241).

/s/ J. C. HUNSAKER,

Chairman, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Approved:

/s/ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.

The White House October 23, 1944.

 

 

February 7, 1949.

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with action of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at its last meeting I submit herewith Amendments to Article II of its Rules and Regulations duly adopted subject to the approval of the President, as provided in the Act establishing the Committee approved March 3, 1915 (U.S.C. 1948, Title 50, Section 151).

The changes provide for:

a. A "Director" instead of a "Director of Aeronautical Research," and provide that he shall be the head of the agency in all matters except those, which by law or regulation require action by the Chairman;

b. An "Executive Secretary" instead of a "Secretary." and provide that he shall be the assistant head of the agency and shall supervise and direct its administrative work;

c. An Associate Director for Research, who shall supervise and direct the scientific and technical activities of the agency; and

d. The elimination of the position of Assistant Secretary as an officer of the Committee.

The Chairman and members of the Committee meet monthly and constitute in effect a Board of Directors of a typical American business corporation, serving without compensation. They elect annually a Chairman and a Vice Chairman. The Regulations provide that "The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer. In the absence of the Chairman the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman." The position of Chairman corresponds in effect to that of a "Chairman of the Board" of a business corporation. The Director, the Executive Secretary, and the Associate Director for Research, are the full time career executives whose relations to the main Committee, to each other, and to the staff of approximately 7,000 employees, are quite similar to those of a President, Executive Vice President, and General Manager of a corporation. They are the executive officers of the organization that actually manage its affairs.

The purpose of the changes proposed is to clarify and define the status, duties, and relationship of the new positions of Director, Executive Secretary, and Associate Director for Research.

 

Respectfully,

/s/ J. C. HUNSAKER, Chairman.

[419] AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS

Submitted for Approval of the President

February 7, 1949

 

ARTICLE II

Officers

1. The officers of the Advisory Committee shall be a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall be elected by the Committee by ballot to serve for one year, and a Director (of Aeronautical Research), an Executive Secretary, and an (Assistant Secretary) Associate Director for Research, who shall be appointed by the Chairman with the approval of the Executive Committee. The Executive Secretary shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer. In the absence of the Chairman the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman.

3. The Director (of Aeronautical Research) shall execute the policies and direct the activities of the Committee, and shall he the head of the agency in matters except those, which by law or regulation require action by the Chairman. He shall prepare programs for the allocation and coordination of scientific research in aeronautics, and shall direct the prosecution of investigations conducted at the Committee's laboratories and of special investigations financed by the Committee. He shall be ex officio a member of each standing technical subcommittee. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the duties of his office; prepare an annual report dealing with the technical activities of the Committee and perform such other duties as may be assigned.

4. The Executive Secretary shall be the assistant head of the agency and shall supervise and direct its administrative work. He shall issue notices of meetings of the Committee, record its transactions, and conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office, and, upon authorization by the (Chairman,) Director, may exercise functions required by law to be performed by a head of department or agency. He shall be ex officio Secretary of the Executive Committee. (He shall direct the administrative work of the Committee and exercise general supervision over the expenditure of its funds and employment of its personnel.)

5. The (Assistant Secretary) Associate Director for Research shall supervise and direct the (procurement of research equipment, the construction of research facilities, and the procurement and training of personnel, and in the absence of the Secretary shall direct the administrative work of the Committee) scientific and technical activities of the agency.

Approved: /s/ HARRY S TRUMAN.

MAY 3, 1949.

Approved by the President of the United States, June 14, 1915, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Congress approved March 3, 1915 (U.S. Code, Title 50, Sec. 151).

With amendments approved by the President up to May 3, 1949.

1. The Committee may exercise all the functions authorized in the Act establishing an Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

2. The Committee shall exercise its functions for the military and civil agencies of the Government of the United States, and also for any individual, firm, association, or corporation within the United States; provided, however, that such individual, firm, association, or corporation shall, under regulations to be established and fees to be fixed, defray the actual cost involved.

3. No funds shall be expended for the development of inventions, or for experimenting with inventions for the benefit of individuals or corporations.

4. The Committee may consider aeronautical inventions and designs submitted to it and make recommendations to the Patents and Design Board.

1. The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the fourth Thursday of October of each year. A semiannual meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be held on the fourth Thursday in April of each year.

2. Special meetings of the Advisory Committee may be called by the Chairman, by notice served personally upon or by mail or telegraph to the usual address of each member at least five days prior to the meeting.

3. Special meetings shall, moreover, be called in the same manner by the Chairman, upon the request of five members of the Advisory Committee.

4. If practicable the object of a special meeting should be sent in writing to all members, and if possible a special meeting should be avoided by obtaining the views of [421] members by mail or otherwise, both on the question requiring the meeting and on the question of calling a special meeting.

5. Immediately after each meeting of the Advisory Committee a draft of the minutes shall be sent to each member for approval.

6. There shall be meetings of the Executive Committee approximately monthly, to be held at the call of the Chairman, Executive Committee.

1. The Officers of the Advisory Committee shall be a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall be elected by the Committee by ballot to serve for one year, and a Director, an Executive Secretary, and an Associate Director for Research, who shall be appointed by the Chairman with the approval of the Executive Committee. The Executive Secretary shall serve as Secretary of the Committee.

2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and shall have the usual powers of a presiding officer. In the absence of the Chairman the Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman.

3. The Director shall execute the policies and direct the activities of the Committee, and shall be the head of the agency in all matters except those, which by law or regulation require action by the Chairman. He shall prepare programs for the allocation and coordination of scientific research in aeronautics, and shall direct the prosecution of investigation conducted at the Committee's laboratories and of special investigations financed by the Committee. He shall be ex officio a member of each standing technical subcommittee. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the duties of his office; prepare an annual report dealing with the technical activities of the Committee and perform such other duties as may be assigned.

4. The Executive Secretary shall be the assistant head of the agency and shall supervise and direct its administrative work. He shall issue notices of meetings of the Committee, record its transactions, and conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office, and, upon authorization by the Director, may exercise functions required by law to be performed by a head of department or agency. He shall be ex officio Secretary of the Executive Committee.

5. The Associate Director for Research shall supervise and direct the scientific and technical activities of the Agency.

1. There shall be an Executive Committee which shall consist of seven members to be elected by the Advisory Committee by ballot from its membership, for one year, and including further, any member of the Advisory Committee, not otherwise a member of the Executive Committee, but resident in or near Washington, and giving his time wholly or chiefly to the special work of the Committee. Any member elected to fill a [422] vacancy shall serve for the remainder of his predecessor's term. The Executive Committee shall elect its Chairman and a Vice Chairman. The Secretary of the Executive Committee shall issue notices of meetings of the Executive Committee, record its transactions, conduct the correspondence relating to the Committee and to the duties of his office.

2. The Executive Committee in accordance with the general instructions of the Advisory Committee, shall control the administration of the affairs of the Committee; shall have general supervision of all arrangements for research, and other matters undertaken or promoted by the Advisory Committee; shall keep a written record of all transactions and expenditures, and report to the Advisory Committee at each stated meeting; and shall also prepare an annual report for transmission to the President.

3. The Executive Committee is authorized to collect aeronautical information, and such portion thereof as may be appropriate may be issued as bulletins or in other forms.

4. There may be standing committees appointed by the Executive Committee, the Chairmen of which shall be officers or members of the Advisory Committee, and the other members of which may or may not be members of the Advisory Committee. There may also be appointed by the Executive Committee special committees and subcommittees; PROVIDED: That all appointments to standing and special committees and subcommittees shall be on an annual basis, subject to reappointment.

5. Members and employees of the Advisory Committee and of subordinate committees may be allowed traveling expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law while traveling under orders of the Committee on official business.

6. All officers and all members of committees hold office until their successors are elected or appointed.

1. No expenditures shall be authorized or made except in pursuance of estimates approved by the Advisory Committee or by the Executive Committee.

2. The fiscal year of the Committee shall commence on the first day of July of each year.

3. The Executive Committee shall submit to the annual meeting of the Advisory Committee a full statement of the finances and work of the Committee, and a detailed estimate of the proposed expenditures for the succeeding fiscal year.

1. Amendments to these rules and regulations may be made by a two-thirds vote of the Advisory Committee, subject to approval by the President.

 

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