6. (a) There also are transferred to the Atomic Energy Commission, all civilian officers and employees of the Manhattan Engineer District, War Department, except that the Commission and the Secretary of War may by mutual agreement exclude any of such personnel from transfer to the Commission. (b) The military and naval personnel heretofore assigned or detailed to the Manhattan Engineer District, War Department, shall continue to be made available to the Commission, for military and naval duty, in similar manner, without prejudice to the military or naval status of such personnel, for such periods of time as may be agreed mutually by the Commission and the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy. 7. The assistance and the services, personal or other, including the use of property, heretofore made available by any Government agency to the Manhattan Engineer District, War Department, shall be made available to the Atomic Energy Commission for the same purposes as heretofore and under the arrangements now existing until terminated after 30 days notice given by the Commission or by the Government agency concerned in each case. 8. The Commission is authorized to exercise all of the powers and functions vested in the Secretary of War by Executive Order No. 9001, of December 27, 1941, as amended, in so far as they relate to contracts heretofore made by or hereby transferred to the Commission. 9. Such further measures and dispositions as may be determined by the Atomic Energy Commission and any Government agency concerned to be necessary to effectuate the transfers authorized or directed by this order shall be carried out in such manner as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may direct and by such agencies as he may designate. 10. This order shall be effective as of midnight, December 31, 1946. THE WHITE HOUSE, December 31, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN [F. R. Doc. 46–22112; Filed, Dec. 31, 1946 ; 5; 05 p. m.] APPENDIX B PUBLIC LAW 298-82d CONGRESS (66 Stat. 44, Chapter 159) S. 2077 AN ACT To provide for certain investigations by the Civil Service Commission in lieu of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 10 (b) (5) (B) (i) and (B) (ii) of the Act of August 1, 1946 (60 Stat. 755), entitled “An Act for the development and control of atomic energy"; section 1 (2) of the Act of May 22, 1947 (61 Stat. 103), entitled “An Act to provide for assistance to Greece and Turkey”; section 1 of the joint resolution of May 31, 1947 (61 Stat. 125), entitled “Joint resolution providing for relief assistance to the people of countries devastated by war"; section 3 (e) of the Act of August 5, 1947 (61 Stat. 780), entitled "An Act to provide for the reincorporation to The Institute of Inter-American Affairs, and for other purposes"; section 1001 of the Act of January 27, 1948 (62 Stat. 6), entitled “An Act to promote the better understanding of the United States among the peoples of the world and to strengthen cooperative international relations"; section 110 (c) of the Act of April 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 137), entitled "An Act to promote world peace and the general welfare, national interest, and foreign policy of the United States through economic, financial, and other measures necessary to the maintenance of conditions abroad in which free institutions may survive and consistent with the maintenance of the strength and stability of the United States”; section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1948 (62 Stat. 441), entitled "Joint resolution providing for membership and participation by the United States in the World Health Organization and authorizing an appropriation therefor”; section 3 of the Act of June 30, 1948 (62 Stat. 1151), entitled "Joint resolution providing for acceptance by the United States of America of the Constitution of the International Labor Organization Instrument of Amendment, and further authorizing an appropriation for payment of the United States share of the expenses of membership and for expenses of participation by the United States"; subsection (c) of section 15 of the Act of May 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149), entitled “An Act to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes"; section 3 (e) of the Act of August 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 438), entitled “An Act to authorize the District of Columbia government to establish an Office of Civil Defense, and for other purposes"; and section 510 of the Mutual Security Act of 1951, are amended by striking therefrom, whereever they appear, the words "Federal Bureau of Investigation" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Civil Service Commission": Provided, That in the event an investigation made pursuant to any of the above statutes as herein amended develops any data reflecting that the individual who is the subject of the investigation is of questionable loyalty, the Civil Service Commission shall refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conduct of a full field investigation, the results of which shall be furnished to the Civil Service Commission for its information and appropriate action: Provided further, That, if the President deems it to be in the national interest, he may from time to time cause investigations of any group or class which are required by any of the above statutes, to be made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation rather than the Civil Service Commission: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 (b) (5) (B) (i) and (ii) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and section 510 of the Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended by this Act, a majority of the members of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Director of Mutual Security, or the Secretary of State, as the case may be, shall certify those specific positions which are of a high degree of importance or sensitivity, and upon such certification the investigation and reports required by such provisions or by any other laws amended by the first section of this Act shall, in the case of such positions, be made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation rather than the Civil Service Commission. SEC. 2. The transfer of investigative functions hereinbefore provided for shall be effectuated during the period commencing with the date of the approval of this Act and terminating one hundred and eighty days thereafter, it being the intent of the Congress that the said transfer be effectuated as expeditiously within that period of time as the Civil Service Commission shall consider the facilities of that Commission adequate to undertake all or any part of the functions herein transferred: Provided, however, That investigations pending with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the expiration of the one hundred and eighty days shall be completed in due course by that Bureau and reports thereof furnished to the Civil Service Commission for its information and appropriate action. SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect in any way the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for investigations of espionage, sabotage, or subversive acts. SEC. 4. In order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act, appropriations available to the departments or agencies, on whose account investigations are made pursuant to the statutes amended by section 1 of this Act, shall be available for advances or reimbursements directly to the applicable appropriations of the Civil Service Commission, or of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for the cost of investigations made for such departments or agencies. Approved April 5, 1952. [PUBLIC LAW 164-83D CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 283-1ST SESSION] [S. 2399] AN ACT To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *** SEC. 2. Section 10 (b) (5) (B) (iv) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended is renumbered as section 10 (b) (5) (B) (vii). SEC. 3. Section 10 (b) (5) (B) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, is amended by adding the following subsection: "(iv) In the event an investigation made pursuant to sections 10 (b) (5) (B) (i) and (ii) develops any data reflecting that the individual who is the subject of the investigation is of questionable loyalty, the Civil Service Commission shall refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conduct of a full field investigation, the results of which shall be furnished to the Civil Service Commission for its information and appropriate action." SEC. 4. Section 10 (b) (5) (B) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, is amended by adding the following subsection: "(v) If the President deems it to be in the national interest, he may from time to time cause investigations of any group or class which are required by sections 10 (b) (5) (B) (i) and (ii) to be made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation rather than the Civil Service Commission." SEC. 5. Section 10 (b) (5) (B) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, is amended by adding the following subsection: "(vi) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections (10) (b) (5) (B) (i) and (ii) above, a majority of the members of the Commission shall certify those specific positions which are of a high degree of importance or sensitivity and upon such certification the investigation and reports required by such provisions shall be made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation rather than by the Civil Service Commission." * * * * SEC. 9. The provisos contained in section 1 of the Act to provide for certain investigations by the Civil Service Commission in lieu of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and for other purposes, approved April 5, 1952, are hereby repealed as of the date of this Act insofar as they apply to the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. Approved July 31, 1953. APPENDIX C [PUBLIC LAW 14–81st ConGRESS] (63 Stat. 11) (H. R. 54] AN ACT To retrocede to the State of New Mexico exclusive jurisdiction held by the United States over lands within the boundaries of the Los Alamos Project of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby retroceded to the State of New Mexico the exclusive jurisdiction heretofore acquired from the State of New Mexico by the United States of America, over lands in Sandoval County and Santa Fe County, New Mexico, within the present boundaries of the Los Alamos Project of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. SEC. 2. This retrocession of jurisdiction shall take effect upon acceptance by the State of New Mexico. Approved March 4, 1949. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY INDEX TO H. R. 54 (Page references are to Congressional Record, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) Mr. Fernandez; Committee on Public Lands, 14. Reported back (H. Rept. 31), 1038. Passed House, 1365. Ordered placed on Senate Calendar, 1421. Passed Senate (in lieu of S. 152), 1557. Examined and signed, 1569, 1622. Presented to the President, 1693. NOTE. The legislative history indexes of similar bills introduced in the Senate are given below for purposes of reference. S. 152 Mr. Hickenlooper; Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 41. (The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged, and referred to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 675.) Reported back (S. Rept. 76), 1418. Indefinitely postponed (H. R. 54 passed in lieu), 1557. S. 210 (Committee on Mr. Anderson; Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 42. APPENDIX D ATOMIC ENERGY LEGISLATION On August 6, 1945, President Truman announced the first military use of an atomic bomb. Congress was not in session on that date. The House of Representatives pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 68 had adjourned on July 21 until October 8, 1945. The Senate, on August 1, 1945, adjourned until October 8, 1945, under the terms of the same resolution. On September 1, 1945, "legislative expediency" warranted "reassembly of Congress" on September 5, 1945. On September 5, 1945, the day the Congress reassembled, the first bill regarding the control of the atomic bomb was introduced by Congressman Bender in the House. It was H. R. 3912, a bill making it a capital offense to disclose information or impart knowledge with respect to the atomic bomb. On the same day, Congressman Ludlow introduced House Resolution 336 which was a "resolution urging action by the United Nations to ban the atomic bomb as an instrument of war. The first bill introduced in the Senate was introduced on September 6, 1945, by Senator McMahon. It was S. 1359, "a bill to conserve and restrict the use of atomic energy for the national defense, to prohibit its private exploitation, and to preserve the secret and confidential character of information concerning the use and application of atomic energy. "On the same day, Senator Vandenberg introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 28 which had as its purpose "creating a joint committee to investigate the matter of the development, control, and use of atomic energy.' Subsequently a variety of legislation regarding atomic energy consisting of bills and resolutions was introduced in both Houses of Congress. They are listed in the tables below. Numbers of bills and resolutions introduced in the House of Representatives during the 19th Cong. Numbers of bills and resolutions relating to atomic energy introduced in the Senate during the 79th Cong. On October 9, 1945, Senator McMahon introduced Senate Resolution 179, which had as its purpose "creating a special committee to investigate problems relating to the development, use, and control of atomic energy. The resolution was agreed to on October 22, 1945. The resolution, as agreed to, and legislative history index are: Senate Resolution 179 Resolved, That a special committee on atomic energy to be composed of eleven Members of the Senate appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, of |