By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 25, 1959, entitled ‘‘An Act To Establish a National Medal of Science To Provide Recognition for Individuals Who Make Outstanding Contributions in the Physical, Biological, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences’’ (73 Stat. 431), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
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There is hereby established the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, which shall assist the President, as provided in this order, in connection with the carrying out of the said act of August 25, 1959. The Committee shall be composed of not less than six and not more than twelve members. Each member of the Committee shall be designated by the President from among appropriately qualified citizens of the United States. As nearly as practicable, the members of the Committee shall comprise a cross section of the major fields of science (including engineering). The President shall from time to time designate one of the members of the Committee as chairman thereof.
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, August 21, 1961.