TheNational Security Resources Board was aUnited States government agency created by theNational Security Act of 1947 whose purpose was to advise thePresident, in times ofwar, on how to mobilize natural resources, manpower, and the scientific establishment to meet the demands of theDepartment of Defense.[1]
The board's ultimate goal was to conduct long-term, continuous planning to prepare theUnited States for adequate industrial and economic mobilization. The board was originally very ineffective, perhaps because authority was shared among all eight members rather than centralized in a single individual. In 1949, this was changed on the recommendation of theHoover Commission. All power was vested solely in the chairman, and the board was moved to be part of theDepartment of Defense. It was later reassigned to theExecutive Office of the President. Its role was eventually eliminated when its responsibilities were transferred to theOffice of Defense Mobilization in June 1953.
The organization had the following statutory duties:
The board was composed of eight members, one of whom served as its chairman.
In addition, at the time of its creation, the chairman of the National Security Resources Board also servedex officio as one of only seven permanent members of theNational Security Council. The first chairman was businessman Arthur M. Hill.[2]
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