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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The ONR was authorized by an Act of Congress, Public Law 588, and subsequently approved by President | The ONR was authorized by an Act of Congress, Public Law 588, and subsequently approved by President Harry S. Truman on August 1, 1946. Its stated mission is "planning, fostering, and encouraging scientific research in recognition of its paramount importance as related to the maintenance of future naval power and the preservation of national security."<ref name="InfoDomain">{{cite journal |last1=ONR Public Affairs |title=Office of Naval Research Celebrates 65 Years of Pioneering Science & Technology |journal=InfoDomain |date=Fall 2011 |page=42 |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a552390.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223135017/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a552390.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=23 December 2019 |access-date=Sep 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=10 U.S. Code § 8022 - Office of Naval Research: duties|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/8022|access-date=2020-07-15|website=LII / Legal Information Institute|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The ONR carries this out through funding with grants and contracts scientists and engineers who perform basic research, technology development, and advanced technology demonstrations. | The ONR carries this out through funding with grants and contracts scientists and engineers who perform basic research, technology development, and advanced technology demonstrations. | ||