По-моему, "service to the government" вовсе не означает, что это правительственная организация:
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the National Academy of Sciences shall consist of not more than fifty ordinary members, and the said corporation hereby constituted shall have power to make its own organization, including its constitution, bylaws, and rules and regulations; to fill all vacancies created by death, resignation, or otherwise; to provide for the election of foreign and domestic members, the division into classes, and all other matters needful or usual in such institution, and to report the same to Congress. http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_incorporation
Не помню, кстати, чтобы NAS когда-либо поддерживала нападение на Ирак.
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Re: Про общественную организацию
Date: 2010-02-10 11:44 am (UTC)Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the National Academy of Sciences shall consist of not more than fifty ordinary members, and the said corporation hereby constituted shall have power to make its own organization, including its constitution, bylaws, and rules and regulations; to fill all vacancies created by death, resignation, or otherwise; to provide for the election of foreign and domestic members, the division into classes, and all other matters needful or usual in such institution, and to report the same to Congress.
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_incorporation
Не помню, кстати, чтобы NAS когда-либо поддерживала нападение на Ирак.