WHEREAS, with the guidance of the National Science Board, the Foundation's Director and staff have developed such a plan;

WHEREAS, the vision, goals and strategies set forth in the plan would better enable the Foundation to exercise its leadership and stewardship for scientific and engineering research and education, thus accomplishing Presidential and Congressional goals for investment of public funds;

Now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the National Science Board approves the proposed plan entitled "NSF in a Changing World," as agreed upon by the NSF Task Force on Strategic Planning and Policy at its meeting of October 13, 1994

AND requests the Director to make such editorial changes as may be necessary, to publicize the plan widely, and to distribute it to all parts of the Nation's research and education community.