Announcement of Signing of S. 1372, Creating the Post of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and Nomination of William J. Perry to Serve in That Post
The President today announced his intention to nominate William J. Perry of Virginia to fill the newly created post of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Simultaneously, the President signed S: 1372 which creates the post.
On March 11, the President nominated Mr. Perry to be Director of Defense. Research and Engineering in the Department of Defense.
S. 1372 redesignates the Director of Defense Research and Engineering as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Note: As enacted, S. 1372 is Public Law 95140, approved October 21.
Jimmy Carter, Announcement of Signing of S. 1372, Creating the Post of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and Nomination of William J. Perry to Serve in That Post Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/242169