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On December 20, 1945, Senator Brien McMahon introduced an alternative bill on atomic energy, drafted by the Senate Military Affairs Committee, which quickly became known as the McMahon Bill. This was initially a very liberal bill regarding the control of scientific research, and was broadly supported by scientists.
The May-Johnson Bill hampered the scientific process and jeopardized a reasonable, global approach to nuclear policy. The scientists argued that the bill colored nuclear policy as one shaped by defense and war rather than research and shared responsibility.
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The Senate approved the bill on June 1, and the House approved it on July 20, with a subsequent conference committee eliminating most substantive amendments added by the House. President Truman signed the McMahon Act, known officially as the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, on August 1.
The McMahon Bill. As support for the May-Johnson bill eroded in late 1945, President Truman withdrew his support. Vandenberg's attempt to establish a joint House- Senate special committee failed, but Brien McMahon of Connecticut successfully created and became chair of the Senate's Special Committee on Atomic Energy. Daily hearings took place ...
McMahon, with the help of atomic scientists, originally proposed cutting out military control of the AEC altogether, much to the frustration of General Leslie Groves. Groves persuaded Senator Arthur Vandenberg to submit an amendment that would create a “military liaison board” to the AEC.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ( McMahon Act) determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and Canada.
t. e. Sir William McMahon [a] GCMG CH PC (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. He was a government minister for over 21 years, the longest continuous service in Australian history .
