= National Security Resources Board = The '''National Security Resources Board''' ('''NSRB''') was a defense procurement agency. <> ---- == Composition == The board consisted of eight members. One member would be appointed as '''chair''', and sit on the [[UnitedStates/NationalSecurityCouncil|NSC]] ''ex officio''. ---- == History == The [[UnitedStates/NationalSecurityAct|National Security Act]] established the agency with exclusive power over procurement. By 1950, the agency was effectively defunct as [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]] has effectively regained power over its logistics. That year, [[UnitedStates/HarrySTruman|Truman]] attempted to revive the independent agency as [[UnitedStates/OfficeOfDefenseMobilization|ODM]]. The NSRB was formally dissolved in 1953. ---- CategoryRicottone