868 



Pago 



III. National Science Foundation Programs for Americans Abroad 916 



Overview of XSF International Programs 916 



Slow Growth in NSF Autliority for International Science 918 



Expansion of NSF Authority for International Exchange Pro- 

 grams 920 



The Implications of Limited Authority 921 



The Office of International Programs 922 



Inconsistent Reporting History 924 



Absence of Requirements for Reports From Grantees 926 



Problems Relating to NSF Overseas Science Offices 926 



Termination of Special Advisory Committee on International 



Science Activities 928 



Programs Administered by the Office of International Programs- 928 



Cooperative Science Program 929 



The United States-Japan Cooperative Science Program. 931 

 Origin of the United States-Japan Cooperative Sci- 

 ence Program 931 



Administration of the Program 932 



Seminars 934 



Visiting Scientist Program 934 



Cooperative Research 935 



Difficulties With the Program 936 



United States-Italy Cooperative Program in Science 938 



United States-India Program for the Exchange of Scien- 

 tists and Engineers 939 



United States-Australia Agreement for Scientific and 



Technical Cooperation 940 



United States-Republic of China (Taiwan) Cooperative 



Science Program 942 



United States-France Agreement on the Exchange of 



Scientists ^ ; 944 



Scientific Exclianges With Romania 945 



United States-Spain Agreement of Friendship and Co- 

 operation _• 946 



Scientific Cooperation With Brazil and Other Latin 



American Countries 947 



United States-Iran Program for Scientific Cooijeration — 948 

 Other Programs Administered by the Office of International 



Programs 948 



U.S. Participation in Planning and Developing Inter- 

 national Science Programs 948 



The International Institute for Applied Systems 



Analysis 951 



Special Foreign Currency Program 952 



Travel To Attend Scientific Meetings 954 



Scojie and Limitations of International Travel Grants Pro- 

 gram 954 



The International Travel Grants Program 956 



National and Special Research Programs 959 



LT.S. Antarctic Research Program 962 



National Research Centers 964 



International Science Education Programs of NSF 968 



Development of Science Education in Foreign Countries 968 



AID-Funded Activities 968 



Cooperative Program for the Improvement of Science 



Education in India 969 



NATO-Funded Activities 971 



NATO Senior Fellowships in Science 971 



NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science 972 



Advanced Study Institutes 972 



International Travel Grants for Science Education 974 



International Education Activities as Part of Domestic Mission-- 975 



Conclusions: Some Illustrative Questions of Policy 979 



