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which simply did not work. Through the influence of Fuqua and 

 Brown, the word "scientific" was added to title IV. 

 Brown mentioned: 



Our present development organizations have failed in addressing various prob- 

 lems in applying science and technology for development: Problems of long-term 

 research and development needs; problems of addressing regional rather than country- 

 specific needs; problems of organizational management to address effectively specific 

 S. & T. applications; problems in attracting the needed and necessary expertise from 

 our scientific and technological community. 



When the AID bill was debated in the House on April 9, 1979, 

 House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Clement J. Zablocki 

 (Democrat of Wisconsin) noted that Fuqua and Brown had "presented 

 their views before the committee and had a very strong influence on 

 the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee who incorporated their 

 views in the legislation in what is now title IV." 



Bv the end of July 1979, both the House and Senate had passed 

 the AID authorization bill with the Institute incorporated into it, the 

 conference report had been adopted, and the legislation was then 

 signed into law by the President. 



UNITED STATES-CHINA SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGES 



In May 1979, Brown set up a task force of his Subcommittee on 

 Science, Research and Technology, chaired by Ertel, to explore 

 United States-China scientific exchanges. The task force also included 

 Ritter and Hance. Hearings were held in May and June, as part of a 

 series on science exchanges and technology transfer with other coun- 

 tries, which in prior years had included reviews of research coopera- 

 tion with the Soviet Union and technology transfer to the OPEC 

 countries. Brown stated: 



I am delighted that Allan Ertel has agreed to chair this task force which will 

 review the status of science in China, the evolution of scientific exchanges between 

 the two countries and the associated policy questions. 



Ertel noted that his recent visit to China had impressed upon him 

 both the great potential of China's science and the strong effort needed 

 to bring many of the scientific disciplines up to world standards. He 

 added: 



Our hearings will serve to explore the questions of reciprocity in these exchanges, 

 the extent of Federal expenditures in support of them, and their long-term implica- 

 tions for American and Chinese science. 



On June 22, 1979, the Ertel task force examined the practice of 

 acupuncture which had been developed primarily in China. Brown 

 volunteered to have acupuncture performed on himself at the hearing, 

 and the results were as good as predicted. 



