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specialists. One of the key elements was the construction of a 

 demonstration project featuring fire spread and earthquake 

 resistant engineering. The progress achieved in the 1990 

 negotiations, which resulted in the revision of the building code 

 to permit large wood-frame buildings, would not have been 

 possible without the consensus - so important in Japan, of key 

 technical and code officials of the safety of wood-frame 

 construction. Since the signing of the Agreement, the industry's 

 FAS market development activities have focused on taking 

 advantage of the export opportunities created. 



This example makes clear the essential relationship between 

 market development activities and trade policy initiatives. It 

 also demonstrates that when these activities are coordinated and 

 targeted at a common objective the results are greater than could 

 be achieved separately. 



DO THE PROGRAMS WORK? 



Our U.S. forest products industry message to this committee 

 is simple and very straightforward — the FAS programs work and 

 have accomplished a great deal, . • 



o FAS programs are revenue earners for our country. 



Employment gains from exports have brought an estimated 

 $345 million in increased annual Federal tax revenues 



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