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Within the Department, as I mentioned, the program office has 

 the budget authority and the responsibility for implementing the 

 international research and development activities. These coopera- 

 tive projects must compete with purely domestic activities for sup- 

 port and must be justified on the basis of their contribution to do- 

 mestic program objectives. 



The Office I represent serves as the central coordinating point 

 for the Department in its international activities to ensure that all 

 of doe's concerns, as well as foreign policy considerations, are in- 

 corporated in the early stages of formulating an international ac- 

 tivity. 



Our Office is responsible for the policy guidance and the prepara- 

 tion and conclusion of agreements, and of course, we work very 

 closely with the Department of State and the foreign policy com- 

 munity, as well as with the Department's senior policy and pro- 

 gram management. 



I would like to close by observing that Secretary Herrington, in 

 his recent speeches, has indicated that DOE has been able to forge 

 a strong partnership with the research community in the field of 

 energy science and technology, a partnership that is complement- 

 ing the private initiatives rather than competing with them. The 

 Department is now actively beginning to move that partnership 

 beyond the U.S. border to establish international collaboration for 

 energy research and development projects. 



I think with that, Mr. Chairman, I would be happy to take any 

 questions. Thank you. 



[The prepared statement of Dr. Jaffe follows:] 



