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reviews of technology; reviews the R&D plans, policies and 

 budgets of the lEA Member Countries; conducts special reviews 

 of international projects upon request; provides expert 

 technical advice to the lEA Governing Board and Energy 

 Ministers; sponsors international conferences, and facilitates 

 the collaborative research efforts in the areas of End-Use 

 Conservation Technology, Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, and 

 Fusion Energy. The Nuclear Energy Agency performs similar 

 functions for nuclear fission activities. 



DOE also participates in numerous cooperative activities 

 and various international conferences and meetings of the 

 International Atomic Energy Agency. 



Internally, the DOE program offices have the budget 

 authority and are responsible for the implementation of inter- 

 national activities. Cooperative projects must compete with 

 purely domestic activities for support and must be justified on 

 the basis of domestic program objectives. The Office I 

 represent serves as the central coordination point for DOE's 

 international activities to ensure that all of DOE's concerns 

 as well as foreign policy considerations are incorporated in 

 the early stages of the formulation of an international 

 activity. We ensure that the DOE speaks with one consistent 

 voice to its international partners, and that the experiences 

 of the Department in international. affairs are brought to bear 

 to avoid repeating past mistakes. The office is responsible 

 for the overall policy guidance, preparation and conclusions of 



