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QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD 

 DR. McTAGUE 



Question: What is OSTP's role in the formulation, development, 



and implementation of international cooperative science 

 programs? How does OSTP interact with the State 

 Department and the various mission agencies such as 

 DOE or NASA? 



Answer: OSTP plays a major role in formulating policy regarding 



selected international science programs. We tend to 



focus primarily on those areas where S&T cooperation 



is judged to be an effective tool in accomplishing 



significant foreign policy objectives, e.g., China and 



India, or where the cost of the facilities required 



to carry out the science is such that shared funding 



and planning are desirable. When OSTP takes an 



active role, it consists of working with mission 



agencies to develop programs that will benefit the 



agencies as well as the cooperating partners, with 



the State Department to formulate agreements and 



coordinate policy, and with relevant representatives 



of the countries and international organizations 



involved. 



