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Question: How do international programs in science help the 

 various mission agencies accomplish their goals? 



Answer: As I have stressed in ray earlier testimony, our 



international programs evolve from the pursuit of 

 national goals. Mission agencies use international 

 programs to gain access to materials or environments 

 not easily accessible in the U.S., to learn how 

 other countries manage problems similar to those 

 in the United States, and collaborate with colleagues 

 working in similar fields. A few typical examples: 

 ° Climate scientists are looking at tree 

 ring growth in India to acquire historical 

 climate data in that part of the world; 

 " Agricultural scientists have acquired germ 

 plasm from China for experimentation in the 

 control of gypsy moths; 

 ° Measurement scientists are working with many 

 countries to establish standardized measurement 

 and testing techniques - in support of in- 

 ternational trade as well as science; 

 " Earthquake scientists are measuring crustal 



movements and characteristics in many countries 

 to enhance earthquake prediction and gain a 

 better understanding of geologic phenomena. 



