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scieaCific equipment and componants from one nation to another; facilitating 

 the exchange of scientific staff by simplifying the administrative admission 

 formalities in the host country, and by direct support for the social inte- 

 gration of the researcher and family; reviewing the charging policies for 

 transmitting scientific data across borders; and promoting effective data 

 communication standards for compatibility. Technology transfer and export 

 controls can also create difficulties in international cooperation particu- 

 larly with nations such as the USSR. We are participating in the effort to 

 have a clear definition for basic scientific research which would be 

 exempted from the technical information provisions of the Export 

 Administration Act. 



Another important management concern is that the technical issues now 

 involved in major collaboration require multiyear program plans. Multiyear 

 funding would assure continuity for the tasks by clearly demonstrating the 

 commitment of the Administration and Congress. This point is important 

 since the EC operates on a multiyear budget cycle and the Japanese, while 

 using an annual budget process, do operate on a multiyear planning cycle and 

 can make firm long-term commitments. This ability to make commitments 

 provides us with confidence in their intentions; if we could reciprocate, 

 our counterparts would have similar assurances. We recognize, however, that 

 multiyear funding is a broad. Government-wide issue and is not limited to 

 funding for the Fusion program. Another concern which will probably become 

 more important in the future is the commarcial potential of the technology 

 developed for fusion. In this context, it should be recognized that while 

 fusion as an energy source is long range, some of the technology components 

 have near-term applications outside fusion. 



