Cooperative Exchange with the NSF, the USGS and the Chinese delegations of Ministry (MOU)

United States Dept Of Geological Survey, Reston VA

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Abstract

0135168 Filson The NSF, the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the China Seismological Bureau (CSB) of the People's Republic of China are partners in a Protocol for scientific and technical cooperation in earthquake studies. This Protocol was initially signed in Beijing in 1980, and extended in 1984, 1990, 1995, and 2001. The latest extension (through 2005) was signed on March 28, 2001 at a signing ceremony hosted by the USGS in Reston, VA. This ceremony was the culmination of an official visit to the US by a Chinese delegation from the Ministry of Construction, CSB, and the Chinese Natural National Science Foundation which visited several locations within the US. The terms of the Protocol are that the receiving side pays whenever an official delegation visits. Thus, when a Chinese delegation visits the US, NSF and the USGS have agreed to split the costs of the delegation. This transfer of funds to the USGS will cover NSF's share of the expenses for the Chinese delegation's visit to the U.S. ***