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

美国国家科学基金会、美国地质调查局和中国共和国中国地震局是地震研究科学技术合作议定书的合作伙伴。该议定书最初于1980年在北京签署，并于1984年、1990年、1995年和2001年延期。最近一次延期(至2005年)是在2001年3月28日由美国地质调查局在弗吉尼亚州雷斯顿举行的签字仪式上签署的。这一仪式是建设部、公务员事务局和中国自然科学基金组织的中国代表团对美国进行正式访问的高潮。访问了美国境内的几个地点。议定书的条款是，每当官方代表团访问时，接受方将支付费用。因此，当中国代表团访问美国时，美国国家科学基金会和美国地质勘探局同意分担代表团的费用。这笔向美国地质勘探局转移的资金将用于支付NSF应承担的中国代表团访美费用*

0135168FilsonThe 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.***