THE MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION COMPENDIUM
BILATERAL / GERMANY
First Update; pages 683-687
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Done at Washington, D.C. 31 March 1993 and Bonn 3 May 1993 Entered into force 31 March 1993, effective 1 October 1993
Primary source citation: Copy of text provided by the U.S. Department of State
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN THE OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM AS A REGULAR MEMBER
Accordingly, the National Science Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft endorse continued cooperation in ocean drilling activities during the period 1 October 1993 to 30 September 2003, in accordance with the following articles:
"Article 1 - MEMBERSHIP STATUS
"Article 2 - DURATION
"Article 3 - SCIENTIFIC PLANNING
Scientific planning and direction of the Ocean Drilling Program shall be the responsibility of JOIDES. The Federal Republic of Germany will be represented on each committee, panel, or working group thereof. The Bundesanstalt fáár Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) will be the member of JOIDES, will be represented on the JOIDES Executive and Planning Committees, and will nominate representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany for the JOIDES advisory panels and working groups. International membership and representation in JOIDES is restricted to regular members, including consortia, but excluding the individual members of consortia. The contractors will submit, to the Executive Committee of JOIDES, the annual program plan and budgets for approval prior to their adoption by the National Science Foundation.
"Article 4 - OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM COUNCIL
The Council shall serve as a consultative body reviewing financial, managerial, and other matters involving the overall support of the Ocean Drilling Program. The Council shall provide a forum for exchange of views among the contributing countries. No formal voting procedures will be established.
The National Science Foundation representative will serve as permanent Chairman of the Council. A formal agenda will be prepared for each meeting and written records of each meeting will be kept. The National Science Foundation will provide secretariat services to the Council.
The Council will normally meet once each year. The annual meeting shall include a financial report and discussion, an audit report, a review of scientific and technical achievements for the past year, draft program plans and budgets for the coming year, and other topics of mutual interest. Normally, all regular meetings of the Council will be scheduled in conjunction with the JOIDES Executive Committee meeting for review and approval of the annual program plans and budgets.
Liaison representatives of prime contractors and important scientific planning entities will be available to the Council.
"Article 5 - RIGHT TO MAKE PROPOSALS; DATA PRIVILEGES
Site surveys may be contributed by the Federal Republic of Germany as its scientific interests and available resources allow. Site survey requirements will be identified by JOIDES.
"Article 6 - VISA AND CUSTOMS FACILITATION The National Science Foundation will facilitate through collaboration with the appropriate authorities the granting of visas and other forms of official permission for entry to and exit from the United States of personnel, equipment, and supplies when required for participation or utilization in the Ocean Drilling Program.
"Article 7 - PARTICIPATION ON BOARD THE ODP DRILLSHIP
"Article 8 - INITIAL REPORTS OF THE OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM Scientists from the Federal Republic of Germany will have access, through the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, to Ocean Drilling Program data and core samples. The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft will endeavor to ensure that the participating Federal Republic of Germany scientists and institutions shall provide the scientific data resulting from site surveys and laboratory analyses in time for preparation of the "Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program or their equivalent. One hundred copies of each volume of the official scientific publications will be provided to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for free distribution among scientific establishments in the Federal Republic of Germany. These volumes may be published in the Federal Republic of Germany in full or in part, without payments to or additional agreements with the United States. The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft will provide the National Science Foundation with copies of all publications from the Federal Republic of Germany that are based on program material.
"Article 9 - FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
The financial contribution of all participants will be commingled to support the total program costs. "Program costs" are determined by the National Science Foundation, and are those costs incurred in support of contractors performing functions for joint planning and operations of the Ocean Drilling Program, and program direction and management costs incurred by the National Science Foundation which relate to international participation. Activities which may be carried out by the National Science Foundation's contractors in direct support of United States scientific undertakings are not program costs and will not be funded from commingled accounts.
"Article 10 - SALARIES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES
"Article 11 - CONSULTATION
"Article 12 - TERMINATION NOTICE
by: by:
[Signature] Wolfgang Frááhwald President Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[Signature] Walter E. Massey Director National Science Foundation
on: on:
3.5.1993
3/31/93
by: [Signature] B. Mááller Secretary-General Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
on: 3.5.93
ANNEX A to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Science Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft on the Participation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Ocean Drilling Program as a Regular Member
Financial Contribution for U.S. Fiscal Year 1994
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft will support the Ocean Drilling Program with a total contribution of United States two million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars (U.S. $2,950,000) in cash for the period October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1994. Should the Ocean Drilling Program be terminated before September 30, 1994, the Federal Republic of Germany will be reimbursed on the basis of one-twelfth of its contribution for each month of curtailment.
Should the Federal Republic of Germany withdraw from the Program, under the terms of Article 12 above, no refunds of contributions will be made.
Contributions for subsequent years will be adjusted to the changes in program costs experienced in the Ocean Drilling Program, as determined by the National Science Foundation. If a change in contribution is anticipated, the National Science Foundation will provide information as to the cost basis and the indices used to estimate increases or decreases.
by: by:
[Signature] Wolfgang Frááhwald President Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[Signature] Walter E. Massey Director National Science Foundation
on: on:
3.5.1993
3/31/93
by:
[Signature] B. Mááller Secretary-General Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
on:
3.5.93