Transportation

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Country	Agency	Date Started	Date Ended	Fund Level	Description
Transportation
Brazil	DOT	Mar 29, 1984	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Areas for cooperation: civil aviation, urban mass transit, vehicle fuel conservation and alternative fuel technology, and highway R&D.
Canada	DOT	Jun 18, 1970	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Extremely active on-going research agreement concerning all areas of transportation: civil aviation, marine technology, urban transport, highway/traffic safety, and the Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) technology sharing research program. Also, agreement with Transport Canada concerning crash worthiness research to investigate and evaluate the severity of side impact performance using the United States, Europe and Canada side impact dummies.
China	DOT	May 6, 1987	May 22, 1996	Funding not specified	Agreement between DOT and the Ministry of Communications covering port engineering, water borne transportation, shipping management, highway engineering, and urban transportation. Also, Agreement between DOT and the Ministry of Railways covering cold weather research, steel wheel research, commercialization/privat ization, and high speed rail corridor development.
China	DOT	Dec 15, 1986	Dec 15, 1996	Funding not specified	Covers all areas of rail transportation, research, and operations. Administered by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Finland	DOT	Jul 23, 1981	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Cooperation in Icebreaking technology, specifically winter navigation, icebreaking operations, and the icebreaker design process and criteria. Under the terms of the agreement, the Federal Highway Administration will establish a technology transfer center in Finland.
Finland	DOT	May 19, 1993	Termination date: Indefinite	Funding not specified	Agreement to exchange highway transportation technologies to further the development of more economical, efficient and environmentally sound highway systems.
France	DOT	Oct 7, 1971	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU with French Ministry of Works, Housing, Transportation and Space concerning the Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) technology sharing research program. The Federal Aviation Administration has several technical agreements with France in the areas of civil aviation including the global positioning system, air traffic control automation, crash worthiness, human safety factors, lightning protection, wind shear, and aviation security.
France	DOT	Feb 14, 1972	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Transport of France regarding cooperation in S&T of Transportation. Project agreement with the French Directorate for Surface Transportation in the area of high speed rail passenger transport to establish safety requirements to allow high speed rail transportation system in the United States.
Germany	DOT	Jun 12, 1978	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Agreement with the German Ministry of Research & Technology (MORT) and Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the privatized railway (Deutsche Bahn) regarding development of advanced ground transportation. Agreement with MORT concerning magnetic levitation transportation system safety established in May 1990. Active transfer of documentation and meetings held pertaining to the safety aspect of the TRANSRAPID high speed rail system. Economic deregulation of railway system.
Germany	DOT	Sep 3, 1975	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Active exchange program in all areas of transport. Also establishes an Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) technology sharing research program.
Hungary	DOT	Oct 11, 1978	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Information exchanged on economic policy, high speed railway systems, road construction, civil aviation and the national transportation policy.
Israel	DOT	Nov 12, 1974	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	The MOU with the Israeli Ministry of Transport outlines a program to achieve mutually advantageous cooperation in transportation research and development. Joint cooperation with FAA to include conducting extensive research in aviation security with an emphasis on bomb detection devices.
Italy	DOT	May 11, 1971	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	The MOU with Italy's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation concerns an Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) technology sharing research program. Cooperative efforts between DOT's Federal Railroad Administration and the Ministry of Railways in the areas of commercialization/privatization of government owned railways, economic deregulation and railway systems, and rail safety concepts.
Japan	DOT	Nov 18, 1970	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU concerning cooperation in Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV) tech sharing research program. Joint coop program with FAA to include extensive research program to promote future air navigation systems in the Pacific. This program includes work in microwave landing systems, automatic dependent surveillance systems, dynamic ocean track system, and the informal Pacific ATC coordinating group.
Japan	DOT	Feb 10, 1994	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU concerning cooperation in transportation S&T with Ministry of Transportation of Japan. Areas of cooperation include: Land, water, and air transportation, intermodal transportation, safety promotion technology, shipbuilding, maritime safety, energy and environment, transportation for the handicapped and elderly, information related technology in transportation sector.
Korea	DOT	Jun 12, 1995	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU concerning cooperation in transportation S&T with the Ministry of Construction and Transportation of the Republic of Korea. Areas of cooperation include: Planning, system operations and policies, safety; access for the elderly and handicapped; energy efficiency and impact on the environment; and information data exchange technology.
Mexico	DOT	Nov 16, 1972	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Major areas for cooperation include highway, rail, motor carrier and rail safety and technical standards harmonization, oil pollution control, and border congestion.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU regarding the South Pacific Regional Environmental Protection Program (SPRE). The U.S. Coast Guard participates in the SPRE which deals with ocean pollution from all sources, scientific and technical cooperation, environmental impact assessment, and an international oil pollution contingency plan.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU with the Maritime Administration, supporting U.S. participation in ISO activities, and is represented on the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to the International Standards Organization (ISO) ISO/TC 8 (Ships and Marine Technology).
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Maritime Administration (MARAD) represented the United States at the conference on International Cooperation on Marine Engineering Systems (ICMES). Conference held every three years with representatives from 23 countries. Vessel information was exchanged on reliability, safety, maintenance, manpower, and energy savings system.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) participates in civil aviation, management information and technical exchanges on air navigation and air traffic control with the EUROCONTROL Group.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU agreement with World Bank that allows for expanded cooperation in areas of concern for both parties, like information exchange, joint research and training, international training, and technical assistance.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	DOT co chairs with the U.S. Departmennt of State the Transportation Working Group in APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation). The Working Group examines issues in transportation which impede Asia/Pacific trade.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) participates in the Pan American Railway Congress Association (PARCA) and meets triannually to discuss railroad issues in the Western Hemisphere.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU in which the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) participates in highway projects and technical database coordination.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.	USCG and MARAD participate in MOU of technology and policy sharing with the Permanent International Association of Navigational Congresses (PIANC).
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD); DOT represented on Road Transport Research Program Steering Committee and active in selected research studies. DOT also participates in the Maritime Transport Committee and Working Party 6 on shipbuilding.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	International Union of Railways (IUC); info exchanges; committee projects on rail research; annual membership dues of $40,000 and $6000 travel expenses. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) participates on Committee of 174 to solve common railway problems and study rail contact fatigue.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding by members' countries.	The Federal Highway Administration participates in the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses' (PIARC) Executive Committees and the 14 technical committees and AdHoc groups dealing with all aspects of road technology and policy (safety, environmental impact, management, operations, construction and maintenance). The FHWA has taken a leadership role in the establishment of a global information network linking various national and regional information centers.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	United Nations Economic & Social Council: Committee of Experts on Transport of Dangerous Goods. Research and Special Program Administration (RSPA) participates in Committee.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funded by Pan American Highway Congress and member countries.	Pan American Highway Congress Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) participates in the Pan American Institute of Highways which provides training and technology transfer for highway construction to member countries.
Multilateral	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	DOT is an active member of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and through the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration participates in the Facilitation Committee (FAL), the triennual Assembly, regional and AdHoc study groups, technical committees and panels. Involved in S&T and operations.
Netherlands, The	DOT	Sep 28, 1977	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Active program in all areas of transportation. MOU with Netherland's Ministry of Transport and Public Works, established September 1989, determines the effects of marijuana smoking on actual driving performance using on the road driving situations in the Netherlands under carefully monitored conditions. Active participant in the Department's automotive safety technology, the FAA has an active research program in the areas of radar simulators (SMART), data link, operation safety, aviation security, and the development of an advanced microwave landing system (MLS).
Poland	DOT	Nov 3, 1971	On-going agreement	The research projects are partially funded by the U.S. Poland Joint Commission through MSC II funds. Further funding information not specified.	MOU to carry out joint projects between the FRA and the Polish Ministry of Transports, Railways (PNR) and the Technical University of Krakow. Areas of cooperation include: Commercialization/privatization of government owned railways (Poland); economic deregulation of railway systems, and rail system concepts.
Regional	DOT		On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU regarding regional technical assistance. DOT economists prepared several evaluations of USAID funded rail projects in Southern Africa, served as transport advisors to the AID regional office in Harare, Zimbabwe, and worked with the World Bank and USAID in support of railway privatization and technical assistance, as well as restructuring in developing countries.
Russia	DOT	Jun 23, 1994	Jun 22, 1999	Each Party bears cost for its participation; further information not specified.	MOU between DOT and the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation regarding cooperation in transportation related S&T development, coordinated through a Joint Committee on Cooperation in Transportation Science and Technology (co chaired by Parties and meeting annually). IPR protected. Areas of cooperation include: Transportation Policy, Civil Aviation, Highways, Public Transportation, and Maritime and River Transport. These areas concern the modernization of the Russian air traffic control system; highway planning and rehabilitation and contruction; intelligent vehicle highway system; privatization/commercialization of the railroads; high speed rail; improvements in icebreaking technology; port privatization.
Saudi Arabia	DOT	Oct 26, 1983	On-going agreement	Budget of $1.5 million.	The TRANSPORT project trained over 140 Saudi Arabian engineers in materials engineering, construction and traffic engineering, and initiated a continuing training program. A Professional Exchange Program was initiated between Saudi Arabia and the FHWA. In late 1996, the TRANSPORT Project team consisted of 3 employees in Riyadh and 3 support staff with the $1.5 million budget. 1996 saw the TRANSPORT Project train over 100 Saudi Arabian engineers in management, construction, traffic engineering and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). 7 Saudi Arabian engineers received on-the-job training (OJT) in the U.S.
Spain	DOT	Nov 10, 1971	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Cooperative research in the areas of high speed ground projects, commuter transportation in large, densely populated urban areas, and railroad access to airports.
Sweden	DOT	Mar 15, 1972	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU concerning cooperation in the development of Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV) technology sharing research program. The FHWA and the Swedish National Road Administration have agreed on a program for the exchange of information on winter maintenance, highway safety, contracting procedures, and pavements. The activities under this program include team visits, exchange of professionals, and information exchange meetings.
United Kingdom	DOT	Nov 9, 1981	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Agreement establishes cooperation in all modes of transportation, and provides for information exchanges concerning policy formulations on public/private transport, and the exchange of executive personnel.
United Kingdom	DOT	May 11, 1971	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	MOU between DOT and the UK concerning cooperation in transportation in the area of Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV) technology sharing research.
USSR	DOT	May 31, 1988	On-going agreement	Funding not specified	Agreement from 5/88 establishing joint (maritime) radionavigation system in the Bering Sea, which coordinates with the US Coast Guard operated LORAN system and the Soviet CHAYKA system. On going discussions seek to resolve inherent technical details.