[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68502-68503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27189]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Meeting

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Official Public Release of the Commission's 2013 
Annual Report to Congress on November 20, 2013.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic 
and Security Review Commission.
    Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission.
    The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, 
evaluate and report to Congress annually on the U.S.-China economic and 
security

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relationship. The mandate specifically charges the Commission to 
prepare a report to Congress ``regarding the national security 
implications and impact of the bilateral trade and economic 
relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of 
China [that] shall include a full analysis, along with conclusions and 
recommendations for legislative and administrative actions . . .''

Purpose of Meetings

    Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold an official 
public conference in Washington, DC to release the 2013 Annual Report 
on November 20, 2013.
    The Commission is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) with the enactment of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 that was signed into law on 
November 22, 2005 (Public Law 109-108). In accord with FACA, meetings 
of the Commission to make decisions concerning the substance and 
recommendations of its 2013 Annual Report to Congress are open to the 
public.

Topics To Be Discussed

    The Commission's 2013 Annual Report contains the following chapters 
and sections:

 Executive Summary
    [cir] Key Recommendations for Congress
 Introduction
 Chapter 1: The U.S.-China Trade and Economic Relationship
    [cir] Section 1: Trade and Economics Year in Review
    [cir] Section 2: Trends in Chinese Investment in the United States
    [cir] Section 3: Governance and Accountability in China's Financial 
System
    [cir] Section 4: China's Agriculture Policy, Food Regulation, and 
the U.S.-China Agriculture Trade
    [cir] Recommendations
 Chapter 2: China's Impact on U.S. Security Interests
    [cir] Section 1: Military and Security Year in Review
    [cir] Section 2: China's Cyber Activities
    [cir] Section 3: China's Maritime Dispute
    [cir] Recommendations
 Chapter 3: China in Asia
    [cir] Section 1: China and the Middle East and North Africa
    [cir] Section 2: Taiwan
    [cir] Section 3: Macau and Hong Kong
    [cir] Recommendations

Dates, Times, and Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time)

 Wednesday, November 20, 2013 (9:00 a.m.)--Rayburn House Office 
Building, Room 2212

ADDRESSES: The Commission's official public conference to release the 
2013 Annual Report will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building, 
Room 2212.
    Public seating is limited and will be available on a ``first-come, 
first-served'' basis. Advanced reservations are not required. All 
participants must register at the event table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reed Eckhold, Congressional Liaison 
and Director of Communications, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 
20001; Phone: (202) 624-1496; Email: [email protected].

    Authority:  Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense 
Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106-398), as amended by Division P of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7), as 
amended by Pub. L. 109-108 (November 22, 2005).

    Dated: November 7, 2013.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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