[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08701]



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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Hearing

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

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing--April 27, 2016, Washington, DC.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission.
    Name: Dennis Shea, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to 
investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ``the national 
security implications of the economic relationship between the United 
States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, 
the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on 
Wednesday, April 27, 2016, on ``China's 13th Five-Year Plan.''
    Background: This is the fifth public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2016 report cycle. This hearing will examine China's 
fiscal and financial reforms, implementation of China's high-tech 
industrial policy in the automobile, aviation, and semiconductor 
sectors, efforts to improve citizens' quality of life, and the 
implications these reforms and policies have for U.S. economic and 
national security interests. The hearing will be co-chaired by Chairman 
Dennis Shea and Senator Carte Goodwin. Any interested party may file a 
written statement by April 27, 2016, by mailing to the contact below. A 
portion of each panel will include a question and answer period between 
the Commissioners and the witnesses.
    Location, Date and Time: Room: TBD. Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 
start time is 9:00 a.m. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be 
posted to the Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check 
our Web site for possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations 
are not required to attend the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Anthony 
DeMarino, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington DC 20001; 
phone: 202-624-1496, or via email at [email protected]. Reservations 
are not required to attend the hearing.

    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 Public Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by 
Public Law 113-291 (December 19, 2014).

    Dated: April 11, 2016.
Michael Danis,
 Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-08701 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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