[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15948]


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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 open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S.-China Economic 
and Security Review Commission to review and edit drafts of the 2017 
Annual Report to Congress. The Commission is mandated by Congress to 
investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on the ``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 meeting to review and edit 
drafts of the 2017 Annual Report to Congress.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 10, 2017, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, August 11, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 444 North Capitol Street NW., Room 233, Washington, DC 
20001. Public seating is limited and will be available on a ``first-
come, first-served'' basis. Reservations are not required to attend the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the meeting should contact Alexis 
Brigmon, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; 
telephone: 202-624-1454, or via email at [email protected]. 
Reservations are not required to attend the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Meeting: Pursuant to the Commission's mandate, members 
of the Commission will meet to review and edit drafts of the 2017 
Annual Report to Congress.
    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 (Pub. L. 109-108). In accordance with FACA, the 
Commission's meeting to make decisions concerning the substance and 
recommendations of its 2017 Annual Report to Congress are open to the 
public.
    Topics To Be Discussed: The Commission will consider draft report 
sections addressing the following topics:
     U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations, including: Year 
in Review: Economics Trade; and U.S. Access to China's Consumer Market.
     U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Year in Review: 
Security and Foreign Affairs.
     China and the World, including: China and Continental 
Southeast Asia; China and Northeast Asia; China and Taiwan; and China's 
Domestic Information Controls, Global Media Influence, and Cyber 
Diplomacy.
    Required Accessibility Statement: The meeting will be open to the 
public. The Commission may recess the meeting to address administrative 
issues in closed session.
    The Commission will also recess the meeting around noon for a lunch 
break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will announce 
what time the meeting will reconvene.

    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: July 24, 2017.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-15948 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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