[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40647-40648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18018]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings 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 public meetings to review and edit 
drafts of the 2017 Annual Report to Congress.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for Thursday, September 7, 2017, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, September 8, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October 4, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and 
Friday, October 5, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 444 North Capitol Street NW., Room 231, 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 
meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning these meetings 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 meetings.

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 meetings 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; Chinese Investment in the United States; 
and U.S. Access to China's Consumer Market.
     U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Year in Review: 
Security and Foreign Affairs; and Hotspots along China's Maritime 
Periphery.
     China and the World, including: China and Continental 
Southeast Asia; China and Northeast Asia; China and Taiwan; China and 
Hong Kong; and China's Domestic Information Controls, Global Media 
Influence, and Cyber Diplomacy.
     China's High Tech Development, including China's Global 
Pursuit of Global Dominance in Computing, Robotics, and Biotechnology; 
and China's Pursuit of Advanced Weapons.
    Required Accessibility Statement: These meetings will be open to 
the public. The Commission may recess the meetings to address 
administrative issues in closed session.

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    The Commission will also recess the meetings around noon for a 
lunch break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will 
announce what time the meetings will reconvene.

    Authority:  Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense 
Authorization Act (Public Law 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), as amended by Public 
Law 113-291 (December 19, 2014).

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-18018 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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