[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28909-28910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13354]


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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 2018 
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 2018 Annual Report to Congress.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, July 13, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.; Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 
August 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 6, 
2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, September 7, 2018, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October 4, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.; and Friday, October 5, 2018, 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 Kerry 
Sutherland, 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:

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    Purpose of Meeting: Pursuant to the Commission's mandate, members 
of the Commission will meet to review and edit drafts of the 2018 
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 2018 Annual Report to Congress are open to the 
public.
    Topics To Be Discussed: The Commission will consider draft report 
sections addressing some or all of the following topics:

     U.S.-China Economics and Trade Relations, including: 
Year in Review: Economics Trade; U.S.-China Economic Challenges; and 
China's Agricultural Policies: Trade, Investment, Safety, and 
Innovation.
     U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Year in 
Review: Security and Foreign Affairs; and China's Military 
Modernization.
     China and the World, including: Belt and Road 
Initiative; China's Relations with U.S. Allies; China and Taiwan; 
China and Hong Kong; and China and North Korea Contingencies.
     China's High Tech Development, including: Next 
Generation Connectivity.

    Required Accessibility Statement: These meetings will be open to 
the public. The Commission may recess the meetings to address 
administrative issues in closed session.
    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 
(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), as amended by Pub. L. 113-291 (December 
19, 2014).

    Dated: June 18, 2018.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-13354 Filed 6-20-18; 8:45 am]
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