[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 15294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07416]


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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing 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 April 25, 2019 on ``China in 
Space: A Strategic Competition?''

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: TBD, Washington, DC. A detailed agenda for the hearing will 
be posted on the Commission's website at www.uscc.gov. Also, please 
check the Commission's website 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 Leslie 
Tisdale Reagan, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, Washington DC 
20001; telephone: 202-624-1496, or via email at [email protected]. 
Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: This is the fourth public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2019 report cycle. This hearing will address the 
implications for the United States of China's pursuit of space power as 
a means of strengthening its economic competitiveness, increasing its 
military capabilities, and raising its international status. The 
hearing will examine Administration views of U.S.-China space 
competition; China's pursuit of global leadership in space; the role of 
military-civil fusion in China's space ambitions, including China's 
leveraging of U.S. and other foreign technology and talent to support 
its military goals; and China's military space activities. The hearing 
will be co-chaired by Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner 
Michael McDevitt. Any interested party may file a written statement by 
April 25, 2019, by mailing to the contact above. A portion of each 
panel will include a question and answer period between the 
Commissioners and the witnesses.
    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 10, 2019.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-07416 Filed 4-12-19; 8:45 am]
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