[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 32143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12575]


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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 2021 
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 2021 Annual Report to Congress.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, June 30, 2021, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..; Thursday, August 5, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; 
and Wednesday, October 6, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The June, August, and September sessions will be held in the 
Hall of the States, Room 233 located at 444 North Capitol Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20001. The October session will be held in the Hall of 
the States, Room 333, located at 444 North Capitol Street NW, 
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 the meetings should contact Jameson 
Cunningham, 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 meetings.
    ADA Accessibility: For questions about the accessibility of the 
event or to request an accommodation, please contact Jameson Cunningham 
at 202-624-1496, or via email at [email protected]. Requests for an 
accommodation should be made as soon as possible, and at least five 
business days prior to the event.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: Pursuant to the 
Commission's mandate, members of the Commission will meet to review and 
edit drafts of the 2021 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 
2021 Annual Report to Congress are open to the public.
    Topics to Be Discussed: Editing and review sessions will cover 
material prepared for the 2021 Annual Report, including: a review of 
economics, trade, security and foreign affairs developments in 2021; 
U.S.-China relations at the Chinese Communist Party's centennial; China 
in Latin America and the Caribbean; the Chinese Communist Party's 
economic ambitions; U.S. investment in China's capital markets and 
military industrial complex; China's nuclear capabilities, posture, and 
proliferation; Taiwan; and Hong Kong.
    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 Public 
Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by Public Law 113-291 
(December 19, 2014).

    Dated: June 10, 2021.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-12575 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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