[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12190]


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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: 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 series of public meetings to review and edit 
drafts of the 2023 Annual Report to Congress.

DATES: These meetings of the Commission for review and edit of draft 
reports are called to order or adjourned by the Chairman as needed 
between the initial opening session on June 22, 2023 and the planned 
final session to be completed by October 5, 2023. The current schedule 
for review and editing sessions are planned for Thursday, June 22, 
2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 9:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, July 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(as needed); Tuesday, August 22, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; 
Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 
September 8, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (as needed); Wednesday, 
October 4, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, October 5, 
2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (as needed).
    Reach out to the below contact for any updates to this schedule.

ADDRESSES: 444 North Capitol Street NW, Room 233/235, 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 2023 
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 2023 Annual Report 
to Congress are open to the public.
    Topics To Be Discussed: Review and editing sessions will cover 
material prepared for the 2023 Annual Report, including: a review of 
economics, trade, security and foreign affairs developments in China 
and the U.S.-China relationship since the Commission's last Annual 
Report in November 2022; China's use of lawfare to change global norms; 
China's influence and interference; China's economy and the risks to 
U.S. investment; how China educates and trains its next generation 
workforce; the People's Liberation Army's military diplomacy; weapons 
technology and export controls; changing relations between China and 
Europe, Taiwan, and Hong Kong; and other matters within the 
Commission's mandate as the Commission chooses to take up in 
deliberation of the Annual Report.
    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 or for other reasons 
as necessary. At the beginning of any 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 2, 2023.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-12190 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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