82 FR 30944 - Notice of Open Public Meeting

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)

Notice is hereby given of a meeting 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 a public meeting to review and edit drafts of the 2017 Annual Report to Congress.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13995]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 13, 2017, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, July 14, 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 
meeting.

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

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 meeting 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: 
Chinese Investment in the United States.
     U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Hotspots along 
China's Maritime Periphery.
     China and the World, including: Hong Kong.
     China's High Tech Development, including: China's Pursuit 
of Global Dominance in Computing, Robotics, and Biotechnology; and 
China's Pursuit of Advanced Weapons.
    Required Accessibility Statement: The meeting will be open to the 
public. The Commission may recess the meeting to address administrative 
issues in closed session.
    The Commission will also recess the meeting around noon for a lunch 
break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will announce 
what time the meeting 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 (Public Law 108-7), as amended by 
Public Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by Public Law 
113-291 (December 19, 2014).

    Dated: June 28, 2017.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-13995 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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