[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38361-38362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15732]
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Meetings to Prepare the 2014 Annual Report to
Congress; Advisory Committee: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission
ACTION: Notice of open meetings to be held in Washington, DC as
follows: (1) Review and edit drafts of 2014 Annual Report to Congress--
July 14-15, August 18-19, September 22-23, and October 06-07, 2014.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic
and Security Review Commission.
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Name: Dennis C. Shea, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess,
evaluate and report to Congress annually on the U.S.-China economic and
security relationship. The mandate specifically charges the Commission
to prepare a report to Congress ``regarding the national security
implications and impact of the bilateral trade and economic
relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of
China [that] shall include a full analysis, along with conclusions and
recommendations for legislative and administrative actions . . .''
Purpose of Meetings:
Pursuant to this mandate, members of the Commission will meet in
Washington, DC on July 14-15, August 18-19, September 22-23, and
October 06-07, 2014 to review and edit drafts of the 2014 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 2014 Annual Report to Congress are open to the
public.
Topics To Be Discussed:
The Commissioners will be considering draft report sections
addressing the following topics:
U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations, including: U.S.-
China Trade and Economic Developments in 2014; U.S.-China Bilateral
Trade and Economic Challenges; China's Health Care and Pharmaceutical
Industries; and U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation.
Military and Security Issues Involving China, including:
China Security Developments in 2014; China's Military Modernization,
and China's Internal Security.
China and the world, including: The Evolving Security
Architecture in Asia; China and the Korean Peninsula; Taiwan, and Hong
Kong.
Dates, Times, And Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time):
Monday and Tuesday, July 14-15, 2014 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.)--Room 231 and 333
Monday and Tuesday, August 18-19, 2014 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.)--Room 231
Monday and Tuesday, September 22-23, 2014 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.)--Room 231
Monday and Tuesday, October 06-07, 2014 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.)--Room 231
ADDRESSES:
All report review-editing sessions will be held in The Hall of the
States (North Bldg., 2nd or 3rd Floor), 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. Advanced reservations are not required. All
participants must register at the front desk of the lobby.
Required Accessibility Statement:
The entirety of these Commission editorial and drafting meetings
will be open to the public. The Commission may recess the public
editorial/drafting sessions to address administrative issues in closed
session.
The open meetings will also be adjourned around noon for a lunch
break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will announce
what time the Annual Report review and editing session will reconvene.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reed Eckhold, Congressional Liaison
and Director of Communications, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC
20001; Phone: (202) 624-1496; Email: [email protected].
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).
Dated: June 30, 2014.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-15732 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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