[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36464-36465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12872]
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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 the following meetings of the U.S.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission to review and edit drafts of the 2020 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 2020 Annual Report to Congress.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2020, from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..; Thursday, July 23, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 10, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
and Wednesday, October 14, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: 444 North Capitol Street NW, Room 233, 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
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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 2020
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 2020 Annual Report
to Congress are open to the public.
Topics to Be Discussed: Editing and review sessions will cover
material prepared for the 2020 Annual Report, including: a review of
economics, trade, security and foreign affairs developments in 2020;
China's quest for capital; China's military power projection; the China
Model: Changing global norms; China in Africa; health care in China;
evolving U.S-China competition; 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
(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 10, 2020.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-12872 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
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