Notice of Open Public Meeting

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)

Federal Register Volume 78, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)

Notices

Pages 68502-68503

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2013-27189

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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 Official Public Release of the Commission's 2013 Annual Report to Congress on November 20, 2013.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Name: William A. Reinsch, 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

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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, the Commission will hold an official public conference in Washington, DC to release the 2013 Annual Report on November 20, 2013.

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 (Public Law 109-108). In accord with FACA, meetings of the Commission to make decisions concerning the substance and recommendations of its 2013 Annual Report to Congress are open to the public.

Topics To Be Discussed

The Commission's 2013 Annual Report contains the following chapters and sections:

Executive Summary

cir Key Recommendations for Congress

Introduction

Chapter 1: The U.S.-China Trade and Economic Relationship

cir Section 1: Trade and Economics Year in Review

cir Section 2: Trends in Chinese Investment in the United States

cir Section 3: Governance and Accountability in China's Financial System

cir Section 4: China's Agriculture Policy, Food Regulation, and the U.S.-China Agriculture Trade

cir Recommendations

Chapter 2: China's Impact on U.S. Security Interests

cir Section 1: Military and Security Year in Review

cir Section 2: China's Cyber Activities

cir Section 3: China's Maritime Dispute

cir Recommendations

Chapter 3: China in Asia

cir Section 1: China and the Middle East and North Africa

cir Section 2: Taiwan

cir Section 3: Macau and Hong Kong

cir Recommendations

Dates, Times, and Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time)

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 (9:00 a.m.)--Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2212

ADDRESSES: The Commission's official public conference to release the 2013 Annual Report will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2212.

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 event table.

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: reckhold@uscc.gov.

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 Pub. L. 109-108 (November 22, 2005).

Dated: November 7, 2013.

Michael Danis,

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

FR Doc. 2013-27189 Filed 11-13-13; 8:45 am

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