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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare
2013 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-Edit 2013 Annual Report to
Congress—August 7, September 12–13,
October 1–2, and October 21–22, 2013.
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
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 meet in Washington,
DC on August 7, September 12–13,
October 1–2, and October 21–22, 2013
to consider drafts of material for its 2013
Annual Report to Congress that have
been prepared for its consideration by
the Commission staff, and to make
modifications to those drafts that
Commission members believe are
needed.
The report review-editing sessions are
for members of the Commission to
review and edit staff drafts of sections
of the Commission’s 2013 Annual
Report for submission 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 accord with
FACA’s requirement, 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 Commissioners will be
considering draft report sections
addressing the following topics:
SUMMARY:
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• The United States-China trade and
economic relationship, including
Chinese investment in the United
States, government and accountability
in China’s financial system, and China’s
agriculture policy and U.S. access to
China’s markets.
• China’s impact on U.S. security
interests, including a military and
security year in review, cyber activities
and maritime disputes.
• China’s foreign and regional
activities and relationships, including
those pertaining to Middle East, Taiwan,
Macau and Hong Kong.
• China’s foreign and national
security policies.
Dates, Times, and Room Locations
(Eastern Daylight Time):
• Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)—Room 231
• Thursday and Friday, September
12–13, 2013 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)—
Room 231
• Tuesday and Wednesday, October
1–2, 2013 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)—
Room 231
• Monday and Tuesday, October 21–
22, 2013 (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 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 in the noon vicinity for a
lunch break. At the beginning of the
lunch break, the Chairman will
announce the reconvening time for the
Annual Report review and editing
session so members of the public will
know when they may return if they
wish to do so.
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
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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: July 31, 2013.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
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ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
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intends to conduct a recurring computer
matching program matching Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) retirement and
survivor benefit data with VA pension
and dependency and indemnity
compensation (DIC) records. The
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program will be conducted without
change and that the matching program
has been conducted in compliance with
the original matching program.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations
Management (02REG), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026.
Copies of comments received will be
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Office of Regulation Policy and
Management, Room 1063B, between the
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Monday through Friday (except
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an appointment. In addition, during the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the Federal
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www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Nicely, Pension Analyst,
Pension and Fiduciary Service (21PF),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, (202) 632–8863.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA will
use this information to verify the
income information submitted by
beneficiaries of VA’s needs-based
benefit programs and adjust VA benefit
payments as prescribed by law. The
proposed matching program will enable
VA to accurately identify beneficiaries
who are in receipt of RRB benefits and
have not reported the income as
required by law and identify those
beneficiaries whose RRB benefits have
changed.
The legal authority to conduct this
match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which requires
any Federal department or agency to
provide VA such information as VA
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eligibility for benefits or verifying other
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information concerning payment of
benefits.
The VA records involved in the match
are in ‘‘Compensation, Pension,
Education, and Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
Records—VA’’ (58 VA 21/22/28), a
system of records, which was first
published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976)
and amended and republished in its
entirety at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).
The routine use authorizing VA’s
disclosure of information in this
program is number 39. RRB will
disclose the necessary information from
RRB–26: Payment, Rate, and
Entitlement History File, published at
75 FR 43729 (July 26, 2010). The routine
use for this match is ‘‘b.’’
In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2) and (r), copies of the
agreement are being sent to the
Committee on Government Operations
for both the House and Senate and to
the Office of Management and Budget.
This notice is provided in accordance
with the provisions of the Privacy Act
of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100–
503.
Signing Authority: The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved
this document and authorized the
undersigned to sign and submit the
document to the Office of the Federal
Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Jose D. Riojas,
Interim Chief of Staff, approved this
document on July 17, 2013, for
publication.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
Robert C. McFetridge,
Director, Regulation Policy and Management,
Office of the General Counsel, Department
of Veterans Affairs.
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare 2013 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-Edit 2013 Annual Report to Congress--August 7,
September 12-13, October 1-2, and October 21-22, 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 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 meet in Washington,
DC on August 7, September 12-13, October 1-2, and October 21-22, 2013
to consider drafts of material for its 2013 Annual Report to Congress
that have been prepared for its consideration by the Commission staff,
and to make modifications to those drafts that Commission members
believe are needed.
The report review-editing sessions are for members of the
Commission to review and edit staff drafts of sections of the
Commission's 2013 Annual Report for submission 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 accord with FACA's requirement, 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 Commissioners will be considering draft report sections
addressing the following topics:
The United States-China trade and economic relationship,
including Chinese investment in the United States, government and
accountability in China's financial system, and China's agriculture
policy and U.S. access to China's markets.
China's impact on U.S. security interests, including a
military and security year in review, cyber activities and maritime
disputes.
China's foreign and regional activities and relationships,
including those pertaining to Middle East, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong.
China's foreign and national security policies.
Dates, Times, and Room Locations (Eastern Daylight Time):
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)--Room
231
Thursday and Friday, September 12-13, 2013 (9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.)--Room 231
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1-2, 2013 (9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.)--Room 231
Monday and Tuesday, October 21-22, 2013 (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 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 in the noon vicinity for a
lunch break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will
announce the reconvening time for the Annual Report review and editing
session so members of the public will know when they may return if they
wish to do so.
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
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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: July 31, 2013.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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