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legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6902.md

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6902"
+description: "Policy"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6902"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6902"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6902"
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+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6902 - Policy
+
+## Text
+
+It is the policy of the United States—
+
+(1) to develop trade relations that broaden the benefits of trade, and lead to a leveling up, rather than a leveling down, of labor, environmental, commercial rule of law, market access, anticorruption, and other standards across national borders;
+
+(2) to pursue effective enforcement of trade-related and other international commitments by foreign governments through enforcement mechanisms of international organizations and through the application of United States law as appropriate;
+
+(3) to encourage foreign governments to conduct both commercial and noncommercial affairs according to the rule of law developed through democratic processes;
+
+(4) to encourage the Government of the People’s Republic of China to afford its workers internationally recognized worker rights;
+
+(5) to encourage the Government of the People’s Republic of China to protect the human rights of people within the territory of the People’s Republic of China, and to take steps toward protecting such rights, including, but not limited to—
+
+(A) ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
+
+(B) protecting the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose a residence within the People’s Republic of China and the right to leave from and return to the People’s Republic of China; and
+
+(C) affording a criminal defendant—
+
+(i) the right to be tried in his or her presence, and to defend himself or herself in person or through legal assistance of his or her own choosing;
+
+(ii) the right to be informed, if he or she does not have legal assistance, of the right set forth in clause (i);
+
+(iii) the right to have legal assistance assigned to him or her in any case in which the interests of justice so require and without payment by him or her in any such case if he or she does not have sufficient means to pay for it;
+
+(iv) the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent, and impartial tribunal established by the law;
+
+(v) the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law; and
+
+(vi) the right to be tried without undue delay; and
+
+(6) to highlight in the United Nations Human Rights Commission and in other appropriate fora violations of human rights by foreign governments and to seek the support of other governments in urging improvements in human rights practices.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title II, § 203, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 893.)

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6903.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6903"
+description: "Definitions"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6903"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6903"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6903"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-22/usc22.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6903 - Definitions
+
+## Text
+
+In this chapter:
+
+(1) Dispute Settlement Understanding The term “Dispute Settlement Understanding” means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 3511(d)(16) of title 19.
+
+(2) Government of the People’s Republic of China The term “Government of the People’s Republic of China” means the central Government of the People’s Republic of China and any other governmental entity, including any provincial, prefectural, or local entity and any enterprise that is controlled by the central Government or any such governmental entity or as to which the central Government or any such governmental entity is entitled to receive a majority of the profits.
+
+(3) Internationally recognized worker rights The term “internationally recognized worker rights” has the meaning given that term in section 2467(4) of title 19 and includes the right to the elimination of the “worst forms of child labor”, as defined in section 2467(6) of title 19.
+
+(4) Trade Representative The term “Trade Representative” means the United States Trade Representative.
+
+(5) WTO; World Trade Organization The terms “WTO” and “World Trade Organization” mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
+
+(6) WTO Agreement The term “WTO Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994.
+
+(7) WTO member The term “WTO member” has the meaning given that term in section 3501(10) of title 19.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title II, § 204, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 894.)

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6911.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6911"
+description: "Establishment of Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6911"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6911"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6911"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6911 - Establishment of Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China
+
+## Text
+
+There is established a Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China (in this subchapter referred to as the “Commission”).
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 301, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 895.)

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6912.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6912"
+description: "Functions of the Commission"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6912"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6912"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6912"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6912 - Functions of the Commission
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Monitoring compliance with human rights The Commission shall monitor the acts of the People’s Republic of China which reflect compliance with or violation of human rights, in particular, those contained in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including, but not limited to, effectively affording—
+
+(1) the right to engage in free expression without fear of any prior restraints;
+
+(2) the right to peaceful assembly without restrictions, in accordance with international law;
+
+(3) religious freedom, including the right to worship free of involvement of and interference by the government;
+
+(4) the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose a residence within the People’s Republic of China and the right to leave from and return to the People’s Republic of China;
+
+(5) the right of a criminal defendant—
+
+(A) to be tried in his or her presence, and to defend himself or herself in person or through legal assistance of his or her own choosing;
+
+(B) to be informed, if he or she does not have legal assistance, of the right set forth in subparagraph (A);
+
+(C) to have legal assistance assigned to him or her in any case in which the interests of justice so require and without payment by him or her in any such case if he or she does not have sufficient means to pay for it;
+
+(D) to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent, and impartial tribunal established by the law;
+
+(E) to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law; and
+
+(F) to be tried without undue delay;
+
+(6) the right to be free from torture and other forms of cruel or unusual punishment;
+
+(7) protection of internationally recognized worker rights;
+
+(8) freedom from incarceration as punishment for political opposition to the government;
+
+(9) freedom from incarceration as punishment for exercising or advocating human rights (including those described in this section);
+
+(10) freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile;
+
+(11) the right to fair and public hearings by an independent tribunal for the determination of a citizen’s rights and obligations; and
+
+(12) free choice of employment.
+
+(b) Victims lists The Commission shall compile and maintain lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, detained, or placed under house arrest, tortured, or otherwise persecuted by the Government of the People’s Republic of China due to their pursuit of the rights described in subsection (a). In compiling such lists, the Commission shall exercise appropriate discretion, including concerns regarding the safety and security of, and benefit to, the persons who may be included on the lists and their families.
+
+(c) Monitoring development of rule of law The Commission shall monitor the development of the rule of law in the People’s Republic of China, including, but not limited to—
+
+(1) progress toward the development of institutions of democratic governance;
+
+(2) processes by which statutes, regulations, rules, and other legal acts of the Government of the People’s Republic of China are developed and become binding within the People’s Republic of China;
+
+(3) the extent to which statutes, regulations, rules, administrative and judicial decisions, and other legal acts of the Government of the People’s Republic of China are published and are made accessible to the public;
+
+(4) the extent to which administrative and judicial decisions are supported by statements of reasons that are based upon written statutes, regulations, rules, and other legal acts of the Government of the People’s Republic of China;
+
+(5) the extent to which individuals are treated equally under the laws of the of the 11 So in original. People’s Republic of China without regard to citizenship;
+
+(6) the extent to which administrative and judicial decisions are independent of political pressure or governmental interference and are reviewed by entities of appellate jurisdiction; and
+
+(7) the extent to which laws in the People’s Republic of China are written and administered in ways that are consistent with international human rights standards, including the requirements of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
+
+(d) Bilateral cooperation The Commission shall monitor and encourage the development of programs and activities of the United States Government and private organizations with a view toward increasing the interchange of people and ideas between the United States and the People’s Republic of China and expanding cooperation in areas that include, but are not limited to—
+
+(1) increasing enforcement of human rights described in subsection (a); and
+
+(2) developing the rule of law in the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(e) Contacts with nongovernmental organizations In performing the functions described in subsections (a) through (d), the Commission shall, as appropriate, seek out and maintain contacts with nongovernmental organizations, including receiving reports and updates from such organizations and evaluating such reports.
+
+(f) Cooperation with Special Coordinator In performing the functions described in subsections (a) through (d), the Commission shall cooperate with the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues in the Department of State.
+
+(g) Annual reports The Commission shall issue a report to the President and the Congress not later than 12 months after October 10, 2000, and not later than the end of each 12-month period thereafter, setting forth the findings of the Commission during the preceding 12-month period, in carrying out subsections (a) through (c). The Commission’s report may contain recommendations for legislative or executive action.
+
+(h) Specific information in annual reports The Commission’s report under subsection (g) shall include—
+
+(1) specific information as to the nature and implementation of laws or policies concerning the rights set forth in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (a), and as to restrictions applied to or discrimination against persons exercising any of the rights set forth in such paragraphs; and
+
+(2) a description of the status of negotiations between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives, and measures taken to safeguard Tibet’s distinct historical, religious, cultural, and linguistic identity and the protection of human rights.
+
+(i) Congressional hearings on annual reports (1) The Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives shall, not later than 30 days after the receipt by the Congress of the report referred to in subsection (g), hold hearings on the contents of the report, including any recommendations contained therein, for the purpose of receiving testimony from Members of Congress, and such appropriate representatives of Federal departments and agencies, and interested persons and groups, as the committee deems advisable, with a view to reporting to the House of Representatives any appropriate legislation in furtherance of such recommendations. If any such legislation is considered by the Committee on International Relations within 45 days after receipt by the Congress of the report referred to in subsection (g), it shall be reported by the committee not later than 60 days after receipt by the Congress of such report.
+
+(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) are enacted by the Congress—
+
+(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, and as such are deemed a part of the rules of the House, and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
+
+(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House.
+
+(j) Supplemental reports The Commission may submit to the President and the Congress reports that supplement the reports described in subsection (g), as appropriate, in carrying out subsections (a) through (c).
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 302, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 895; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title VI, § 615, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1396.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2002—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–228 substituted “shall include—” for “shall include”, inserted par. (1) designation before “specific information”, and added par. (2).
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Change of Name Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6913.md

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6913"
+description: "Membership of the Commission"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6913"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6913"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6913 - Membership of the Commission
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Selection and appointment of members The Commission shall be composed of 23 members as follows:
+
+(1) Nine Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Five members shall be selected from the majority party and four members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
+
+(2) Nine Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Five members shall be selected, after consultation with the majority leader of the Senate, from the majority party, and four members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party.
+
+(3) One representative of the Department of State, appointed by the President of the United States from among officers and employees of that Department.
+
+(4) One representative of the Department of Commerce, appointed by the President of the United States from among officers and employees of that Department.
+
+(5) One representative of the Department of Labor, appointed by the President of the United States from among officers and employees of that Department.
+
+(6) Two at-large representatives, appointed by the President of the United States, from among the officers and employees of the executive branch.
+
+(b) Chairman and Cochairman (1) Designation of Chairman At the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the Senate as Chairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the House as Chairman of the Commission.
+
+(2) Designation of Cochairman At the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the House as Cochairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the Senate as Cochairman of the Commission.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 303, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 898.)

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6914.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6914"
+description: "Votes of the Commission"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6914"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6914"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6914 - Votes of the Commission
+
+## Text
+
+Decisions of the Commission, including adoption of reports and recommendations to the executive branch or to the Congress, shall be made by a majority vote of the members of the Commission present and voting. Two-thirds of the Members 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 304, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.)

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6915.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6915"
+description: "Expenditure of appropriations"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6915"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6915"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6915"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6915 - Expenditure of appropriations
+
+## Text
+
+For each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made to the Commission, the Commission shall issue a report to the Congress on its expenditures under that appropriation.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 305, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.)

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6916.md

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6916"
+description: "Testimony of witnesses, production of evidence; issuance of subpoenas; administration of oaths"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6916"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6916"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6916 - Testimony of witnesses, production of evidence; issuance of subpoenas; administration of oaths
+
+## Text
+
+In carrying out this subchapter, the Commission may require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, and electronically recorded data as it considers necessary. Subpoenas may be issued only pursuant to a two-thirds vote of members of the Commission present and voting. Subpoenas may be issued over the signature of the Chairman of the Commission or any member designated by the Chairman, and may be served by any person designated by the Chairman or such member. The Chairman of the Commission, or any member designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to any witness.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 306, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.)

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6917"
+description: "Appropriations for the Commission"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6917"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6917"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6917 - Appropriations for the Commission
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Authorization; disbursements (1) Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions. Appropriations to the Commission are authorized to remain available until expended.
+
+(2) Disbursements Appropriations to the Commission shall be disbursed on vouchers approved—
+
+(A) jointly by the Chairman and the Cochairman; or
+
+(B) by a majority of the members of the personnel and administration committee established pursuant to section 6918 of this title.
+
+(b) Foreign travel for official purposes Foreign travel for official purposes by members and staff of the Commission may be authorized by either the Chairman or the Cochairman.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 307, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.)

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6918"
+description: "Staff of the Commission"
+jurisdiction: "us"
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+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6918"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6918"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6918 - Staff of the Commission
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Personnel and administration committee The Commission shall have a personnel and administration committee composed of the Chairman, the Cochairman, the senior member of the Commission from the minority party of the House of Representatives, and the senior member of the Commission from the minority party of the Senate.
+
+(b) Committee functions All decisions pertaining to the hiring, firing, and fixing of pay of personnel of the Commission shall be by a majority vote of the personnel and administration committee, except that—
+
+(1) the Chairman shall be entitled to appoint and fix the pay of the staff director, and the Cochairman shall be entitled to appoint and fix the pay of the Cochairman’s senior staff member; and
+
+(2) the Chairman and Cochairman shall each have the authority to appoint, with the approval of the personnel and administration committee, at least four professional staff members who shall be responsible to the Chairman or the Cochairman (as the case may be) who appointed them.
+
+Subject to subsection (d), the personnel and administration committee may appoint and fix the pay of such other personnel as it considers desirable.
+
+(c) Staff appointments All staff appointments shall be made without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and general schedule pay rates.
+
+(d) Qualifications of professional staff The personnel and administration committee shall ensure that the professional staff of the Commission consists of persons with expertise in areas including human rights, internationally recognized worker rights, international economics, law (including international law), rule of law and other foreign assistance programming, Chinese politics, economy and culture, and the Chinese language.
+
+(e) Commission employees as congressional employees (1) In general For purposes of pay and other employment benefits, rights, and privileges, and for all other purposes, any employee of the Commission shall be considered to be a congressional employee as defined in section 2107 of title 5.
+
+(2) Competitive status For purposes of section 3304(i)(1) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5, employees of the Commission shall be considered as if they are in positions in which they are paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 308, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899; Pub. L. 118–188, § 2(a)(2)(C), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2645.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextSection 3304(i)(1) of title 5, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), probably means section 3304(c)(1) of title 5 prior to the amendments made by Pub. L. 104–65, § 16(a), (b), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 703, which struck out section 3304(c) of title 5 and redesignated section 3304(d) of title 5 as 3304(c), and by Pub. L. 118–188, § 2(a)(1)(A), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2644, which redesignated section 3304(c) of title 5 as section 3304(i). Prior to these amendments, section 3304(c)(1) related to acquisition of competitive status by an individual who served for at least 3 years in the legislative branch in a position in which he was paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
+
+Amendments2024—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 118–188 substituted “3304(i)(1)” for “3304(c)(1)”.

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6919.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6919"
+description: "Printing and binding costs"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6919"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6919"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6919"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6919 - Printing and binding costs
+
+## Text
+
+For purposes of costs relating to printing and binding, including the costs of personnel detailed from the Government Publishing Office, the Commission shall be deemed to be a committee of the Congress.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 309, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Change of Name “Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6931"
+description: "Review within the WTO"
+jurisdiction: "us"
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+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6931"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6931"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6931"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6931 - Review within the WTO
+
+## Text
+
+It shall be the objective of the United States to obtain as part of the Protocol of Accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, an annual review within the WTO of the compliance by the People’s Republic of China with its terms of accession to the WTO.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 401, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 900.)

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6941"
+description: "Findings"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6941"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6941"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6941"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6941 - Findings
+
+## Text
+
+The Congress finds as follows:
+
+(1) The opening of world markets through the elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers has contributed to a 56-percent increase in exports of United States goods and services since 1992.
+
+(2) Such export expansion, along with an increase in trade generally, has helped fuel the longest economic expansion in United States history.
+
+(3) The United States Government must continue to be vigilant in monitoring and enforcing the compliance by our trading partners with trade agreements in order for United States businesses, workers, and farmers to continue to benefit from the opportunities created by market-opening trade agreements.
+
+(4) The People’s Republic of China, as part of its accession to the World Trade Organization, has committed to eliminating significant trade barriers in the agricultural, services, and manufacturing sectors that, if realized, would provide considerable opportunities for United States farmers, businesses, and workers.
+
+(5) For these opportunities to be fully realized, the United States Government must effectively monitor and enforce its rights under the agreements on the accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 411, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 901.)

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6942"
+description: "Purpose"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6942"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6942"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6942"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6942 - Purpose
+
+## Text
+
+The purpose of this part is to authorize additional resources for the agencies and departments engaged in monitoring and enforcement of United States trade agreements and trade laws with respect to the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 412, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 901.)

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6943"
+description: "Authorization of appropriations"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6943"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6943"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6943 - Authorization of appropriations
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Department of Commerce There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, for additional staff for—
+
+(1) monitoring compliance by the People’s Republic of China with its commitments under the WTO, assisting United States negotiators with ongoing negotiations in the WTO, and defending United States antidumping and countervailing duty measures with respect to products of the People’s Republic of China;
+
+(2) enforcement of United States trade laws with respect to products of the People’s Republic of China; and
+
+(3) a Trade Law Technical Assistance Center to assist small- and medium-sized businesses, workers, and unions in evaluating potential remedies available under the trade laws of the United States with respect to trade involving the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(b) Overseas Compliance Program (1) Authorization of appropriation There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce and the Department of State, in addition to amounts otherwise available, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, to provide staff for monitoring in the People’s Republic of China that country’s compliance with its international trade obligations and to support the enforcement of the trade laws of the United States, as part of an Overseas Compliance Program which monitors abroad compliance with international trade obligations and supports the enforcement of United States trade laws.
+
+(2) Reporting The annual report on compliance by the People’s Republic of China submitted to the Congress under section 6951 of this title shall include the findings of the Overseas Compliance Program with respect to the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(c) United States Trade Representative There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, for additional staff in—
+
+(1) the Office of the General Counsel, the Monitoring and Enforcement Unit, and the Office of the Deputy United States Trade Representative in Geneva, Switzerland, to investigate, prosecute, and defend cases before the WTO, and to administer United States trade laws, including title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) and other trade laws relating to intellectual property, government procurement, and telecommunications, with respect to the People’s Republic of China;
+
+(2) the Office of Economic Affairs, to analyze the impact on the economy of the United States, including United States exports, of acts of the Government of the People’s Republic of China affecting access to markets in the People’s Republic of China and to support the Office of the General Counsel in presenting cases to the WTO involving the People’s Republic of China;
+
+(3) the geographic office for the People’s Republic of China; and
+
+(4) offices relating to the WTO and to different sectors of the economy, including agriculture, industry, services, and intellectual property rights protection, to monitor and enforce the trade agreement obligations of the People’s Republic of China in those sectors.
+
+(d) Department of Agriculture There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, for additional staff to increase legal and technical expertise in areas covered by trade agreements and United States trade law, including food safety and biotechnology, for purposes of monitoring compliance by the People’s Republic of China with its trade agreement obligations.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 413, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 901.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThe Trade Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 93–618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978. Title III of the Act is classified principally to subchapter III (§ 2411 et seq.) of chapter 12 of Title 19, Customs Duties. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 2101 of Title 19 and Tables.

legal/us/code/title-22/chapter-77/section-6951.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6951"
+description: "Report on compliance"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6951"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6951"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6951 - Report on compliance
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the entry into force of the Protocol of Accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, and annually thereafter, the Trade Representative shall submit a report to Congress on compliance by the People’s Republic of China with commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization, including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States.
+
+(b) Public participation In preparing the report described in subsection (a), the Trade Representative shall seek public participation by publishing a notice in the Federal Register and holding a public hearing.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 421, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 903.)

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+description: "Establishment of Task Force"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6961"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6961"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6961 - Establishment of Task Force
+
+## Text
+
+There is hereby established a task force on prohibition of importation of products of forced or prison labor from the People’s Republic of China (hereafter in this part referred to as the “Task Force”).
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 501, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 903.)

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+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6962"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-22/usc22.xml"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6962 - Functions of Task Force
+
+## Text
+
+The Task Force shall monitor and promote effective enforcement of and compliance with section 1307 of title 19 by performing the following functions:
+
+(1) Coordinate closely with the United States Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its investigations of allegations that goods are being entered into the United States, or that such entry is being attempted, in violation of the prohibition in section 1307 of title 19 on entry into the United States of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the People’s Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. Such investigations may include visits to foreign sites where goods allegedly are being mined, produced, or manufactured in a manner that would lead to prohibition of their importation into the United States under section 1307 of title 19.
+
+(2) Make recommendations to the Customs Service on seeking new agreements with the People’s Republic of China to allow Customs Service officials to visit sites where goods may be mined, produced, or manufactured by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions.
+
+(3) Work with the Customs Service to assist the People’s Republic of China and other foreign governments in monitoring the sale of goods mined, produced, or manufactured by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions to ensure that such goods are not exported to the United States.
+
+(4) Coordinate closely with the Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its monitoring of ports of the United States to ensure that goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the People’s Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions are not imported into the United States.
+
+(5) Advise the Customs Service in performing such other functions, consistent with existing authority, to ensure the effective enforcement of section 1307 of title 19.
+
+(6) Provide to the Customs Service all information obtained by the departments represented on the Task Force relating to the use of convict labor, forced labor, or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions in the mining, production, or manufacture of goods which may be imported into the United States.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 502, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 903.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of Nov. 25, 2002, see section 211 of Title 6, as amended generally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6.

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6963"
+description: "Composition of Task Force"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6963"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6963"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6963 - Composition of Task Force
+
+## Text
+
+The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the heads of other executive branch agencies, as appropriate, acting through their respective designees at or above the level of Deputy Assistant Secretary, or in the case of the Customs Service, at or above the level of Assistant Commissioner, shall compose the Task Force. The designee of the Secretary of the Treasury shall chair the Task Force.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 503, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(d)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 210.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Change of Name “Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection” substituted for “Commissioner of Customs” in text on authority of section 802(d)(2) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
+
+Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of Nov. 25, 2002, see section 211 of Title 6, as amended generally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6.

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+description: "Authorization of appropriations"
+jurisdiction: "us"
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+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6964"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6964"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6964 - Authorization of appropriations
+
+## Text
+
+There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the Task Force to carry out the functions described in section 6962 of this title.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 504, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 904.)

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6965"
+description: "Reports to Congress"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6965"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6965"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6965 - Reports to Congress
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Frequency of reports Not later than the date that is 1 year after October 10, 2000, and not later than the end of each 1-year period thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Congress a report on the work of the Task Force during the preceding 1-year period.
+
+(b) Contents of reports Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth, at a minimum—
+
+(1) the number of allegations of violations of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to products of the Peoples’ 11 So in original. Probably should be “People’s”. Republic of China that were investigated during the preceding 1-year period;
+
+(2) the number of actual violations of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China that were discovered during the preceding 1-year period;
+
+(3) in the case of each attempted entry of products of the People’s Republic of China in violation of such section 1307 of title 19 discovered during the preceding 1-year period—
+
+(A) the identity of the exporter of the goods;
+
+(B) the identity of the person or persons who attempted to sell the goods for export; and
+
+(C) the identity of all parties involved in transshipment of the goods; and
+
+(4) such other information as the Task Force considers useful in monitoring and enforcing compliance with section 1307 of title 19.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 505, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 904.)

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+description: "Establishment of technical assistance and rule of law programs"
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+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6981"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6981"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6981 - Establishment of technical assistance and rule of law programs
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Commerce rule of law program The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a program to conduct rule of law training and technical assistance related to commercial activities in the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(b) Labor rule of law program (1) In general The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a program to conduct rule of law training and technical assistance related to the protection of internationally recognized worker rights in the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(2) Use of amounts In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall focus on activities including, but not limited to—
+
+(A) developing,11 So in original. Comma probably should not appear. laws, regulations, and other measures to implement internationally recognized worker rights;
+
+(B) establishing national mechanisms for the enforcement of national labor laws and regulations;
+
+(C) training government officials concerned with implementation and enforcement of national labor laws and regulations; and
+
+(D) developing an educational infrastructure to educate workers about their legal rights and protections under national labor laws and regulations.
+
+(3) Limitation The Secretary of Labor may not provide assistance under the program established under this subsection to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
+
+(c) Legal system and civil society rule of law program The Secretary of State is authorized to establish a program to conduct rule of law training and technical assistance related to development of the legal system and civil society generally in the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(d) Conduct of programs The programs authorized by this section may be used to conduct activities such as seminars and workshops, drafting of commercial and labor codes, legal training, publications, financing the operating costs for nongovernmental organizations working in this area, and funding the travel of individuals to the United States and to the People’s Republic of China to provide and receive training.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 511, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 905.)

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6982"
+description: "Administrative authorities"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6982"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6982"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6982 - Administrative authorities
+
+## Text
+
+In carrying out the programs authorized by section 6981 of this title, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor (in consultation with the Secretary of State) may utilize any of the authorities contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.].
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 512, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 906.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThe Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, which is classified principally to chapter 52 (§ 3901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6983"
+description: "Prohibition relating to human rights abuses"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6983"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6983"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6983 - Prohibition relating to human rights abuses
+
+## Text
+
+Amounts made available to carry out this part may not be provided to a component of a ministry or other administrative unit of the national, provincial, or other local governments of the People’s Republic of China, to a nongovernmental organization, or to an official of such governments or organizations, if the President has credible evidence that such component, administrative unit, organization or official has been materially responsible for the commission of human rights violations.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 513, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 906.)

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+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6984"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6984"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
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+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6984 - Authorization of appropriations
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Commercial law program There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out the program described in section 6981(a) of this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter.
+
+(b) Labor law program There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the program described in section 6981(b) of this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter.
+
+(c) Legal system and civil society rule of law program There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the program described in section 6981(c) of this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter.
+
+(d) Construction with other laws Except as provided in this chapter, funds may be made available to carry out the purposes of this part notwithstanding any other provision of law.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 514, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 906.)

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+title: "22 U.S.C. § 6991"
+description: "Accession of Taiwan to the WTO"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 22
+title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
+chapter_number: "77"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS"
+section: "6991"
+citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6991"
+status: "current"
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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 6991 - Accession of Taiwan to the WTO
+
+## Text
+
+It is the sense of the Congress that—
+
+(1) immediately upon approval by the General Council of the WTO of the terms and conditions of the accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, the United States representative to the WTO should request that the General Council of the WTO consider Taiwan’s accession to the WTO as the next order of business of the Council during the same session; and
+
+(2) the United States should be prepared to aggressively counter any effort by any WTO member, upon the approval of the General Council of the WTO of the terms and conditions of the accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, to block the accession of Taiwan to the WTO.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title VI, § 601, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 906.)

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+---
+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 7001 - Authorizations of appropriations for broadcasting capital improvements and international broadcasting operations
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Broadcasting capital improvements In addition to such sums as may otherwise be authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for “Department of State and Related Agency, Related Agency, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Broadcasting Capital Improvements” $65,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003.
+
+(b) International broadcasting operations (1) Authorization of appropriations In addition to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated $34,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 for “Department of State and Related Agency, Related Agency, Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations” for the purposes under paragraph (2).
+
+(2) Uses of funds In addition to other authorized purposes, funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used for the following:
+
+(A) To increase personnel for the program development office to enhance marketing programming in the People’s Republic of China and neighboring countries.
+
+(B) To enable Radio Free Asia’s expansion of news research, production, call-in show capability, and web site/Internet enhancement for the People’s Republic of China and neighboring countries.
+
+(C) VOA enhancements, including the opening of new news bureaus in Taipei and Shanghai, enhancement of TV Mandarin, and an increase of stringer presence abroad.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title VII, § 701, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title I, § 121(b), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1361.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–228, § 121(b)(1), substituted “2003” for “2001”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–228, § 121(b)(2), substituted “2001, 2002, and 2003” for “2001 and 2002”.
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Change of Name Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated May 24, 2018, and became effective Aug. 22, 2018.

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+description: "United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission"
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+
+# 22 U.S.C. § 7002 - United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Purposes The purposes of this section are as follows:
+
+(1) To establish the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission to review the national security implications of trade and economic ties between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(2) To facilitate the assumption by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission of its duties regarding the review referred to in paragraph (1) by providing for the transfer to that Commission of staff, materials, and infrastructure (including leased premises) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission that are appropriate for the review upon the submittal of the final report of the Trade Deficit Review Commission.
+
+(b) Establishment of United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (1) In general There is hereby established a commission to be known as the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).
+
+(2) Purpose The purpose of the Commission is to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(3) Membership The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, who shall be appointed in the same manner provided for the appointment of members of the Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(c)(3) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 2213 note), except that—
+
+(A) appointment of members by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be made after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives provided for under clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) of that section;
+
+(B) appointment of members by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate shall be made after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate provided for under clause (i) of that subparagraph;
+
+(C) appointment of members by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate shall be made after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in addition to consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate provided for under clause (ii) of that subparagraph;
+
+(D) appointment of members by the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall be made after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in addition to consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives provided for under clause (iv) of that subparagraph;
+
+(E) persons appointed to the Commission shall have expertise in national security matters and United States-China relations, in addition to the expertise provided for under subparagraph (B)(i)(I) of that section;
+
+(F) each appointing authority referred to under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph shall—
+
+(i) appoint 3 members to the Commission;
+
+(ii) make the appointments on a staggered term basis, such that—
+
+(I) 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on December 31, 2003;
+
+(II) 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on December 31, 2004; and
+
+(III) 1 appointment shall be for a term expiring on December 31, 2005;
+
+(iii) make all subsequent appointments on an approximate 2-year term basis to expire on December 31 of the applicable year; and
+
+(iv) make appointments not later than 30 days after the date on which each new Congress convenes;
+
+(G) members of the Commission may be reappointed for additional terms of service as members of the Commission; and
+
+(H) members of the Trade Deficit Review Commission as of October 30, 2000, shall serve as members of the Commission until such time as members are first appointed to the Commission under this paragraph.
+
+(4) Retention of support The Commission shall retain and make use of such staff, materials, and infrastructure (including leased premises) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission as the Commission determines, in the judgment of the members of the Commission, are required to facilitate the ready commencement of activities of the Commission under subsection (c) or to carry out such activities after the commencement of such activities.
+
+(5) Chairman and Vice Chairman The members of the Commission shall select a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Commission from among the members of the Commission.
+
+(6) Meetings (A) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the Commission.
+
+(B) Quorum A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Commission.
+
+(7) Voting Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the Commission.
+
+(c) Duties (1) Annual report Not later than December 1 each year (beginning in 2002), the Commission shall submit to Congress a report, in both unclassified and classified form, 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. The report shall include a full analysis, along with conclusions and recommendations for legislative and administrative actions, if any, of the national security implications for the United States of the trade and current balances with the People’s Republic of China in goods and services, financial transactions, and technology transfers. The Commission shall also take into account patterns of trade and transfers through third countries to the extent practicable.
+
+(2) Contents of report Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, a full discussion of the following:
+
+(A) The role of the People’s Republic of China in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other weapon systems (including systems and technologies of a dual use nature), including actions the United States might take to encourage the People’s Republic of China to cease such practices.
+
+(B) The qualitative and quantitative nature of the transfer of United States production activities to the People’s Republic of China, including the relocation of manufacturing, advanced technology and intellectual property, and research and development facilities, the impact of such transfers on the national security of the United States (including the dependence of the national security industrial base of the United States on imports from China), the economic security of the United States, and employment in the United States, and the adequacy of United States export control laws in relation to the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(C) The effects of the need for energy and natural resources in the People’s Republic of China on the foreign and military policies of the People’s Republic of China, the impact of the large and growing economy of the People’s Republic of China on world energy and natural resource supplies, prices, and the environment, and the role the United States can play (including through joint research and development efforts and technological assistance) in influencing the energy and natural resource policies of the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(D) Foreign investment by the United States in the People’s Republic of China and by the People’s Republic of China in the United States, including an assessment of its economic and security implications, the challenges to market access confronting potential United States investment in the People’s Republic of China, and foreign activities by financial institutions in the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(E) The military plans, strategy and doctrine of the People’s Republic of China, the structure and organization of the People’s Republic of China military, the decision-making process of the People’s Republic of China military, the interaction between the civilian and military leadership in the People’s Republic of China, the development and promotion process for leaders in the People’s Republic of China military, deployments of the People’s Republic of China military, resources available to the People’s Republic of China military (including the development and execution of budgets and the allocation of funds), force modernization objectives and trends for the People’s Republic of China military, and the implications of such objectives and trends for the national security of the United States.
+
+(F) The strategic economic and security implications of the cyber capabilities and operations of the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(G) The national budget, fiscal policy, monetary policy, capital controls, and currency management practices of the People’s Republic of China, their impact on internal stability in the People’s Republic of China, and their implications for the United States.
+
+(H) The drivers, nature, and implications of the growing economic, technological, political, cultural, people-to-people, and security relations of the People’s Republic of China’s with other countries, regions, and international and regional entities (including multilateral organizations), including the relationship among the United States, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(I) The compliance of the People’s Republic of China with its commitments to the World Trade Organization, other multilateral commitments, bilateral agreements signed with the United States, commitments made to bilateral science and technology programs, and any other commitments and agreements strategic to the United States (including agreements on intellectual property rights and prison labor imports), and United States enforcement policies with respect to such agreements.
+
+(J) The implications of restrictions on speech and access to information in the People’s Republic of China for its relations with the United States in economic and security policy, as well as any potential impact of media control by the People’s Republic of China on United States economic interests.
+
+(K) The safety of food, drug, and other products imported from China, the measures used by the People’s Republic of China Government and the United States Government to monitor and enforce product safety, and the role the United States can play (including through technical assistance) to improve product safety in the People’s Republic of China.
+
+(3) Recommendations of report Each report under paragraph (1) shall also include recommendations for action by Congress or the President, or both, including specific recommendations for the United States to invoke Article XXI (relating to security exceptions) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with respect to the People’s Republic of China, as a result of any adverse impact on the national security interests of the United States.
+
+(d) Hearings (1) In general The Commission or, at its direction, any panel or member of the Commission, may for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, receive evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
+
+(2) Information The Commission may secure directly from the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and any other Federal department or agency information that the Commission considers necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under this section, except the provision of intelligence information to the Commission shall be made with due regard for the protection from unauthorized disclosure of classified information relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally sensitive matters, under procedures approved by the Director of Central Intelligence.
+
+(3) Security The Office of Senate Security shall—
+
+(A) provide classified storage and meeting and hearing spaces, when necessary, for the Commission; and
+
+(B) assist members and staff of the Commission in obtaining security clearances.
+
+(4) Security clearances All members of the Commission and appropriate staff shall be sworn and hold appropriate security clearances.
+
+(e) Commission personnel matters (1) Compensation of members Members of the Commission shall be compensated in the same manner provided for the compensation of members of the Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(1) and section 127(g)(6) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 2213 note).
+
+(2) Travel expenses Travel expenses of the Commission shall be allowed in the same manner provided for the allowance of the travel expenses of the Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(2) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act.
+
+(3) Staff An executive director and other additional personnel for the Commission shall be appointed, compensated, and terminated in the same manner provided for the appointment, compensation, and termination of the executive director and other personnel of the Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(3) and section 127(g)(6) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act. The executive director and any personnel who are employees of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5 for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
+
+(4) Detail of government employees Federal Government employees may be detailed to the Commission in the same manner provided for the detail of Federal Government employees to the Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(4) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act.
+
+(5) Foreign travel for official purposes Foreign travel for official purposes by members and staff of the Commission may be authorized by either the Chairman or the Vice Chairman of the Commission.
+
+(6) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services The Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services for the Commission in the same manner provided for the procurement of temporary and intermittent services for the Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(5) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act.
+
+(f) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2001, and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions under this section.
+
+(2) Availability Amounts appropriated to the Commission shall remain available until expended.
+
+(g) Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5 The provisions of chapter 10 of title 5 shall apply to the activities of the Commission.
+
+(h) Effective date This section shall take effect on the first day of the 107th Congress.
+
+(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XII, § 1238], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–334; Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, §§ 645(a), 648, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 108–7, div. P, § 2(b)(1), (c)(1), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 552; Pub. L. 109–108, title VI, § 635(b), Nov. 22, 2005, 119 Stat. 2347; Pub. L. 110–161, div. J, title I, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2285; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XII, § 1259B(a), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3578; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(173), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4324.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextSection 127 of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(3) and (e), is section 127 of Pub. L. 105–277, which is set out in a note under section 2213 of Title 19, Customs Duties. The first day of the 107th Congress, referred to in subsec. (h), was Jan. 3, 2001.
+
+Codification Section was enacted as part of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and not as part of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 which comprises this chapter.
+
+Amendments2022—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “FACA” in heading and “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text. 2014—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 113–291 added subpars. (A) to (K) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (J) which described required contents of report. 2007—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “December” for “June”. 2005—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 109–108 amended heading and text of subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.” 2003—Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(A), inserted “Economic and” before “Security” in section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(B), inserted “Economic and” before “Security”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(C)(i), inserted “Economic and” before “Security” in heading. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(C)(ii), inserted “Economic and” before “Security”. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I), which directed the amendment of introductory provisions by inserting “Economic and” before “Security”, could not be executed because “Security” does not appear. Subsec. (b)(3)(F). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(c)(1), added subpar. (F) and struck out former subpar. (F) which read as follows: “members shall be appointed to the Commission not later than 30 days after the date on which each new Congress convenes;”. Subsecs. (b)(3)(H), (4), (e)(1), (2). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(C)(iii)(II), (iv), (D)(i), (ii), which directed insertion of “Economic and” before “Security”, could not be executed because “Security” does not appear. Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(D)(iii)(II), inserted “Economic and” before “Security” in second sentence. Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(D)(iii)(I), which directed the amendment of first sentence by inserting “Economic and” before “Security”, could not be executed because “Security” does not appear. Subsec. (e)(4), (6). Pub. L. 108–7, § 2(b)(1)(D)(iv), (v), which directed the amendment of pars. (4) and (6) by inserting “Economic and” before “Security”, could not be executed because “Security” does not appear. 2001—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–67, § 648, substituted “June” for “March”. Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 107–67, § 645(a), inserted at end “The executive director and any personnel who are employees of the United States-China Security Review Commission shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5 for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.”
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Change of Name Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Pub. L. 108–7, div. P, § 2(b)(2), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 552, provided that: “Any reference in any Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to the United States-China Security Review Commission shall be deemed to refer to the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.”
+
+Effective Date of 2014 AmendmentPub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XII, § 1259B(b), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3579, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2014], and shall apply with respect to annual reports submitted under section 1238(c) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 [22 U.S.C. 7002(c)] after such date of enactment.”
+
+Effective Date of 2003 AmendmentPub. L. 108–7, div. P, § 2(c)(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 554, provided that: “This section [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 20, 2003].”
+
+Effective Date of 2001 AmendmentPub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 645(b), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 556, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on January 3, 2001.”
+
+Responsibilities of the CommissionPub. L. 108–7, div. P, § 2(c)(2), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 553, provided that: “The United States-China Commission shall focus, in lieu of any other areas of work or study, on the following: “(A) Proliferation practices.—The Commission shall analyze and assess the Chinese role in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other weapons (including dual use technologies) to terrorist-sponsoring states, and suggest possible steps which the United States might take, including economic sanctions, to encourage the Chinese to stop such practices. “(B) Economic reforms and united states economic transfers.—The Commission shall analyze and assess the qualitative and quantitative nature of the shift of United States production activities to China, including the relocation of high-technology, manufacturing, and R&D facilities; the impact of these transfers on United States national security, including political influence by the Chinese Government over American firms, dependence of the United States national security industrial base on Chinese imports, the adequacy of United States export control laws, and the effect of these transfers on United States economic security, employment, and the standard of living of the American people; analyze China’s national budget and assess China’s fiscal strength to address internal instability problems and assess the likelihood of externalization of such problems. “(C) Energy.—The Commission shall evaluate and assess how China’s large and growing economy will impact upon world energy supplies and the role the United States can play, including joint R&D efforts and technological assistance, in influencing China’s energy policy. “(D) United states capital markets.—The Commission shall evaluate the extent of Chinese access to, and use of United States capital markets, and whether the existing disclosure and transparency rules are adequate to identify Chinese companies which are active in United States markets and are also engaged in proliferation activities or other activities harmful to United States security interests. “(E) Corporate reporting.—The Commission shall assess United States trade and investment relationship with China, including the need for corporate reporting on United States investments in China and incentives that China may be offering to United States corporations to relocate production and R&D to China. “(F) Regional economic and security impacts.—The Commission shall assess the extent of China’s ‘hollowing-out’ of Asian manufacturing economies, and the impact on United States economic and security interests in the region; review the triangular economic and security relationship among the United States, Taipei and Beijing, including Beijing’s military modernization and force deployments aimed at Taipei, and the adequacy of United States executive branch coordination and consultation with Congress on United States arms sales and defense relationship with Taipei. “(G) United states-china bilateral programs.—The Commission shall assess science and technology programs to evaluate if the United States is developing an adequate coordinating mechanism with appropriate review by the intelligence community with Congress; assess the degree of non-compliance by China and United States-China agreements on prison labor imports and intellectual property rights; evaluate United States enforcement policies; and recommend what new measures the United States Government might take to strengthen our laws and enforcement activities and to encourage compliance by the Chinese. “(H) World trade organization compliance.—The Commission shall review China’s record of compliance to date with its accession agreement to the WTO, and explore what incentives and policy initiatives should be pursued to promote further compliance by China. “(I) Media control.—The Commission shall evaluate Chinese government efforts to influence and control perceptions of the United States and its policies through the internet, the Chinese print and electronic media, and Chinese internal propaganda.” Similar provisions were contained in the following appropriation act: Pub. L. 109–108, title VI, § 635(a), Nov. 22, 2005, 119 Stat. 2346.

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+# 22 U.S.C. § 7003 - Strategy to respond to global bases of the People’s Republic of China
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Assessment (1) In general Not later than 180 days after December 18, 2025, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence assessment analyzing the risk posed by PRC global bases and potential PRC global bases identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) to the ability of the United States or any United States ally to project power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect other interests.
+
+(2) Form The assessment required in this subsection may be submitted in classified form.
+
+(b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 180 days after December 18, 2025, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the strategy described in paragraph (2).
+
+(2) Contents The strategy described in this paragraph shall—
+
+(A) identify, of the locations where the PRC maintains or is suspected to be seeking a physical presence and that could transition into PRC global bases, not fewer than 5 locations that pose the greatest risk to the ability of the United States or any United States ally to project power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect other interests;
+
+(B) include a comprehensive list of executive branch entities involved in addressing aspects of PRC global base establishment, including estimated programmatic and personal resource requirements on an agency-by-agency basis to effectively address the issue of potential PRC global base establishment, and any relevant resource constraints;
+
+(C) describe in detail all executive branch efforts to mitigate the impacts to the national interests of the United States and partner countries of the locations described in subparagraph (A) and prevent the establishment of PRC global bases, including with resources described pursuant to subparagraph (B); and
+
+(D) for each of the locations identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), identify the actions by the United States or United States allies that would be most effective in ensuring that the government of the country in which such location is located does not host a PRC global base.
+
+(c) Task force Not later than 90 days after the submission of the strategy required in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall establish an interagency task force—
+
+(1) to implement such strategy to counter the PRC’s efforts to establish PRC global bases at the locations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A); and
+
+(2) to identify mitigation measures that would prevent the PRC from establishing PRC global bases in locations other than the locations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A).
+
+(d) Quadrennial reviews and reports Not later than 4 years after the submission of the strategy required in subsection (b), and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall—
+
+(1) conduct a review of the Executive Branch’s strategy and overall approach in response to efforts by the PRC to establish PRC global bases; and
+
+(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the results of such review and the updated information described in subsection (b)(2).
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+(e) Definitions In this section:
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+(1) Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
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+(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
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+(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
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+(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
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+(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
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+(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
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+(F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
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+(G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
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+(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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+(2) PRC The term “PRC” means the People’s Republic of China.
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+(3) PRC global base The term “PRC global base” means a physical location outside of the PRC where the PRC maintains an element of the People’s Liberation Army, PRC intelligence or security forces, or infrastructure designed to support the presence of PRC military, intelligence, or security forces, for the purposes of power projection.
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+(Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIII, § 8367, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1903.)
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+## Notes
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+Editorial Notes
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+Codification Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and not as part of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000, which comprises this chapter.