§ 5731. — Reporting requirement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC5731]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 66--UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY
SUBCHAPTER III--REPORTING PROVISIONS
Sec. 5731. Reporting requirement
Not later than March 31, 1993, March 31, 1995, March 31, 1996, March
31, 1997, March 31, 1998, March 31, 1999, March 31, 2000, March 31,
2001, March 31, 2002, March 31, 2003, March 31, 2004, March 31, 2005,
and March 31, 2006 \1\ the Secretary of State shall transmit to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on conditions in
Hong Kong of interest to the United States. This report shall cover (in
the case of the initial report) the period since October 5, 1992, or (in
the case of subsequent reports) the period since the most recent report
pursuant to this section and shall describe--
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(1) significant developments in United States relations with
Hong Kong, including a description of agreements that have entered
into force between the United States and Hong Kong;
(2) other matters, including developments related to the change
in the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, affecting United
States interests in Hong Kong or United States relations with Hong
Kong;
(3) the nature and extent of United States-Hong Kong cultural,
education, scientific, and academic exchanges, both official and
unofficial;
(4) the laws of the United States with respect to which the
application of section 5721(a) of this title has been suspended
pursuant to section 5722(a) of this title or with respect to which
such a suspension has been terminated pursuant to section 5722(d) of
this title, and the reasons for the suspension or termination, as
the case may be;
(5) treaties and other international agreements with respect to
which the President has made a determination described in the last
sentence of section 5721(b) of this title, and the reasons for each
such determination;
(6) significant problems in cooperation between Hong Kong and
the United States in the area of export controls;
(7) the development of democratic institutions in Hong Kong; and
(8) the nature and extent of Hong Kong's participation in
multilateral forums.
(Pub. L. 102-383, title III, Sec. 301, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1453;
Pub. L. 104-107, title V, Sec. 576(a), Feb. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 750;
Pub. L. 107-115, title V, Sec. 586(a), Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2173.)
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-115 substituted ``March 31, 2000, March 31, 2001,
March 31, 2002, March 31, 2003, March 31, 2004, March 31, 2005, and
March 31, 2006'' for ``and March 31, 2000,'' in introductory provisions.
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-107 inserted ``March 31, 1996,''
after ``March 31, 1995,'' in introductory provisions.
Extension of Reporting Time
Pub. L. 107-115, title V, Sec. 586(b), Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat.
2173, provided that: ``The requirement in section 301 of the United
States-Hong Kong Policy Act [22 U.S.C. 5731], as amended by subsection
(a), that a report under that section shall be transmitted not later
than March 31, 2001, shall be considered satisfied by the transmittal of
such report by August 7, 2001.''
Report on Sino-British Joint Declaration on Question of Hong Kong
Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title V, Sec. 571],
Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-121, 3009-167, which directed that the
additional report required to be submitted during 1997 under this
section include detailed information on the status of, and other
developments affecting, implementation of the Sino-British Joint
Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, was from the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1997, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriations acts. Similar
provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 104-107, title V, Sec. 576(b), Feb. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 750.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5721 of this title.
