22 U.S.C. § 5731 | Reporting requirement

(a)

In general

March 31, 2019October 5, 1992Not later than , and annually thereafter through 2024, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 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 , or (in the case of subsequent reports) the period since the most recent report pursuant to this section and shall describe—

(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)

section 5721(a) of this title section 5722(a) of this title section 5722(d) of this title the laws of the United States with respect to which the application of has been suspended pursuant to or with respect to which such a suspension has been terminated pursuant to , and the reasons for the suspension or termination, as the case may be;

(5)

section 5721(b) of this title treaties and other international agreements with respect to which the President has made a determination described in the last sentence of , 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.

(b)

Form

The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be published on a publicly available website of the Department of State.

(c)

Appropriate congressional committees

In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(1)

the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and

(2)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

Pub. L. 102–383, title III, § 301Oct. 5, 1992106 Stat. 1453 Pub. L. 104–107, title V, § 576(a)Feb. 12, 1996110 Stat. 750 Pub. L. 107–115, title V, § 586(a)Jan. 10, 2002115 Stat. 2173 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XII, § 1256Aug. 13, 2018132 Stat. 2056(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232March 31, 2019March 31, 1993March 31, 1995March 31, 1996March 31, 1997March 31, 1998March 31, 1999March 31, 2000March 31, 2001March 31, 2002March 31, 2003March 31, 2004March 31, 2005March 31, 20062018— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, in introductory provisions substituted “Not later than , and annually thereafter through 2024,” for “Not later than , , , , , , , , , , , , and ” and “submit to the appropriate congressional committees” for “transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate”, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Pub. L. 107–115March 31, 2000March 31, 2001March 31, 2002March 31, 2003March 31, 2004March 31, 2005March 31, 2006March 31, 20002002— substituted “, , , , , , and ” for “and ,” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 104–107March 31, 1996March 31, 19951996—Subsec. (a). inserted “,” after “,” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Extension of Reporting Time

Pub. L. 107–115, title V, § 586(b)Jan. 10, 2002115 Stat. 2173

22 U.S.C. 5731March 31, 2001August 7, 2001“The requirement in section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act [], as amended by subsection (a), that a report under that section shall be transmitted not later than , shall be considered satisfied by the transmittal of such report by .”

, , , provided that:

Report on Sino-British Joint Declaration on Question of Hong Kong

Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(c) [title V, § 571]Sept. 30, 1996110 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, § 576(b)Feb. 12, 1996110 Stat. 750, , .