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22 U.S.C. § 5701 — Reporting requirement
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**(a) In general** Not later than March 31, 2019, 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 October 5, 1992, 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) the laws of the United States with respect to which the application of [section 5721(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5721/a&num=0&edition=prelim) has been suspended pursuant to [section 5722(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5722/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or with respect to which such a suspension has been terminated pursuant to [section 5722(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5722/d&num=0&edition=prelim), 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 57
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**(a) In general** Not later than March 31, 2019, 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 October 5, 1992, 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) the laws of the United States with respect to which the application of [section 5721(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5721/a&num=0&edition=prelim) has been suspended pursuant to [section 5722(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5722/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or with respect to which such a suspension has been terminated pursuant to [section 5722(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5722/d&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5721/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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**(a) Certification**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, on at least an annual basis, and in conjunction with the report required under [section 5731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section5731&num=0&edition=prelim), shall issue a certification to Congress that—
(A) indicates whether Hong Kong continues to warrant treatment under United States law in the same manner as United States laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1, 1997;
(B) addresses—
(i) commercial agreements;
(ii) law enforcement cooperation, including extradition requests;
(iii) sanctions enforcement;
(iv) export controls, and any other agreements and forms of exchange involving dual use, critical, or other sensitive technologies;
(v) any formal treaties or agreements between the United States and Hong Kong;
(vi) other areas of bilateral cooperation that the Secretary determines to be relevant; and
(vii) decision-making within the Government of Hong Kong, including executive, legislative, and judicial structures, including—
(I) freedom of assembly;
(II) freedom of speech;
(III) freedom of expression; and
(IV) freedom of the press, including the Internet and social media;
(viii) universal suffrage, including the ultimate aim of the selection of the Chief Executive and all members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage;
(ix) judicial independence;
(x) police and security functions;
(xi) education;
(xii) laws or regulations regarding treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, or theft of state secrets;
(xiii) laws or regulations
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The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) The Congress recognizes that under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration:
(A) The People’s Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have agreed that the People’s Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. Until that time, the United Kingdom will be responsible for the administration of Hong Kong.
(B) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, beginning on July 1, 1997, will continue to enjoy a high degree of autonomy on all matters other than defense and foreign affairs.
(C) There is provision for implementation of a “one country, two systems” policy, under which Hong Kong will retain its current lifestyle and legal, social, and economic systems until at least the year 2047.
(D) The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be constituted by elections, and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as applied to Hong Kong, shall remain in force.
(E) Provision is made for the continuation in force of agreements implemented as of June 30, 1997, and for the ability of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to conclude new agreements either on its own or with the assistance of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
(2) The Congress declares its wish to see full implementation of the provisions of the Joint Declaration.
(3) The President has announced his support for the policies and decisions reflected in the Joint Declaration.
(4) Hong Kong plays an important role in today’s regional and world economy. This role is reflected in str
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 5606
(NEA), sections 305–308 of the Chemical and Biological
Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991
(CBW Act), Public Law 102–182 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410c
[now 50 U.S.C. 4613]; 22 U.S.C. 2798, 5604–5606), and sec-
tion 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United
States of America, in order to take additional steps
with respect to the national emergency described and
declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994,
[50 U.S.C. 1701 note] as amended by and relied on for ad-
ditional steps in subsequent Executive Orders, hereby
order:
SECTION 1. (a) When the President, or the Secretary of
State pursuant to authority delegated by the President
and in accordance with the terms of such delegation,
pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the CBW Act [22 U.S.C.
5605(b)(1)], selects for imposition on a country one or
more of the sanctions set forth below and in section
307(b)(2) of that Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take
the following actions, when necessary, to implement
such sanctions:
(i) oppose, in accordance with section 701 of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d), the
extension of any loan or financial or technical assist-
ance to that country by international financial institu-
tions; and
(ii) prohibit any United States bank from making any
loan or providing any credit to the government of that
country, except for loans or credits for the purpose of
purchasing food or other agricultural commodities or
products.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a)(ii) of this section
applies except to the extent provided by statutes, or in
regulations, orders, directives, or lice
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