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 113 STAT. 780 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 (1) Force projection operations. (2) Nuclear operations. (3) Advanced combined-arms and joint combat operations. (4) Advanced logistical operations. (5) Chemical and biological defense and other capabilities related to weapons of mass destruction. (6) Surveillance and reconnaissance operations. (7) Joint warfighting experiments and other activities related to a transformation in warfare. (8) Military space operations. (9) Other advanced capabilities of the Armed Forces. (10) Arms sales or military-related technology transfers. (11) Release of classified or restricted information. (12) Access to a Department of Defense laboratory. (c) EXCEPTIONS.— Subsection (a) does not apply to any searchand-rescue or humanitarian operation or exercise. Deadline. (d) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY. —The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, not later than December 31 each year, a certification in writing as to whether or not any military-to-military exchange or contact during that calendar year was conducted in violation of subsection (a). Deadline. (e) ANNUAL REPORT. —Not later than March 31 each year beginning in 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report providing the Secretary's assessment of the current state of military-to-military exchanges and contacts with the People's Liberation Army. The report shall include the following: (1) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts during the period since the last such report, including a summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the Chinese participants in those contacts. (2) A description of the military-to-military exchanges and contacts scheduled for the next 12-month period and a plan for future contacts and exchanges. (3) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Chinese expect to gain from those military-to-military exchanges and contacts. (4) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Department of Defense expects to gain from those military-to-military exchanges and contacts. (5) The Secretary's assessment of how military-to-military exchanges and contacts with the People's Liberation Army fit into the larger security relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. (f) REPORT OF PAST MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES AND Deadline. CONTACTS WiTH THE PRC—Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on past military-to-military exchanges and contacts between the United States and the People's Republic of China. The report shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex, and shall include the following:

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