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 PUBLIC LAW 106-570—DEC. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 3047 (2) COMMISSION. — The term "Commission" means a commission established pursuant to any Agreement. TITLE IV—PACIFIC CHARTER Pacific charter COMMISSION ACT OF 2000 ?S""''* SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Pacific Charter Commission Act of 2000". SEC. 402. PURPOSES. The purposes of this title are— (1) to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy of the United States to ensure economic and military security in the Asia-Pacific region; (2) to support democratization, the rule of law, and human rights in the Asia-Pacific region; (3) to promote United States exports to the Asia-Pacific region by advancing economic cooperation; (4) to assist in combating terrorism and the spread of illicit narcotics in the Asia-Pacific region; and (5) to advocate an active role for the United States Government in diplomacy, security, and the furtherance of good governance and the rule of law in the Asia-Pacific region. SEC. 403. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) IN GENERAL. — The President is authorized to establish a commission to be known as the Pacific Charter Commission (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Commission"). (b) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. — The authority to establish the Commission under this section shall expire at the close of December 31, 2002. SEC. 404. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) DUTIES. —The Commission should establish and carry out, either directly or through nongovernmental organizations, programs, projects, and activities to achieve the purposes described in section 402, including research and educational or legislative exchanges between the United States and countries in the Asia- Pacific region. (b) MONITORING OF DEVELOPMENTS. — The Commission should monitor developments in countries of the Asia-Pacific region with respect to United States foreign policy toward such countries, the status of democratization, the rule of law and human rights in the region, economic relations among the United States and such countries, and activities related to terrorism and the illicit narcotics trade. (c) POLICY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— In carrying out this section, the Commission should evaluate United States Government policies toward countries of the Asia-Pacific region and recommend options for policies of the United States Government with respect to such countries, with a particular emphasis on countries that are of importance to the foreign policy, economic, and military interests of the United States. (d) CONTACTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.— In performing the functions described in subsections (a) through (c), the Commission 22 USC 2656 note.

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