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{{Short description|Independent agency of the United States government}}
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| type            = Congressional commission
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| formed          = {{Start date and age|2000|10|30}}
| jurisdiction    = [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]]
| headquarters    = Washington, D.C.
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| chief1_name     = Carolyn Bartholomew
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| chief2_name     = Daniel Peck
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The '''United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission''' (informally, the '''U.S.–China Commission''', '''USCC''') is an independent commission of the [[United States government]] legislative branch. It was established on October 30, 2000, through the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act.<ref name="Spence">§ 1238 of Title XII of {{USBill|106|hr|5408}}, the "Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001", enacted by reference by {{USStatute|106|398|114|1654|2000|10|30|hr|4205}}, codified at {{USC|22|7002}}</ref>

The USCC is responsible for providing recommendations to Congress based on their findings on bilateral trade with the [[People's Republic of China]], evaluating [[national security]] and trading risks in all industries and conducting research on China's actions. All these findings are discussed in their [[hearing (law)|hearings]], and submitted in an annual report or other published research throughout the year.<ref name="index">{{cite web |title=United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission |url=http://www.uscc.gov/index.php |website=USCC.gov |publisher=United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005134305/https://www.uscc.gov/index.php |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The USCC directly reports to [[United States Congress|Congress]]—it is not a part of any other department or agency in the federal government. The USCC consists of 12 commissioners, a non-partisan staff, and facilities that were absorbed from the former U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission. The commissioners are appointed to two-year terms by the majority and minority [[party leaders of the United States Senate|leaders]] of the [[U.S. Senate]], and by the [[speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker]] and minority [[party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|leader]] of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet |url=http://www.uscc.gov/about/facts.php |website=USCC.gov |publisher=United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427181955/https://www.uscc.gov/about/facts.php |archive-date=April 27, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The current head of the commission is Carolyn Bartholomew and the vice chairman is Robin Cleveland, who are responsible for organizing meetings with other commissioners. Each commissioner is entitled to one vote.<ref name="charter">{{cite web |title=Charter |url=https://www.uscc.gov/charter |website=USCC.gov |publisher=United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref>