DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

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 114 STAT. 3048should, as appropriate, seek out and maintain contacts with non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and representatives of industry, including receiving reports and updates from such organizations and evaluating such reports. (e) Annual Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the establishment of the Commission, and not later than the end of each 12-month period thereafter, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress a report that contains the findings of the Commission, in the case of the initial report, during the period since the date of establishment of the Commission, or, in the case of each subsequent report, during the preceding 12-month period. Each such report shall contain— (1) recommendations for legislative, executive, or other actions resulting from the evaluation of policies described in subsection (c); (2) a description of programs, projects, and activities of the Commission for the prior year or, in the case of the initial report, since the date of establishment of the Commission; and (3) a complete accounting of the expenditures made by the Commission during the prior year or, in the case of the initial report, since the date of establishment of the Commission.