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PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 85 (ii) the raising of the performance levels of goods or technology below which no authority or permission to export to the People's Republic of China would be required. (B) The President shall oppose any liberalization by the Coordinating Committee of controls which is described in subparagraph (A)(ii), until the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act or until the President makes a report under subsection (h)(1) or (2) of this section, whichever occurs first. (b) TERMINATION OF SUSPENSIONS. —A report referred to in subsection (a) is a report by the President to the Congress either— (1) that the Government of the People's Republic of China has made progress on a program of political reform throughout the country, including Tibet, which includes— (A) lifting of martial law; (B) halting of executions and other reprisals against individuals for the nonviolent expression of their political beliefs; (C) release of political prisoners; (D) increased respect for internationaly recognized human rights, including freedom of expression, the press, assembly, and association; and (E) permitting a freer flow of information, including an end to the jamming of Voice of America and greater access for foreign journalists; or (2) that it is in the national interest of the United States to terminate a suspension under subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), to terminate a suspension or disapproval under subsection (a)(6), or to terminate the opposition required by subsection (a)(7), as the case may be. (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— Sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Congress a report on— (1) any steps taken by the Government of China to achieve the objectives described in subsection (b)(1); (2) the effect of multilateral sanctions on political and economic developments in China and on China's international economic relations; (3) the impact of the President's actions described in section 901(a)(9) and of the suspensions under subsection (a) of this section on— (A) political and economic developments in China; (B) the standard of living of the Chinese people; (C) relations between the United States and China; and (D) the actions taken by China to promote a settlement in Cambodia which will ensure Cambodian independence, facilitate an act of self-determination by the Cambodian people, and prevent the Khmer Rouge from returning to exclusive power; (4). the status of programs and activities suspended under subsection (a); and (5) the additional measures taken by the President under section 901(c) if repression in China deepens. Reports. President of U.S.