Tag: Department of Commerce

Buy America Policies Extended to Federally Funded R&D

President Biden extended his ‘Buy America’ policies to research and development (R&D) funded by the federal government in an “invent it here, make it here” executive order. It sets out the administration’s policy that when new

President Rejects Uranium Finding

ITEM OF NOTE For the first time, President Trump has rejected a Commerce Department finding that imports threaten to impair the national security of the United States. This post highlights the president’s July 12 determination that uranium imports

Titanium 232 Petition: Agreement with Japan?

In March, the Department of Commerce launched an investigation into whether the quantity or circumstances of titanium sponge imports into the United States threaten to impair the national security. It was prompted by a petition, filed by Titanium Metals

Buy American Update #1

  This post initiates a new series that will provide periodic insights into Buy American issues, issues that are becoming increasingly prominent in the trade debate under the Trump Administration.     American Pipelines: To comply with the