Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center
Establishes Interagency Center to Enforce United States Trade Rights
What it does
Agencies must coordinate and strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade rights and domestic trade laws through a new interagency trade enforcement center.
Real-world impact
- Creates a central office coordinating trade enforcement across multiple federal agencies.
- Encourages information sharing between trade officials and the intelligence community.
- Expands outreach to U.S. workers and businesses to identify trade barriers.
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Summary
This order creates a new Interagency Trade Enforcement Center inside the office that handles U.S. trade policy. The center will bring together trade, law enforcement, agriculture, intelligence, and other agencies to coordinate enforcement of international trade agreements and domestic trade laws.
It affects agency officials who may be detailed to the center and aims to help U.S. workers, businesses, ranchers, and farmers by improving market access and strengthening the use of trade remedies.
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