Ongoing Section 232 Steel and Aluminium Investigations

Fefer, Rachel F.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Tariffs;    Foreign trade policy;    Iron and steel industry;   

RP-ID  :  IN10742
RP-ID  :  IN10742_2017Jul28

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discuses two investigations by the Department of Commerce related to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 which allows the President to impose tariffs or quotas on imported goods if it is in the interest of national security. These investigations are being conducted on the steel and aluminium industries to determine whether the President can and whether he should impose import restrictions. Mixed reactions to the investigations and proposals are also discussed.