Current Issues
Economic Conditions & Actions
Banking Reform Proposals
The Biden Administration released (March 30) a set of banking regulatory reform proposals in the wake of the March banking crisis that followed the collapse of Silicon ...
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International Trade/Unfair Trade
Solar Tariffs & Asia
The Senate passed a resolution (May 3) to nullify the Biden Administration’s two-year Asia solar tariff suspension put in place in June 2022. While the measure ...
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Goods Supply Chain
Shipping Merger is Dropped
The Department of Justice successfully helped prevent the merger of two global container shipping giants after the companies abandoned an effort to merge (August 25) ...
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Human Rights/Trafficking
Treasury Sanctioning of Group of Persons/Entities
The Treasury Department sanctioned (December 9), for corruption or human rights abuses, over 40 persons and entities spanning nine countries ...
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Research & Analysis
Accelerating Global Companies to Net Zero by 2050
Accenture
This report (November 2022) provides an assessment of large company long-term, net-zero carbon emissions commitments, including if such commitments are on track to be met and how to improve the chances for success.
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China’s Surveillance Ecosystem & The Global Spread Of Its Tools
Atlantic Council
This Issue Brief (October 2022) summarizes China's efforts to export its surveillance technology as a means gain influence in other nations, expand the adoption of the tools in support of more authoritarian rule, and advance more broadly with the international community the cyberspace management concept that the each country has a right to delimit and control data flows given domestic security interests.
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Active Assets and Trade Sanctions List
U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
This Treasury website provides a curtrent list of active sanctions by country.
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U.S. Trade and Other Related Agreements
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
This USTR website provides a list current trade and related agreements of the United States.
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Prescription Drug Importation
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This CRS report (February 2021) summarizes current drug importation rules, including what is permitted and what is not permitted, as well as the requirements for obtaining approval for an importation program.
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State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This CRS report summarizes the legal basis, and implications of, a designation of a country as a state sponsor of terrorism. Four countries designated -- North Korea, Cuba, Syria, and Iran.
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2021 Annual Report to the Congress
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
This Annual Report (November 2021) provides the results of a comprehensive review of the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. The report provides 32 recommendations for consideration by the Congress.
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Key Federal Programs
International Trade Commission
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$110,000,000
$122,400,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
International Trade Administration [Commerce]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$559,000,000
$630,831,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
U.S. Trade Representative [White House]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$71,000,000
$76,540,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$14,849,277,000
$14,899,905,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$430,000,000
