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President Trump seeks Section 232 Investigation into Imports of Critical Minerals, Rare Earths and Derivative Products

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On April 15, 2025, President Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 examining the threats to national security from imports of processed...more

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New Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Copper, Scrap Copper and Derivative Products

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On February 25, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to determine...more

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Commerce Launches Section 232 Investigation of Rare Earth Magnets, Seeks Comments

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On September 24, 2021, the Department of Commerce announced that its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is investigating whether imports of neodymium-ironboron (NdFeB) permanent magnets, or rare earth magnets, undermine...more

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Biden Administration Report Outlines Strategy to Invigorate Domestic Supply Chains

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The Biden Administration on June 8, 20201, released findings from a 100-day interagency domestic supply chain assessment of critical products and outlined a series of steps it will take in order to strengthen U.S. critical...more

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Securing the U.S. Power Grid: President and Commerce Department Sound the Alarm

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President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 139201 on May 1, 2020, declaring a national emergency in order to secure the nation's bulk-power system. The president's order explains that such systems are threatened by foreign...more

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