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Memo2024-08-05Biden

Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 6(a)-(c) of the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act

This memorandum delegates to the United States Trade Representative the President's functions and authorities under sections 6(a)-(c) of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act, including certification and reporting requirements to Congress. The delegation also applies automatically to any future laws with substantially similar provisions.

Proc 107822024-07-10Biden

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States

This proclamation reinstates Section 232 tariffs on aluminum imports from Mexico by imposing a country of smelt and country of most recent cast requirement. Aluminum products from Mexico containing primary aluminum smelted or cast in China, Russia, Belarus, or Iran face higher duties, while eligible Mexican aluminum must be accompanied by a certificate of analysis to enter duty-free.

Proc 107832024-07-10Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation reinstates Section 232 tariffs on certain Mexican steel imports by imposing a "melt and pour" requirement. Steel articles and derivative steel articles from Mexico must now be melted and poured in Mexico, Canada, or the United States to qualify for tariff exemption; products melted and poured elsewhere face increased duty rates. The action reverses Mexico's 2019 exclusion from steel tariffs due to surging imports and low domestic capacity utilization.

Proc 107792024-06-21Biden

To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products)

This proclamation revokes the exclusion of bifacial solar panels from Section 201 safeguard tariffs on crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules, subjecting them to duties originally imposed in 2018 and extended in 2022. The action takes effect June 26, 2024, with limited exemptions for bifacial panels under pre-existing contracts executed before May 17, 2024, that are imported within 90 days of the effective date.

Memo2024-06-21Biden

Establishment of the Economic Diplomacy Action Group and Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019

This memorandum establishes the Economic Diplomacy Action Group (EDAG) and delegates presidential authority under the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 to cabinet secretaries and agency heads, allowing them to appoint senior officials to the EDAG. The Secretary of State is tasked with coordinating these appointments across agencies.

EO 141232024-06-14Biden

White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience

This executive order establishes the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, co-chaired by the National Security Advisor and the President's economic policy advisor, with membership from 31 cabinet-level officials and agency heads. The Council is tasked with coordinating federal efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, conducting quadrennial reviews of critical industries, and submitting its first report to the President by December 31, 2024. The order supersedes the review process from the prior administration's EO 14017 while reaffirming its underlying supply chain principles.

Proc 107712024-05-31Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation extends through June 1, 2025 the suspension of 25 percent tariffs on steel articles and derivative steel articles from Ukraine, originally established in 2022 and extended in 2023, due to ongoing disruption from Russia's war. It also extends the suspension for EU-processed Ukrainian steel through the same date, adds certificate-of-origin requirements, and makes corresponding technical amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Memo2024-05-14Biden

Actions by the United States Related to the Statutory 4-Year Review of the Section 301 Investigation of China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to increase Section 301 tariffs on approximately $18 billion of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles (100%), semiconductors (50%), solar cells (50%), and various battery components, critical minerals, and steel/aluminum products, with phase-in dates between 2024 and 2026. It also establishes a machinery exclusion process for domestic manufacturing equipment.

Proc 106902023-12-28Biden

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States

This proclamation extends through December 31, 2025 the tariff-rate quota on EU aluminum imports that was established in 2021, replacing the 10 percent Section 232 tariff for in-quota volumes. It also adds the United Kingdom to the list of countries exempted from the tariff (through 2025), requires certificates of analysis for in-quota treatment, and maintains the 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from other countries.

Proc 106912023-12-28Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation extends through December 31, 2025 the tariff-rate quota arrangement with the European Union on steel imports, originally established in 2021, while maintaining the 25 percent Section 232 tariff on steel from other countries. It also renews certain product exclusions for EU steel imports for two years and tightens origin requirements by requiring steel to be melted and poured in the EU to qualify for preferential treatment.

EO 141052023-08-09Biden

Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern

This executive order establishes a new outbound investment screening program requiring U.S. persons to notify Treasury of certain investments in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and AI in "countries of concern," and prohibiting other transactions deemed to pose acute national security risks. The order delegates authority to Treasury to issue implementing regulations after public notice and comment, with periodic review and reporting requirements.

Proc 105882023-05-31Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation extends for one year (through June 1, 2024) the suspension of 25% tariffs on Ukrainian steel imports originally granted in 2022, and expands the suspension to cover steel articles from EU member countries where the steel was melted and poured in Ukraine, provided a certificate of origin is presented. The Secretary of Commerce is directed to continue monitoring and reporting on developments.

Proc 104052022-05-31Biden

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States

This proclamation replaces the 10 percent tariff on UK aluminum imports with a tariff-rate quota system effective June 1, 2022, as part of a bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom. The quota allows specified volumes of UK aluminum to enter duty-free while maintaining tariffs on other countries, with restrictions excluding primary aluminum from China, Russia, and Belarus.

Proc 104062022-05-31Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation establishes a tariff-rate quota allowing up to 500,000 metric tons of UK-origin steel to enter the United States duty-free, replacing the 25 percent Section 232 tariff for qualifying UK steel melted and poured in the UK (including steel further processed in the EU). The arrangement requires annual UK cooperation on monitoring, non-market excess capacity, carbon intensity, and third-party audits for Chinese-owned UK producers, while maintaining the 25 percent tariff on steel from other countries.

EO 140722022-04-22Biden

Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies

This executive order directs federal agencies to inventory and conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, develop reforestation targets for 2030, combat international deforestation through trade and foreign assistance reforms, and expand nature-based climate solutions across government. It emphasizes science-based forest management, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable economic development for timber communities.

Proc 103562022-03-31Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation establishes a tariff-rate quota on steel imports from Japan, replacing the 25% tariff with a quota of 1.25 million metric tons for steel melted and poured in Japan. The agreement maintains the 25% tariff on Japanese steel exceeding the quota and on steel from other countries, while adding Japan to the list of countries with modified treatment. The changes take effect April 1, 2022.

Proc 103392022-02-04Biden

To Continue Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products)

This proclamation extends for four years the safeguard tariffs and tariff-rate quota on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic (solar) cells and modules originally imposed in 2018, while excluding bifacial panels. It maintains the 5.0 GW quota for unassembled cells and gradually reduces duty rates in years five through eight, and instructs USTR to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to prevent import circumvention.

Proc 103272021-12-27Biden

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States

This proclamation replaces the 10 percent tariff on EU aluminum imports with a tariff-rate quota system, allowing specified volumes of EU aluminum to enter duty-free through December 31, 2023. The arrangement requires certificates of analysis and commits both parties to negotiate global steel and aluminum arrangements by October 31, 2023. The 10 percent tariff remains in place for all other countries not covered by existing exemptions.

Proc 103282021-12-27Biden

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation replaces the 25 percent tariff on EU steel imports with a tariff-rate quota system allowing 3.3 million metric tons of EU steel to enter duty-free through December 31, 2023, provided the steel is melted and poured in the EU. It also renews FY2021 exclusions for two years, mandates a review of the steel and aluminum exclusion process, and requires U.S.-EU negotiations on global steel and aluminum arrangements by October 31, 2023.

EO 140252021-04-26Biden

Worker Organizing and Empowerment

This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, chaired by the Vice President and comprising 23+ cabinet and agency officials, to identify and recommend federal policies that promote union organizing and collective bargaining. It revokes two Trump-era workforce councils and directs the new task force to submit recommendations within 180 days.

EO 140202021-03-08Biden

Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council

This executive order establishes the White House Gender Policy Council within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal efforts advancing gender equity and equality across domestic and foreign policy. The Council, led by two presidentially designated Co-Chairs and comprising cabinet members and senior officials from 36 agencies, must develop a government-wide strategy within 200 days and requires agencies to designate senior gender equity coordinators within 30 days. The order also mandates creation of a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and terminates a prior administration's working group on women's global development.

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