ITA's Congressionally Mandated Reports

Last Updated 08/02/2006

 

 

NAME: National Export Strategy

 

REQUESTOR: Export Enhancement Act of 1992

DUE DATE: Annually on March 30

ADDRESSEES: Senate Banking Committee and House Committee on International Relations

STATUS: The 2006 National Export Strategy will be transmitted to the Congress soon.  Draft letters are in Executive Secretariat for the Secretary's signature, transmitting the annual report to the Chairs and ranking members of the Senate Banking and House International Relations Committees.  The report will then be posted publicly on the internet and distributed in print copy. 

SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS: Secretary of Commerce

CONTACT: Patrick Kirwan, Acting, Director TPCC Secretariat, 202-482-5455

NAME: Subsidies Enforcement Report

 

REQUESTOR: Congress

DUE DATE: Annually on February 1

ADDRESSEES: All members of Congress

STATUS:  The upcoming report is due to Congress in February 2007.  The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Commerce, Import Administration (IA) will continue their close collaboration to monitor and strictly enforce the obligations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (Subsidies Agreement) and provide appropriate Congressional notification.

SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS: Assistant Secretary for Import Administration

CONTACT: Carole Showers, Director, Subsidies Policy, Office of Policy, Import Administration, 202-482-3217

NAME: Annual Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) Board Report

 

REQUESTOR: Foreign Trade Zones Act of 1934

DUE DATE: Annually December 31 

ADDRESSEES: President of the Senate and Speaker of the House Committees

STATUS:   The Office of Import Administration is currently in the process of reviewing information received from the individual foreign-trade zones and following up as appropriate.  

SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS: Assistant Secretary for Import Administration

CONTACT: Andrew McGilvray, Acting, Executive Secretariat Foreign Trade Zone Board, Import Administration, 202-482-1327

NAME: Performance and Accountability Report

 

REQUESTOR: Government Performance and Results Act

DUE DATE: No later than March 31st of each year 

ADDRESSEES: The President and the Congress

STATUS:  As of August 1, 2006, a draft narrative has been submitted to the Department of Commerce Budget Office and final versions of the International Trade Administration metrics and text will be submitted to the Department in September. 

SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS: Secretary of Commerce 

CONTACT: Ed Meyer, Director, Planning and Evaluation Staff, Office of Financial Management,  202-482-3304

For additional information contact: Jacqueline Harris at 202-482-4011 or by e-mail at Jacqueline_Harris@mail.doc.gov.

 

 

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