[House Document 115-111]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




115th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-111
 
         NOTIFICATION ON THE DETERMINATION OF TARIFF INCREASES

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

NOTIFICATION OF A DETERMINATION ON TARIFF INCREASES ON THE IMPORTATION 
OF ALUMINUM AND STEEL, PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(2); PUBLIC LAW 87-
  794, SEC. 232 (PUBLIC LAW 100-418, SEC. 1501(a)(3); (102 STAT. 1258)






[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]








April 9, 2018.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered 
                             to be printed
                            
                                  ______

                         U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

79-011 PDF                     WASHINGTON : 2018 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing 
  Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; 
         DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, 
                          Washington, DC 20402-0001
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, April 6, 2018.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of 
Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his 
investigation into the effects of imports of steel mill 
articles on the national security of the United States under 
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 1862). On January 19, 2018, the Secretary transmitted to 
me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of 
aluminum articles on the national security of the United States 
under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as 
amended.
    On March 8, 2018, I took action under section 232 of the 
Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, to adjust imports of 
aluminum and steel by imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff 
on aluminum articles and a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on 
steel articles imported from all countries except Canada and 
Mexico, effective March 23, 2018 (Proclamations 9704 and 9705). 
I concurred with the Secretary's respective findings that 
aluminum and steel articles are being imported into the United 
States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to 
threaten to impair the national security of the United States. 
In my judgment, these tariffs are necessary and appropriate in 
light of the many factors I have considered, including the 
Secretary's reports, the failure of countries to agree on 
measures to reduce global excess capacity, the continued high 
level of imports since the beginning of the year, and special 
circumstances that exist with respect to Canada and Mexico.
    On March 22, 2018, I modified the section 232 tariffs on 
aluminum and steel imports to temporarily suspend the tariffs 
for certain countries before they took effect (Proclamations 
9710 and 9711). Tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from 
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the member 
countries of the European Union, and South Korea are suspended 
until May 1, 2018, pending discussions regarding satisfactory, 
long-term alternative means to address the threatened 
impairment to the national security of the United States. Any 
country with a security relationship with the United States not 
currently exempted remains welcome to discuss with us a 
possible exemption based on alternative means to address the 
threatened impairment to the national security of the United 
States caused by imports of aluminum and steel articles from 
that country.
    On March 8, 2018, I also authorized a process for directly 
affected parties to apply for an exclusion for specific 
aluminum or steel products that they need. The Secretary, in 
consultation with other Administration officials, will evaluate 
exclusion requests for products, taking into account national 
security considerations. In that evaluation, the Secretary will 
consider whether a product is produced in the United States of 
a satisfactory quality or in a sufficient and reasonably 
available amount. The Department of Commerce has published an 
interim final rule establishing this process. 83 Fed. Reg. 53, 
12106 (March 19, 2018).

            Sincerely,
                                                   Donald J. Trump.

                                  [all]