[House Document 116-110]
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NOTIFICATION OF MEASURES TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE THREATENED IMPAIRMENT OF 
           THE NATIONAL SECURITY FROM TITANIUM SPONGE IMPORTS

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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NOTIFICATION OF MEASURES TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE THREATENED IMPAIRMENT OF 
  THE NATIONAL SECURITY FROM TITANIUM SPONGE IMPORTS, 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)

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 March 31, 2020.--Referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
           and Financial Services, and ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, March 28, 2020.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: On November 29, 2019, the Secretary of 
Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his 
investigation into the effect of imports of titanium sponge 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) 
(the ``Act'').
    Consistent with the Act (19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(2)), I am 
reporting that in my memorandum of February 27, 2020 (The 
Effect of Titanium Sponge Imports on the National Security), I 
concurred with the Secretary's finding that titanium sponge is 
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. I also agreed with the 
Secretary's recommendation that actions to adjust imports not 
be taken at that time. The Secretary advised me, and I agreed, 
that measures apart from the adjustment of imports are more 
likely to be effective to address the threatened impairment of 
the national security.
    I took two measures to address the threatened impairment of 
the national security from titanium sponge imports. First, I 
directed the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Commerce, 
along with the heads of other executive departments and 
agencies as the Secretaries deem appropriate, to form a working 
group and invite their counterpart agencies in Japan to 
participate in discussions with the working group in order to 
agree upon measures to ensure access to titanium sponge in the 
United States for use in national defense and critical 
industries in an emergency. Second, I directed the Secretary of 
Defense to take all appropriate action, including using his 
delegated authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and seeking new appropriations as 
necessary, to increase access to titanium sponge for use for 
national defense and critical industries and to support 
domestic production capacity for the production of titanium 
sponge to meet national defense requirements. The Secretary of 
Defense and Secretary of Commerce will periodically update me 
on the progress of these efforts.
            Sincerely,
                                                   Donald J. Trump.

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