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89–011 2019

116th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 116–40 

NOTIFICATION OF NEGOTIATIONS OF TRADE 

AGREEMENTS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A NOTIFICATION THAT THE TRADE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN 

DIRECTED TO PURSUE NEGOTIATION OF AGREEMENTS TO ADDRESS THE THREATENED IMPAIRMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY WITH RESPECT TO IMPORTED AUTOMOBILES AND CERTAIN AUTOMOBILE PARTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, 

AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY THE TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

DEEMS APPROPRIATE, 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) 

JUNE 18, 2019.—Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, June 14, 2019. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: On February 17, 2019, the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts 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 May 17, 2019, I concurred with the Secretary’s finding that 

automobiles and certain automobile parts 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. 

I took action under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 

as amended, to direct the United States Trade Representative 

(Trade Representative) to pursue negotiation of agreements contemplated in 19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(3)(A)(i) to address the threatened 

impairment of the national security with respect to imported automobiles and certain automobile parts from the European Union, 

Japan, and any other country the Trade Representative deems appropriate. I directed the Trade Representative to update me on the 

progress of such negotiations within 180 days. In my judgment, 

these negotiations are necessary and appropriate in light of the 

many factors I have considered, including the Secretary’s report, 

decreases in American-owned producers’ share of the global automobile market over the past three decades, a reduction in American-owned producers’ ability to fund necessary research and development (R&D), the criticality of American-owned automotive R&D 

and manufacturing to national security, and the expected effect of 

the recently negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. 

I also directed the Secretary to continue to monitor imports of 

automobiles and certain automobile parts and, from time to time, 

in consultation with any senior executive branch officials the Secretary deems appropriate, to review the status of such imports with 

respect to the national security. The Secretary will inform me of 

any circumstances that in his opinion might indicate the need for 

me to take further action under section 232 of the Trade Expansion 

Act of 1962, as amended. 

Sincerely, 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

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