This report tracks and provides an overview of actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2018 appropriations for the International Trade Administration (ITA), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The three trade-related agencies are funded through the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations act. This report also provides an overview of the enacted FY2017 appropriations for the three trade-related agencies. Historical funding for the trade-related agencies is provided in the Appendix . The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( P.L. 115-31 ) provided a total of $636.5 million for the trade-related agencies. The ITA received $483.0 million in direct appropriations, while the USITC received $91.5 million, and USTR received a total of $62.0 million, $15 million of which was derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund. See the Appendix for aggregated budget authority tables for FY2007-FY2017. The President submitted his FY2018 budget request to Congress on May 23, 2017. As shown in Table 1 , for FY2018, the Administration proposed budget cuts, compared to the FY2017-enacted appropriation, for all three agencies. It requested $442.5 million (-$40.5 million, -8.4%) in direct funding for ITA, $87.6 million (-$3.9 million, -4.3%) for USITC, and $57.6 million (-$4.4 million, -7.1%) for USTR. In September 2017, the Senate and House passed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 ( H.R. 601 ; P.L. 115-56 ). The act provided continuous government funding (continuing resolution, or CR) at the FY2017 level, reduced by 0.6791%, through December 8, 2017. The date was extended by subsequent continuing resolutions, through March 23, 2018. The House Appropriations Committee reported its CJS proposal in July 2017 ( H.R. 3267 ). The House incorporated H.R. 3267 into Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations bill, H.R. 3354 , which passed the House on September 14, 2017. H.R. 3354 recommended a total of $627.5 million for the three CJS trade-related agencies. It included $467.0 million for the ITA in direct appropriations, $92.5 million for USITC, and $68.0 million for USTR, of which $15 million would be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund. The Senate reported S. 1662 on July 27, 2017, but did not consider the proposal on the floor. It included a total of $631.1 million for the three CJS trade-related agencies. It included $482.0 million for the ITA in direct appropriations, $91.5 million for USITC, and $57.6 million for USTR, of which $10 million would be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund. The government continued to operate for the first six months of the fiscal year under continuing resolutions. On March 23, 2018, Congress passed and the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( P.L. 115-141 , H.R. 1625 ). The act provides $482.0 million for ITA, $93.7 million for USTIC, and a total of $72.6 million for USTR, of which $15 million is to be drawn from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund. The FY2018 appropriations for the three CJS trade-related agencies is $648.3 million, an amount 1.9% greater than the FY2017 appropriation, and 10.3% more than the Administration's request. ITA is a part of the Department of Commerce, whose mission is to promote "job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved standards of living ... by working in partnership with businesses, universities, communities and ... workers." ITA's mission is to improve U.S. prosperity by strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promoting trade and investment, and ensuring compliance with trade laws and agreements. ITA provides export promotion services, works to ensure compliance with trade agreements, administers trade remedies such as antidumping and countervailing duties, and provides analytical support for ongoing trade negotiations. ITA went through a major organizational change in October 2013 in which it consolidated four organizational units into three more functionally aligned units, which include (1) Global Markets; (2) Industry and Analysis; and (3) Enforcement and Compliance. ITA also has a fourth organizational unit, the Executive and Administrative Directorate, which is responsible for providing policy leadership, information technology support, and administration services for all of ITA. Table A-1 shows budget amounts for ITA by unit between FY2007 and FY2018. For FY2018, the Administration requested $442.5 million for ITA in direct funding, with an additional $13.0 million in user fees, for a total of $455.5 million in authorized spending. The request in direct funding represents a $40.5 million decrease (-8.4%) from the FY2017 enacted amount ($483.0 million). House-passed H.R. 3354 proposed $467.0 million for ITA in direct appropriations, and an additional $13.0 million in user fees, for a total of $480.0 million in authorized spending. It represents a 3.3% decrease ($16.0 million) from the FY2017 enacted amount, and 5.5% ($24.5 million) more than the Administration's request. The Senate bill, S. 1662 , proposed $482.0 million for the ITA in direct appropriations, and an additional $13.0 million in user fees, for a total of $495.0 million in authorized spending. The Senate proposal represents a 0.2% decrease (-$1.0 million) from the FY2017 enacted amount, and is $39.5 million more (8.9%) than the Administration's budget request. The FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act provides $482.0 million for ITA in direct appropriations, and an additional $13.0 million in user fees, for a total of $495.0 million in authorized spending. It represents a 0.2% decrease ($1.0 million) from the FY2017 enacted amount, and 8.9% ($39.5 million) more than the Administration's request. ITA's Global Markets (GM) and U.S. Foreign Commercial Services (USFCS) unit combines country and regional experts, both overseas and domestically, and oversees specific trade promotion programs to provide U.S. firms with country-specific export promotion services and market access advocacy. The unit also promotes the United States as an investment destination. It is designed to advance U.S. commercial interests by engaging with foreign governments and U.S. businesses, identifying and resolving market barriers, and leading efforts that advocate for U.S. firms with foreign governments. It also promotes U.S. exports by developing and implementing policies and programs to increase market access in foreign countries for U.S. goods and services and by providing various types of direct assistance to U.S. firms, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. For FY2018, the Administration requested $283.8 million for ITA's Global Markets and USFCS unit, a decrease of $50.6 million (-19.5%) from the FY2017 amounts. ITA's FY2018 budget request outlined its plans to reduce the number of Global Market and USFCS staff internationally and domestically and to close an estimated 35 overseas offices and 10 domestic offices. The CJS committee reports from both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees expressed support for the Global Markets and USFCS unit and did not recommend reduction in staff or offices. The House Appropriations Committee's report recommended $309.0 million in funding for Global Markets, and noted that the committee "does not adopt the proposal to reduce U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service staff or close overseas offices or U.S. Export Assistance Centers." It would have provided $25.2 million more (8.9%) than the Administration's budget request. The Senate committee report accompanying S. 1662 did not provide a specific budget amount; however, it "directs ITA to fund USFCS, and its core mission of export promotion, at the highest possible level in fiscal year 2018, and at no less than the amount provided in fiscal year 2017. At this funding level, the committee did not anticipate the closure of any foreign or domestic USFCS offices." The committee also directed ITA to provide a budget breakdown for the Global Markets unit in future budget requests. The FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act does not provide an exact funding level for Global Markets and USFCS, however the explanatory statement accompanying the FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act states that the "agreement provides ... no less than the fiscal year 2017 amount for Global Markets." ITA's Industry and Analysis unit brings together ITA's industry, trade, and economic experts to advance the competitiveness of U.S. industries through the development and execution of international trade and investment policies, export promotion strategies, and investment promotion. It develops economic and international policy analysis to improve market access for U.S. businesses and designs and implements trade and investment promotion programs. The unit serves as the primary liaison between U.S. industries and the federal government on trade and investment promotion. It administers programs that support small and medium-sized enterprises, such as the Market Development Cooperator Program.