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677:. After the parties have had the opportunity to conduct fact and expert discovery to develop their respective legal positions, the ALJ (administrative law judge) holds a formal, evidentiary hearing, or trial. There is no jury. About three months after considering the arguments of the parties, the ALJ renders an initial determination (ID). The full ITC reviews and may adopt, modify or reverse the ALJ's initial determination. The ITC's final determination is usually issued about four months after the ALJ's ID. The USITC can impose exclusion orders that keep violating products from entering the United States. Exclusion orders are those in which disallow products from entering the United States for sale. While the Administrative Law Judges make determinations, the final decision of relief (i.e. exclusion from import) is made by the President of the United States. Should a party disagree with the decision, appeals may be made to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 81: 891: 1061: 43: 386:' terms are nine years, or, when filling a vacated seat, for the remainder of a term. Their terms are staggered to end 18 months apart. Commissioners may not be reappointed at the start of a new term unless they have served less than five years, although commissioners stay on past the end of their term until their successor is appointed and confirmed. No more than three of the commissioners may be of the same political party. 301: 1405: 705:, was named the U.S. Tariff Commission's very first chairman. The first offices of the U.S. Tariff Commission were located at 1322 New York Avenue, Washington D.C. Also in 1921, the U.S. Tariff Commission moved to the Old Post Office Building at 7th and E Street NW. 724:. Section 337 decisions were also made final, instead of advisory (although subject to presidential disapproval due to policy reasons), and the USITC was also authorized to issue cease and desist orders in addition to exclusion orders. 209:
branches on matters of trade. It is an independent, bipartisan entity that analyzes trade issues such as tariffs and competitiveness and publishes reports. As a quasi-judicial entity, the USITC investigates the impact of
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complaint has at least three votes from its six Commissioners, an official investigative hearing will be assigned to an administrative law judge. Several dozen new USITC investigations are filed every year.
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established the United States Tariff Commission in 1916, which had a purpose to apply scientific principles to the study of tariffs and to assist in recommending appropriate tariff levels.
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The chairman's term is for two years, and successive chairmen may not be of the same political party. Only a commissioner with more than one year of service may be designated chairman.
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on the U.S. economy and specific industries. It will calculate the estimated impact on gross domestic product, exports and imports, employment opportunities, and U.S. consumers.
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In so doing, the Commission serves the public by implementing U.S. law and contributing to the development and implementation of sound and informed U.S. trade policy.
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Effective January 1, 1975, the U.S. Tariff Commission was renamed the U.S. International Trade Commission. The USITC had a number of new responsibilities under the
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on September 8, 1916, as the U.S. Tariff Commission. In 1974, the name was changed to the U.S. International Trade Commission by section 171 of the
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In January 2018, in a surprise decision, the commission unanimously overturned a 292% trade tariff that had been imposed on the aircraft manufacturer
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In 1988, the USITC moved its quarters from the Old Post Office Building to the building it remains in to this day, 500 E Street SW.
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with independent, quality analysis, information, and support on matters of tariffs and international trade and competitiveness; and
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In January 2016, it became known that the commission was charged with investigating the likely impact of the
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has nominated the following to fill seats on the commission. They await Senate confirmation.
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Administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate in a fair and objective manner;
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on U.S. industries, and directs actions against unfair trade practices, such as
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confirms the six commissioners who make up the USITC. The president and the
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President Obama May Require Federal Contractors to List Campaign Gifts
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were greatly changed, and Section 337 proceedings brought before
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As part of a large group of legislation passed during the
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revealed the MPAA's lobbying of the USITC to mandate US
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Independent agencies of the United States government
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The current commissioners as of September 24, 2024:
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Index

United States Tariff Commission
Federal Trade Commission

Washington, D.C.
civilian career employees
www.usitc.gov
United States
legislative
executive
imports
subsidies
dumping
intellectual property infringement
copyright infringement
U.S. Congress
Trade Act of 1974
Tariff Act of 1930
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Trade Expansion Act
Trade Act of 1974
Trade Agreements Act of 1979
Trade and Tariff Act of 1984
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
Uruguay Round Agreements Act

Washington, DC
President
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Congress
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

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