Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
OTMP | |
Office of White House Policy |
The Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy (OTMP) was an office established within the
During the Biden transition, the incoming administration made no signals towards filling the office, which has remained vacant as of the start of the Biden administration. It is presumed inactive.
Mission and responsibilities
Full quotation of Sec. 2 (mission)
- "The mission of the OTMP is to defend and serve American workers and domestic manufacturers while advising the President on policies to increase economic growth, decrease the trade deficit, and strengthen the United States manufacturing and defense industrial bases."
and of Sec. 3 (Responsibilities):
- "The OTMP shall:
- (a) advise the President on innovative strategies and promote trade policies consistent with the President's stated goals;
- (b) serve as a liaison between the White House and the Department of Commerce and undertake trade-related special projects as requested by the President; and
- (c) help improve the performance of the executive branch's domestic procurement and hiring policies, including through the implementation of the policies described in Executive Order 13788of April 18, 2017 (Buy American and Hire American)."
COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, during the
Directors
Image | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | President |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Navarro | April 29, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump |
Reports
Trade
In May 2019, the OTMP published a report analyzing the potential economic impact of the United States Reciprocal Trade Act, a bill proposed in January 2019 that would enable the President to impose reciprocal
Manufacturing
In August 2020, the OTMP released a report giving an update on the status of the federal government's usage of the DPA. The report identified 78 instances of actions undertaken by the Trump administration to combat certain equipment shortages.[6] This report faced criticism as later analysis showed several cited instances in the report were either executive orders unrelated to the production of medical equipment or Defense Department expenditures that did not directly address the nation's supply shortages, with some examples dating as far back as 2017.[7] With Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown labeling the report as “propaganda” and a “political stunt”.[8]
In early October 2020, the OTMP released a report purportedly detailing the progress of the Trump administration's "Buy American, Hire American" policies as outlined in Executive Order 13788. The report covered five key areas: Buying American Procurement, Hiring American Labor, Trade Policy and Tariffs, Defense Budget and Policies, and utilization of the Jones Act.[9]
Job creation
By late October 2020, the OTMP released a series of seven reports under the banner "All Job Creation is Local", each report focused on a different State: Maine,
National security
In July 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13806, on Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States, initiated by the OTMP, which directed the Department of Defense to lead a whole of government assessment of the health of the manufacturing and defense industrial base of the United States. The report was published in October, 2018.[18][19]
In June 2018, the OTMP released a report outlining how China's policies threaten the economic and national security of the United States.[20]
See also
References
- Time Warner). Retrieved May 10, 2017.: National Public Radio, Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- Horsley, Scott (May 3, 2017). "Peter Navarro: A 'Bricklayer' Of Trump's Protectionist Wall". NPR. Washington, D.C. - Gannett Company. Retrieved May 10, 2017..
- Office of the Press Secretary (April 29, 2017). "Presidential Executive Order on the Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy". whitehouse.gov. Washington, D.C.: White House. Retrieved May 10, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy". Federal Register. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. April 29, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017. Alt URL This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain - ^ "Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act Concerning Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19". Federal Register. April 1, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Leary, Alex (March 28, 2020). "'This is War': President's Equipment Czar to Use Full Powers to Fight Coronavirus". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "The United States Reciprocal Trade Act: Estimated Job & Trade Deficit Effects" (PDF). The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "How President Trump Uses the Defense Production Act to Protect America From the China Virus" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. August 13, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Jacobs, Andrew (September 22, 2020). "Despite Claims, Trump Rarely Uses Wartime Law in Battle Against Covid". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Eaton, Sabrina (August 14, 2020). "White House defends President Trump's handling of coronavirus in a new report that Sherrod Brown calls 'propaganda'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Donald J. Trump the Buy American, Hire American President" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 2, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for Maine" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 15, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for Michigan" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 15, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for Minnesota" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for Pennsylvania" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 21, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for Wisconsin" (PDF). October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for North Carolina" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 27, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "President Trump's Jobs Plan for Florida" (PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Markay, Lachlan (November 2, 2020). "Peter Navarro Is Hyping Trump in Swing States—on the Taxpayer's Dime". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Resources". Department of Defense Industrial Policy. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States" (PDF). Department of Defense. September 1, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- National Archives.(PDF). White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- "How China's Economic Aggression Threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World"
External links
- Wikisource: 13797