Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) FY2018 Appropriations: Trade-Related Agencies

Summary

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). These 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 three trade-related programs administered by ITA, USITC, and USTR.

The Trump Administration requests a total of $62.3 billion for CJS for FY2018, a $4.1 billion (6.2%) reduction compared to the FY2017-enacted amount. For the three trade-related agencies for FY2018, the Administration requests a total of $587.7 million (0.9% of total CJS) for the three agencies. The request includes $442.5 million for ITA, $87.6 million for USITC, and $57.6 million for USTR, all of which would be less than the FY2017-enacted appropriations. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) provided a total of $636.5 million for the three agencies (1.0% of total CJS), including $483.0 million for ITA, $62.0 million for USITC, and $91.5 million for USTR.