Commerce seeks funding for teams to handle new Section 232 cases

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Commerce is considering a petition to launch a Section 232 case into uranium imports. The Commerce Department wants to create teams within the Bureau of Industry and Security and International Trade Administration dedicated to conducting Section 232 investigations into the effect of imports on national security, according to Commerce’s fiscal year 2019 budget justification document . Commerce is anticipating new Section 232 investigations that could be initiated by industry sectors, agency...