Trade-Related Agencies: FY2022
January 13, 2022
Appropriations, Commerce, Science, Justice
Keigh E. Hammond,
and Related Agencies (CJS)
Coordinator
Senior Research Librarian
This report provides an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request and appropriations

for the International Trade Administration (ITA), the U.S. International Trade Commission
M. Angeles Villarreal
(USITC), and the Office of the vUnited States Trade Representative (USTR). These three trade-
Specialist in International
related agencies are funded through the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Trade and Finance
Agencies (CJS) appropriations. This report also reviews these trade agencies’ programs. This

report will be updated throughout the budget cycle.

The Administration’s FY2022 Budget Request
The President submitted his budget request to Congress on May 28, 2021. For FY2022, the Administration requests a total of
$735.3 million in appropriations for the three CJS trade-related agencies. This request is $32.3 million (4.6%) more than the
FY2021 enacted level. The request included the following for the three agencies.
 ITA: $559.3 million in direct appropriations, 5.5% more than the FY2021 enacted amount;
 USITC: $103.0 million, an amount equal to the FY2021 enacted amount;
 USTR: a total of $73.0 million, 4.3% more than the FY2021 enacted amount.

Congressional Actions
The House Committee on Appropriations reported its FY2022 CJS appropriations proposal, H.R. 4505, on July 19, 2021. The
House committee-reported bill proposes a total of $757.7 million for the three CJS trade-related agencies, which is $54.7
million (7.8%) more than the FY2021 enacted amount and $22.4 million (3.0%) more than the President’s budget request.
The House committee-reported bill proposes the following for the three agencies:
 ITA: $566.4 million in direct appropriations, 6.9% more than FY2021 enacted level, and 1.3% more than
the Administration’s request;
 USITC: $118.5 million, 15.0% more than both the FY2021 enacted level and the President’s request;
 USTR: a total of $72.8 million, 4.0% more than FY2021 enacted level, and 0.3% less than the President’s
request.

In the Senate, a CJS appropriations proposal, S. 3042, was introduced on October 21, 2021 and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations. The bill proposes a total of $764.6 million for the three CJS trade-related agencies, which is $61.6 million
(8.8%) more than the FY2021 enacted amount, and $29.3 million (4.0%) more than the President’s request. The draft bill
proposes the following for the three agencies.
 ITA: $572.8 million in direct appropriations, 8.1% more than FY2021 enacted level, and 2.4% more than
the President’s request;
 USITC: $118.8 million, 15.3% more than both the FY2021 enacted level and the President’s request;
 USTR: a total of $73.0 million, 4.3% more than the FY2021 enacted level, and equal to the President’s
request.

Congress has passed continuing resolutions that continue funding for these agencies through February 18, 2022 (P.L. 117-
70).

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Background
The International Trade Administration (ITA), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC),
and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are the three trade-related
agencies funded through the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
appropriations.1 This report provides an overview of these agencies’ programs and a comparison
of the FY2022 CJS proposals with the previous fiscal year’s enacted legislation.2 In this report,
appropriations are rounded to the nearest thousand. However, for greater accuracy, percentage
change and annual differences are calculated using whole, not rounded, numbers; this means that
in some instances totals may not sum due to rounding and there may be small differences between
the actual percentage change and the percentage change that would be calculated by using the
rounded amounts discussed in the report.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), provided a total of $703.0 million for
the three trade agencies, including $530.0 million in direct appropriations for ITA; 3 $103.0
million for USITC; and a total of $70.0 million for USTR.4 The FY2021 appropriations for the
three CJS trade-related agencies represented a 3.6% increase ($24.4 million) from the previous
fiscal year’s enacted amount.
In addition to regular appropriations, Congress also passed supplemental funding for USTR in
Title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA, P.L. 116-
113). USMCA provided a total of $90.0 million for USTR, to remain available until September
30, 2023. The supplemental funds were provided for USTR to monitor compliance with labor and
environmental obligations of the agreement and to carry out the enforcement of USMCA
environmental obligations, including for state-to-state dispute settlement actions. In this report,
the FY2021 funding levels are taken from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and do not
include supplemental appropriations provided in USMCA.
See the Appendix for enacted budget authority for the trade-related agencies for FY2012-
FY2021.
FY2022 Appropriations
For FY2022, the Administration requests a total of $735.3 million in appropriations for the three
CJS trade-related agencies (Table 1). This request is $32.3 million (4.6%) more than the FY2021
enacted amount. The President’s budget includes $559.3 million in direct appropriations for ITA;
$103.0 million for USITC; and a total of $73.0 million for USTR.4
The House Committee-reported bill (H.R. 4505) proposes a total of $757.7 million in
appropriations for the three CJS trade-related agencies, which is $54.7 million (7.8%) more than
the FY2021 enacted amount and $22.4 million (3.0%) more than the President’s budget request.

1 For more on the overall CJS appropriations, see CRS Report R46868, Overview of FY2022 Appropriations for
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), by Nathan James.
2 The FY2021 funding levels stated in this report reflect the amounts appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021. They do not include supplemental appropriations provided in USMCA (P.L. 116-113).
3 ITA is funded through a combination of direct appropriations and user fees the agency collects for certain services.
See Table 1 for additional detail.
4 Total USTR funding amounts in this report include both direct appropriations for “salaries and expenses,” as well as
funding to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund for certain trade enforcement activities. See section on
“Trade Enforcement Trust Fund (TETF), USTR” in this report.
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The House bill would provide $566.4 million in direct appropriations for ITA; $118.5 million for
USITC; and a total of $72.8 million for USTR.
On October 21, 2021, a CJS proposal was introduced in the Senate (S. 3042). The bill was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations and has yet to be marked up by the whole
committee. The Senate CJS bill proposes a total of $764.6 million for the three CJS trade-related
agencies, which is $61.6 million (8.8%) more than the FY2021-enacted amount, and $29.3
million (4.0%) more than the President’s request. The bill proposes $572.8 million in direct
appropriations for ITA; $118.8 million for USITC; and a total of $73.0 million for USTR.
Congress has passed continuing resolutions (P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70) that continue funding these
agencies at FY2021 levels, through February 18, 2022.
Table 1. Appropriations for CJS Trade-Related Agencies, FY2021-FY2022
Millions of Current U.S. Dollars
FY2022
House-
FY2022
Committee
Senate
CJS Trade-
FY2021
FY2022
Reported
Introduced
FY2022
Related Agency
Enacted
Request
(H.R. 4505)
(S. 3042)
Enacted
International Trade Administration
530.0
559.3
566.4
572.8

(ITA) (direct appropriations)a
U.S. International Trade Commission
103.0
103.0
118.5
118.8

(USITC)b
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
70.0
73.0
72.8
73.0

(USTR)c
Total
703.0
735.3
757.7
764.6

Sources: The FY2021-enacted amounts are in P.L. 116-260. For the FY2022 request, see the appendix tables to
the President’s Budget.
Notes: Totals may not sum due to rounding.
a. In addition to the direct appropriations listed above, ITA’s budget authority includes a portion to be derived
from user fees, which increases ITA’s available funds. For FY2021, ITA’s available funds were $541.0 mil ion,
including $11.0 mil ion in user fees. FY2022 proposals would also include an additional $11.0 mil ion to be
derived from user fees, raising ITA’s available funds.
b. In the table, USITC’s request represents the President’s budget request. The Commission is also directed to
submit an independent request directly to Congress (19 U.S.C. §2232). The Commission’s independent
request for FY2022 is $118.8 mil ion.
c. USTR appropriations include direct appropriations for salaries and expenses and funds to be derived from
the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund (TETF) for certain trade enforcement activities. Supplemental funding
provided in USMCA is excluded from USTR totals above.
International Trade Administration (ITA)5
ITA is a bureau within the Department of Commerce whose 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,

5 In this report, the budget authority figures for ITA’s subunits have been rounded; however, calculations comparing
ITA’s FY2021 budget and the FY2022 proposals are based on the original figures, as identified in ITA’s FY2021 and
FY2022 congressional budget justifications.
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works to enforce and ensure compliance with trade laws and agreements, administers trade
remedies such as antidumping and countervailing duties, and provides analytical support for
ongoing trade negotiations.6
In October 2013, ITA reorganized, consolidating four organizational units into three more
functionally aligned units: (1) Global Markets, (2) Enforcement and Compliance, and (3) Industry
and Analysis. 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 2 outlines FY2022 budget proposals for ITA by
unit. For historical budget amounts for ITA units, see the Appendix .)
ITA is funded through a combination of direct appropriations and user fees collected for certain
services. For FY2022, the Administration requests $559.3 million in direct appropriations for
ITA, with an additional $11.0 million to be collected in fees, for a total of $570.3 million in
authorized spending. The budget request is $29.3 million (5.5%) more than the FY2021 enacted
direct appropriation.
The House Appropriations Committee-reported bill (H.R. 4505) would provide $566.4 million in
direct appropriations for ITA, with an additional $11.0 million to be collected in fees, for a total
of $577.4 million in authorized spending. The House proposal would be $36.4 million (6.9%)
more than the FY2021 enacted funding, and $7.1 million (1.3%) more than the Administration’s
request.
The Senate introduced bill (S. 3042) proposes $572.8 million in direct appropriations for ITA,
with an additional $11.0 million to be collected in fees, for a total of $583.8 million in authorized
spending. The Senate proposal would be $42.8 million (8.1%) more than the FY2021 enacted
funding, and $13.5 million (2.4%) more than the President’s budget request.
Table 2. ITA Appropriations, By Unit, FY2021-FY2022
Millions of Current U.S. Dollars
FY2022
FY2022
FY2021
House-
Senate
Enacted/
Committee
Introduced
Budget
FY2022
Reported Bill Bill (S.
FY2022
ITA Unit
Authority
Request
(H.R. 4505)
3042)
Enacted
ITA
530.0
559.3
566.4
572.8

Global Markets
340.8
351.3
351.3
--a

Enforcement and Compliance
99.2
110.6
117.7
--a

Industry and Analysis
66.0
72.1
--a
--a

Executive Administration
24.0
25.3
--a
--a

Sources: P.L. 116-260; ITA’s FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, p. 11; House Appropriations
Committee report, H.Rept. 117-97, accompanying H.R. 4505; the Senate bil (S. 3042) and explanatory text
released October 18, 2021 on the committee’s website, at
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/CJSRept_Final.PDF.
Notes: See Table A-1 for ITA’s historical funding
a. Specific funding amount was not specified.

6 For more on ITA, see https://www.trade.gov/.
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Global Markets
ITA’s Global Markets (GM) unit is a combination of the United States and Foreign Commercial
Service (US&FCS) program, which provides export promotion services to U.S. businesses, and
the SelectUSA program, which works to attract foreign investment into the United States.
Through US&FCS, GM aims to promote U.S. exports by helping U.S. exporters research foreign
markets and identify opportunities abroad. GM’s country and regional experts―in domestic and
overseas offices—advise U.S. companies on market access, local standards, and regulations. The
unit also seeks to help to make connections through business-to-business trade shows, fairs, and
missions. GM 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. Through its SelectUSA program, the GM
unit promotes the United States as a destination for foreign investment. (For more on SelectUSA,
see section “SelectUSA Program” below.)
The Administration requests $351.3 million in funding for GM, which is $10.6 million more
(3.1%) than the FY2021 enacted amount.
The House Committee on Appropriations also recommends $351.3 million for GM.7
The Senate bill does not include a specific funding level for Global Markets; however the
explanatory statement, released on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s website, highlights
specific activities within GM to be funded at FY2021 enacted levels or higher. For example, the
released language would support ITA’s Rural Export Assistance programs to be funded at levels
equal to or greater than FY2021. Likewise, the released draft language recommends, within GM’s
funding, $7.0 million to increase international commercial engagement efforts in certain countries
of strategic and economic importance.8
Enforcement and Compliance
The mission of ITA’s Enforcement and Compliance unit is to enforce U.S. trade laws and ensure
compliance with negotiated international trade agreements. The Enforcement and Compliance
unit is responsible for enforcing U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) laws,
overseeing a variety of programs and policies regarding the enforcement and administration of
U.S. trade remedy laws, assisting U.S. industry and businesses with unfair trade matters, and
administering the Foreign-Trade Zone program and other U.S. import programs.9
For FY2022, the Administration requests $110.6 million in funding for the Enforcement and
Compliance unit.10 This request is $11.4 million (11.5%) more than the previous year’s enacted
amount. The ITA congressional budget justification includes $8.0 million to support its work
evaluating Section 232 tariff exclusions for steel and aluminum products and $0.8 million for
continued work on the Aluminum Import Monitoring (AIM) system, which was launched in

7 H.Rept. 117-97, pp. 13-15.
8 The Senate majority released explanatory text to accompany the proposal (October 18, 2021), at
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/CJSRept_Final.PDF.
9 For background on some of these activities, see CRS In Focus IF10018, Trade Remedies: Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties, by Vivian C. Jones and Christopher A. Casey, and CRS In Focus IF11348, U.S. Foreign-Trade
Zone (FTZ) Program, by Liana Wong.
10 International Trade Administration, ITA FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, p. 11.
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2021.11 The ITA congressional budget justification also highlights an expected increase in the
number of AD/CVD cases.
The House Committee on Appropriations recommends $117.7 million for the Enforcement and
Compliance unit. The House proposal is $18.5 million (18.6%) more than the FY2021 enacted
funding and $7.1 million (6.4%) more than the Administration’s request.12 The Committee
recommends $1.3 million to support AIM ($0.5 million above the request), and an additional $6.1
million above the request “to support the creation of a ninth AD/CVD enforcement office,” in
order to alleviate workload burdens and staffing declines in the existing AD/CVD offices.
The Senate introduced bill (S. 3042) does not include a specific funding level for the Enforcement
and Compliance unit. The explanatory statement accompanying the bill does highlight specific
activities and funding within Enforcement and Compliance unit’s portfolio. For example, the
released language would provide $6.5 million above the FY2021 enacted level to establish a ninth
enforcement office and hire additional staff to enforce U.S. AD/CVD laws. In addition, the
released explanatory language would also provide $1.3 million to support AIM.13
Industry and Analysis
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 analyzes economic and international policies to improve market access for U.S.
businesses, and designs and implements trade and investment promotion programs. The unit aims
to serve as the primary liaison between U.S. industries and the federal government on trade and
investment promotion activities. It administers programs that support small and medium-sized
enterprises, such as the Market Development Cooperator Program.
For FY2022, the Administration requests $72.1 million for Industry and Analysis. This request is
$6.1 million (9.2%) more than the FY2021 enacted amount.14 ITA’s congressional budget
justification includes $2.9 million to support 12 positions to conduct national security reviews for
the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and an additional $3.1
million to support the Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) (for more on SIAT, see section
below “Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT), ITA”).15 ITA also highlights increased
administrative costs for the unit, due to an expected increase in dispute cases filed under
USMCA.16
Neither the House Committee on Appropriations nor the Senate bill provides a specific funding
level for the Industry and Analysis unit.

11 International Trade Administration, ITA FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, pp. 44-46.
12 H.Rept. 117-97, pp. 13-15.
13 The Senate majority released explanatory text to accompany the proposal (October 18, 2021), at
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/CJSRept_Final.PDF, pp. 7-9.
14 International Trade Administration, ITA FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, p. 11.
15 For an overview of CFIUS, see CRS In Focus IF10177, The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States,
by James K. Jackson.
16 International Trade Administration, ITA FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, pp. 25-31.
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U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
USITC is an independent, quasi-judicial agency responsible for conducting trade-related
investigations and providing independent technical advice on U.S. international trade policy to
Congress, the President, and USTR. The Commission (1) investigates and determines whether
imports injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; (2) provides
independent tariff, trade, and competitiveness-related analysis to the President, Congress, and
USTR; and (3) maintains the U.S. tariff schedule. USITC also serves as a federal resource for
trade data and other trade policy information. It makes most of its information and analyses
available to the public to promote understanding of competitiveness, international trade issues,
and the role that international trade plays in the U.S. economy.
USITC’s annual budget request to Congress is subject to two types of submission: (1) the
President’s budget request for the Commission, which is included in the President’s annual
budget; and (2) the Commission’s independent budget request. USITC has the authority to submit
its independent budget directly to Congress without revision by the President, pursuant to Section
175 of the Trade Act of 1974.
The President’s FY2022 budget requests $103.0 million in funding for USITC, an amount equal
to the FY2021 enacted funding. While the President’s budget would not increase the agency’s
funding, the Commission’s independent budget submission to Congress requests $118.8 million
for FY2022, which is $15.8 million (15.3%) above the FY2021 enacted funding level.17 The
Commission proposes that, with increased funding, it would hire additional staff to respond to
increased workloads due to AD/CVD and safeguards cases and would upgrade its information
technology.18
The House committee-reported bill proposes $118.5 million for USITC in FY2022, which is
$15.5 million (15.0%) more than both the FY2021 enacted level and the President’s budget
request, and $0.3 million less than USITC’s independently submitted budget.
The Senate bill proposes $118.8 million for USITC, which is $15.8 million (15.3%) above both
the FY2021 enacted funding level and the President’s budget request. The Senate proposal is
equal to the Commission’s independently submitted budget request.
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
USTR has primary responsibility for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade and
direct investment policies, as the head of the interagency trade policy coordinating process.19 As
part of the Executive Office of the President, USTR is the President’s principal advisor on trade
policy and the President’s chief negotiator for international trade agreements, including
commodity and direct investment negotiations. USTR negotiates directly with foreign
governments to create trade agreements (which may require legislative approval to enter into
effect) and resolve disputes, and participates in global trade policy organizations such as the

17 U.S. International Trade Commission, USITC Congressional Budget Submission Fiscal Year 2022, at
https://usitc.gov/documents/fy_2022_congressional_budget_justification.pdf.
18 U.S. International Trade Commission, USITC Congressional Budget Submission Fiscal Year 2022, pp. 9-12.
19 USTR coordinates U.S. trade policy through the interagency process, as outlined by statute. The interagency draws
its membership from key executive trade agencies and the White House. For more on the interagency process, see CRS
In Focus IF11016, U.S. Trade Policy Functions: Who Does What?, by Shayerah Ilias Akhtar.
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World Trade Organization. It also meets with business groups, policymakers, and public interest
groups on trade policy issues.20
In addition to direct appropriations for USTR, Congress can provide USTR supplementary
funding from the congressionally established Trade Enforcement Trust Fund. USTR may use
funding from this trust fund for certain trade enforcement activities, authorized by the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. See the section below, “Trade Enforcement
Trust Fund (TETF), USTR,” for more detail.
For FY2022, the Administration requests a total of $73.0 million for USTR, including $58.0
million in direct appropriations for salaries and expenses and $15.0 million to be derived from the
TETF for certain trade enforcement activities (Table 3). The total request is $3.0 million (4.3%)
more than the FY2021 enacted funding level.
The House committee-reported bill would provide a total of $72.8 million for USTR, including
$57.8 million in direct appropriations for salaries and expenses and $15.0 million to be derived
from the TETF for certain trade enforcement activities. The House proposal is $2.8 million
(4.0%) more than the FY2021 enacted funding level, and $0.2 million less (-0.3%) than the
Administration’s budget request.
The Senate bill proposes a total of $73.0 million for USTR, including $58.0 million in direct
appropriations for salaries and expenses and $15.0 million to be derived from the TETF for
certain trade enforcement activities. The bill is $3.0 million (4.3%) more than the FY2021-
enacted funding, and equal to the Administration’s request.
In addition to regular appropriations, Congress also passed supplemental funding for USTR in the
USMCA implementing act.21 Under this act, Congress provided $50.0 million for USTR to
remain available until September 30, 2023, for salaries and expenses to monitor compliance with
labor and environmental obligations of the agreement. USMCA implementing legislation also
includes $40.0 million for the TETF “to carry out the enforcement of environmental obligations
under the USMCA, including for state-to-state dispute settlement actions, during fiscal years
2020 through 2023.”22

20 USTR, “Mission of the USTR,” at https://ustr.gov/about-us/about-ustr.
21 For more on the USMCA, see CRS Report R44981, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), by M.
Angeles Villarreal and Ian F. Fergusson.
22 P.L. 116-113, Title IX.
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Table 3. USTR: FY2021-FY2022 Regular Appropriations
Millions of Current U.S. Dollars
FY2022
House-
FY2022
FY2021
FY2022
Committee
Senate
FY2022
Enacted
Request
Reported
Introduced
Enacted

(H.R. 4505)
(S. 3042)
USTR
70.0
73.0
72.8
73.0

Direct appropriation for
55.0
58.0
57.8
58.0

salaries and expenses
Funding to be derived from
TETF for certain trade
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0

enforcement activities
Sources: For FY2021 appropriations, see P.L. 116-260. For the FY2022 request, see the appendix tables to the
President’s Budget.
Note: The totals exclude supplemental funding from USMCA. TETF = Trade Enforcement Trust Fund,
authorized by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. §4405).
Selected Trade-Related Programs and Activities
Over the past decade, Congress has provided funding for specific trade-related programs or
activities within broader agency budgets. The following programs are highlighted in this report,
due to recent and ongoing congressional interest: (1) ITA’s China trade enforcement and
compliance activities; (2) ITA’s investment promotion activities in its SelectUSA Program; (3)
the Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) within ITA; and (4) the Trade Enforcement Trust
Fund, which funds certain activities of USTR. (See Table A-3 for historical budget authority for
these selected programs.)
China Trade Enforcement and Compliance Activities, ITA
Since 2004, Congress has dedicated some of ITA’s funding to AD/CVD enforcement and
compliance activities with respect to China and other nonmarket economies.23 ITA’s Office of
China Compliance was established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-
199). Its primary role has been to enforce U.S. AD/CVD laws and to develop and implement
other policies and programs aimed at countering unfair foreign trade practices in China. ITA’s
China Countervailing Duty Group was established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010
(P.L. 111-117) to accommodate the workload that resulted from the application of countervailing
duty law to imports from nonmarket economy countries.24

23 For the purposes of trade remedies, the Commerce Department determines “nonmarket economy” countries,
according to 19 U.S.C. §1677(18); “the term ‘nonmarket economy country’ means any foreign country that the
administering authority determines does not operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures, so that sales of
merchandise in such country do not reflect the fair value of the merchandise.”
24 U.S. Congress, Conference Committee, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill 2010,
conference report accompanying H.R. 2847, 111th Cong. 1st sess., H.Rept. 111-149, June 12, 2009, pp. 10-11.
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ITA’s FY2022 budget justification requests $16.4 million, within ITA’s budget, for China
antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities in FY2022. This is
equal to the previous year’s enacted amount.
Both the House committee-reported bill and the Senate bill would also provide $16.4 million,
within ITA’s budget, for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance
activities in FY2022, an amount equal to the FY2021 enacted funding.
SelectUSA Program, ITA
SelectUSA was established by executive order in 2011 as a Commerce Department program to
promote the United States as an investment market and to address investor climate concerns that
could impede investment in the United States. SelectUSA aims to coordinate investment-related
resources across more than 20 federal agencies; serve as an information resource for international
investors; and advocate for U.S. cities, states, and regions as investment destinations.25
SelectUSA is a part of ITA’s Global Markets unit.
Between FY2012 and FY2020, CJS appropriations provided specific funding levels for
SelectUSA. In FY2021, specific funding for SelectUSA was not outlined in the final, enacted
appropriations. For FY2022, neither the Administration’s budget justification nor the House
committee-reported bill or the Senate bill outline a specific funding level for SelectUSA within
ITA.
Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT), ITA
ITA’s Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) gathers statistics about air passenger travelers
in the United States. Federal agencies use these statistics for a variety of purposes, such as to
estimate the contribution of international travel to the economy, develop public policy on the
travel industry, and forecast staffing needs at consulates and ports of entry.
SIAT is within the Industry and Analysis unit at ITA. ITA’s FY2022 budget request proposes $7.9
million for the SIAT program in FY2022, which is $3.1 million more than the “existing program
amount of $4.8 million.” The proposal would also add two positions.26 With the proposed
increase, ITA aims to expand coverage of data collection to “non-traditional, non-urban markets
not usually covered by the SIAT, allowing ITA to assist smaller states and destinations with
market intelligence,” and to collect data to inform pandemic recovery programs for the travel and
tourism industries (as directed in H.Rept. 116-455).27
The House Committee on Appropriations’ “recommendation [for ITA] includes the requested
increase for [SIAT.]”28
Language in the explanatory statement, released on the Senate Committee on Appropriations
website, to accompany the Senate bill, would also provide the full amount requested to fund
SIAT.29

25 Executive Order 13577, June 15, 2011. For more on SelectUSA, see CRS In Focus IF10674, SelectUSA Program:
U.S. Inbound Investment Promotion, by Shayerah Ilias Akhtar.
26 ITA FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, p. 31.
27 ITA FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification, p. 4.
28 H.Rept. 117-97, p. 13.
29 The Senate Committee on Appropriations released an explanatory statement on its website on October 18, 2021, to
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Trade Enforcement Trust Fund (TETF), USTR
In order to provide additional funding for trade enforcement activities, Congress established the
Trade Enforcement Trust Fund (TETF) in 2016. In Section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125), Congress directed the Secretary of the Treasury to
transfer $15.0 million annually into TETF from the general fund of Treasury, and outlined
authorized uses of the funds.30 Under Section 611(d) of this act, funds are available to USTR,
“only as provided by appropriations Acts,” for any of the following: (1) to monitor and enforce
U.S. free trade agreements and World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments; (2) to support
trade capacity-building assistance to help partner countries meet their free trade agreement
obligations and commitments; and (3) to investigate petitions concerning unfair trade practices
under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. 31 The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
of 2015 also authorizes USTR to transfer funds to select federal agencies for trade enforcement
activities authorized in Section 611(d).
For FY2022, the Administration requests $15.0 million to be derived from the TETF for USTR,
for trade enforcement activities authorized by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
of 2015. The request is equal to the FY2021 enacted level.
Both the House committee-reported bill and the Senate bill propose $15.0 million to be derived
from the TETF for certain trade enforcement activities of USTR. (See Table 3.)

accompany the CJS bill, at https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/CJSFY2022_Final.PDF, p.7.
30 The total amount in the TETF may not exceed $30.0 million, and thus Treasury may transfer less than $15.0 million
annually, as required by this limitation (19 U.S.C. §4405).
31 19 U.S.C. §4405; Section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125). For more
information on Section 301 see, CRS In Focus IF11346, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, by Andres B.
Schwarzenberg.
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Appendix. Budget Authority Tables

Table A-1. Budget Authority for ITA by Unit: FY2012-FY2021
Millions of Current U.S. Dollars

FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
Manufacturing
and Services
46.5
42.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Market Access
and Compliance
42.6
39.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Import
Administration
69.8
70.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Trade Promotion
and the U.S. &
Foreign
269.8
261.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Commercial
Service
Industry and
Analysis
—
—
54.9
55.5
56.3
55.4
52.3
52.6
62.5
66.0
Enforcement and
Compliance
—
—
70.6
71.6
79.0
85.5
87.5
88.5
91.8
99.2
Global Markets
—
—
312.0
311.8
324.4
319.2
319.2
320.0
333.0
340.8
Executive and
26.9
23.7
23.1
23.1
23.3
23.0
22.9
22.9
23.0
24.0
Administration
Total ITA
455.6
438.5
460.6
462.0
483.0
483.0
482.0
484.0
510.3
530.0
Sources: Budget office, International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
Notes: In 2014, ITA went through a reorganization in which four units (Manufacturing and Services, Market Access and Compliance, Import Administration, and the U.S.
& Foreign Commercial Service) were restructured into three units: Industry and Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance, and Global Markets.
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Table A-2. Budget Authority for USITC and USTR: FY2012-FY2021
Millions of Current U.S. Dollars

FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
USITC
80.0
78.9
83.0
84.5
88.5
91.5
93.7
95.0
99.4
103.0
USTR (total)a
51.3
47.6
52.6
54.3
54.5
62.0
72.6
68.0
69.0
70.0
Direct appropriation for
51.3
47.6
52.6
54.3
54.5
47.0
57.6
53.0
54.0
55.0
salaries and expenses
Funds to be derived from
—
—
—
—
—
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
TETF, for certain trade
enforcement activitiesb
Sources: (FY2012) H.Rept. 112-284, Conference report to accompany P.L. 112-55. (FY2013) FY2013 post-sequestration amounts were provided by USITC and USTR.
(FY2014) Joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-76. (FY2015) Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany P.L. 113-235. (FY2016) P.L. 114-113. (FY2017) P.L.
115-31. (FY2018) P.L. 115-141. (FY2019) P.L. 116-6. (FY2020) P.L. 116-93. (FY2021) P.L. 116-260.
Notes: FY2013 appropriations include sequestration.
a. USTR totals exclude supplemental appropriations from USMCA.
b. TETF = the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, established by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125). Congress first provided funds
for USTR to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund in FY2017.
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Table A-3. Budget Authority for Selected Trade-Related Programs: FY2012-FY2021
Millions of Current U.S. Dollars

FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
Office of China
7.0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Compliance (ITA)
China Countervailing
4.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Duty Group (ITA)
China antidumping
and countervailing
duty enforcement and
—
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
compliance activities
(ITA)
SelectUSA (ITA)
0.9
0.9
7.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
n/a
USTR funds to be
derived from the
Trade Enforcement
—
—
—
—
—
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
Trust Fund
Sources: ITA Budget office. (FY2012) P.L. 112-55, H.Rept. 112-284, the Conference report. (FY2013) P.L. 113-6. (FY2014) P.L. 113-76 and the Joint Explanatory
Statement. (FY2015) P.L. 113-235 and the Joint Explanatory Statement. (FY2016) P.L. 114-113. (FY2017) P.L. 115-31. (FY2018) P.L. 115-141, the Legislative Text and
Explanatory Statement (Book 1), and S.Rept. 115-139. (FY2019) P.L. 116-6 and H.Rept. 116-9, the Conference Report. (FY2020) P.L. 116-93 and Conference Report H.
Comm. Prt. 38-678. (FY2021) P.L. 116-260.
Notes: n/a= exact funding amounts not provided in appropriation acts or agency budget documents.

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Senior Research Librarian
Specialist in International Trade and Finance

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