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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzaai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Commerce Determines Steel and Aluminum Imports Threaten to Impair National Security March 2, 2018 (IN10865) 1 Related Authors * RachelFFfer Rachel F. Fefer, Analyst in International Trade and Finance (referaers.locgov, 7-1804) Vivian C. Jones, Specialist in International Trade and Finance (v n crs ov, 7-7823) The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently completed two investigations into the national security threats posed by imports of steel and aluminum in accordance with Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19UTS C §-1862, as amended). In April 2017, two e m instructed Commerce to prioritize the 51= and a L investigations. The final reports, submitted to the President on Janua1y 11 and Januay 22, 2018, respectively, concluded imports of steel mill products and of wrought and unwrought aluminum threaten to impair the national security of the United States as defined by Section 232. For more information on the Section 232 process, see CRS In Focus IF 10667, Section 2!othe Trade Exansion Act o]962, by Rachel F. Fefer and Vivian C. Jones, and CRS Legal Sidebar LSB 10085, Pedal to the Metal: Commerce Recommends RevvingU Trade Measures on Steel and Aluminum, by Caitlain Devereaux Lewis. The Commerce investigations analyzed the importance of Ail and aluminum products to national security, using a relatively broad definition. Commerce defined national security to include the general security and welfare of certain industries, beyond those necessary to satisfy national defense requirements, which are critical for minimum operations of the economy and government. The broad scope of the investigations extended to current and

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