This bill seeks to enhance public transparency regarding investigations into imports that are deemed to impair national security. It achieves this by amending the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 , specifically targeting the disclosure requirements for reports generated from these investigations. The legislation mandates that the Secretary publish in the Federal Register any portion of an investigation report that does not contain classified or proprietary information . This publication must occur within a strict timeframe: no later than 270 days after the investigation is initiated, or by the date the full report is submitted to the President, whichever comes first. This ensures timely public access to non-sensitive findings from these critical trade assessments.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Section 232 Public Transparency Act
USA119th CongressS-4563| Senate
| Updated: 5/19/2026
This bill seeks to enhance public transparency regarding investigations into imports that are deemed to impair national security. It achieves this by amending the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 , specifically targeting the disclosure requirements for reports generated from these investigations. The legislation mandates that the Secretary publish in the Federal Register any portion of an investigation report that does not contain classified or proprietary information . This publication must occur within a strict timeframe: no later than 270 days after the investigation is initiated, or by the date the full report is submitted to the President, whichever comes first. This ensures timely public access to non-sensitive findings from these critical trade assessments.