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<p>In an undated memo from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Department of Commerce that was released last night, DoD concurred with Commerce&rsquo;s recent Section 232 reports on steel and aluminum that have been submitted to President Trump for review. DoD agreed that &ldquo;imports of foreign steel and aluminum based on unfair trading practices impair the national security&rdquo; but noted that U.S. military requirements for steel and aluminum only represent approximately 3 percent of U.S. production and would not impact DoD&rsquo;s ability to acquire necessary product to meet national defense demands.</p>
<p>Overall, DoD focused on the potential &ldquo;negative impact&rdquo; of Commerce&rsquo;s recommendations (i.e., tariffs and quotas) on key allies. DoD recommended that an inter-agency working group be convened to &ldquo;further refine the targeted tariffs, so as to create incentives for trade partners to work with the U.S. on addressing the underlying issue of Chinese transshipment.&rdquo; If the president takes action on steel, DoD suggested &ldquo;waiting before taking further steps on aluminum.&rdquo; The delayed action on aluminum &ldquo;may be sufficient to coerce improved behavior of bad actors.&rdquo; DoD emphasized that the United States needed to &ldquo;reinforce to our key allies that these actions are focused on correcting Chinese overproduction and countering their attempts to circumvent existing antidumping tariffs &ndash; not the bilateral U.S. relationship.&rdquo;</p>

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Defense Supports Section 232 Findings of Impact on “National Security” But Urges Caution in Applying Any Remedy