Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy

Full quotation of Sec. 2 (mission)

:"The mission of the OTMP is to defend and serve American workers and domestic manufacturers while advising the President on policies to increase economic growth, decrease the trade deficit, and strengthen the United States manufacturing and defense industrial bases."

and of Sec. 3 (Responsibilities):

:"The OTMP shall:

::(a) advise the President on innovative strategies and promote trade policies consistent with the President's stated goals;

::(b) serve as a liaison between the White House and the Department of Commerce and undertake trade-related special projects as requested by the President; and

::(c) help improve the performance of the executive branch's domestic procurement and hiring policies, including through the implementation of the policies described in Executive Order 13788 of April 18, 2017 (Buy American and Hire American)."

In March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Trump signed Executive Order 13911, naming Peter Navarro as the Defense Production Act policy coordinator,{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/01/2020-06969/delegating-additional-authority-under-the-defense-production-act-with-respect-to-health-and-medical|title=Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act Concerning Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19|date=April 1, 2020|website=Federal Register|access-date=November 17, 2020}} and giving the OTMP authority to marshal federal resources as the US faced potential shortfalls in necessary hardware such as ventilators and personal protective equipment.{{cite web | last1=Leary | first1=Alex | title='This is War': President's Equipment Czar to Use Full Powers to Fight Coronavirus | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-war-presidents-equipment-czar-to-use-full-powers-to-fight-coronavirus-11585435836 | date=March 28, 2020 | work=The Wall Street Journal | access-date=November 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329005602/https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-war-presidents-equipment-czar-to-use-full-powers-to-fight-coronavirus-11585435836 | archive-date=March 29, 2020 | url-status=live }}

In May 2019, the OTMP published a report analyzing the potential economic impact of the United States Reciprocal Trade Act, a bill proposed in January 2019 that would enable the president to impose reciprocal tariffs on trade partners who do not lower corresponding tariffs or non-tariff barriers.{{cite web | url=http://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/RTAReport.pdf?mod=article_inline|title=The United States Reciprocal Trade Act: Estimated Job & Trade Deficit Effects | work=The Wall Street Journal | access-date=November 17, 2020}} The bill never advanced beyond Committee.

In August 2020, the OTMP released a report giving an update on the status of the federal government's usage of the DPA. The report identified 78 instances of actions undertaken by the Trump administration to combat certain equipment shortages.{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/OTMP-DPA-Report-FINAL-8.13.20.pdf|title=How President Trump Uses the Defense Production Act to Protect America From the China Virus|date=August 13, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} This report faced criticism as later analysis showed several cited instances in the report were either executive orders unrelated to the production of medical equipment or Defense Department expenditures that did not directly address the nation's supply shortages, with some examples dating as far back as 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/health/Covid-Trump-Defense-Production-Act.html|title=Despite Claims, Trump Rarely Uses Wartime Law in Battle Against Covid|last=Jacobs|first=Andrew|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}} With Ohio senator Sherrod Brown labeling the report as “propaganda” and a “political stunt”.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/health/Covid-Trump-Defense-Production-Act.html|title=White House defends President Trump's handling of coronavirus in a new report that Sherrod Brown calls 'propaganda'|last=Eaton|first=Sabrina|work=The New York Times |date=August 14, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

In early October 2020, the OTMP released a report purportedly detailing the progress of the Trump administration's "Buy American, Hire American" policies as outlined in Executive Order 13788. The report covered five key areas: buying American procurement, hiring American labor, trade policy and tariffs, defense budget and policies, and utilization of the Jones Act.{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Donald-J-Trump-Buy-American-Hire-American-President.pdf|title=Donald J. Trump the Buy American, Hire American President|date=October 2, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

By late October 2020, the OTMP released a series of seven reports under the banner "All Job Creation Is Local", each report focused on a different state: Maine,{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-Report-Maine.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for Maine|date=October 15, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} Michigan,{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-Report-Michigan.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for Michigan|date=October 15, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} Minnesota,{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-State-Report-Minnesota.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for Minnesota|date=October 20, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} Pennsylvania,{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-Pennsylvania-Report.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for Pennsylvania|date=October 21, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} Wisconsin,{{Cite web|url=https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-Wisconsin-State-Report.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for Wisconsin|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}} North Carolina,{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-North-Carolina-Report.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for North Carolina|date=October 27, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} and Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OTMP-Florida-Report.pdf|title=President Trump's Jobs Plan for Florida|date=October 28, 2020|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}} Each highlighted federal actions that could translate into job creation across various key sectors for the respective economies of each state. However, The Daily Beast noted these reports focused entirely on what were considered swing states in the upcoming 2020 United States presidential election and were viewed as an attempt to "sell the case for the president’s reelection".{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/peter-navarro-is-hyping-trump-in-swing-stateson-the-taxpayers-dime?ref=scroll|title=Peter Navarro Is Hyping Trump in Swing States—on the Taxpayer's Dime|last=Markay|first=Lachlan|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=November 2, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

In July 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13806, on Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States, initiated by the OTMP, which directed the Department of Defense to lead a whole of government assessment of the health of the manufacturing and defense industrial base of the United States. The report was published in October, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdefense.gov/resources/|title=Resources|website=Department of Defense Industrial Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2018/Oct/05/2002048904/-1/-1/1/ASSESSING-AND-STRENGTHENING-THE-MANUFACTURING-AND%20DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL-BASE-AND-SUPPLY-CHAIN-RESILIENCY.PDF|title=Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States|date=September 1, 2019|publisher=Department of Defense|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

In June 2018, the OTMP released a report outlining how China's policies threaten the economic and national security of the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/office-trade-manufacturing-policy-report-chinas-economic-aggression-threatens-technologies-intellectual-property-united-states-world/|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Office of Trade & Manufacturing Policy Report: "How China's Economic Aggression Threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World"|via=National Archives|date=June 19, 2018}}
- {{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FINAL-China-Technology-Report-6.18.18-PDF.pdf|title=How China's Economic Aggression Threatens the Technologies and Intellectual Property of the United States and the World|date=June 19, 2018|publisher=White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy|access-date=November 17, 2020}}

== See also ==

• List of executive actions by Donald Trump
• White House National Trade Council

== References ==

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== External links ==

• Wikisource: 13797

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