Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
Signed April 29, 2017·Donald Trump·82 FR 20821
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Establishes the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy within the White House Office, led by a Director selected by the President with supporting staff. The office's mission is to advise the President on policies aimed at increasing economic growth, reducing the trade deficit, and strengthening domestic manufacturing and defense industries. Its responsibilities include advising the President on trade strategies, acting as a liaison between the White House and the Department of Commerce on trade-related projects, and helping improve federal procurement and hiring practices, including carrying out policies from Executive Order 13788 (Buy American and Hire American). The order states it does not alter existing legal authority of federal agencies or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any legally enforceable rights or benefits.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered
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See: EO 13788, April 18, 2017
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Executive Order 13797 of April 29, 2017
Establishment of Office of Trade and
Manufacturing Policy
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. The Office of Trade and
Manufacturing Policy (OTMP) is hereby established
within the White House Office. The OTMP shall consist
of a Director selected by the President and such staff
as deemed necessary by the Assistant to the President
and Chief of Staff.
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.
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).
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 29, 2017.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed April 29, 2017. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.