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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=International Trade Commission | |||
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | |||
|Mission=The USITC provides impartial trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determining the impact of imports on U.S. industries and adjudicating cases of unfair trade practices, including intellectual property rights infringement. | |||
|CreationLegislation=Revenue Act of 1916 | |||
|Employees=400 | |||
|Budget=$100 million (Fiscal Year 2024) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission | |||
|Services=Trade investigations; Intellectual property adjudications; Tariff analysis | |||
|Regulations=Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930; Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88316, -77.02006 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, USA | |||
|Website=https://www.usitc.gov | |||
}} | |||
{{short description|Government agency}} | {{short description|Government agency}} | ||
{{distinguish|Federal Trade Commission}} | {{distinguish|Federal Trade Commission}} | ||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
| agency_name = International Trade Commission | | agency_name = International Trade Commission | ||
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* [[Dean A. Pinkert]] (D–VA; sworn on February 26, 2007, for a term expiring on December 16, 2015) | * [[Dean A. Pinkert]] (D–VA; sworn on February 26, 2007, for a term expiring on December 16, 2015) | ||
On January 4, 1985, a USITC decision in favor of [[Duracell]] was overturned by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. The case involved the import of alkaline batteries in competition with Duracell, the American manufacturer that developed them.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://apnews.com/6da6dcc3619b40a1d2285b1ab7e2512e | title= Court Asked to Overturn Reagan Ruling | date= January 28, 1985| publisher= | On January 4, 1985, a USITC decision in favor of [[Duracell]] was overturned by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. The case involved the import of alkaline batteries in competition with Duracell, the American manufacturer that developed them.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://apnews.com/6da6dcc3619b40a1d2285b1ab7e2512e | title= Court Asked to Overturn Reagan Ruling | date= January 28, 1985| publisher= Associated Press | first= Carl |last= Hartman| access-date=2013-08-11}}</ref> | ||
On August 3, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] overturned the commission's decision in [http://pubapps2.usitc.gov/337external/3393 investigation No. 337-TA-794] that would have banned [[Apple Inc.]] from importing several of its older products.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-white-house-overrules-trade-ban-on-apple-iphones-ipads-20130803,0,6108292.story | title= White House overrules ITC trade ban on Apple iPhones, iPads | date= August 3, 2013 | newspaper= | On August 3, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] overturned the commission's decision in [http://pubapps2.usitc.gov/337external/3393 investigation No. 337-TA-794] that would have banned [[Apple Inc.]] from importing several of its older products.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-white-house-overrules-trade-ban-on-apple-iphones-ipads-20130803,0,6108292.story | title= White House overrules ITC trade ban on Apple iPhones, iPads | date= August 3, 2013 | newspaper= Los Angeles Times | first= Chris |last= O'Brien| access-date=2013-08-11}}</ref> | ||
In January 2015, details from the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack]] revealed the MPAA's lobbying of the USITC to mandate US [[ISPs]] either at the [[internet transit]] level or consumer level [[internet service provider]], implement [[IP address blocking]] against [[Copyright infringement|pirate websites]] as well as [[Hyperlink|linking]] websites.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brandom|first1=Russell|title=The MPAA has a new plan to stop copyright violations at the border|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/2/7481409/the-mpaa-has-a-new-plan-to-stop-copyright-violations-at-the-border|access-date=4 January 2015|date=2 January 2015}}</ref> | In January 2015, details from the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack]] revealed the MPAA's lobbying of the USITC to mandate US [[ISPs]] either at the [[internet transit]] level or consumer level [[internet service provider]], implement [[IP address blocking]] against [[Copyright infringement|pirate websites]] as well as [[Hyperlink|linking]] websites.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brandom|first1=Russell|title=The MPAA has a new plan to stop copyright violations at the border|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/2/7481409/the-mpaa-has-a-new-plan-to-stop-copyright-violations-at-the-border|access-date=4 January 2015|date=2 January 2015}}</ref> | ||