The White House sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee May 2 recommendations on discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026, including the following increases and decreases from FY 2025 with respect to trade-related agencies and initiatives.
- +$550 million for the Port Infrastructure Development Program
- +$134 million for trade enforcement efforts to “address unfair and balanced trade through increased antidumping and countervailing duty investigations” and “build the analytical tools necessary to address supply chain and sourcing risks” and revive the U.S. industrial and manufacturing base
- +$122 million for the Bureau of Industry and Security to protect U.S. technological competitiveness and counter threats from China
- -$145 million for the International Trade Administration’s global markets efforts and a refocusing of “ITA’s footprint” on issues like “countering China’s malign and predatory market influence in developing nations; securing access to critical energy and mineral resources; building affordable, resilient, and sustainable supply chains; and facilitating and accelerating investments that create American jobs”
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