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1. 664 Move ITA and parts of BIS to the U.S. Trade Representative Needs Congress Not started
2. 664 Consolidate or eliminate EDA grant programs Needs Congress Not started
3. 664 Merge BEA, Census, and BLS into one statistical agency Needs Congress Not started
4. 664 Make USPTO a performance-based organization under OMB Needs Congress Not started
5. 664 Merge USPTO and NIST into a U.S. Office of Patents, Trademarks, and Standards Needs Congress Not started
6. 665 Fully staff the Office of the Secretary with political appointees Day one Not started
7. 665 Send all Office of the Secretary detailees back to their bureaus on Day One Day one Not started
8. 665 Restore direct funding and political appointee slots to the Office of the Secretary Needs Congress Not started
9. 665 Immediately install political leadership at the Commerce CFO and ASA offices Not started
10. 666 Abolish Commerce advisory committees not required by statute Not started
11. 666 Reconstitute membership of remaining Commerce advisory committees Not started
12. 667 Staff ITA Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary posts from Day One Day one Not started
13. 667 Re-establish and expand in-person trade verifications, especially in China Not started
14. 667 Use analytics and AI to detect AD/CVD circumvention Not started
15. 668 Accelerate front-end work on AD/CVD reviews Not started
16. 668 Work with CBP to address duty circumvention and evasion Not started
17. 668 Pursue importers of record for unpaid duties with CBP, DOJ, and Treasury Not started
18. 668 Require foreign importers of record to post cash deposits or U.S. assets Not started
19. 668 Conduct a regulatory capture audit of Enforcement & Compliance Not started
20. 668 Reserve senior E&C policy and decision-making posts for political appointees Not started
21. 668 Reverse the practice of favoring foreign companies in AD/CVD proceedings Not started
22. 668 Set a policy for AD/CVD petitions against heavy U.S. investors Not started
23. 668 Create a process for self-initiation of AD/CVD proceedings Not started
24. 668 Revive the China-specific non-market economy unit Not started
25. 668 Make the surrogate country list development process transparent Not started
26. 669 Develop a new methodology for normal value in Chinese antidumping cases Not started
27. 669 Continue steel and aluminum market analysis and import monitoring Not started
28. 669 Replace ITA Top Market Reports with industry competitiveness assessments Not started
29. 669 Restructure Industry and Analysis for ongoing supply-chain analysis Not started
30. 669 Create standing I&A teams on decoupling, defense base, supply chains, and emerging tech Not started
31. 670 Expand the Commercial Service partner post model overseas Not started
32. 670 Make the State Department pay more for diplomatically vital Commercial Service posts Not started
33. 670 Consolidate the Advocacy Center and SelectUSA under Global Markets Not started
34. 671 Head the new Office of Trade and Investment Advocacy with a Deputy Assistant Secretary Not started
35. 671 Seek congressional authorization to use FDI-promotion tools for reshoring Needs Congress Not started
36. 671 Reverse the 2008–2016 Export Control Reform loosening of the EAR Not started
37. 671 Use export controls to prevent theft of personally identifiable information Not started
38. 672 Create an open rulemaking process for nominating emerging technologies for control Not started
39. 672 Create a mechanism to challenge BIS export control decisions Not started
40. 672 Give the BIS Under Secretary lead authority over export license disputes Not started
41. 672 End BIS's power to overrule other agencies on export licenses Not started
42. 672 Give Congress quarterly Automated Export System license data Not started
43. 672 Deny export licenses to countries that block end-use checks Not started
44. 672 Strengthen forensic audit training for BIS Export Enforcement officers Not started
45. 673 Eliminate the “specially designed” export licensing loophole Not started
46. 673 Move China and Russia to country groups D or E Not started
47. 673 Eliminate EAR license exceptions for countries of concern Not started
48. 673 Broaden the foreign direct product rules Not started
49. 673 Cut the de minimis threshold from 25 percent to 10 percent Not started
50. 673 Tighten deemed export rules for foreign nationals Not started
51. 673 Tighten the definition of “fundamental research” Not started
52. 673 End license exceptions for technology sharing in standards-setting bodies Not started
53. 673 Improve EAR regulations on published information for technology transfers Not started
54. 674 Add more Chinese and Russian entities to the Entity List with a denial policy Not started
55. 674 Put export-control violators on the Denied Persons List and sanction them Not started
56. 674 Issue an IEEPA executive order controlling exports of Americans' data Not started
57. 674 Add TikTok and WeChat providers to the Entity List Not started
58. 675 Break up and downsize NOAA Needs Congress Not started
59. 675 Fully commercialize National Weather Service forecasting operations Not started
60. 675 Make the National Weather Service a Performance-Based Organization Not started
61. 675 Review the National Hurricane Center and National Environmental Satellite Service Not started
62. 676 Present Commerce climate data without adjustments Not started
63. 676 Transfer NOS survey functions to the Coast Guard and USGS Not started
64. 676 Review expansion of the National Marine Sanctuaries System Not started
65. 676 Streamline NMFS to end overlap with the Fish and Wildlife Service Not started
66. 676 Harmonize the Magnuson–Stevens Act with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act Needs Congress Not started
67. 676 Rewrite regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act and ESA Not started
68. 676 Exempt fisheries actions from NEPA Not started
69. 676 Disband the bulk of OAR climate-change research Not started
70. 676 Consolidate OAR laboratories and joint research institutes Not started
71. 677 Break up the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations and reassign its assets Not started
72. 677 Use small innovation prizes and competitions for NOAA research Not started
73. 677 Return the Office of Space Commerce to the Office of the Secretary Not started
74. 677 Issue an EO on whole-of-government commercial space licensing policy Not started
75. 679 Allocate additional political appointee positions to the Census Bureau Not started
76. 679 Review Census Bureau financial management, IT, and HR systems Not started
77. 679 Audit the 2030 census lifecycle cost estimate from Day One Day one Not started
78. 680 Eliminate duplication between decennial and ongoing census operations Not started
79. 680 Review the Census partnership program and engage conservative groups Not started
80. 680 Add a citizenship question to the decennial census Not started
81. 680 Take control of and review changes to race and ethnicity questions Not started
82. 681 Reevaluate every decennial census question and drop intrusive ones Not started
83. 681 Review each American Communities Survey question for intrusiveness Not started
84. 681 Examine the Economic Census to ensure it is not overly intrusive Not started
85. 682 Review the Supplemental Poverty Measure Not started
86. 682 Abolish the Census Bureau National Advisory Committee Not started
87. 682 Abolish non-statutory Census committees including the Scientific Advisory Committee Not started
88. 683 Abolish the Economic Development Administration Needs Congress Not started
89. 683 Consolidate EDA decision-making in the Assistant Secretary's office Not started
90. 683 Use Trump-era direct hire authorities at EDA Not started
91. 683 Continue EDA disaster funding with coordinated decision-making Not started
92. 683 Build on the Opportunity Zones program Not started
93. 685 Make MBDA a data and research clearinghouse for minority business Not started
94. 685 Back like-minded countries for World Intellectual Property Organization leadership Not started
95. 685 Re-examine Section 101 patent eligibility and back reforms Needs Congress Not started
96. 685 Work with Congress to punish trademark infringers and counterfeiters Needs Congress Not started
97. 685 Oppose WTO TRIPS intellectual property waivers Not started
98. 686 Evaluate and consolidate the federal civilian research footprint Not started
99. 686 Zero out and privatize the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Needs Congress Not started
100. 686 Hand the Baldridge Program to the Baldridge Award Foundation Not started
101. 686 Reinvigorate NIST Technology Transfer and ROI initiatives Not started
102. 686 Exclude adversaries from international standards bodies and boost U.S. participation Not started
103. 687 Move NTIS functions to NIST Not started
104. 687 Review federal online free speech policy and big tech censorship Not started
105. 687 Fully implement the ICTS executive order authorities Not started
106. 687 Begin temporary leasing of federal spectrum Not started
107. 687 Advocate FCC licensing decisions favoring the commercial space industry Not started
108. 688 Press the U.S. position at the International Telecommunication Union Not started
109. 688 Restructure broadband grant programs around 5G in rural areas Not started
110. 688 Review FirstNet's performance and long-term value Not started

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