Congress should allocate funds for the departments of State and Commerce to educate developing nations on digital regulation and its repercussions.

To Do: Educate Developing Nations on Digital Regulation

Congress and the administration should enumerate explicit criteria for the Development Finance Corporation to assess how a country’s trade policies affect U.S. interests.

To Do: Enumerate Harmful Trade Barriers for the Development Finance Corporation

It is imperative that the United States do more to identify, analyze, and respond to the growing number of countries which are enacting unfair and discriminatory policies that target U.S. ICT firms. The U.S.’s position as a world leader in many high-tech sectors will be undermined if these modern trade barriers continue to spread.

Testimony Before the United States International Trade Commission on Global Digital Trade

The U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC), which was created to serve counterweight to China’s Belt-and-Road initiative, rewards countries whose intellectual property and data policies harm American commercial interests and jobs. That needs to stop.

US Development Financing Needs to Stop Rewarding Nations Whose Policies Harm US Companies and Workers

The administration should limit the transfer of U.S. citizens’ data to nations that limit the transfer of their citizens’ data.

To Do: Impose Reciprocal Measures on Countries that Limit Data Transfers

Congress should amend and the administration should use Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to target digital trade issues.

To Do: Update Section 301 of the Trade Act for the Digital Economy

The Commerce Department should apply ICT Service Reviews to EU firms that conduct transactions with U.S. adversaries.

To Do: Apply ICT Service Reviews to EU Firms

The growing array of mercantilist trade policies that nations have enacted to unfairly disadvantage foreign – including U.S. – technology products.

Testimony Before the Senate Finance Committee on Combating Unfair Trade Practices in the Innovation Economy

Recent administrations have not done enough to ensure GSP beneficiaries play fair in digital trade. To ensure the GSP program remains relevant in supporting modern U.S. trade, Congress should add explicit criteria defining what constitutes a digital trade barrier.

Testimony to the U.S. House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade Regarding Reforming the Generalized System of Preferences to Safeguard U.S. Supply Chains and Combat China

To Do: Limit Development Aid to Countries That Engage in Digital Protectionism

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Testimony to the US House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee: Protecting American Innovation by Establishing and Enforcing Strong Digital Trade Rules

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To Do: Educate Developing Nations on Digital Regulation

To Do: Enumerate Harmful Trade Barriers for the Development Finance Corporation

Testimony Before the United States International Trade Commission on Global Digital Trade