President Trump Adjusts Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery Citing National Security Threat

President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address the threatened impairment of national security due to imports of robotics, industrial machinery, and their parts and components. The proclamation directs the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with trading partners to mitigate this threat, recognizing these technologies as indispensable to modern manufacturing, defense systems, and critical infrastructure.