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Jun 14, 2026Trade governanceOversight gap

The FIRM Commitment Act Is Not the Main Event. The Oversight Gap Is.

The FIRM Commitment Act is unlikely to become near-term law, but it maps the oversight gap around tariff-linked investment pledges from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, the docketed U.S.-China Board of Trade process, and a separately reported Board of Investment concept. The actionable near-term item is the USTR Board of Trade docket, with comments due July 10, set against a contested post-IEEPA tariff-litigation backdrop.

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