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The White House should create an Inter-agency Administration Task Force to identify cases where U.S. foreign aid acts as a mercantilist enabler.

Create an Administration inter-agency taskforce that includes the State Department, US AID, Commerce, USTR, Justice, Labor, and other agencies as appropriate that works to identify cases where U.S. foreign aid policy acts as a mercantilist enabler. Such a taskforce should recommend specific actions, including tying U.S. foreign aid to reduction of other countries’ mercantilist practices using formal and informal diplomacy, and pursuing trade enforcement actions. The task force should also issue an annual notice of inquiry to allow interested parties to report foreign mercantilist practices adversely affecting U.S. economic competitiveness.