Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds and urges the swift passage of Senators Young, Coons, Moran, and Bennet’s introduced legislation, the Digital Trade Promotion Act.
The bill’s timing could not be more critical as governments from around the world enact discriminatory barriers to digital trade that erode the openness of the global internet and disproportionately harm U.S. businesses and workers. The Digital Trade Promotion Act offers a strategic mechanism for the U.S. to both preserve current openness and push back against these escalating forms of digital protectionism that undermine digital exports, a critical pillar of the U.S. economy and a basis of U.S. long-term competitiveness.
The following can be attributed to CCIA Vice President for Federal Affairs Brian McMillan:
“The Digital Trade Promotion Act provides the institutional mechanisms needed to reassert U.S. digital leadership in ways that prioritize American innovation. It ensures a modernized statutory framework for U.S. leadership in digital trade by emphasizing Administrative flexibility to effectively negotiate fair trade, while preserving Congress’ meaningful control over binding trade commitments.”
