Industry Consultations Program
Industry Consultations Program : The Industry Consultations Program for Trade Policy Matters is an advisory committee structure created by the Trade Act of 1974; expanded by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979; and amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. The program is operated jointly by Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative. Members of the committees are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative. The present structure consists of 17 Industry Sector Advisory Committees (ISACs), 3 Industry Functional Advisory Committees (IFACs), a Committee of Chairs, and an Industry Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC). The focus of the 3 Functional Advisory Committees are: (1) Customs Matters, (2) Standards, and (3) Intellectual Property Rights. The focus of the 17 Industry Sector Advisory Committees are:1 Aerospace Equipment, 2 Capital Goods, 3 Chemicals and Allied Products, 4 Consumer Goods, 5 Electronics and Instrumentation, 6 Energy, 7 Ferrous Ores and Metals, 8 Footwear, Leather, and Leather Products, 9 Building Products and Other Materials, 10 Lumber and Wood Products, 11 Nonferrous Ores and Metals, 12 Paper and Paper Products, 13 Services, 14 Small and Minority Business, 15 Textiles and Apparel, 16 Transportation, Construction, and Agricultural Equipment, 17 Wholesaling and Retailing See: Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
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