Executive Order 13116: Identification of Trade Expansion Priorities and Discriminatory Procurement Practices
President: Bill Clinton
Required USTR to identify major foreign trade barriers and discriminatory procurement practices for 1999, 2000 and 2001 and pursue unresolved cases.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13116 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13116 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13116 do?
EO 13116 restored the “Super 301” process for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 reporting cycles. Within 30 days after each National Trade Estimate Report, USTR had to review trade-expansion priorities, identify priority foreign-country practices and discriminatory procurement, and report to Congress and the Federal Register. USTR submitted the last scheduled report on April 30, 2001; it was published on May 7. The order did not create an open-ended annual mandate, and a USTR designation was an executive enforcement judgment rather than a court finding.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 12901’s earlier Super 301 timetable had expired after extensions.
After the order
USTR conducted three new annual reviews tied to the National Trade Estimate and statutory section 301 tools.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| USTR | Identify and report priority practices | Completed for 1999–2001 |
| USTR | Seek resolution and initiate required investigations | As findings warranted |
| Executive agencies and businesses | Provide information and advice | Historical |
What happened next
EO 13116 re-established a three-cycle reporting process.
USTR published the first report.
USTR published its 2000 report.
USTR submitted the final scheduled report.
The final 2001 report was published in the Federal Register.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order relied on the Trade Act and procurement statutes and directed use of existing section 301 procedures. Any investigation, retaliation or agreement remained subject to those statutes and applicable trade commitments.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — EO 13116 (opens in a new tab) Order text
- Federal Register — USTR 2001 report (opens in a new tab) Official record
- USTR — 2001 report release (opens in a new tab) Official record
- GAO — trade reporting requirements (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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