Heritage Foundation's
Project 2025

Chapter 21 - Department of Commerce

• Consolidate or eliminate various trade-related programs and agencies, including parts of the International Trade Administration and Bureau of Industry and Security.
• Consolidate or eliminate the Economic Development Administration's grant programs.
• Consolidate the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, and Bureau of Labor Statistics into a single statistical agency.
• Make the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a performance-based organization under the Office of Management and Budget.
• Alternatively, consolidate USPTO with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Dismantle the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, eliminating many functions or transferring them to other agencies.
• Increase political appointees in the Office of the Secretary to implement policy changes more effectively.
• Modify regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act.
• Allow NEPA exemptions for fisheries actions.
• Withdraw the 30x30 Executive Order and Associated America the Beautiful Initiative.
• Privatize the National Weather Service's forecasting operations.
• Review and potentially abolish various advisory committees, including the Census National Advisory Committee.
• Add a citizenship question to the Census.
• Reevaluate all Census questions for intrusiveness and necessity.
• Abolish the Economic Development Administration or significantly restructure it.
• Refocus the Minority Business Development Agency on free market policies.
• Strengthen intellectual property rights and oppose IP waivers.
• Privatize the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
• Transfer the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program to the private sector.
• Increase U.S. participation in international standards-setting bodies.
• Move National Telecommunications and Information Service functions to NIST.
• Implement stricter export controls, particularly towards China.
• Expand the use of anti-dumping and countervailing duties in trade.
• Revive the China-specific non-market economy unit in trade enforcement.
• Implement advanced analytics and AI for trade enforcement.
• Restructure Industry and Analysis to focus on supply chain analysis and strategic decoupling from China.
• Redistribute U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service resources based on strategic priorities.
• Review the performance of FirstNet (public safety broadband network).
• Begin short-term leasing of government-allocated spectrum.
• Implement the Information and Communications Technology and Services Executive Order.
• Review federal policy regarding free speech online and address perceived big tech censorship.