By Donald Cameron and Mary Hodgins (March 14, 2018, 5:12 PM EDT) -- On Feb. 16, 2018, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce submitted his report pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, finding that imports of steel "threaten to impair the national security." National security was defined far more broadly than the already broad definition adopted in the Commerce Department's October 2001 Section 232 report entitled "The Effect of Iron Ore And Semi-Finished Steel on the National Security." This 2001 232 report included within the rubric of "national security" the immediate defense requirements of the United States as well as the requirements of certain critical domestic industries for finished steel.[1]...