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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Chapter 29 — United States–mexico–canada Agreement Implementation

§ 4511. Approval and entry into force of the USMCA

Statutory text

(a)

Approval of USMCA and statement of administrative action

Pursuant to section 4205 of this title and section 2191 of this title, Congress approves—

(1)

the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, done at Buenos Aires on , as submitted to Congress on ;

(2)

the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, attached as an Annex to the Protocol, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, done at Mexico City on , as submitted to Congress on ; and

(3)

the statement of administrative action proposed to implement that Agreement, as submitted to Congress on .

(b)

Conditions for entry into force of the agreement

The President is authorized to provide for the USMCA to enter into force with respect to Canada and Mexico not earlier than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the written notice required by section 4205(a)(1)(G) of this title, which shall include the date on which the USMCA will enter into force.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

    Pub. L. 116–113 title I § 101 · 134 Stat. 11

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 4511

    (Pub. L. 116–113, title I, § 101, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 14.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 116–113, title I, § 101, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 14.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 101. APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE USMCA. (a) Approval of USMCA and Statement of Administrative Action.— Pursuant to section 106 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191), Congress approves— (1) the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, done at Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018, as submitted to Congress on December 13, 2019; (2) the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, attached as an Annex to the Protocol, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, done at Mexico City on December 10, 2019, as submitted to Congress on December 13, 2019; and (3) the statement of administrative action proposed to implement that Agreement, as submitted to Congress on December 13, 2019. (b) Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement.— The President President. Time period. Notification. is authorized to provide for the USMCA to enter into force with respect to Canada and Mexico not earlier than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the written notice required by section 106(a)(1)(G) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205(a)(1)(G)), which shall include the date on which the USMCA will enter into force.

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Credits

(Pub. L. 116–113, title I, § 101, , 134 Stat. 14.)

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