Title 19 — Customs Duties
Part A · Chapter 29 — United States–mexico–canada Agreement Implementation
§ 4641. Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement
Statutory text
Establishment
Not later than 90 days after , the President shall establish an Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (in this subchapter referred to as the “Interagency Labor Committee”), to coordinate United States efforts with respect to each USMCA country—
to monitor the implementation and maintenance of the labor obligations;
to monitor the implementation and maintenance of Mexico’s labor reform; and
to request enforcement actions with respect to a USMCA country that is not in compliance with such labor obligations.
Membership
The Interagency Labor Committee shall—
be co-chaired by the Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor; and
include representatives of such other Federal departments or agencies with relevant expertise as the President determines appropriate.
Meetings
The Interagency Labor Committee shall meet at least once every 90 days during the 5-year period beginning on , and at least once every 180 days thereafter for 5 years.
Information sharing
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the Interagency Labor Committee may exchange information for purposes of carrying out this subchapter.
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.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Pub. L. 116–113 title VII § 711 · 134 Stat. 11
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 4641
(Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, § 711, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 81.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, § 711, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 81.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 711. INTERAGENCY LABOR COMMITTEE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT. (a) Establishment.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish an Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (in this title referred to as the “Interagency Labor Committee”), to coordinate United States efforts with respect to each USMCA country— (1) to monitor the implementation and maintenance of the labor obligations; (2) to monitor the implementation and maintenance of Mexico’s labor reform; and (3) to request enforcement actions with respect to a USMCA country that is not in compliance with such labor obligations. (b) Membership.— The Interagency Labor Committee shall— (1) be co-chaired by the Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor; and (2) include representatives of such other Federal departments or agencies with relevant expertise as the President determines appropriate. (c) Meetings.— The Interagency Labor Committee shall meet at least once every 90 days during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and at least once every 180 days thereafter for 5 years. (d) Information Sharing.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the Interagency Labor Committee may exchange information for purposes of carrying out this title.
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Executive Documents
Ex. Ord. No. 13918. Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Ex. Ord. No. 13918, , 85 F.R. 26315, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Act) (Public Law 116–113) [19 U.S.C. 4641], it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement. The Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (Committee) is hereby established to coordinate the efforts of the United States to monitor the implementation and maintenance of the labor obligations of Canada and Mexico, to monitor the implementation and maintenance of Mexico’s labor reform, and to recommend enforcement actions with respect to Canada or Mexico, as provided for in section 715 of the Act [19 U.S.C. 4645].
Sec. 2. Membership. The Committee shall be co-chaired by the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor, and shall include representatives of the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Agency for International Development. The Co-Chairs may invite representatives from other executive departments or agencies, as appropriate, to participate as members or observers. Each executive department, agency, and component represented on the Committee shall ensure that the necessary staff are available to assist their respective representatives in performing the responsibilities of the Committee. The Committee, by consensus, may designate members to assist it in carrying out the functions described in the Act.
Sec. 3. Committee Decision-Making. The Committee shall endeavor to make any decision on an action or determination under sections 712 through 719 of the Act [19 U.S.C. 4642 to 4649] by consensus, which shall be deemed to exist where no member objects to the proposed action or determination.
Sec. 4. Funding. Each executive department and agency participating in the Committee shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the Committee’s functions described in sections 711 through 719 of the Act. The Department of Labor will provide funding for the hotline required under section 717 of the Act [19 U.S.C. 4647].
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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