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19 U.S.C. § 4714 — Establishment
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**(a) In general** Not later than 30 days after January 29, 2020, the President shall establish an Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (in this subchapter referred to as the “Interagency Environment Committee”)—
(1) to coordinate United States efforts to monitor and enforce environmental obligations generally; and
(2) with respect to the USMCA countries—
(A) to carry out an assessment of their environmental laws and policies;
(B) to carry out monitoring actions with respect to the implementation and maintenance of their environmental obligations; and
(C) to request enforcement actions with respect to USMCA countries that are not in compliance with their environmental obligations.
**(b) Membership** The members of the Interagency Environment Committee shall be the following:
(1) The Trade Representative, who shall serve as chairperson.
(2) Representatives from each of the following:
(A) The National Oceanic Atmospheric 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “and”. Administration.
(B) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(C) The U.S. Forest Service.
(D) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(E) The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
(F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(G) The Department of State.
(H) The Department of Justice.
(I) The Department of the Treasury.
(J) The United States Agency for International Development.
(3) Representatives from other Federal agencies, as the President determines to be appropriate.
**(c) Information sharing** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the Interagency Environment Committee may exchange information for purposes of carrying out this part.
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**(a) In general** Not later than 30 days after January 29, 2020, the President shall establish an Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (in this subchapter referred to as the “Interagency Environment Committee”)—
(1) to coordinate United States efforts to monitor and enforce environmental obligations generally; and
(2) with respect to the USMCA countries—
(A) to carry out an assessment of their environmental laws and policies;
(B) to carry out monitoring actions with respect to the implementation and maintenance of their environmental obligations; and
(C) to request enforcement actions with respect to USMCA countries that are not in compliance with their environmental obligations.
**(b) Membership** The members of the Interagency Environment Committee shall be the following:
(1) The Trade Representative, who shall serve as chairperson.
(2) Representatives from each of the following:
(A) The National Oceanic Atmospheric 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “and”. Administration.
(B) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(C) The U.S. Forest Service.
(D) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(E) The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
(F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(G) The Department of State.
(H) The Department of Justice.
(I) The Department of the Treasury.
(J) The United States Agency for International Development.
(3) Representatives from other Federal agencies, as the President determines to be appropriate.
**(c) Information sharing** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the Interagency Environment Committee may exchange information for purposes of carrying out this part.
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**(a) In general** If the United States files a request pursuant to article 31–A.4.2 of Annex 31–A of the USMCA, the Trade Representative may direct the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation for unliquidated entries of goods from such covered facility until such time as the Trade Representative notifies the Secretary that a condition described in subsection (b) has been met.
**(b) Resumption of liquidation** The conditions described in this subsection are the following:
(1) The rapid response labor panel has determined that there is no denial of rights at the covered facility within the meaning of such terms under Annex 31–A of the USMCA.
(2) A course of remediation for denial of rights has been agreed to and has been completed in accordance with the agreed-upon time.
(3) The denial of rights has been otherwise remedied.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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The head of any Federal agency described in this part, in consultation with the Interagency Environment Committee, may prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the authorities of the Federal agency as provided for under this part.
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**(a) In general** If a rapid response labor panel constituted in accordance with Annex 31–A of the USMCA determines with respect to a case that there has been a denial of rights within the meaning of such Annex, the Trade Representative may, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees—
(1) direct the Secretary of the Treasury, until the date of the notification described in subsection (b) and in accordance with Annex 31–A of the USMCA—
(A) to—
(i) deny entry to goods, produced wholly or in part, from any covered facility involved in such case; or
(ii) allow for the release of goods, produced wholly or in part, from such covered facilities only upon payment of duties and any penalty; and
(B) to apply any duties or penalties to customs entries for which liquidation was suspended pursuant to [section 4692 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4692&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) apply other remedies that are appropriate and available under Annex 31–A of the USMCA, until the denial of rights with respect to the case has been remedied.
**(b) Remediation notification** The Trade Representative shall promptly notify the Secretary when the denial of rights with respect to a case described in subsection (a) has been remedied.
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**(a) In general** The Interagency Environment Committee shall carry out monitoring actions, which shall include the monitoring actions described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), with respect to the implementation and maintenance of the environmental obligations of the USMCA countries.
**(b) Review of CEC Secretariat submissions**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation prepares a factual record under article 24.28 of the USMCA relating to a submission filed under article 24.27 of the USMCA with respect to a USMCA country, the Interagency Environment Committee—
(A) shall review the factual record; and
(B) may, based on findings of the review under subparagraph (A) that the USMCA country is not in compliance with its environmental obligations, request enforcement actions under [section 4714 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4714&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the USMCA country.
(2) **Written justification** — If the Interagency Environment Committee finds that a USMCA country is not in compliance with its environmental obligations under paragraph (1)(B) and determines not to request enforcement actions under [section 4714 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4714&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the USMCA country, the Committee shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which it makes the determination, provide to the appropriate congressional committees a written explanation and justification of the determination.
**(c) Review of reports of United States environment attachés to Mexico** The Interagency Environment Committee shall—
(1) review
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 4714
1 See References in Text note below.
on a quarterly basis, consult with the appro-
priate
congressional
committees
and
the
Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Com-
mittee (or successor advisory committee) es-
tablished under section 2155(c)(1) of this title
regarding the public comments and relevant
information described in paragraph (1) and the
actions taken under paragraph (2).
(e) Application
Subsections (c) and (d) shall apply with re-
spect to Mexico for such time as the USMCA is
in force with respect to, and the United States
applies the USMCA to, Mexico.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title VIII, § 813, Jan. 29, 2020, 134
Stat. 92.)
§ 4714. Enforcement actions
The Interagency Environment Committee—
(1) may request the Trade Representative to,
within a reasonable period of time, request
consultations under—
(A) article 24.29 of the USMCA (relating to
environment consultations) with respect to
the USMCA country; or
(B) articles 31.4 and 31.6 of the USMCA (re-
lating to dispute settlement consultations)
with respect to the USMCA country; or
(2) may request the heads of other Federal
agencies described in section 4715 of this title
to initiate monitoring or enforcement actions
with respect to the USMCA country under the
provisions of law described in section 4715 of
this title.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title VIII, § 814, Jan. 29, 2020, 134
Stat. 93.)
§ 4715. Other monitoring and enforcement ac-
tions
(a) Marine Mammal Protection Act
The Secretary of Commerce has authority to
take appropriate monitoring or enforcement ac-
tions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
(b) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act
The Secretary of Commerce has authority to
take
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