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19 U.S.C. § 4514 — Relationship of the USMCA to United States and State law
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**(a) Relationship of USMCA to United States law**
(1) **United States law to prevail in conflict** — No provision of the USMCA, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States, shall have effect.
(2) **Construction** — Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
(A) to amend or modify any law of the United States, or
(B) to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,
unless specifically provided for in this Act.
**(b) Relationship of USMCA to State law**
(1) **Legal challenge** — No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the USMCA, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.
(2) **Definition of State law** — For purposes of this subsection, the term “State law” includes—
(A) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and
(B) any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.
**(c) Effect of USMCA with respect to private remedies** No person other than the United States—
(1) shall have any cause of action or defense under the USMCA or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or
(2) may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the USMCA.
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**(a) Relationship of USMCA to United States law**
(1) **United States law to prevail in conflict** — No provision of the USMCA, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States, shall have effect.
(2) **Construction** — Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
(A) to amend or modify any law of the United States, or
(B) to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,
unless specifically provided for in this Act.
**(b) Relationship of USMCA to State law**
(1) **Legal challenge** — No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the USMCA, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.
(2) **Definition of State law** — For purposes of this subsection, the term “State law” includes—
(A) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and
(B) any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.
**(c) Effect of USMCA with respect to private remedies** No person other than the United States—
(1) shall have any cause of action or defense under the USMCA or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or
(2) may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the USMCA.
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**(a) In general** The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, in coordination with eligible public entities, carry out the planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance of high priority treatment works in the covered area to treat wastewater (including stormwater), nonpoint sources of pollution, and related matters resulting from international transboundary water flows originating in Mexico.
**(b) Report to Congress** Not later than 1 year after January 29, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on activities carried out pursuant to this section.
**(c) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered area** — The term “covered area” means the portion of the Tijuana River watershed that is in the United States.
(2) **Eligible public entities** — The term “eligible public entities” means—
(A) the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission;
(B) the Corps of Engineers;
(C) the North American Development Bank;
(D) the Department of State;
(E) any other appropriate Federal agency;
(F) the State of California; and
(G) any of the following entities with jurisdiction over any part of the covered area:
(i) A local government.
(ii) An Indian Tribe.
(iii) A regional water board.
(iv) A public wastewater utility.
(3) **Treatment works** — The term “treatment works” has the meaning given that term in [section 1292 of title 33](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1292&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Implementing actions**
(1) **Proclamation authority** — After January 29, 2020—
(A) the President may proclaim such actions, and
(B) other appropriate officers of the United States Government may prescribe such regulations,
as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date on which the USMCA enters into force is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date on which the USMCA enters into force.
(2) **Effective date of certain proclaimed actions** — Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under [section 4514 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4514&num=0&edition=prelim) may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.
(3) **Waiver of 15-day restriction** — The 15-day restriction contained in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date on which the USMCA enters into force of any action proclaimed under this section.
**(b) Initial regulations**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided by paragraph (2) or (3), initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action approved under [section 4511(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4511/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) to implement the USMCA shall, to
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 4514
(i) the provisions set forth in Annex 4–B
of the USMCA;
(ii) the provisions set forth in paragraph
2 of article 3.A.6 of Annex 3–A of the
USMCA;
(iii) the provisions set forth in paragraph
5 of Annex 3–B of the USMCA;
(iv) the provisions set forth in para-
graphs 14(b), 14(c), and 15(e) of Section B of
Appendix 2 to Annex 2–B of the USMCA;
and
(v) any additional subordinate category
that is necessary to carry out section 4531
of this title and section 4532 of this title
consistent with the USMCA.
(B) Modifications
(i) In general
Subject to the consultation and layover
provisions of section 4514 of this title, the
President may proclaim modifications to
the provisions proclaimed under the au-
thority of subparagraph (A), other than
the provisions of chapters 50 through 63 of
the USMCA.
(ii) Special rule for textiles
Notwithstanding clause (i), and subject
to the consultation and layover provisions
of section 4514 of this title, the President
may proclaim—
(I) such modifications to the provisions
proclaimed under the authority of sub-
paragraph (A) as are necessary to imple-
ment an agreement with one or more
USMCA countries pursuant to article 6.4
of the USMCA; and
(II) before the end of the 1-year period
beginning on the date on which the
USMCA enters into force, modifications
to correct any typographical, clerical, or
other nonsubstantive technical error re-
garding the provisions of chapters 50
through 63 of the USMCA.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title I, § 103, Jan. 29, 2020, 134
Stat. 15.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (2) and (b)(1),
is Pub. L. 116–113, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 11, known as
the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Imple-
mentation
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