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19 U.S.C. § 4645 — Duties
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The duties of the Interagency Labor Committee shall include the following:
(1) Coordinating the activities of departments and agencies of the Committee in monitoring implementation of and compliance with labor obligations, including by—
(A) requesting and reviewing relevant information from the governments of USMCA countries and from the public;
(B) coordinating visits to Mexico as necessary to assess implementation of Mexico’s labor reform and compliance with the labor obligations of Mexico;
(C) receiving and reviewing quarterly assessments from the labor attachés with respect to the implementation of and compliance with Mexico’s labor reform; and
(D) coordinating with the Secretary of Treasury with respect to support relating to labor issues provided to Mexico by the Inter-American Development Bank.
(2) Establishing an ongoing dialogue with appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico regarding the implementation of Mexico’s labor reform and compliance with its labor obligations.
(3) Coordinating with other institutions and governments with respect to support relating to labor issues, such as the International Labour Organization and the Government of Canada.
(4) Identifying priority issues for capacity-building activities in Mexico to be funded by the United States, drawing primarily on the expertise of the Department of Labor.
(5) Meeting, at least biannually during the 5-year period beginning on January 29, 2020, and at least annually for 5 years thereafter, with the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy established under [section 2155(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2155/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) (or any successor advisory committee) to consult and pr
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The duties of the Interagency Labor Committee shall include the following:
(1) Coordinating the activities of departments and agencies of the Committee in monitoring implementation of and compliance with labor obligations, including by—
(A) requesting and reviewing relevant information from the governments of USMCA countries and from the public;
(B) coordinating visits to Mexico as necessary to assess implementation of Mexico’s labor reform and compliance with the labor obligations of Mexico;
(C) receiving and reviewing quarterly assessments from the labor attachés with respect to the implementation of and compliance with Mexico’s labor reform; and
(D) coordinating with the Secretary of Treasury with respect to support relating to labor issues provided to Mexico by the Inter-American Development Bank.
(2) Establishing an ongoing dialogue with appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico regarding the implementation of Mexico’s labor reform and compliance with its labor obligations.
(3) Coordinating with other institutions and governments with respect to support relating to labor issues, such as the International Labour Organization and the Government of Canada.
(4) Identifying priority issues for capacity-building activities in Mexico to be funded by the United States, drawing primarily on the expertise of the Department of Labor.
(5) Meeting, at least biannually during the 5-year period beginning on January 29, 2020, and at least annually for 5 years thereafter, with the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy established under [section 2155(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2155/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) (or any successor advisory committee) to consult and provide opportunities for input with respect to—
(A) the implementation of Mexico’s labor reform;
(B) labor capacity-building activities in Mexico funded by the United States;
(C) labor monitoring efforts;
(D) labor enforcement priorities; and
(E) other relevant issues.
(6) Based on the assessments required by [section 4644 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4644&num=0&edition=prelim), making recommendations relating to dispute settlement actions to the Trade Representative, in accordance with [section 4645 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4645&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) Based on reports provided by the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force under [section 4683 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4683&num=0&edition=prelim), developing recommendations for appropriate enforcement actions by the Trade Representative.
(8) Reviewing reports submitted by the labor experts appointed in accordance with Annex 31–A of the USMCA, with respect to the functioning of that Annex.
(9) Reviewing reports submitted by the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board under [section 4674 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4674&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment** Not later than 90 days after January 29, 2020, 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—
(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 January 29, 2020, 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 subchapter.
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For the 6-year period beginning on January 29, 2020, and for an additional 4 years if the term of the Board is extended in accordance with [section 4672(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4672/c&num=0&edition=prelim), the Board shall submit to 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “the”. appropriate congressional committees and to the Interagency Labor Committee an annual report that—
(1) contains an assessment of—
(A) the efforts of Mexico to implement Mexico’s labor reform; and
(B) the manner and extent to which labor laws are generally enforced in Mexico; and
(2) may include a determination that Mexico is not in compliance with its labor obligations.
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There is hereby established a board, to be known as the “Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board”, to be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of Mexico’s labor reform and compliance with its labor obligations. The Board shall also advise the Interagency Labor Committee with respect to capacity-building activities needed to support such implementation and compliance.
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 4646
(1) Whether Mexico is providing adequate
funding to implement and enforce Mexico’s
labor reform, including specifically whether
Mexico has provided funding consistent with
commitments made to contribute the fol-
lowing amounts for the labor reform imple-
mentation budget:
(A) $176,000,000 for 2021.
(B) $325,000,000 for 2022.
(C) $328,000,000 for 2023.
(2) The extent to which any legal challenges
to Mexico’s labor reform have succeeded in
that court system.
(3) The extent to which Mexico has imple-
mented the federal and state labor courts, reg-
istration entity, and federal and state concil-
iation centers consistent with the timeline set
forth for Mexico’s labor reform, in the Sep-
tember 2019 policy statements by the Govern-
ment of Mexico on a national strategy for im-
plementation of the labor justice system, and
in subsequent policy statements in accordance
with Mexico’s labor reform.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, § 714, Jan. 29, 2020, 134
Stat. 82.)
§ 4645. Recommendation for enforcement action
(a) Recommendation to initiate
If the Interagency Labor Committee deter-
mines, pursuant to an assessment under section
4644 of this title, as a result of monitoring ac-
tivities described in section 4642(1) of this title,
or pursuant to a report of the Independent Mex-
ico Labor Expert Board that a USMCA country
has failed to meets its labor obligations, includ-
ing with respect to obligations under Annex
23–A of the USMCA, the Committee shall rec-
ommend that the Trade Representative initiate
enforcement actions under—
(1) article 23.13 or 23.17 of the USMCA (relat-
ing to cooperative labor dialogue and labor
consultations);
(2) articles 31.4 and 31.6 of the USMCA (relat-
ing to dispute settlement consultati
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