19 U.S.C. § 3473 — Agreement on Border Environment Co-

Page 855 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 3473 EPA is designated as the agency authorized to make the contributions of the United States from funds available for such contributions to the annual budget of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. SEC. 5. JUDICIAL REVIEW. This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the execu- tive branch and is not intended to, and does not, create any right to administrative or judicial review, or any other right or benefit or trust responsibility, sub- stantive or procedural, enforceable by a party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person. WILLIAM J. CLINTON. EXTENSION OF TERM OF GOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COM- MITTEE TO THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRON- MENTAL COOPERATION Term of Governmental Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation extended until Sept. 30, 2025, by Ex. Ord. No. 14109, Sept. 29, 2023, 88 F.R. 68447, set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Previous extensions of term of Governmental Advi- sory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation were contained in the following prior Ex- ecutive Orders: Ex. Ord. No. 14048, Sept. 30, 2021, 86 F.R. 55465, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2023. Ex. Ord. No. 13889, Sept. 27, 2019, 84 F.R. 52743, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2021. Ex. Ord. No. 13811, Sept. 29, 2017, 82 F.R. 46363, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2019. Ex. Ord. No. 13708, Sept. 30, 2015, 80 F.R. 60271, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2017. EXTENSION OF TERM OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERA- TION Term of National Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commis- sion for Environmental Cooperation extended until Sept. 30, 2025, by Ex. Ord. No. 14109, Sept. 29, 2023, 88 F.R. 68447, set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Previous extensions of term of National Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Co- operation were contained in the following prior Execu- tive Orders: Ex. Ord. No. 14048, Sept. 30, 2021, 86 F.R. 55465, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2023. Ex. Ord. No. 13889, Sept. 27, 2019, 84 F.R. 52743, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2021. Ex. Ord. No. 13811, Sept. 29, 2017, 82 F.R. 46363, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2019. Ex. Ord. No. 13708, Sept. 30, 2015, 80 F.R. 60271, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2017. § 3473. Agreement on Border Environment Co- operation Commission (a) Border Environment Cooperation Commis- sion (1) Membership The United States is authorized to partici- pate in the Border Environment Cooperation Commission in accordance with the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement. (2) Contributions to the Commission budget There are authorized to be appropriated to the President (or such agency as the President may designate) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and each fiscal year thereafter for United States contributions to the budget of the Bor- der Environment Cooperation Commission pursuant to section 7 of Article III of Chapter I of the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement. Funds authorized to be appro- priated for such contributions by this para- graph are in addition to any funds otherwise available for such contributions. Funds au- thorized to be appropriated by this paragraph are authorized to be made available until ex- pended. (b) Civil actions involving Commission For the purpose of any civil action which may be brought within the United States by or against the Border Environment Cooperation Commission in accordance with the Border En- vironment Cooperation Agreement (including an action brought to enforce an arbitral award against the Commission), the Commission shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal ju- dicial district in which its principal office with- in the United States, or its agent appointed for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service, is located. Any such action to which the Commission is a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the dis- trict courts of the United States (including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28) shall have original jurisdiction of any such ac- tion. When the Commission is a defendant in any action in a State court, it may at any time before trial remove the action into the appro- priate district court of the United States by fol- lowing the procedure for removal provided in section 1446 of title 28. (c) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term ‘‘Border Environment Coopera- tion Agreement’’ means the November 1993 Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of a Border Environment Co- operation Commission and a North American Development Bank; (2) the terms ‘‘Border Environment Coopera- tion Commission’’ and ‘‘Commission’’ mean the commission established pursuant to Chap- ter I of the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement; and (3) the term ‘‘United States’’ means the United States, its territories and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (Pub. L. 103–182, title V, § 533, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2164; Pub. L. 116–113, title VI, § 601, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 78; Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title VI, § 601(a)(1), (2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2149.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Pub. L. 116–260, § 601(a)(1), (2), provided that sec- tion 601 of Pub. L. 116–113 does not apply to this section and revived the provisions of this section as if such sec- tion 601 had not been enacted. See below. Pub. L. 116–113, § 601, which repealed this section ef- fective on the date the USMCA entered into force (July 1, 2020), was made inapplicable to this section by sec- tion 601(a)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 116–260. Page 856 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 3473 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 effective July 1, 2020, see section 601(h) of div. O of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 81c of this title. Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 12916. IMPLEMENTATION OF BORDER ENVI- RONMENT COOPERATION COMMISSION AND NORTH AMER- ICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Ex. Ord. No. 12916, May 13, 1994, 59 F.R. 25779, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13380, June 17, 2005, 70 F.R. 35509, provided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103–182; 107 Stat. 2057 (‘‘NAFTA Implementation Act’’) [see Tables for classification], and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the Establish- ment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commis- sion and a North American Development Bank, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment done at Wash- ington and Mexico City, November 25 and 26, 2002 (‘‘Agreement’’) shall be implemented consistent with United States policy for the protection of human, ani- mal or plant life or health, and the environment. The Agreement shall also be implemented to advance sus- tainable development, pollution prevention, environ- mental justice, ecosystem protection, and biodiversity preservation and in a manner that promotes trans- parency and public participation in accordance with the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Agreement. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the Environ- mental Protection Agency shall be members of the Board of Directors of the Border Environment Coopera- tion Commission and the North American Development Bank (‘‘Board’’) as provided in clauses (1), (3), and (5) of article II in chapter III of the Agreement. (b) Appointments to the Board under clauses (7) and (9) of article II in chapter III of the Agreement shall be made by the President. Individuals so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the President. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury is selected to be the Chairperson of the Board during any period in which the United States is to select the Chairperson under ar- ticle III in chapter III of the Agreement. (d) Except with respect to functions assigned by sec- tion 4, 5, 6, or 7 of this order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall coordinate with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, such other agencies and officers as may be ap- propriate, and the individuals appointed under sub- section 2(b) as may be appropriate, the development of the policies and positions of the United States with re- spect to matters coming before the Board. SEC. 3. For purposes of loans, guarantees, or grants endorsed by the United States for community adjust- ment and investment, the members of the Board listed in subsections 2(a) and (b) shall be instructed by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with proce- dures established by the Community Adjustment and Investment Program Finance Committee established pursuant to section 7 of this order. SEC. 4. The functions vested in the President by sec- tion 543(a)(1) of the NAFTA Implementation Act [22 U.S.C. 290m–2(a)(1)] are delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 5. The functions vested in the President by sec- tion 543(a)(2) and (3) of the NAFTA Implementation Act are delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall exercise such functions in accordance with the recommendations of the Community Adjustment and Investment Program Finance Committee established pursuant to section 7 of this order. SEC. 6. The functions vested in the President by sec- tion 543(a)(5) and section 543(d) of the NAFTA Imple- mentation Act are delegated to the Community Adjust- ment and Investment Program Finance Committee es- tablished pursuant to section 7 of this order, which shall exercise such functions in consultation with the Community Adjustment and Investment Program Advi- sory Committee (‘‘Advisory Committee’’) established pursuant to section 543(b) of the NAFTA Implementa- tion Act. SEC. 7. (a) There is hereby established a Community Adjustment and Investment Program Finance Com- mittee (‘‘Finance Committee’’). (b) The Finance Committee shall be composed of rep- resentatives from the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business Adminis- tration, and any other Federal agencies selected by the Chair of the Finance Committee to assist in carrying out the community adjustment and investment pro- gram pursuant to section 543(a)(3) of the NAFTA Imple- mentation Act [22 U.S.C. 290m–2(a)(3)]. (c) The Department of the Treasury representative shall serve as Chair of the Finance Committee. The Chair shall be responsible for presiding over the meet- ings of the Finance Committee, ensuring that the views of all other members are taken into account, coordi- nating with other appropriate United States Govern- ment agencies in carrying out the community adjust- ment and investment program, and requesting meet- ings of the Advisory Committee pursuant to section 543(b)(4)(C) of the NAFTA Implementation Act. SEC. 8. Any advice or conclusions of reviews provided to the President by the Advisory Committee pursuant to section 543(b)(3) of the NAFTA Implementation Act [22 U.S.C. 290m–2(b)(3)] shall be provided through the Finance Committee. SEC. 9. Any summaries of public comments or conclu- sions of investigations and audits provided to the Presi- dent by the ombudsman pursuant to section 543(c)(1) of the NAFTA Implementation Act shall be provided through the Finance Committee. SEC. 10. The authority of the President under section 6 of Public Law 102–532; 7 U.S.C. 5404, to establish an ad- visory board to be known as the Good Neighbor Envi- ronmental Board is delegated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. SEC. 11. This order is intended only to improve the in- ternal management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and does not, create any right to adminis- trative or judicial review, or any other right or benefit or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, en- forceable by a party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person. EXTENSION OF TERM OF GOOD NEIGHBOR ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD Term of Good Neighbor Environmental Board ex- tended until Sept. 30, 2025, by Ex. Ord. No. 14109, Sept. 29, 2023, 88 F.R. 68447, set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employ- ees. Previous extensions of term of Good Neighbor Envi- ronmental Board were contained in the following prior Executive Orders: Ex. Ord. No. 14048, Sept. 30, 2021, 86 F.R. 55465, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2023. Ex. Ord. No. 13889, Sept. 27, 2019, 84 F.R. 52743, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2021. Ex. Ord. No. 13811, Sept. 29, 2017, 82 F.R. 46363, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2019. Ex. Ord. No. 13708, Sept. 30, 2015, 80 F.R. 60271, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2017. Page 857 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 3501 CHAPTER 22—URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS Sec. 3501. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS PART A—APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS 3511. Approval and entry into force of Uruguay Round Agreements. 3512. Relationship of agreements to United States law and State law. 3513. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force; regulations. PART B—TARIFF MODIFICATIONS 3521. Tariff modifications. 3522. Liquidation or reliquidation and refund of duty paid on certain entries. 3523. Duty free treatment for octadecyl isocyanate and 5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy) phe- nol. 3524. Consultation and layover requirements for, and effective date of, proclaimed actions. PART C—URUGUAY ROUND IMPLEMENTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 3531. Definitions. 3532. Implementation of Uruguay Round Agree- ments. 3533. Dispute settlement panels and procedures. 3534. Annual report on WTO. 3535. Review of participation in WTO. 3536. Increased transparency. 3537. Access to WTO dispute settlement process. 3538. Administrative action following WTO panel reports. 3539. Fund for WTO dispute settlements. PART D—RELATED PROVISIONS 3551. Working party on worker rights. 3552. Implementation of Rules of Origin work pro- gram. 3553. Membership in WTO of boycotting countries. 3554. Africa trade and development policy. 3555. Objectives for extended negotiations. 3556. Certain nonrubber footwear. SUBCHAPTER II—ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS UNDER SUBSIDIES AGREEMENT 3571. Subsidies enforcement. 3572. Review of Subsidies Agreement. SUBCHAPTER III—ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENTS PART A—FOREIGN TRADE BARRIERS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES 3581. Objectives in intellectual property. PART B—TEXTILES 3591. Textile product integration. 3592. Rules of origin for textile and apparel prod- ucts. SUBCHAPTER IV—AGRICULTURE-RELATED PROVISIONS PART A—MARKET ACCESS 3601. Administration of tariff-rate quotas. 3602. Special agricultural safeguard authority. PART B—EXPORTS 3611. Repealed. PART C—OTHER PROVISIONS 3621. Tobacco proclamation authority. 3622. Repealed. 3623. Study of milk marketing order system. 3624. Additional program funding. § 3501. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) GATT 1947; GATT 1994 (A) GATT 1947 The term ‘‘GATT 1947’’ means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, dated Octo- ber 30, 1947, annexed to the Final Act Adopt- ed at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employ- ment, as subsequently rectified, amended, or modified by the terms of legal instruments which have entered into force before the date of entry into force of the WTO Agree- ment. (B) GATT 1994 The term ‘‘GATT 1994’’ means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement. (2) HTS The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (3) International Trade Commission The term ‘‘International Trade Commis- sion’’ means the United States International Trade Commission. (4) Multilateral trade agreement The term ‘‘multilateral trade agreement’’ means an agreement described in section 3511(d) of this title (other than an agreement described in paragraph (17) or (18) of such sec- tion). (5) Schedule XX The term ‘‘Schedule XX’’ means Schedule XX—United States of America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994. (6) Trade Representative The term ‘‘Trade Representative’’ means the United States Trade Representative. (7) Uruguay Round Agreements The term ‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ means the agreements approved by the Con- gress under section 3511(a)(1) of this title. (8) World Trade Organization and WTO The terms ‘‘World Trade Organization’’ and ‘‘WTO’’ mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement. (9) WTO Agreement The term ‘‘WTO Agreement’’ means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Or- ganization entered into on April 15, 1994. (10) WTO member and WTO member country The terms ‘‘WTO member’’ and ‘‘WTO mem- ber country’’ mean a state, or separate cus- toms territory (within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States applies the WTO Agreement. (Pub. L. 103–465, § 2, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4813.)