Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§4207 Sovereignty
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIORITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY › § 4207
Summary
Trade agreements made under this law cannot cancel or override any U.S., state, or local law, and that rule applies to any person or situation. Those agreements also cannot stop the United States, a state, or a city or county from changing their own laws. Reports or recommendations from panels set up under the agreement are not legally binding on the U.S. government or on state or local governments.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §4207
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(a)No provision of any trade agreement entered into under section 4202(b) of this title, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, that is inconsistent with any law of the United States, any State of the United States, or any locality of the United States shall have effect.
(b)No provision of any trade agreement entered into under section 4202(b) of this title shall prevent the United States, any State of the United States, or any locality of the United States from amending or modifying any law of the United States, that State, or that locality (as the case may be).
(c)Reports, including findings and recommendations, issued by dispute settlement panels convened pursuant to any trade agreement entered into under section 4202(b) of this title shall have no binding effect on the law of the United States, the Government of the United States, or the law or government of any State or locality of the United States.
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19 U.S.C. § 4207
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73