Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73

§4716 Report to Congress

Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part Part A— - Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement › § 4716

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The U.S. Trade Representative, with help from relevant federal agency heads, must send the appropriate congressional committees a report on how the USMCA is being carried out. The report must explain what USMCA countries are doing to meet their environmental duties and what extra steps will be taken for countries that fail to meet them. The report is due no later than 1 year after the USMCA enters into force, then annually for the next 4 years, and biennially after that. The fifth-year report must also include the updated assessment called for in section 4712(d), a comprehensive determination on implementation, and how environmental compliance will be considered in the joint review under article 34.7.2 on the sixth anniversary.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4716

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(a)The Trade Representative, in consultation with the head of any Federal agency described in this part, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this part, including—

(1)a description of efforts of the USMCA countries to implement their environmental obligations; and

(2)a description of additional efforts to be taken with respect to USMCA countries that are failing to implement their environmental obligations.

(b)The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted—

(1)not later than 1 year after the date on which the USMCA enters into force;

(2)annually for each of the next 4 years; and

(3)biennially thereafter.

(c)The report required by subsection (a) that is submitted in the fifth year after the USMCA enters into force shall also include the following:

(1)The updated assessment required by section 4712(d) of this title.

(2)A comprehensive determination regarding USMCA countries’ implementation of their environmental obligations.

(3)An explanation of how compliance with environmental obligations will be taken into consideration during the “joint review” conducted pursuant to article 34.7.2 of the USMCA on the sixth anniversary of the entry into force of the USMCA.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4716

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73