Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§4207 Sovereignty

Title 19 › Chapter 27— BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIORITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY › § 4207

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Any rule in a trade agreement made under section 4202(b) that clashes with U.S. federal, state, or local law does not apply. A trade agreement under section 4202(b) cannot stop the United States, a State, or a local government from changing its own laws. Reports or recommendations from dispute panels under section 4202(b) do not bind U.S. law or any U.S. government.

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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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60