Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§4672 Membership; Term

Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER VI — LABOR MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part C — Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board › § 4672

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a 12-member Board and tells who picks each member and how long they serve. Four members are picked by the Labor Advisory Committee. Two are chosen by the Speaker of the House after talking with the House Ways and Means Chair. Two are picked by the Senate president pro tempore from people recommended by the Senate majority leader and after consulting the Senate Finance Chair. Two are chosen by the House minority leader after consulting the House Ways and Means Ranking Member. Two are picked by the Senate president pro tempore from people recommended by the Senate minority leader after consulting the Senate Finance Ranking Member. Members serve six-year terms. If, when the six years end (counting from when the last member was appointed), the Board finds Mexico is not fully meeting its labor obligations, a majority can decide to continue for four more years. A new Board is then appointed the same way and serves a single four-year term.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4672

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(a)Membership
The Board shall be composed of 12 members who shall be appointed as follows:
(1)Four members to be appointed by the Labor Advisory Committee established under section 2155(c)(1) of this title (or successor advisory committee).
(2)Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
(3)Two members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate from among individuals recommended by the majority leader of the Senate and in consultation with the Chair of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(4)Two members appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
(5)Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate from among individuals recommended by the minority leader of the Senate and in consultation with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(b)Term
Except as provided in subsection (c), members of the Board shall serve for a term of 6 years.
(c)Extension of term
If the Board determines, at the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date of the appointment of the last member appointed in accordance with subsection (a), that Mexico is not fully in compliance with its labor obligations, a majority of the members of the Board may determine to extend its term for 4 additional years. A new Board shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (a) and shall serve for a single term of 4 years.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4672

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110