Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§4712 Assessment

Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER VII — ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part A — Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement › § 4712

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Interagency Environment Committee must review the environmental laws and policies of the USMCA countries to see if they meet their environmental commitments and to find any gaps. The review must point out laws and policies that need extra help, like technical help, training, ongoing monitoring, or enforcement. Within 90 days after the Committee is set up or after the USMCA enters into force (whichever comes first), the Committee must send its assessment to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (or its successor). The Committee must update the assessment before the fifth-year report and give the update to the Trade Representative for that fifth annual report. The Committee must consult regularly with the USMCA countries while doing the review and preparing the report.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4712

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(a)In general

The Interagency Environment Committee shall carry out an assessment of the environmental laws and policies of the USMCA countries—

(1)to determine if such laws and policies are sufficient to implement their environmental obligations; and

(2)to identify any gaps between such laws and policies and their environmental obligations.

(b)Matters to be included

The assessment required by subsection (a) shall identify the environmental laws and policies of the USMCA countries with respect to which enhanced cooperation, including the provision of technical assistance and capacity building assistance, monitoring actions, and enforcement actions, if appropriate, should be carried out on an enhanced and continuing basis.

(c)Report

Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Interagency Environment Committee is established, or the date on which the USMCA enters into force, whichever occurs earlier, the Interagency Environment Committee shall submit a report that contains the assessment required by subsection (a) to—

(1)the appropriate congressional committees; and

(2)the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (or successor advisory committee) established under section 2155(c)(1) of this title.

(d)Update

The Interagency Environment Committee shall—

(1)update the assessment required by subsection (a) at the appropriate time prior to submission of the report required by section 4716(a) of this title that is to be submitted in the fifth year after the USMCA enters into force; and

(2)submit the updated assessment to the Trade Representative for inclusion in such fifth annual report.

(e)Consultation

The Interagency Environment Committee shall consult on a regular basis with the USMCA countries—

(1)in carrying out the assessment required by subsection (a) and the update to the assessment required by subsection (d); and

(2)in preparing the report required by subsection (c).

Reference

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4712

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110