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§4716 Report to Congress

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 › § 4716

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The U.S. Trade Representative must work with the relevant federal agencies and send Congress a report on whether USMCA countries are meeting their environmental duties. The report must say what countries have done and what steps will be taken if a country is not meeting its obligations. The first report is due within 1 year after the USMCA starts, then yearly for four years, and every two years after that. The report in year five must include the updated assessment from section 4712(d), a complete finding about compliance, and how compliance will be considered in the sixth‑year joint review under USMCA article 34.7.2.

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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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19 U.S.C. § 4716

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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