Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§4732 Detail of Personnel to Office of the United States Trade Representative

Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER VII — ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part B — Other Matters › § 4732

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the U.S. Trade Representative asks, the heads of the EPA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and NOAA can each send one employee to work at the USTR office in the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, and their agencies can be reimbursed for the cost. Those employees will help the Interagency Environment Committee monitor and enforce Mexico’s environmental commitments and must send that Committee a report every three months on Mexico’s efforts to comply.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4732

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(a)In general

Upon the request of the Trade Representative, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration may detail, on a reimbursable basis, one employee of each such respective agency to the Office of the United States Trade Representative to be assigned to the United States Embassy in Mexico to carry out the duties described in subsection (b).

(b)Duties

The duties described in this subsection are the following:

(1)Assist the Interagency Environment Committee to carry out monitoring and enforcement actions with respect to the environmental obligations of Mexico.

(2)Prepare and submit to the Interagency Environment Committee on a quarterly basis a report on efforts of Mexico to comply with its environmental obligations.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4732

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110