Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed “joint interpretation” of Annex 14-C of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement prepared by United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai is of no legal effect with respect to the United States or any United States person unless it is approved by Congress.

S. Con. Res. 5 · 119th Congress · Jan 15, 2025 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed joint interpretation of Annex 14-C of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement prepared by United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai is of no legal effect with respect to the United States or any United States person unless it is approved by Congress.

That it is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

the proposed “joint interpretation” of Annex 14-C of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)) prepared by Ambassador Katherine Tai is of no legal effect with respect to the United States or any United States person, unless it is approved by Congress; and

(2)

the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of State, or any other agency of the United States cannot invoke the “joint interpretation” in any legal proceeding or assert that it has any legal consequence for any claims made by a United States person, unless and until the “joint interpretation” is formally approved by Congress.

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