---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 U.S.C. § 4713"
title: "19"
title_heading: "Customs Duties"
number: "4713"
heading: "Monitoring actions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/19/4713"
units:
  - "Chapter 29 — United States–mexico–canada Agreement Implementation"
  - "Subchapter VII — Environment Monitoring and Enforcement"
  - "Part A — Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement"
---

# §4713. Monitoring actions

- (a) **In general—** The Interagency Environment Committee shall carry out monitoring actions, which shall include the monitoring actions described in subsections [(b)](#b), [(c)](#c), and [(d)](#d), with respect to the implementation and maintenance of the [environmental obligations](/usc/19/4701.md?p=2) of the [USMCA countries](/usc/19/4502.md?p=10).
- (b) **Review of CEC Secretariat submissions—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretariat of the [Commission](/usc/19/1677.md?p=2) for Environmental Cooperation prepares a factual record under article 24.28 of the [USMCA](/usc/19/4502.md?p=9) relating to a submission filed under article 24.27 of the [USMCA](/usc/19/4502.md?p=9) with respect to a [USMCA country](/usc/19/4502.md?p=10), the Interagency Environment Committee—
    - (A) shall review the factual record; and
    - (B) may, based on findings of the review under [subparagraph (A)](#b-1-A) that the [USMCA country](/usc/19/4502.md?p=10) is not in compliance with its [environmental obligations](/usc/19/4701.md?p=2), request enforcement actions under [section 4714 of this title](/usc/19/4714.md) with respect to the [USMCA country](/usc/19/4502.md?p=10).
  - (2) **Written justification—** If the Interagency Environment Committee finds that a [USMCA country](/usc/19/4502.md?p=10) is not in compliance with its [environmental obligations](/usc/19/4701.md?p=2) under [paragraph (1)(B)](#b-1-B) and determines not to request enforcement actions under [section 4714 of this title](/usc/19/4714.md) with respect to the [USMCA country](/usc/19/4502.md?p=10), the Committee shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which it makes the determination, provide to the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/19/4502.md?p=1) a written explanation and justification of the determination.
- (c) **Review of reports of United States environment attachés to Mexico—** The Interagency Environment Committee shall—
  - (1) review each report submitted to the Committee under [section 4732(b)(2) of this title](/usc/19/4732.md?p=b-2); and
  - (2) based on the findings of each such report, assess the efforts of [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) to comply with its [environmental obligations](/usc/19/4701.md?p=2).
- (d) **United States implementation of Environment Cooperation and Customs Verification Agreement—**
  - (1) **Verification of shipments—** The Interagency Environment Committee—
    - (A) may request verification of particular shipments of [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) under the Environment Cooperation and Customs Verification Agreement between the [United States](/usc/19/1683.md?p=9) and [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3), done at [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) City on December 10, 2019, in response to—
      - (i) comments submitted by the public to request verification of particular shipments of [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) under such Agreement; or
      - (ii) on its own motion; and
    - (B) upon receipt of comments described in [subparagraph (A)(i)](#d-1-A-i)—
      - (i) shall review the comments not later than 30 days after the date on which the comments are submitted to the [Trade Representative](/usc/19/4502.md?p=8); and
      - (ii) may request the [Trade Representative](/usc/19/4502.md?p=8) to, within a reasonable period of time, request [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) to provide relevant information for purposes of verification of particular shipments of [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) described in [subparagraph (A)](#d-1-A).
  - (2) **Review of relevant information and request for additional steps—** The Interagency Environment Committee—
    - (A) shall review relevant information provided by [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) as described in [paragraph (1)(B)(ii)](#d-1-B-ii) to determine if the [Trade Representative](/usc/19/4502.md?p=8) should request additional steps to verify information provided or related to a particular shipment of [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3); and
    - (B) may request the [Trade Representative](/usc/19/4502.md?p=8) to, within a reasonable period of time, request [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) to take such additional steps with respect to the particular shipment.
  - (3) **Consultation—** The [Trade Representative](/usc/19/4502.md?p=8), on behalf of the Interagency Environment Committee, shall, on a quarterly basis, consult with the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/19/4502.md?p=1) and the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (or successor advisory committee) established under [section 2155(c)(1) of this title](/usc/19/2155.md?p=c-1) regarding the public comments and relevant information described in [paragraph (1)](#d-1) and the actions taken under [paragraph (2)](#d-2).
- (e) **Application—** Subsections [(c)](#c) and [(d)](#d) shall apply with respect to [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3) for such time as the [USMCA](/usc/19/4502.md?p=9) is in force with respect to, and the [United States](/usc/19/1683.md?p=9) applies the [USMCA](/usc/19/4502.md?p=9) to, [Mexico](/usc/19/4631.md?p=3).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–113, title VIII, § 813, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 92.)