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Executive Order 13907

Establishment of the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 811 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

This executive order establishes an Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement to coordinate U.S. efforts to monitor and enforce environmental obligations under the USMCA trade agreement, specifically assessing Mexico's and Canada's environmental laws and policies and requesting enforcement actions when needed. The Committee is chaired by the U.S. Trade Representative and includes representatives from 10 federal agencies plus optional additional agencies.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 12977

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement
  • USTR to serve as Chair
  • Committee to coordinate monitoring and enforcement of environmental obligations under USMCA title VIII
  • Committee to assess Mexico and Canada environmental laws and policies
  • Committee to carry out monitoring actions on environmental obligations implementation and maintenance
  • Committee to request enforcement actions per section 814 of the Act
  • Committee to decide matters by consensus, or by majority vote if consensus fails and Chair determines further delay would be undue
  • Agency heads may prescribe necessary regulations under subtitle A of title VIII of the Act in consultation with the Committee
  • Each department and agency bears its own expenses for Committee functions under sections 811, 812, 813, 814, and 816 of the Act

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Committee establishment
  • USTR designated as Chair

Near term (90d)

  • Agency representatives designated and staff assigned
  • Initial Committee organization and procedures

Long term

  • Ongoing monitoring of Mexico and Canada environmental obligations
  • Potential enforcement actions under section 814 of USMCA Implementation Act
  • Regulations prescribed by agencies as needed

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadlines or reporting requirements in EO text—timeline for action is institutionally driven
  • Consensus decision-making may slow enforcement response; majority vote fallback requires Chair determination of 'unduly delayed'
  • Vague scope of 'other Federal agencies' the President may add creates uncertainty about Committee composition
  • Subject to appropriations availability, creating potential funding uncertainty
  • Environmental obligations monitoring could create trade friction with Mexico and Canada
Executive Order 13907: Establishment of the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 811 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act · Executive Orders