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Executive Order 13918

Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

This executive order establishes the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement, co-chaired by the USTR and Secretary of Labor, to coordinate U.S. efforts in monitoring labor obligations of Canada and Mexico under the USMCA trade agreement and Mexico's labor reform, and to recommend enforcement actions. The Committee includes representatives from seven agencies plus optional additional participants, operates by consensus, and requires each agency to fund its own participation with DOL specifically funding a required hotline.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 26315

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement
  • Co-chair by USTR and Secretary of Labor
  • Include representatives from State, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, DHS, USAID
  • Committee to monitor Canada and Mexico labor obligations and Mexico's labor reform
  • Committee to recommend enforcement actions per section 715 of Act
  • Decisions on actions/determinations under sections 712-719 by consensus
  • Each agency bears own expenses; DOL funds hotline under section 717

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Committee establishment and membership designation
  • Co-chairs (USTR and DOL Secretary) assume leadership roles

Near term (90d)

  • Agency representatives designated and staff assigned
  • Committee organizational meetings to establish consensus procedures
  • Hotline funding arrangements by DOL

Long term

  • Ongoing monitoring of Canada and Mexico labor obligations
  • Monitoring of Mexico's labor reform implementation
  • Potential enforcement action recommendations under sections 712-719 of USMCA Implementation Act

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadlines or reporting requirements in EO text—timeline for actual monitoring and enforcement unclear
  • Consensus requirement (section 3) may create delays or deadlock on enforcement recommendations
  • Vague 'as appropriate' language for additional agency participation could limit Committee breadth
  • Dependent on 'availability of appropriations' (Sec. 5(b))—potential funding constraint
Executive Order 13918: Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act · Executive Orders