Us Code § 4681 - Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force
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§ 4681. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force
(a) Establishment
Not later than 90 days after January 29, 2020, the President shall establish a Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to monitor United States enforcement of the prohibition under section 1307 of this title.
(b) Members; meetings
(1) Members
The Task Force shall be chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security and shall be comprised of representatives from such other agencies with relevant expertise, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of Labor, as the President determines appropriate.
(2) Meetings
The Task Force shall meet on a quarterly basis regarding active Withhold and Release Orders, ongoing investigations, petitions received, and enforcement priorities, and other relevant issues with respect to enforcing the prohibition under section 1307 of this title.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, §741, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 88.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 1307 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the original "section 307 of the Tariff Act", and was translated as reading "section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930", to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Executive Documents
Ex. Ord. No. 13923. Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Ex. Ord. No. 13923, May 15, 2020, 85 F.R. 30587, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Act) (Public Law 116–113) [19 U.S.C. 4681], it is hereby ordered as follows:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Donald J. Trump.
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