Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Executive Order 13908 of February 28, 2020

Establishment of the Interagency Committee on
Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the
United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation
Act

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 202A of the United States-
Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Act)
(Public Law 116-113), it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment of Interagency Committee. The
Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods
(Committee) is hereby established to provide advice, as
appropriate, on the implementation, enforcement, and
modification of provisions of the United States-Mexico-
Canada Agreement (Agreement) that relate to automotive
goods, including the automotive rules of origin and the
alternative staging regime that are part of such rules.
The Committee shall also review the operation of the
Agreement with respect to trade in automotive goods,
including the economic effects of the automotive rules
of origin on the United States economy, workers, and
consumers, and the impact of new technology on such
rules.

Sec. 2. Membership. The Committee shall be composed of
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the
United States Trade Representative (USTR), the Chairman
of the United States International Trade Commission,
and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection in the Department of Homeland Security.
Members of the Committee may designate an officer of
the United States within their respective executive
department, agency, or component to serve as their
representative on the Committee. The USTR shall serve
as Chair of the Committee. The USTR may invite
representatives from other executive departments or
agencies, as the USTR determines are necessary, to
participate as members or observers, and shall include
the Secretary of the Treasury as a member of the
Committee. Each executive department, agency, and
component represented on the Committee shall ensure
that the necessary staff are available to assist in
performing the responsibilities of the Committee.

Sec. 3. Committee Decision-making. The Committee shall
endeavor to make any recommendation on an action or
determination under section 202A of the Act by
consensus, which shall be deemed to exist where no
Committee member objects to the proposed action or
determination. If the Committee is unable to reach a
consensus on a proposed action or determination, the
Committee may decide the matter by majority vote of its
members if the Chair determines that allotting further
time will unduly delay implementation of provisions of
the Agreement that relate to automotive goods. The
Chair, in addition to voting, may also break any tie
vote.

Sec. 4. Implementing Measures. The Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are directed to
issue, in consultation with the USTR (and with each
other, as directed in the Act), such regulations and
other measures as are necessary or appropriate to
implement section 202A of the Act.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Each executive
department and agency shall bear its own expenses
incurred in connection with the Committee's functions
described in section 202A of the Act.

    (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

    (c) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
    (d) 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.

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    February 28, 2020.