Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Establishes Task Force to Enforce Ban on Forced-Labor Imports
What it does
Agencies must form and staff a task force to monitor enforcement of the ban on imports made with forced labor.
Real-world impact
- Requires departments to assign staff and designate representatives to the Task Force.
- Each agency must pay its own expenses for Task Force work.
- Affects how federal agencies monitor and enforce the forced-labor import ban.
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Summary
This order creates the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to monitor U.S. enforcement of the ban on goods made with forced labor under the Tariff Act. The task force is chaired by the department that manages border security and includes representatives from the departments that handle foreign affairs, the Treasury, justice, labor, and the office that handles trade. Agencies must assign staff, may invite other departments to join, and will pay their own Task Force expenses. The Task Force aims to coordinate enforcement of the forced-labor import ban.
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