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§ 4515. Administration of dispute settlement proceedings
(a) United States Section of Secretariat
(1) Establishment or designation of office
(2) Functions and administrative assistanceThe office established or designated under paragraph (1), subject to the oversight of the interagency group established under section 411(c)(2),1
1 See References in Text note below.
shall—(A) carry out its functions within the Secretariat to facilitate the operation of the USMCA, including the operation of section D of chapter 10 and chapter 31 of the USMCA; and
(B) provide administrative assistance to—
(i) panels established under chapter 31 of the USMCA, including under Annex 31–A (relating to the Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism);
(ii) technical advisers and experts provided for under chapter 31 of the USMCA;
(iii) binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees established under section D of chapter 10 of the USMCA; and
(iv) binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees established under NAFTA for matters covered by article 34.1 of the USMCA (relating to transition from NAFTA).
(3) Treatment of office under Freedom of Information Act
(b) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020 to the Department of Commerce $2,000,000 for—
(1) the operations of the office established or designated under subsection (a)(1); and
(2) the payment of the United States share of the expenses of—
(A) panels established under chapter 31 of the USMCA, including under Annex 31–A (relating to the Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism);
(B) binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees established under section D of chapter 10 of the USMCA; and
(C) binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees established under NAFTA for matters covered by article 34.1 of the USMCA (relating to transition from NAFTA).
(c) Reimbursement of certain expenses
(Pub. L. 116–113, title I, § 105, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 18.)