RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION

SEC. 715. [19 USC 4645] RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION (a) Recommendation To Initiate.—If the Interagency Labor Committee determines, pursuant to an assessment under section 714, as a result of monitoring activities described in section 712(1), or pursuant to a report of the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board that a USMCA country has failed to meets its labor obligations, including with respect to obligations under Annex 23-A of the USMCA, the Committee shall recommend that the Trade Representative initiate enforcement actions under— (1) article 23.13 or 23.17 of the USMCA (relating to cooperative labor dialogue and labor consultations); (2) articles 31.4 and 31.6 of the USMCA (relating to dispute settlement consultations); or (3) Annex 31-A of the USMCA (relating to the rapid response labor mechanism). (b) Trade Representative Determinations.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Trade Representative receives a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a), the Trade Representative shall— (1) determine whether to initiate an enforcement action; and (2) if such determination is negative, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the reasons for such negative determination.