Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, tit. VI, sec. 602 (as amended)

TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO OTHER LAWS.

Year: 2026Length: 825 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 602. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO OTHER LAWS. (a) African Growth and Opportunity Act.—The African Growth and Opportunity Act is amended— (1) in section 112 (19 U.S.C. 3721)— (A) in subsection (b)(5)(A), by striking “Annex 401 to the NAFTA” and inserting “Annex 4-B of the USMCA”; and (B) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: “(3) USMCA.—The term ‘USMCA’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502).” ; and (2) in section 113(b) (19 U.S.C. 3722(b))— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “Article 502(1) of the NAFTA” and inserting “article 5.4.1 of the USMCA”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter following subclause (II), by striking “chapter 5 of the NAFTA” and inserting “chapter 5 of the USMCA”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “Article 503 of the NAFTA” and inserting “article 5.5 of the USMCA”. (b) Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.—The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended— (1) in section 212(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 2702(a)(1)), by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: “(D) The term ‘USMCA’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502).” ; (2) in section 213(b) (19 U.S.C. 2703(b))— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (v)(I), by striking “Annex 401 of the NAFTA” and inserting “Annex 4-B of the USMCA”; and (II) in clause (vii)(IV)— (aa) by striking “from a country” and inserting the following:“from— “(aa) a country” ; (bb) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (cc) by adding at the end the following: “(bb) a USMCA country (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)).” ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “section 2.3(a), (b), or (c) of the Annex or Appendix 3.1.B.11 of the Annex” and inserting “article 6.2 of the USMCA”; (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking “Annex 302.2 of the NAFTA” and inserting “Annex 2-B of the USMCA”; (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i), by striking “Article 502(1) of the NAFTA” and inserting “article 5.4.1 of the USMCA”; and (II) in clause (ii)(I), in the matter following item (bb), by striking “chapter 5 of the NAFTA” and inserting “chapter 5 of the USMCA”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “Article 503 of the NAFTA” and inserting “article 5.5 of the USMCA”; and (D) in paragraph (5)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “NAFTA” and inserting “North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the United States, Mexico, and Canada on December 17, 1992”; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “NAFTA” each place it appears and inserting “USMCA”; and (3) in section 213A(b) (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b))— (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(vii)(I)(aa), by striking “Annex 401 of the NAFTA” and inserting “Annex 4-B of the USMCA”; and (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i), by striking “Annex 401 of the NAFTA” and inserting “Annex 4-B of the USMCA”. (c) Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.—Section 403 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4362) is amended by striking “article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438)” and inserting “article 10.10 of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)) and section 418 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4588)”. (d) Title 35, United States Code.—Section 11 of title 35, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “The Director” and inserting “(a) In General.—The Director”; (2) by striking “other than a NAFTA country” and inserting “other than a USMCA country”; and (3) by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: “(b) Definitions.—In this section— “(1) the term ‘USMCA country’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502); and “(2) the term ‘WTO member country’ has the meaning given that term in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).” . (e) Energy Policy Act of 1992.—Section 1011(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296b(b)) is amended by striking “North American Free Trade Agreement” and inserting “USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502))”. (f) Trade Agreements Act of 1979.—Section 493(a)(5)(D) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2578b(a)(5)(D)) is amended by striking “the NAFTA countries (as defined in section 2(4) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act)” and inserting “the USMCA countries (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502))”. (g) [19 U.S.C. 2578b note] Effective Date.—This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
Cross-references to the US Code
19 U.S.C. 2578b note
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