19 USC § 4661 - Establishment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s4661"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 4661 - Establishment"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "4661"
section_name: "Establishment"
chapter_number: 29
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "LABOR MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Mexico Labor Attaches"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, § 721, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 86.)"
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# § 4661. Establishment

The Secretary of Labor shall—

**(1)** hire and fix the compensation of up to 5 additional full-time officers or employees of the Department of Labor; and

**(2)** detail or assign such officers or employees to the United States Embassy or a United States Consulate in Mexico to carry out the duties described in section 4662 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, § 721, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 86.)