Administration of dispute settlement proceedings

The President is authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office to serve as the United States Section of the Secretariat established under article 30.6 of the USMCA. The office established or designated under paragraph (1), subject to the oversight of the interagency group established under section 411(c)(2),11 See References in Text note below. shall— provide administrative assistance to— The office established or designated under paragraph (1) shall not be considered an agency for purposes of section 552 of title 5. There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020 to the Department of Commerce $2,000,000 for— the payment of the United States share of the expenses of— If the Canadian Section or the Mexican Section of the Secretariat provides funds to the United States Section during any fiscal year as reimbursement for expenses in connection with dispute settlement proceedings under section D of chapter 10 or chapter 31 of the USMCA, or under chapter 19 of NAFTA, the United States Section may, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, retain and use such funds to carry out the functions described in subsection (a)(2).