Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

19 U.S.C. § 4011

Approval and entry into force of the Agreement

(a)

Approval of Agreement and statement of administrative action

section 3805 of this titlesection 2191 of this titlePursuant to and , the Congress approves—
(1)
the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement entered into on , with the Governments of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and submitted to the Congress on ; and
(2)
the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to the Congress on .
(b)

Conditions for entry into force of the Agreement

At such time as the President determines that countries listed in subsection (a)(1) have taken measures necessary to comply with the provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to provide for the Agreement to enter into force with respect to those countries that provide for the Agreement to enter into force for them.

Pub. L. 109–53, title I, § 101119 Stat. 464(, , .)

Termination of Section

section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53For termination of section by , see Effective and Termination Dates note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective and Termination Dates

section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53section 4001 of this titleSection effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force () and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see , set out as a note under .