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Executive Order 13923: Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

President: Donald J. Trump

Created a Homeland Security-led task force to monitor enforcement of the import ban on goods made with forced labor, with interagency reporting under the USMCA statute.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13923 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13923 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13923 do?

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force submitted a congressional report setting CBP timelines for responding to forced-labor allegations.

Evidence review, September 23, 2026: DHS documented the forced-labor task force established by the order and its later enforcement coordination.

Administration position: The order established coordination and reporting duties. The task-force report documents procedures, not a finding that all forced-labor imports were identified or stopped.
SignedMay 15, 2020
Original directionCreated a Homeland Security-led task force to monitor enforcement of the import ban on goods made with forced labor, with interagency reporting under the USMCA statute.
Later evidenceThe Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force submitted a congressional report setting CBP timelines for responding to forced-labor allegations.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

U.S. law barred importation of goods made with forced labor, but Customs investigations and agency referrals required coordination and evidence.

After the order

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force submitted a congressional report setting CBP timelines for responding to forced-labor allegations.

The order established coordination and reporting duties. The task-force report documents procedures, not a finding that all forced-labor imports were identified or stopped.

Who had to do what

Agency / officialWhat the signed order directedDeadline / timing
Secretary of Homeland SecurityChair the task force; invite additional participants; determine when delay justifies majority voting after failed consensus and break ties.As task-force decisions arise; no fixed deadline.
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, including State, Treasury, Justice, Labor and USTR representativesMonitor US enforcement of the forced-labor import prohibition; seek consensus on statutory actions, using majority voting if the chair finds further delay inappropriate.No separate deadline stated.
Each represented executive department or agencyProvide necessary staff to support its representative and bear its own task-force expenses.No separate deadline stated.

Source: Signed Federal Register text.

Later developments

Later authority: The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force submitted a congressional report setting CBP timelines for responding to forced-labor allegations. (2024)

What happened next

EO 13923 signed.

Guide checked against signed order and later official evidence.