USA were relegated to World Cricket League Division Five just three years after having been one of two Associates - along with Kenya - to play in the 2004 Champions Trophy in England. However, the ICC has appointed members of the regional ICC Americas office to serve in a caretaker role overseeing USA's operations during the current USACA suspension.

In the event that a resolution is passed to expel the USACA, it is believed that the ICC Americas office will continue administering USA cricket affairs for at least another year and perhaps longer until a new governing body is formed. Alternatively, the ICC may review an application from another governing body, such as the rival ACF, to take the place of USACA as the ICC's member governing body inthe USA, though at the moment that appears unlikely due to unresolved administrative issues with the ACF.

Though the USACA's debt is in millions, the ACF has had difficulty generating revenue since it formed in 2012 and at the moment would not have independent funding sufficient to sustain operations for the various national teams without assistance from the ICC. Their flagship national inter-league tournament has struggled to stay afloat since it was launched in 2014, and is dependent on self-funding from member teams. Meanwhile, the ACF's chief executive position has remained vacant for two years since the resignation of Jamie Harrison in May 2015.