diff --git a/modules/consentManagement.js b/modules/consentManagement.js
index 1e2a6648145..d5703c1a784 100644
--- a/modules/consentManagement.js
+++ b/modules/consentManagement.js
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ function exitModule(errMsg, hookConfig, extraArgs) {
  */
 export function resetConsentData() {
   consentData = undefined;
+  userCMP = undefined;
   gdprDataHandler.setConsentData(null);
 }
 
@@ -343,6 +344,13 @@ export function resetConsentData() {
  * @param {object} config required; consentManagement module config settings; cmp (string), timeout (int), allowAuctionWithoutConsent (boolean)
  */
 export function setConsentConfig(config) {
+  // if `config.gdpr` or `config.usp` exist, assume new config format.
+  // else for backward compatability, just use `config`
+  config = config.gdpr || config.usp ? config.gdpr : config;
+  if (!config || typeof config !== 'object') {
+    utils.logWarn('consentManagement config not defined, exiting consent manager');
+    return;
+  }
   if (utils.isStr(config.cmpApi)) {
     userCMP = config.cmpApi;
   } else {
diff --git a/modules/consentManagementUsp.js b/modules/consentManagementUsp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af9f4f05dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/consentManagementUsp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+/**
+ * This module adds USPAPI (CCPA) consentManagement support to prebid.js. It
+ * interacts with supported USP Consent APIs to grab the user's consent
+ * information and make it available for any USP (CCPA) supported adapters to
+ * read/pass this information to their system.
+ */
+import * as utils from '../src/utils';
+import { config } from '../src/config';
+import { uspDataHandler } from '../src/adapterManager';
+
+const DEFAULT_CONSENT_API = 'iab';
+const DEFAULT_CONSENT_TIMEOUT = 50;
+const USPAPI_VERSION = 1;
+
+export let consentAPI;
+export let consentTimeout;
+
+let consentData;
+let addedConsentHook = false;
+
+// consent APIs
+const uspCallMap = {
+  'iab': lookupUspConsent
+};
+
+/**
+ * This function handles interacting with an USP compliant consent manager to obtain the consent information of the user.
+ * Given the async nature of the USP's API, we pass in acting success/error callback functions to exit this function
+ * based on the appropriate result.
+ * @param {function(string)} uspSuccess acts as a success callback when USPAPI returns a value; pass along consentObject (string) from UPSAPI
+ * @param {function(string)} uspError acts as an error callback while interacting with USPAPI; pass along an error message (string)
+ * @param {object} hookConfig contains module related variables (see comment in requestBidsHook function)
+ */
+function lookupUspConsent(uspSuccess, uspError, hookConfig) {
+  function handleUspApiResponseCallbacks() {
+    const uspResponse = {};
+
+    function afterEach() {
+      if (uspResponse.usPrivacy) {
+        uspSuccess(uspResponse, hookConfig);
+      } else {
+        uspError('Unable to get USP consent string.', hookConfig);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      consentDataCallback: (consentResponse, success) => {
+        if (success && consentResponse.uspString) {
+          uspResponse.usPrivacy = consentResponse.uspString;
+        }
+        afterEach();
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  let callbackHandler = handleUspApiResponseCallbacks();
+  let uspapiCallbacks = {};
+
+  // to collect the consent information from the user, we perform a call to USPAPI
+  // to collect the user's consent choices represented as a string (via getUSPData)
+
+  // the following code also determines where the USPAPI is located and uses the proper workflow to communicate with it:
+  // - use the USPAPI locator code to see if USP's located in the current window or an ancestor window. This works in friendly or cross domain iframes
+  // - if USPAPI is not found, the iframe function will call the uspError exit callback to abort the rest of the USPAPI workflow
+  // - try to call the __uspapi() function directly, otherwise use the postMessage() api
+
+  // find the CMP frame/window
+  let f = window;
+  let uspapiFrame;
+  while (!uspapiFrame) {
+    try {
+      if (f.frames['__uspapiLocator']) uspapiFrame = f;
+    } catch (e) { }
+    if (f === window.top) break;
+    f = f.parent;
+  }
+
+  if (!uspapiFrame) {
+    return uspError('USP CMP not found.', hookConfig);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // try to call __uspapi directly
+    uspapiFrame.__uspapi('getUSPData', USPAPI_VERSION, callbackHandler.consentDataCallback);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // must not have been accessible, try using postMessage() api
+    callUspApiWhileInIframe('getUSPData', uspapiFrame, callbackHandler.consentDataCallback);
+  }
+
+  function callUspApiWhileInIframe(commandName, uspapiFrame, moduleCallback) {
+    /* Setup up a __uspapi function to do the postMessage and stash the callback.
+      This function behaves, from the caller's perspective, identicially to the in-frame __uspapi call (although it is not synchronous) */
+    window.__uspapi = function (cmd, ver, callback) {
+      let callId = Math.random() + '';
+      let msg = {
+        __uspapiCall: {
+          command: cmd,
+          version: ver,
+          callId: callId
+        }
+      };
+
+      uspapiCallbacks[callId] = callback;
+      uspapiFrame.postMessage(msg, '*');
+    }
+
+    /** when we get the return message, call the stashed callback */
+    window.addEventListener('message', readPostMessageResponse, false);
+
+    // call uspapi
+    window.__uspapi(commandName, USPAPI_VERSION, uspapiCallback);
+
+    function readPostMessageResponse(event) {
+      const res = event && event.data && event.data.__uspapiReturn;
+      if (res && res.callId) {
+        if (typeof uspapiCallbacks[res.callId] !== 'undefined') {
+          uspapiCallbacks[res.callId](res.returnValue, res.success);
+          delete uspapiCallbacks[res.callId];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function uspapiCallback(consentObject, success) {
+      window.removeEventListener('message', readPostMessageResponse, false);
+      moduleCallback(consentObject, success);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * If consentManagementUSP module is enabled (ie included in setConfig), this hook function will attempt to fetch the
+ * user's encoded consent string from the supported USPAPI. Once obtained, the module will store this
+ * data as part of a uspConsent object which gets transferred to adapterManager's uspDataHandler object.
+ * This information is later added into the bidRequest object for any supported adapters to read/pass along to their system.
+ * @param {object} reqBidsConfigObj required; This is the same param that's used in pbjs.requestBids.
+ * @param {function} fn required; The next function in the chain, used by hook.js
+ */
+export function requestBidsHook(fn, reqBidsConfigObj) {
+  // preserves all module related variables for the current auction instance (used primiarily for concurrent auctions)
+  const hookConfig = {
+    context: this,
+    args: [reqBidsConfigObj],
+    nextFn: fn,
+    adUnits: reqBidsConfigObj.adUnits || $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.adUnits,
+    bidsBackHandler: reqBidsConfigObj.bidsBackHandler,
+    haveExited: false,
+    timer: null
+  };
+
+  // in case we already have consent (eg during bid refresh)
+  if (consentData) {
+    return exitModule(null, hookConfig);
+  }
+
+  if (!uspCallMap[consentAPI]) {
+    utils.logWarn(`USP framework (${consentAPI}) is not a supported framework. Aborting consentManagement module and resuming auction.`);
+    return hookConfig.nextFn.apply(hookConfig.context, hookConfig.args);
+  }
+
+  uspCallMap[consentAPI].call(this, processUspData, uspapiFailed, hookConfig);
+
+  // only let this code run if module is still active (ie if the callbacks used by USPs haven't already finished)
+  if (!hookConfig.haveExited) {
+    if (consentTimeout === 0) {
+      processUspData(undefined, hookConfig);
+    } else {
+      hookConfig.timer = setTimeout(uspapiTimeout.bind(null, hookConfig), consentTimeout);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function checks the consent data provided by USPAPI to ensure it's in an expected state.
+ * If it's bad, we exit the module depending on config settings.
+ * If it's good, then we store the value and exits the module.
+ * @param {object} consentObject required; object returned by USPAPI that contains user's consent choices
+ * @param {object} hookConfig contains module related variables (see comment in requestBidsHook function)
+ */
+function processUspData(consentObject, hookConfig) {
+  const valid = !!(consentObject && consentObject.usPrivacy);
+  if (!valid) {
+    uspapiFailed(`UPSAPI returned unexpected value during lookup process.`, hookConfig, consentObject);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  clearTimeout(hookConfig.timer);
+  storeUspConsentData(consentObject);
+  exitModule(null, hookConfig);
+}
+
+/**
+ * General timeout callback when interacting with USPAPI takes too long.
+ */
+function uspapiTimeout(hookConfig) {
+  uspapiFailed('USPAPI workflow exceeded timeout threshold.', hookConfig);
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function contains the controlled steps to perform when there's a problem with USPAPI.
+ * @param {string} errMsg required; should be a short descriptive message for why the failure/issue happened.
+ * @param {object} hookConfig contains module related variables (see comment in requestBidsHook function)
+ * @param {object} extraArgs contains additional data that's passed along in the error/warning messages for easier debugging
+*/
+function uspapiFailed(errMsg, hookConfig, extraArgs) {
+  clearTimeout(hookConfig.timer);
+
+  exitModule(errMsg, hookConfig, extraArgs);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stores USP data locally in module and then invokes uspDataHandler.setConsentData() to make information available in adaptermanger.js for later in the auction
+ * @param {object} cmpConsentObject required; an object representing user's consent choices (can be undefined in certain use-cases for this function only)
+ */
+function storeUspConsentData(consentObject) {
+  if (consentObject && consentObject.usPrivacy) {
+    consentData = consentObject.usPrivacy;
+    uspDataHandler.setConsentData(consentData);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function handles the exit logic for the module.
+ * There are a couple paths in the module's logic to call this function and we only allow 1 of the 2 potential exits to happen before suppressing others.
+ *
+ * We prevent multiple exits to avoid conflicting messages in the console depending on certain scenarios.
+ * One scenario could be auction was canceled due to timeout with USPAPI being reached.
+ * While the timeout is the accepted exit and runs first, the USP's callback still tries to process the user's data (which normally leads to a good exit).
+ * In this case, the good exit will be suppressed since we already decided to cancel the auction.
+ *
+ * Three exit paths are:
+ * 1. good exit where auction runs (USPAPI data is processed normally).
+ * 2. bad exit but auction still continues (warning message is logged, USPAPI data is undefined and still passed along).
+ * @param {string} errMsg optional; only to be used when there was a 'bad' exit.  String is a descriptive message for the failure/issue encountered.
+ * @param {object} hookConfig contains module related variables (see comment in requestBidsHook function)
+ * @param {object} extraArgs contains additional data that's passed along in the error/warning messages for easier debugging
+ */
+function exitModule(errMsg, hookConfig, extraArgs) {
+  if (hookConfig.haveExited === false) {
+    hookConfig.haveExited = true;
+
+    let context = hookConfig.context;
+    let args = hookConfig.args;
+    let nextFn = hookConfig.nextFn;
+
+    if (errMsg) {
+      utils.logWarn(errMsg + ' Resuming auction without consent data as per consentManagement config.', extraArgs);
+    }
+    nextFn.apply(context, args);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Simply resets the module's consentData variable back to undefined, mainly for testing purposes
+ */
+export function resetConsentData() {
+  consentData = undefined;
+  consentAPI = undefined;
+  uspDataHandler.setConsentData(null);
+}
+
+/**
+ * A configuration function that initializes some module variables, as well as add a hook into the requestBids function
+ * @param {object} config required; consentManagementUSP module config settings; usp (string), timeout (int), allowAuctionWithoutConsent (boolean)
+ */
+export function setConsentConfig(config) {
+  config = config.usp;
+  if (!config || typeof config !== 'object') {
+    utils.logWarn('consentManagement.usp config not defined, exiting usp consent manager');
+    return;
+  }
+  if (utils.isStr(config.cmpApi)) {
+    consentAPI = config.cmpApi;
+  } else {
+    consentAPI = DEFAULT_CONSENT_API;
+    utils.logInfo(`consentManagement.usp config did not specify cmpApi. Using system default setting (${DEFAULT_CONSENT_API}).`);
+  }
+
+  if (utils.isNumber(config.timeout)) {
+    consentTimeout = config.timeout;
+  } else {
+    consentTimeout = DEFAULT_CONSENT_TIMEOUT;
+    utils.logInfo(`consentManagement.usp config did not specify timeout. Using system default setting (${DEFAULT_CONSENT_TIMEOUT}).`);
+  }
+
+  utils.logInfo('USPAPI consentManagement module has been activated...');
+
+  if (!addedConsentHook) {
+    $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.before(requestBidsHook, 50);
+  }
+  addedConsentHook = true;
+}
+config.getConfig('consentManagement', config => setConsentConfig(config.consentManagement));
diff --git a/src/adapterManager.js b/src/adapterManager.js
index 2a1bf320af8..99e2e31e9e1 100644
--- a/src/adapterManager.js
+++ b/src/adapterManager.js
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ export let gdprDataHandler = {
   }
 };
 
+export let uspDataHandler = {
+  consentData: null,
+  setConsentData: function(consentInfo) {
+    uspDataHandler.consentData = consentInfo;
+  },
+  getConsentData: function() {
+    return uspDataHandler.consentData;
+  }
+};
+
 adapterManager.makeBidRequests = function(adUnits, auctionStart, auctionId, cbTimeout, labels) {
   let bidRequests = [];
 
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ adapterManager.makeBidRequests = function(adUnits, auctionStart, auctionId, cbTi
   if (gdprDataHandler.getConsentData()) {
     bidRequests.forEach(bidRequest => {
       bidRequest['gdprConsent'] = gdprDataHandler.getConsentData();
+      bidRequest['uspConsent'] = uspDataHandler.getConsentData();
     });
   }
   return bidRequests;
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6e0ef22f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/modules/consentManagementUsp_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+import {
+  setConsentConfig,
+  requestBidsHook,
+  resetConsentData,
+  consentAPI,
+  consentTimeout
+} from 'modules/consentManagementUsp';
+import * as utils from 'src/utils';
+import { config } from 'src/config';
+import { uspDataHandler } from 'src/adapterManager';
+
+let assert = require('chai').assert;
+let expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+function createIFrameMarker() {
+  var ifr = document.createElement('iframe');
+  ifr.width = 0;
+  ifr.height = 0;
+  ifr.name = '__uspapiLocator';
+  document.body.appendChild(ifr);
+  return ifr;
+}
+
+describe('consentManagement', function () {
+  describe('setConsentConfig tests:', function () {
+    describe('empty setConsentConfig value', function () {
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logInfo');
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logWarn');
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        utils.logInfo.restore();
+        utils.logWarn.restore();
+        config.resetConfig();
+        resetConsentData();
+      });
+
+      it('should not run if no config', function () {
+        setConsentConfig({});
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.undefined;
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.undefined;
+        sinon.assert.callCount(utils.logWarn, 1);
+      });
+
+      it('should use system default values', function () {
+        setConsentConfig({usp: {}});
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.equal('iab');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(50);
+        sinon.assert.callCount(utils.logInfo, 3);
+      });
+
+      it('should exit the consent manager if config.usp is not an object', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({});
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.undefined;
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(utils.logWarn);
+        sinon.assert.notCalled(utils.logInfo);
+      });
+
+      it('should exit the consent manager if only config.gdpr is an object', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({ gdpr: { cmpApi: 'iab' } });
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.undefined;
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(utils.logWarn);
+        sinon.assert.notCalled(utils.logInfo);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('valid setConsentConfig value', function () {
+      afterEach(function () {
+        config.resetConfig();
+        $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
+      });
+
+      it('results in all user settings overriding system defaults', function () {
+        let allConfig = {
+          usp: {
+            cmpApi: 'daa',
+            timeout: 7500
+          }
+        };
+
+        setConsentConfig(allConfig);
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.equal('daa');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(7500);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('requestBidsHook tests:', function () {
+    let goodConfig = {
+      usp: {
+        cmpApi: 'iab',
+        timeout: 7500
+      }
+    };
+
+    let noConfig = {};
+
+    let didHookReturn;
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+      uspDataHandler.consentData = null;
+      resetConsentData();
+    });
+
+    describe('error checks:', function () {
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        didHookReturn = false;
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logWarn');
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logError');
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        utils.logWarn.restore();
+        utils.logError.restore();
+        config.resetConfig();
+        $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
+        resetConsentData();
+      });
+
+      it('should throw a warning and return to hooked function when an unknown USPAPI framework ID is used', function () {
+        let badCMPConfig = { usp: { cmpApi: 'bad' } };
+        setConsentConfig(badCMPConfig);
+        expect(consentAPI).to.be.equal(badCMPConfig.usp.cmpApi);
+        requestBidsHook(() => { didHookReturn = true; }, {});
+        let consent = uspDataHandler.getConsentData();
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(utils.logWarn);
+        expect(didHookReturn).to.be.true;
+        expect(consent).to.be.null;
+      });
+
+      it('should throw proper errors when USP config is not found', function () {
+        setConsentConfig(noConfig);
+        requestBidsHook(() => { didHookReturn = true; }, {});
+        let consent = uspDataHandler.getConsentData();
+        // throw 2 warnings; one for no bidsBackHandler and for CMP not being found (this is an error due to gdpr config)
+        sinon.assert.calledTwice(utils.logWarn);
+        expect(didHookReturn).to.be.true;
+        expect(consent).to.be.null;
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('already known consentData:', function () {
+      let uspStub = sinon.stub();
+      let ifr = null;
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        didHookReturn = false;
+        ifr = createIFrameMarker();
+        window.__uspapi = function() {};
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        config.resetConfig();
+        $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
+        uspStub.restore();
+        document.body.removeChild(ifr);
+        delete window.__uspapi;
+        resetConsentData();
+      });
+
+      it('should bypass CMP and simply use previously stored consentData', function () {
+        let testConsentData = {
+          uspString: '1YY'
+        };
+
+        uspStub = sinon.stub(window, '__uspapi').callsFake((...args) => {
+          args[2](testConsentData, true);
+        });
+
+        setConsentConfig(goodConfig);
+        requestBidsHook(() => {}, {});
+        uspStub.restore();
+
+        // reset the stub to ensure it wasn't called during the second round of calls
+        uspStub = sinon.stub(window, '__uspapi').callsFake((...args) => {
+          args[2](testConsentData, true);
+        });
+
+        requestBidsHook(() => { didHookReturn = true; }, {});
+
+        let consent = uspDataHandler.getConsentData();
+        expect(didHookReturn).to.be.true;
+        expect(consent).to.equal(testConsentData.uspString);
+        sinon.assert.notCalled(uspStub);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('USPAPI workflow for iframed page', function () {
+      let ifr = null;
+      let stringifyResponse = false;
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logError');
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logWarn');
+        ifr = createIFrameMarker();
+        window.addEventListener('message', uspapiMessageHandler, false);
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        config.resetConfig();
+        $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
+        delete window.__uspapi;
+        utils.logError.restore();
+        utils.logWarn.restore();
+        resetConsentData();
+        document.body.removeChild(ifr);
+        window.removeEventListener('message', uspapiMessageHandler);
+      });
+
+      function uspapiMessageHandler(event) {
+        if (event && event.data) {
+          var data = event.data;
+          if (data.__uspapiCall) {
+            var callId = data.__uspapiCall.callId;
+            var response = {
+              __uspapiReturn: {
+                callId,
+                returnValue: { uspString: '1YY' },
+                success: true
+              }
+            };
+            event.source.postMessage(stringifyResponse ? JSON.stringify(response) : response, '*');
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Run tests with JSON response and String response
+      // from CMP window postMessage listener.
+      testIFramedPage('with/JSON response', false);
+      // testIFramedPage('with/String response', true);
+
+      function testIFramedPage(testName, messageFormatString) {
+        it(`should return the consent string from a postmessage + addEventListener response - ${testName}`, (done) => {
+          stringifyResponse = messageFormatString;
+          setConsentConfig(goodConfig);
+          requestBidsHook(() => {
+            let consent = uspDataHandler.getConsentData();
+            sinon.assert.notCalled(utils.logWarn);
+            sinon.assert.notCalled(utils.logError);
+            expect(consent).to.equal('1YY');
+            done();
+          }, {});
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    describe('USPAPI workflow for normal pages:', function () {
+      let uspapiStub = sinon.stub();
+      let ifr = null;
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        didHookReturn = false;
+        ifr = createIFrameMarker();
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logError');
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logWarn');
+        window.__uspapi = function() {};
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        config.resetConfig();
+        $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
+        uspapiStub.restore();
+        utils.logError.restore();
+        utils.logWarn.restore();
+        document.body.removeChild(ifr);
+        delete window.__uspapi;
+        resetConsentData();
+      });
+
+      it('performs lookup check and stores consentData for a valid existing user', function () {
+        let testConsentData = {
+          uspString: '1NY'
+        };
+
+        uspapiStub = sinon.stub(window, '__uspapi').callsFake((...args) => {
+          args[2](testConsentData, true);
+        });
+
+        setConsentConfig(goodConfig);
+        requestBidsHook(() => { didHookReturn = true; }, {});
+
+        let consent = uspDataHandler.getConsentData();
+
+        sinon.assert.notCalled(utils.logWarn);
+        sinon.assert.notCalled(utils.logError);
+
+        expect(didHookReturn).to.be.true;
+        expect(consent).to.equal(testConsentData.uspString);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/consentManagement_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/consentManagement_spec.js
index 6be96427750..9731164c655 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/consentManagement_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/consentManagement_spec.js
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ describe('consentManagement', function () {
     describe('empty setConsentConfig value', function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
         sinon.stub(utils, 'logInfo');
+        sinon.stub(utils, 'logWarn');
       });
 
       afterEach(function () {
         utils.logInfo.restore();
+        utils.logWarn.restore();
         config.resetConfig();
+        resetConsentData();
       });
 
       it('should use system default values', function () {
@@ -25,6 +28,18 @@ describe('consentManagement', function () {
         expect(allowAuction).to.be.true;
         sinon.assert.callCount(utils.logInfo, 4);
       });
+
+      it('should exit consent manager if config is not an object', function() {
+        setConsentConfig('');
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.undefined;
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(utils.logWarn);
+      });
+
+      it('should exit consent manager if gdpr not set with new config structure', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({ usp: { cmpApi: 'iab', timeout: 50 } });
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.undefined;
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(utils.logWarn);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('valid setConsentConfig value', function () {
@@ -32,6 +47,7 @@ describe('consentManagement', function () {
         config.resetConfig();
         $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$.requestBids.removeAll();
       });
+
       it('results in all user settings overriding system defaults', function () {
         let allConfig = {
           cmpApi: 'iab',
@@ -44,6 +60,57 @@ describe('consentManagement', function () {
         expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(7500);
         expect(allowAuction).to.be.false;
       });
+
+      it('should use new consent manager config structure for gdpr', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({
+          gdpr: { cmpApi: 'daa', timeout: 8700 }
+        });
+
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.equal('daa');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(8700);
+      });
+
+      it('should ignore config.usp and use config.gdpr, with default cmpApi', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({
+          gdpr: { timeout: 5000 },
+          usp: { cmpApi: 'daa', timeout: 50 }
+        });
+
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.equal('iab');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(5000);
+      });
+
+      it('should ignore config.usp and use config.gdpr, with default cmpAip and timeout', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({
+          gdpr: {},
+          usp: { cmpApi: 'daa', timeout: 50 }
+        });
+
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.equal('iab');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(10000);
+      });
+
+      it('should recognize config.gdpr, with default cmpAip and timeout', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({
+          gdpr: {}
+        });
+
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.equal('iab');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(10000);
+      });
+
+      it('should fallback to old consent manager config object if no config.gdpr', function() {
+        setConsentConfig({
+          cmpApi: 'iab',
+          timeout: 3333,
+          allowAuctionWithoutConsent: false,
+          gdpr: false
+        });
+
+        expect(userCMP).to.be.equal('iab');
+        expect(consentTimeout).to.be.equal(3333);
+        expect(allowAuction).to.be.equal(false);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('static consent string setConsentConfig value', () => {