Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

19 U.S.C. § 4432

U.S. CodeFederal
Establishment of preclearance operations
About This Law
/us/usc/t19/s4432
Title
19 — Customs Duties
Chapter
CH28
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
Pursuant to section 1629 of this title and section 1103(a)(7) of title 8, and provided that an aviation security preclearance agreement (as defined in section 44901(d)(4)(B) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 49) is in effect, the Secretary may establish and maintain U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations in a foreign country—(1) to prevent terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and other security threats from entering the United States; (2) to prevent inadmissible persons from entering the United States; (3) to ensure that merchandise destined for the United States complies with applicable laws; (4) to ensure the prompt processing of persons eligible to travel to the United States; and (5) to accomplish such other objectives as the Secretary determines are necessary to protect the United States. (Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 813, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 217.) Editorial Notes References in TextSection 44901(d)(4)(B) of title 49, referred to in text, was redesignated section 44901(d)(2)(B) of title 49 by Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(d)(1)(C)(iii), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3628.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.