19 U.S.C. § 4432 — Establishment of preclearance operations

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) [1] 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 .) [1] See References in Text note below. Editorial Notes References in Text Section 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 .

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