{"identifier":"/us/usc/t19/s4432","title":19,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4432.","heading":"Establishment of preclearance operations","text":"\u00a7\u202f4432.\nEstablishment of preclearance operations\nPursuant to\n(1) to prevent terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and other security threats from entering the United States;\n(2) to prevent inadmissible persons from entering the United States;\n(3) to ensure that merchandise destined for the United States complies with applicable laws;\n(4) to ensure the prompt processing of persons eligible to travel to the United States; and\n(5) to accomplish such other objectives as the Secretary determines are necessary to protect the United States.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t19/s4432.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4432","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4432."},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment of preclearance operations","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Pursuant to ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1629 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t19/s1629","tail":" and "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1103(a)(7) of title 8","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1103/a/7","tail":", and provided that an aviation security preclearance agreement (as defined in section 44901(d)(4)(B)\u202f"},{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSee References in Text note below."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSee References in Text note below.","tail":" of title 49) is in effect, the Secretary may establish and maintain U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations in a foreign country\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4432/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" to prevent terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and other security threats from entering the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4432/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" to prevent inadmissible persons from entering the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4432/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" to ensure that merchandise destined for the United States complies with applicable laws;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4432/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" to ensure the prompt processing of persons eligible to travel to the United States; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4432/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" to accomplish such other objectives as the Secretary determines are necessary to protect the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}