19 USC 4435 - Recovery of initial U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations costs

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 4435.

Recovery of initial U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations costs

(a)

Cost sharing agreements with relevant airport authorities

The Commissioner may enter into a cost sharing agreement with airport authorities in foreign countries at which preclearance operations are to be established or maintained if—

(1)

an executive agreement to establish or maintain such preclearance operations pursuant to the authorities under section 1629 of this title and section 1103(a)(7) of title 8 has been signed, but has not yet entered into force; and

(2)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has incurred, or expects to incur, initial preclearance operations costs in order to establish or maintain preclearance operations under the agreement described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Contents of cost sharing agreements

(1)

In general

(2)

Timing of payments

(c)

Account

(1)

In general

All amounts collected pursuant to any cost sharing agreement authorized under subsection (a)—

(A)

shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;

(B)

shall remain available, until expended, for the purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used; and

(C)

may be collected and shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts.

(2)

Return of unused funds

(3)

Rule of construction

(d)

Defined term

(1)

In general

In this section, the term “initial preclearance operations costs” means the costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish or maintain preclearance operations at an airport in a foreign country, including costs relating to—

(A)

hiring, training, and equipping new U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who will be stationed at United States domestic ports of entry or other U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities to backfill U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to be stationed at an airport in a foreign country to conduct preclearance operations; and

(B)

visits to the airport authority conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel necessary to prepare for the establishment or maintenance of preclearance operations at such airport, including the compensation, travel expenses, and allowances payable to such personnel attributable to such visits.

(2)

Exception

(e)

Rule of construction

(Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 817, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 220.)

cite as: 19 USC 4435