Title 19 — Customs Duties
Chapter 28 — Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
§ 4431. Definitions
Statutory text
In this subchapter:
Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015
Pub. L. 114–125 title VIII § 812 · 130 Stat. 122
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 4431
(Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 812, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 217.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 812, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 217.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 812. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.— The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle B (§§ 811–819) of title VIII of Pub. L. 114–125, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4301 of this title and Tables.