US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

19 U.S.C. § 1644

Application of the Federal Aviation Act and section 1518(d) of title 33

(a)
section 1644a(b)(1) of this title19 U.S.C. 1701 The authority vested by in the Secretary of the Treasury, by regulation to provide for the application to civil air navigation of the laws and regulations relating to the administration of customs, and of the laws and regulations relating to the entry and clearance of vessels, shall extend to the application in like manner of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of the Anti-Smuggling Act of 1935 [ et seq.], or of any regulations promulgated hereunder.
(b)
section 1518(d) of title 33 For purposes of , the term “customs laws administered by the Secretary of the Treasury” shall mean this chapter and any other provisions of law classified to this title.

June 17, 1930, ch. 49746 Stat. 761Pub. L. 96–467, § 21(2)94 Stat. 2228Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 32298 Stat. 2056(, title IV, § 644, ; , (3), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 43849 Stat. 517section 1711 of this titleThe Anti-Smuggling Act of 1935, referred to in subsec. (a), probably means the Anti-Smuggling Act which is , , as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 1701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Codification

section 1644a(b)(1) of this title49 U.S.C. 1509Pub. L. 103–272, § 6(b)108 Stat. 1378In subsec. (a), “” substituted for “section 1109 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ()” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation.

Amendments

Pub. L. 98–473section 1509 of title 491984—Subsec. (a). substituted reference to , Appendix, for reference to section 177 of former title 49, struck out reference to the Commissioner of Customs, and inserted reference to the Anti-Smuggling Act of 1935.

Pub. L. 98–473Subsec. (b). reenacted subsec. (b) without change.

Pub. L. 96–4671980— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).