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+title: "19 U.S.C. § 4431"
+description: "Definitions"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 19
+title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
+chapter_number: "28"
+chapter_name: "TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT"
+section: "4431"
+citation: "19 U.S.C. § 4431"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc19@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s4431"
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+---
+
+# 19 U.S.C. § 4431 - Definitions
+
+## Text
+
+In this subchapter:
+
+(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.
+
+(Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 812, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 217.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThis 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.