### Question
How does TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT define initial preclearance operations costs?


### Answer
Under *19 U.S.C. § 4435*, **initial preclearance operations costs** is defined as:

> 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

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 4435*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER VII-PRECLEARANCE OPERATIONS**

