--- title: "42 U.S.C. 2000aa–5 Privacy Protection Act: Border and customs searches" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/section/2000aa-5" source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s2000aa-5/" source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 42, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced." text_as_of: "2026-10-22" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 42 U.S.C. 2000aa–5 Privacy Protection Act · Chapter 21A: PRIVACY PROTECTION # 42 U.S.C. 2000aa–5 Privacy Protection Act: Border and customs searches United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text This chapter shall not impair or affect the ability of a government officer or employee, pursuant to otherwise applicable law, to conduct searches and seizures at the borders of, or at international points of, entry into the United States in order to enforce the customs laws of the United States. ## Source Source: United States Code, title 42, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source credit: ( Pub. L. 96-440, title I, § 105 , Oct. 13, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1880 .) [42 U.S.C. 2000aa–5 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s2000aa-5/) United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. This is reference material, not legal advice. ## Navigation [Privacy Protection Act Navigator](https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act) / 42 U.S.C. 2000aa–5 Previous: [42 U.S.C. 2000aa Privacy Protection Act: Searches and seizures by government officers and employees in connection with investigation or prosecution of criminal offenses](https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/section/2000aa) Next: [42 U.S.C. 2000aa–6 Privacy Protection Act: Civil actions by aggrieved persons](https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/section/2000aa-6) ## For AI agents - Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/llms.txt - JSON API: https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/api/v1/index.json - Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents) - Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api - Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents