A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal transfer multifunction machines.

Summary: Directs the U.S. Customs Service, upon request, to liquidate or reliquidate (refund duty on) certain entries (filed at the port of Los Angeles) of indirect electrostatic copiers at the rate of duty that would have been applicable to such merchandise if they had been liquidated or reliquidated at a duty rate applicable to other automated data processing (ADP) thermal transfer printer units on the date of entry.

SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF THERMAL TRANSFER 
              MULTIFUNCTION MACHINES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and subject to the 
provisions of subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall, 
not later than 180 days after the receipt of the request described in 
subsection (b), liquidate or reliquidate each entry described in 
subsection (d) containing any merchandise which, at the time of the 
original liquidation, was classified under subheading 8517.21.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to indirect 
electrostatic copiers) or subheading 9002.12.00 of such Schedule 
(relating to indirect electrostatic copiers), at the rate of duty that 
would have been applicable to such merchandise if the merchandise had 
been liquidated or reliquidated under subheading 8571.60.65 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to other 
automated data processing (ADP) thermal transfer printer units) on the 
date of entry.
    (b) Requests.--Reliquidation may be made under subsection (a) with 
respect to an entry described in subsection (d) only if a request 
therefor is filed with the Customs Service within 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and the request contains sufficient 
information to enable the Customs Service to locate the entry or 
reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
    (c) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the United States 
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under 
subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 180 days after the date of 
such liquidation or reliquidation.
    (d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a), 
filed at the port of Los Angeles, are as follows:

      

                                                                        
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              Date of Entry         Entry Number       Liquidation Date 
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                 01/17/97          112-9638417-3           02/21/97     
                 01/10/97          112-9637684-9           03/07/97     
                 01/03/97          112-9636723-6           04/18/97     
                 01/07/97          112-9637561-9           04/25/97     
                 01/10/97          112-9637686-4           03/07/97     
                 02/21/97          112-9642157-9           09/12/97     
                 02/14/97          112-9641619-9           06/06/97     
                 02/14/97          112-9641693-4           06/06/97     
                 02/21/97          112-9642156-1           09/12/97     
                 02/28/97          112-9643326-9           09/12/97     
                 03/18/97          112-9645336-6           09/19/97     
                 03/21/97          112-9645682-3           09/19/97     
                 03/21/97          112-9645681-5           09/19/97     
                 03/21/97          112-9645698-9           09/19/97     
                 03/14/97          112-9645026-3           09/19/97     
                 03/14/97          112-9645041-2           09/19/97     
                 03/20/97          112-9646075-9           09/19/97     
                 03/14/97          112-9645026-3           09/19/97     
                 04/04/97          112-9647309-1           09/19/97     
                 04/04/97          112-9647312-5           09/19/97     
                 04/04/97          112-9647316-6           09/19/97     
                 04/11/97          112-9300151-5           10/31/97     
                 04/11/97          112-9300287-7           09/26/97     
                 04/11/97          112-9300308-1           02/20/98     
                 04/10/97          112-9300356-0           09/26/97     
                 04/16/97          112-9301387-4           09/26/97     
                 04/22/97          112-9301602-6           09/26/97     
                 04/18/97          112-9301627-3           09/26/97     
                 04/21/97          112-9301615-8           09/26/97     
                 04/25/97          112-9302445-9           10/31/97     
                 04/25/97          112-9302298-2           09/26/97     
                 04/25/97          112-9302205-7           09/26/97     
                 04/04/97          112-9302371-7           09/26/97     
                 05/26/97          112-9305730-1           09/26/97     
                 05/21/97          112-9305527-1           09/26/97     
                 05/30/97          112-9306718-5           09/26/97     
                 05/19/97          112-9304958-9           09/26/97     
                 05/16/97          112-9305030-6           09/26/97     
                 05/07/97          112-9303702-2           09/26/97     
                 05/09/97          112-9303707-1           09/26/97     
                 05/10/97          112-9304256-8           09/26/97     
                 05/31/97          112-9306470-3           09/26/97     
                 05/02/97          112-9302717-1           09/19/97     
                 06/20/97          112-9308793-6           09/26/97     
                 06/18/97          112-9308717-5           09/26/97     
                 06/16/97          112-9308538-5           09/26/97     
                 06/09/97          112-9307568-3           09/26/97     
                 06/06/97          112-9307144-3           09/26/97     
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