A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of vandium carbides and vandium carbonitride.

Summary: Requires the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of vanadium carbines and vanadium carbonitride at a special rate and refund any amounts owed.

SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF VANADIUM CARBIDES AND 
              VANADIUM CARBONITRIDE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) 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 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 its entry or release from warehouse for consumption, was 
classified under subheading 2849.90.50 of the Hannonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States, at the rate of duty that would have been 
applicable to such merchandise if the merchandise had been liquidated 
or reliquidated at the Special rate of duty for such subheading 
2849.90.50 on the date of entry without regard to the country of origin 
of such merchandise.
    (b) Requests.--Liquidation or 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 any entry under 
subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 90 days after the date of 
such liquidation or reliquidation.
    (d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a), 
filed at the port of Baltimore, are as follows:

      

 
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                                                          Estimated
                Entry date          Entry number       liquidation date
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                 08/07/98          788-3827590-3           06/20/99
                 08/07/98          788-3827650-5           06/20/99
                 08/21/98          788-3830120-4           07/01/99
                 09/18/98          788-3838000-0           07/25/99
                 09/26/98          788-3842300-8           08/08/99
                 10/02/98          788-3842310-7           08/16/99
                 09/26/98          788-3842320-6           08/08/99
                 10/08/98          788-3844370-9           08/16/99
                 10/22/98          788-3850440-1           09/01/99
                 10/22/98          788-3850450-0           09/01/99
                 11/06/98          788-3853680-9           09/22/99
                 11/06/98          788-3853690-8           09/22/99
                 11/13/98          788-3853730-2           10/02/99
                 11/12/98          788-3855290-5           09/22/99
                 11/19/98          788-3855300-2           09/27/99
                 12/27/98          788-3868050-8           11/09/99
                 02/09/99          788-3877120-8           11/09/99
                 02/09/99          788-3877130-7           11/09/99
                 03/05/99          788-3883260-4           12/09/99
                 03/02/99          788-3883270-3           11/22/99
                 03/26/99          788-3888540-4           11/26/99
                 04/01/99          788-3888550-3           12/06/99
                 04/11/99          788-3889130-3           12/16/99
                 04/16/99          788-3896360-7           12/26/99
                 04/30/99          788-3897150-1           01/10/00
                 04/30/99          788-3897160-0           01/10/00
                 04/25/99          788-3897170-9           01/18/00
                 06/11/99          788-3913450-5           02/20/00
                 06/18/99          788-3915060-0           02/22/00
                 07/09/99          788-3921190-7           03/08/00
                 07/12/99          788-3923420-6           03/08/00
                 07/23/99          788-3925480-8           03/18/00
                 07/30/99          788-3929180-0           03/28/00
                 07/30/99          788-3929190-9           03/28/00
                 08/06/99          788-3929200-6           04/10/00
                 08/06/99          788-3929210-5           04/10/00
                 08/13/99          788-3931300-0           04/20/00
                 08/13/99          788-3931310-9           04/20/00
                 08/28/99          788-3936980-4           04/28/00
                 08/20/99          788-3936990-3           04/28/00
                 09/10/99          788-3938010-5           05/06/00
                 10/08/99          788-3948100-5           05/22/00
                 10/08/99          788-3948110-4           05/22/00
                 10/08/99          788-3948120-3           05/22/00
                 10/15/99          788-3951910-1           05/28/00
                 10/15/99          788-3951920-0           05/28/00
                 10/15/99          788-3951930-9           05/28/00
                 10/29/99          788-3957960-1           06/01/00
                 10/29/99          788-3957950-0           06/01/00
                 11/10/99          788-3959830-3           06/15/00
                 11/13/99          788-3961730-1           06/18/00
                 11/13/99          788-3961740-0           06/18/00
                 12/02/99          788-3966670-4           07/05/00
                 12/02/99          788-3966680-3           07/05/00
                 12/13/99          788-3971200-3           07/12/00
                 12/13/99          788-3971210-2           07/12/00
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