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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2198

To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of vanadium carbides

and vanadium carbonitride.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 7, 2000

Mr. MOYNIHAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of

vanadium carbides and vanadium carbonitride.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF VA4 NADIUM CARBIDES AND VANADIUM

5 CARBONITRIDE.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 514 and

7 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520)

8 or any other provision of law and subject to the provisions

9 of subsection (b), the United States Customs Service,

10 shall, not later than 180 days after receipt of the request
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1 described in subsection (b), liquidate or reliquidate each

2 entry described in subsection (d) containing any merchan3 dise which, at the time of its entry or release from ware4 house for consumption, was classified under subheading

5 2849.90.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

6 United States, at the rate of duty that would have been

7 applicable to such merchandise if the merchandise had

8 been liquidated or reliquidated at the Special rate of duty

9 for such subheading 2849.90.50 on the date of entry with10 out regard to the country of origin of such merchandise.

11 (b) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation may be

12 made under subsection (a) with respect to an entry de13 scribed in subsection (d) only if a request therefor is filed

14 with the Customs Service within 90 days after the date

15 of enactment of this Act and the request contains suffi16 cient information to enable the Customs Service to locate

17 the entry or reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

18 (c) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts

19 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

20 reliquidation of any entry under subsection (a) shall be

21 paid not later than 90 days after the date of such liquida22 tion or reliquidation.

23 (d) AFFECTED ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in

24 subsection (a), filed at the port of Baltimore, are as fol25 lows:
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Entry date Entry number Estimated liquidation

date

07/10/98 788–3820330–1 05/20/99

07/10/98 788–3820340–0 05/20/99

07/10/98 788–3820350–9 05/20/98

07/27/98 788–3822350–7 06/06/99

07/30/98 788–3825170–6 06/09/99

08/10/98 788–3827590–3 06/20/99

08/10/98 788–3827590–3 06/20/99

08/10/98 788–3827640–6 06/20/99

08/10/98 788–3827650–5 06/20/99

08/14/98 788–3828010–1 06/24/99

08/21/98 788–3830110–5 07/01/99

08/21/98 788–3830120–4 07/01/99

08/27/98 788–3834300–8 07/07/99

08/27/98 788–3834310–7 07/07/99

09/14/98 788–3836280–0 07/25/99

09/14/98 788–3836290–9 07/25/99

09/14/98 788–3837980–4 07/25/99

09/21/98 788–3837990–3 08/01/99

09/21/98 788–3838000–0 08/01/99

09/28/98 788–3842300–8 08/08/99

10/06/98 788–3842310–7 08/16/99

09/28/98 788–3842320–6 08/08/99

10/14/98 788–3844370–9 08/14/99

10/16/98 788–3846090–1 08/28/99

10/22/98 788–3850440–1 09/01/99

10/23/98 788–3850450–0 09/02/99

11/12/98 788–3853680–9 09/22/99

11/12/98 788–3853690–8 09/22/99

11/17/98 788–3853730–2 09/27/99

11/17/98 788–3855290–5 09/27/99

11/23/98 788–3855300–2 10/03/99

12/01/98 788–3858020–3 10/11/99

12/01/98 788–3858030–2 10/11/99

12/04/98 788–3859990–6 10/14/99

12/11/98 238–0207684–6 10/24/99

12/30/98 788–3868050–8 11/09/99

01/12/99 788–3868860–0 11/22/99

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