Union Calendar No. 383

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3815

[Report No. 104–718]

A BILL

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous

amendments to trade laws.

JULY 29, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 383

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3815

[Report No. 104–718]

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments to trade laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 16, 1996

Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Ways and Means

JULY 29, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 16, 1996]

A BILL

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments

to trade laws.

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

3 SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

4 (a) INTEREST ACCRUAL.—Section 505(c) of the Tariff

5 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended in the second
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1 sentence by inserting after ‘‘duties, fees, and interest’’ the

2 following: ‘‘or, in a case in which a claim is made under

3 section 520(d), from the date on which such claim is

4 made,’’.

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub6 section (a) shall apply to claims made pursuant to section

7 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after April 25, 1995.

8 SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND9 MENTS.

10 (a) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec11 tion 509(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

12 1509(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘(c)(1)(A)’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘(d)(1)(A)’’.

14 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTA15 TION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN SMALL VESSELS.—Sec16 tion 7 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1707; 49

17 Stat. 520), is repealed.

18 (c) PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.—Section

19 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amend20 ed—

21 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘lawful

22 duty’’ and inserting ‘‘lawful duty, tax, or fee’’; and

23 (2) in subsections (b)(1)(A)(vi), (c)(2)(A)(ii),

24 (c)(3)(A)(ii), (c)(4)(A)(i), and (c)(4)(B) by striking
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1 ‘‘lawful duties’’ each place it appears and inserting

2 ‘‘lawful duties, taxes, and fees’’.

3 (d) DEPRIVATION OF LAWFUL DUTIES, TAXES, OR

4 FEES.—Section 592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

5 1592(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or fees be restored’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘and fees be restored’’.

7 (e) RECONCILIATION TREATED AS ENTRY FOR REC8 ORDKEEPING.—

9 (1) Section 401(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

10 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended by inserting ‘‘record11 keeping,’’ after ‘‘reliquidation,’’.

12 (2) Section 508(c)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C.

13 1508(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, filing of a rec14 onciliation,’’ after ‘‘entry’’.

15 (f) EXTENSION OF LIQUIDATION.—Section 504(d) of

16 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504(d)) is amended by

17 inserting ‘‘, unless liquidation is extended under subsection

18 (b),’’ after ‘‘shall liquidate the entry’’.

19 (g) EXEMPTION FROM DUTY FOR PERSONAL AND

20 HOUSEHOLD GOODS ACCOMPANYING RETURNING RESI21 DENTS.—Section 321(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

22 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

23 9804.00.65,’’ after ‘‘9804.00.30’’.

24 (h) DEBT COLLECTION.—Section 631(a) of the Tariff

25 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting after ‘‘law,’’ the following: ‘‘in2 cluding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code,

3 and subchapters I and II of chapter 37 of such title,’’;

4 and

5 (2) by inserting ‘‘and the expenses associated

6 with recovering such indebtedness,’’ after ‘‘Govern7 ment,’’.

8 (i) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec9 tion 509(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(b))

10 is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ‘‘appro11 priate regional commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘officer des12 ignated pursuant to regulations’’.

13 (j) REVIEW OF PROTESTS.—Section 515(d) of the Tar14 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1515(d)) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘district director’’ and inserting ‘‘port director’’.

16 (k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

17 section apply as of December 8, 1993.

18 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF

19 CUSTOMS USER FEES.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section

21 13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili22 ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is amended—

23 (1) in clause (iv)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 9802.00.80

2 of such Schedules’’ and inserting ‘‘heading

3 9802.00.80 of such Schedule’’; and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause

5 (iv);

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (v)

7 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

8 (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following

9 new clause:

10 ‘‘(vi) in the case of merchandise entered from a

11 foreign trade zone (other than merchandise to which

12 clause (v) applies), be applied only to the value of the

13 privileged or nonprivileged foreign status merchandise

14 under section 3 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (com15 monly known as the Foreign Trade Zones Act, 19

16 U.S.C. 81c).’’.

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub18 section (a) apply to—

19 (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone on

20 or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment

21 of this Act; and

22 (2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone

23 after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day if

24 liquidation of the entry was not final before such 15th

25 day.
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1 (c) APPLICATION OF FEES TO CERTAIN AGRICUL2 TURAL PRODUCTS.—The amendment made by section

3 111(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990

4 shall apply to—

5 (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone on

6 or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment

7 of this Act; and

8 (2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone

9 after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day if

10 the liquidation of the entry was not final before such

11 15th day.

12 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTOMS AND

13 TRADE ACT OF 1990.

14 Subsection (b) of section 484H of the Customs and

15 Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 1553 note) is amended by

16 striking ‘‘, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,’’

17 and inserting ‘‘for transportation in bond’’.

18 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS

19 SERVICES.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the Con21 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

22 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘centralized hub facility or’’ in

24 clause (i); and

25 (2) in clause (ii)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘facility—’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘facility or centralized hub facility—’’,

3 (B) by striking ‘‘customs inspectional’’ in

4 subclause (I), and

5 (C) by striking ‘‘at the facility’’ in sub6 clause (I) and inserting ‘‘for the facility’’.

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(i) of the

8 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

9 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘, as in effect on July 30, 1990’’,

11 and

12 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following

13 new sentence: ‘‘Nothing in this paragraph shall be

14 construed as prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasury

15 from processing merchandise that is informally en16 tered or released at any centralized hub facility or ex17 press consignment carrier facility during the normal

18 operating hours of the Customs Service, subject to re19 imbursement and payment under subparagraph

20 (A).’’.

21 (c) CITATION.—Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the Con22 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

23 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section

24 236 of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984’’.
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1 SEC. 6. SPECIAL RULE FOR EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING

2 DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

3 Section 313(r) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

4 1313(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(3)(A)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Customs

6 Service may, notwithstanding the limitation set forth

7 in paragraph (1), extend the time for filing a draw8 back claim for a period not to exceed 18 months, if—

9 ‘‘(I) the claimant establishes to the satisfac10 tion of the Customs Service that the claimant

11 was unable to file the drawback claim because of

12 an event declared by the President to be a major

13 disaster on or after January 1, 1994; and

14 ‘‘(II) the claimant files a request for such

15 extension with the Customs Service within one

16 year from the last day of the 3-year period re17 ferred to in paragraph (1).

18 ‘‘(ii) In the case of a major disaster occurring on

19 or after January 1, 1994, and before the date of the

20 enactment of this paragraph—

21 ‘‘(I) the Customs Service may extend the

22 time for filing the drawback claim for a period

23 not to exceed 1 year; and

24 ‘‘(II) the request under clause (i)(II) must

25 be filed not later than 1 year from the date of

26 the enactment of this paragraph.
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1 ‘‘(B) If an extension is granted with respect to

2 a request filed under this paragraph, the periods of

3 time for retaining records set forth in subsection (t)

4 of this section and section 508(c)(3) shall be extended

5 for an additional 18 months or, in a case to which

6 subparagraph (A)(ii) applies, for a period not to ex7 ceed 1 year from the date the claim is filed.

8 ‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term

9 ‘major disaster’ has the meaning given that term in

10 section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re11 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

12 5122(2)).’’.

13 SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

14 (a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—

15 Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of

16 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), and any other provision

17 of law, the United States Customs Service shall liquidate

18 or reliquidate those entry numbers made at New York, New

19 York, which are listed in subsection (c), in accordance with

20 the final results of the administrative review, covering the

21 period from May 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, under22 taken by the International Trade Administration of the De23 partment of Commerce for such entries (case number A–

24 580–008).
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1 (b) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts

2 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

3 reliquidation of an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid

4 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida5 tion or reliquidation.

6 (c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in subsection

7 (a) are the following:

Entry Number Date of Entry

84–4426808 ...................................................................... August 29, 1984

84–4427823 ...................................................................... September 4, 1984

84–4077985 ...................................................................... July 25, 1984

84–4080859 ...................................................................... August 3, 1984

84–4080817 ...................................................................... August 3, 1984

84–4077723 ...................................................................... August 1, 1984

84–4075194 ...................................................................... July 10, 1984

84–4076481 ...................................................................... July 17, 1984

84–4080930 ...................................................................... August 9, 1984.

8 SEC. 8. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EF9 FECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD

10 ATHLETIC EVENTS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the

12 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend13 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

14 heading:
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‘‘ 9902.98.05 Any of the following

articles not intended

for sale or distribution to the public:

personal effects of

aliens who are participants in, officials

of, or accredited

members of delegations to, the 1998

Goodwill Games, and

of persons who are

immediate family

members of or servants to any of the

foregoing persons;

equipment and materials imported in

connection with the

foregoing event by or

on behalf of the foregoing persons or the

organizing committee of such event; articles to be used in

exhibitions depicting

the culture of a

country participating in such event;

and, if consistent

with the foregoing,

such other articles as

the Secretary of the

Treasury may allow Free No change Free On or before

2/1/99 ’’.

1 (b) TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY.—The articles

2 described in heading 9902.98.05 of the Harmonized Tariff

3 Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a))

4 shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise appli5 cable.

6 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this

7 section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from ware8 house for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the

9 date of the enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 9. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

11 Section 313(s)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

12 U.S.C. 1313(s)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘successor’’

13 the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘predecessor’’.
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1 SEC. 10. URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT.

2 Section 405(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

3 (19 U.S.C. 3602(b)) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘1(a)’’ and in5 serting ‘‘1(b)’’; and

6 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and in7 serting ‘‘1(a)’’.

8 SEC. 11. FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(a)(5) of the Consoli10 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

11 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) is amended—

12 (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘a place’’

13 after ‘‘aircraft from’’; and

14 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection

15 (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)’’.

16 (b) LIMITATION ON FEES.—Section 13031(b)(1) of the

17 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

18 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

19 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON FEES.—(1)(A) No fee may be

20 charged under subsection (a) of this section for customs

21 services provided in connection with—

22 ‘‘(i) the arrival of any passenger whose jour23 ney—

24 ‘‘(I) originated in—

25 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

26 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,
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1 ‘‘(cc) a territory or possession of the

2 United States, or

3 ‘‘(dd) any adjacent island (within the

4 meaning of section 101(b)(5) of the Immi5 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

6 1101(b)(5))), or

7 ‘‘(II) originated in the United States and

8 was limited to—

9 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

10 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

11 ‘‘(cc) territories and possessions of the

12 United States, and

13 ‘‘(dd) such adjacent islands;

14 ‘‘(ii) the arrival of any railroad car the journey

15 of which originates and terminates in the same coun16 try, but only if no passengers board or disembark

17 from the train and no cargo is loaded or unloaded

18 from such car while the car is within any country

19 other than the country in which such car originates

20 and terminates;

21 ‘‘(iii) the arrival of any ferry; or

22 ‘‘(iv) the arrival of any passenger on board a

23 commercial vessel traveling only between ports which

24 are within the customs territory of the United States.
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1 ‘‘(B) The exemption provided for in subparagraph (A)

2 shall not apply in the case of the arrival of any passenger

3 on board a commercial vessel whose journey originates and

4 terminates at the same place in the United States if there

5 are no intervening stops.

6 ‘‘(C) The exemption provided for in subparagraph

7 (A)(i) shall not apply to fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and

8 1997.’’.

9 (c) FEE ASSESSED ONLY ONCE.—Section 13031(b)(4)

10 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

11 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(4)) is amended—

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)

13 as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

14 (2) by striking ‘‘No fee’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) No

15 fee’’; and

16 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub17 paragraph:

18 ‘‘(B) In the case of a commercial vessel making a single

19 voyage involving 2 or more United States ports with respect

20 to which the passengers would otherwise be charged a fee

21 pursuant to subsection (a)(5), such fee shall be charged only

22 1 time for each passenger.’’.

23 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

24 section shall take effect as if included in the amendments
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1 made by section 521 of the North American Free Trade

2 Agreement Implementation Act.

3 SEC. 12. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CERTAIN CHEMICAL

4 DESCRIPTION.

5 (a) AMENDMENT TO SUBHEADING 2933.90.02.—The

6 article description for subheading 2933.90.02 of the Har7 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

8 by striking ‘‘(Quizalofop ethyl)’’.

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

10 (1) GENERAL RULE.—The amendment made by

11 this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn

12 from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th

13 day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

14 (2) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding

15 section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other pro16 vision of law, upon proper request (which includes

17 sufficient information to identify and locate the

18 entry) filed with the Customs Service on or before the

19 date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment

20 of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse

21 for consumption, of an article that occurred—

22 (A) after December 31, 1994, and before the

23 date that is 15 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, and
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1 (B) with respect to which there would have

2 been no duty or a lesser duty if the amendment

3 made by subsection (a) applied to such entry or

4 withdrawal,

5 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such

6 amendment applied to such entry or withdrawal.

7 SEC. 13. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAIN8 ERS.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930

10 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended—

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and

12 (i) as subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respectively,

13 and

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following

15 new subsections:

16 ‘‘(f) MARKING OF CERTAIN COFFEE AND TEA PROD17 UCTS.—The marking requirements of subsections (a) and

18 (b) shall not apply to articles described in subheadings

19 0901.21, 0901.22, 0902.10, 0902.20, 0902.30, 0902.40,

20 2101.10, and 2101.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

21 of the United States, as in effect on January 1, 1995.

22 ‘‘(g) MARKING OF SPICES.—The marking requirements

23 of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to articles pro24 vided for under subheadings 0904.11, 0904.12, 0904.20,

25 0905.00, 0906.10, 0906.20, 0907.00, 0908.10, 0908.20,
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1 0908.30, 0909.10, 0909.20, 0909.30, 0909.40, 0909.50,

2 0910.10, 0910.20, 0910.30, 0910.40, 0910.50, 0910.91,

3 0910.99, 1106.20, 1207.40, 1207.50, 1207.91, 1404.90, and

4 3302.10, and items classifiable in categories 0712.90.60,

5 0712.90.8080, 1209.91.2000, 1211.90.2000, 1211.90.8040,

6 1211.90.8050, 1211.90.8090, 2006.00.3000, 2918.13.2000,

7 3203.00.8000, 3301.90.1010, 3301.90.1020, and

8 3301.90.1050 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

9 United States, as in effect on January 1, 1995.’’.

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

11 section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from ware12 house for consumption, on or after the date of the enactment

13 of this Act.

14 SEC. 14. RELIQUIDATING ENTRY OF WARP KNITTING MA15 CHINES.

16 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930

17 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon prop18 er request filed with the Customs Service before the 180th

19 day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

20 of the Treasury shall—

21 (1) liquidate or reliquidate as duty free Entry

22 No. 100–3022436–3, made on July 12, 1989, at the

23 port of Charleston, South Carolina; and

24 (2) refund any duties and interest paid with re25 spect to such entry.
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1 SEC. 15. INJURY DETERMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN COUN2 TERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 753 of the Tariff Act of

4 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b) is amended—

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘or section 701(c)’’ after ‘‘sec6 tion 303’’ each place it appears in the section heading

7 and text; and

8 (2) in subsections (a)(2) and (c) by striking

9 ‘‘under section 303(a)(2)’’;

10 SEC. 16. TREATMENT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLLEC11 TIONS OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTY

12 AND FINAL ASSESSED DUTY UNDER ANTI13 DUMPING DUTY ORDER.

14 Section 737(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

15 1673f(a)) is amended—

16 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by

17 striking ‘‘deposit collected’’ and inserting ‘‘deposit, or

18 the amount of any bond or other security, required’’;

19 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the cash de20 posit collected’’ and inserting ‘‘that the cash deposit,

21 bond, or other security’’; and

22 (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘refunded, to

23 the extent the cash deposit’’ and inserting ‘‘refunded

24 or released, to the extent that the cash deposit, bond,

25 or other security’’.
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1 SEC. 17. PERSONAL ALLOWANCE EXEMPTION FROM DUTIES.

2 Section 555(b)(6) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

3 1555(b)(6)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘customs terri4 tory’’ the following: ‘‘, except that merchandise purchased

5 by United States residents is eligible for exemption from

6 duty under subheadings 9804.00.65, 9804.00.70, and

7 9804.00.72 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

8 States upon the United States resident’s return to the cus9 toms territory of the United States, if the person meets the

10 eligibility requirements for the exemption claimed. Notwith11 standing any other provision of law, such merchandise shall

12 be considered to be articles acquired abroad as an incident

13 of the journey from which the person is returning, for pur14 poses of determining eligibility for any such exemption’’.

15 SEC. 18. TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILVER AND

16 GOLD BARS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 71 of the

18 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend19 ed—

20 (1) by striking subheading 7106.92.00 and in21 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub22 headings and superior text thereto, with such text

23 having the same degree of indentation as subheading

24 7106.91:

‘‘ 7106.92 Semimanufactured:
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7106.92.10 Rectangular or near-rectangular shapes, each having a purity of 99.5 percent or higher and not otherwise marked or decorated

than with weight, purity or

other identifying information ...................................... Free Free

7106.92.50 Other .................................... 4.8% Free (A*, CA,

E, IL, J, MX)

65%

’’;

1 (2) by striking subheading 7108.13.50 and in2 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub3 headings and superior text thereto, with such text

4 having the same degree of indentation as subheading

5 7108.13.10:

‘‘ Other:

7108.13.55 Rectangular or nearrectangular shapes,

each having a purity

of 99.5 percent or

higher and not otherwise marked or decorated than with

weight, purity or other

identifying information .............................. Free Free

7108.13.70 Other ............................ 6.6% Free (CA, E,

IL, J, MX)

65% ’’;

and

6 (3) by striking subheadings 7115.90.10 through

7 7115.90.50 and inserting in numerical sequence the

8 following new subheadings and superior text, with the

9 article description for subheading 7115.90.15 having

10 the same degree of indentation as the article descrip11 tion of subheading 7116.10.10:

‘‘ 7115.90.15 Gold, not clad with precious

metal, in rectangular or nearrectangular shapes, each having a purity of 99.5 percent

or higher and not otherwise

marked or decorated than

with weight, purity or other

identifying information ......... Free Free
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7115.90.25 Silver, not clad with precious

metal, in rectangular or nearrectangular shapes, each having a purity of 99.5 percent

or higher and not otherwise

marked or decorated than

with weight, purity or other

identifying information ......... Free Free

Other:

7115.90.30 Of gold, including metal

clad with gold ..................... 6.2% Free (A*, CA,

E, IL, J, MX)

110%

7115.90.40 Of silver, including metal

clad with silver ................... 4.8% Free (A*, CA,

E, IL, J, MX)

65%

7115.90.60 Other .................................... 6.4% Free (A, CA, E,

IL, J, MX)

65%

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—General note 4(d) of

2 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

3 amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘7106.92.00 Chile’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘7106.92.50 Chile’’; and

6 (2) by striking ‘‘7115.90.10 Argentina’’ and

7 ‘‘7115.90.20 Argentina’’ and inserting ‘‘7115.90.30

8 Argentina’’ and ‘‘7115.90.40 Argentina’’, respectively.

9 (c) STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.—Any staged rate re10 duction that was proclaimed by the President before the

11 date of the enactment of this Act to take effect on or after

12 the date of the enactment of this Act—

13 (1) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading

14 7106.92.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

15 United States shall apply to the corresponding rate of

16 duty in subheading 7106.92.50 of such Schedule (as

17 added by subsection (a)(1));

18 (2) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading

19 7108.13.50 shall apply to the corresponding rate of
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1 duty in subheading 7108.13.70 of such Schedule (as

2 added by subsection (a)(2));

3 (3) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading

4 7115.90.10 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

5 duty in subheading 7115.90.30 of such Schedule (as

6 added by subsection (a)(3));

7 (4) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading

8 7115.90.20 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

9 duty in subheading 7115.90.40 of such Schedule (as

10 added by subsection (a)(3)); and

11 (5) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading

12 7115.90.50 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

13 duty in subheading 7115.90.60 of such Schedule (as

14 added by subsection (a)(3)).

15 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

16 section shall apply with respect to goods that are entered,

17 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

18 the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment

19 of this Act.

20 SEC. 19. CERTAIN LEAD FUEL TEST ASSEMBLIES.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the

22 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision

23 of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall—

24 (1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty the

25 entries listed in subsection (b), and
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1 (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such

2 entry,

3 if the importer files a request therefor with the Customs

4 Service within 60 days after the date of the enactment of

5 this Act.

6 (b) ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in subsection (a)

7 are as follows:

Entry Number Date of Entry

110–0675952–3 ...................................................................... March 9, 1990

110–1525996–0 ...................................................................... September 19, 1990

110–3667810–7 ...................................................................... November 7, 1990

110–1526938–1 ...................................................................... December 21, 1990

8 SEC. 20. CERTAIN UNLIQUIDATED VESSEL REPAIR ENTRIES.

9 (a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION EXTENDED.—Section

10 484E of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C.

11 1466 note) is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (b)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para14 graph (2)(B);

15 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

16 paragraph (4); and

17 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol18 lowing new paragraph;

19 ‘‘(3) any entry listed in subsection (c) that was

20 made during the period beginning on January 1,

21 1993, and ending on December 31, 1994, to the extent

22 such entry involves the purchase of equipment, the use
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1 of materials, or the expense of repairs in a foreign

2 country for 66 LASH (Lighter Aboard Ship) barges

3 documented under the laws of the United States if—

4 ‘‘(A) such entry was not liquidated on Jan5 uary 1, 1995; and

6 ‘‘(B) such entry, had it been made on or

7 after January 1, 1995, would otherwise be eligi8 ble for the exemption provided in section

9 466(h)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

10 1466(h)(1)), and’’; and

11 (2) by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(c) ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in subsection

13 (b)(3) are the following:

14 ‘‘(1) NUMBERED ENTRIES.—

Entry Number Date of Entry

C14–0025455–8 ............................................................... August 18, 1993

C14–0025456–6 ............................................................... August 18, 1993

C14–0025457–4 ............................................................... August 18, 1993

C14–0025473–1 ............................................................... August 27, 1993

C14–0025478–0 ............................................................... September 13, 1993

C14–0025479–8 ............................................................... September 13, 1993

C14–0025480–6 ............................................................... September 13, 1993

C14–0025481–4 ............................................................... September 13, 1993

C14–0025511–8 ............................................................... April 16, 1993

C14–0025533–2 ............................................................... April 30, 1993

C14–0025545–6 ............................................................... May 21, 1993

C14–0025546–4 ............................................................... May 21, 1993

C14–0025547–2 ............................................................... May 21, 1993

C14–0025558–9 ............................................................... June 15, 1993

C14–0025560–5 ............................................................... June 15, 1993

C14–0025574–6 ............................................................... July 21, 1993

C14–0025575–3 ............................................................... July 21, 1993

C14–0025603–3 ............................................................... July 23, 1993

C14–0025604–1 ............................................................... July 23, 1993

C14–0025605–8 ............................................................... July 23, 1993

C14–0025623–1 ............................................................... October 25, 1993

C14–0025624–9 ............................................................... October 25, 1993

C14–0025625–6 ............................................................... October 25, 1993
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Entry Number Date of Entry

C14–0025635–5 ............................................................... November 8, 1993

C14–0025636–3 ............................................................... November 8, 1993

C14–0025637–1 ............................................................... November 8, 1993

C14–0025653–8 ............................................................... November 30, 1993

C14–0025654–6 ............................................................... November 30, 1993

C14–0025655–3 ............................................................... November 30, 1993

C14–0025657–9 ............................................................... November 30, 1993

C14–0025679–3 ............................................................... January 3, 1994

C14–0025680–1 ............................................................... January 3, 1994

C14–0025688–4 ............................................................... February 14, 1994

C14–0025689–2 ............................................................... February 14, 1994

C14–0025690–0 ............................................................... February 14, 1994

C14–0025691–8 ............................................................... February 14, 1994

C14–0025692–6 ............................................................... February 14, 1994

C14–0026803–8 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026804–6 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026805–3 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026807–9 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026808–7 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026809–5 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026810–3 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026811–1 ............................................................... January 24, 1994

C14–0026826–9 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026827–7 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026828–5 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026829–3 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026830–1 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026831–9 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026832–7 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026833–5 ............................................................... March 10, 1994

C14–0026841–8 ............................................................... March 31, 1994

C14–0026843–4 ............................................................... March 31, 1994

C14–0026852–5 ............................................................... May 5, 1994

C14–0026853–3 ............................................................... May 5, 1994

C14–0026854–1 ............................................................... May 5, 1994

C14–0026867–3 ............................................................... May 18, 1994

C14–0026869–9 ............................................................... May 18, 1994

C14–0026874–9 ............................................................... June 8, 1994

C14–0026875–6 ............................................................... June 8, 1994

C14–0026898–8 ............................................................... August 2, 1994

C14–0026899–6 ............................................................... August 2, 1994

C14–0040625–7 ............................................................... October 5, 1994

1 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ENTRY.—The entry of a 66th

2 LASH barge (No. CG E69), for which no entry num3 ber is available, if, within 60 days after the date of

4 the enactment of this subsection, a proper entry is

5 filed with the Customs Service.’’.
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1 SEC. 21. IMPORTS OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

2 General Note 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

3 the United States is amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘6. Articles Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment Pursuant to

5 the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

6 ‘‘(a) Whenever a product is entered under a provision

7 for which the rate of duty ‘Free (C)’ appears in the

8 ‘Special’ subcolumn, the importer—

9 ‘‘(i) shall maintain such supporting documenta10 tion as the Secretary of the Treasury may re11 quire; and

12 ‘‘(ii) shall be deemed to certify that the imported

13 article is a civil aircraft, or has been imported

14 for use in civil aircraft and will be so used.

15 The importer may amend the entry or file a written

16 statement to claim a free rate of duty under this note

17 at any time before the liquidation of the entry be18 comes final, except that, notwithstanding section

19 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)),

20 any refund resulting from any such claim shall be

21 without interest.

22 ‘‘(b) For purposes of the tariff schedule, the term ‘civil

23 aircraft’ means—

24 ‘‘(i) any aircraft—

25 ‘‘(A) that is manufactured or operated pur26 suant to any certificate issued by the Adminis-
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1 trator of the FAA under section 44704 of title 49,

2 United States Code, or pursuant to the approval

3 of the airworthiness authority in the country of

4 exportation, if such approval is recognized by the

5 FAA as an acceptable substitute for such an

6 FAA certificate, or

7 ‘‘(B) for which an application for such a

8 certificate has been submitted to, and accepted

9 by, the Administrator of the FAA, and

10 ‘‘(ii) any aircraft not described in clause (i),

11 other than aircraft purchased for use by the Depart12 ment of Defense or the United States Coast Guard.’’.

13 SEC. 22. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON

14 DICHLOROFOP-METHYL.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the

16 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend17 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

18 heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.16 Methyl 2-[4-(2,4-

dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]

propionate (dichlorofop-methyl) in bulk form or in forms

or packages for retail sale

containing no other pesticide

products (CAS No. 51338-27-

3) (provided for in subheading 2918.90.20 or

3808.30.15) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub20 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
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1 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

2 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

3 SEC. 23. DUTY ON DISPLAY FIREWORKS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of the Harmonized Tar5 iff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking

6 subheading 3604.10.00 and inserting the following new sub7 headings, with the article description for subheading

8 3604.10 having the same degree of indentation as the article

9 description for subheading 3604.90.00:

‘‘ 3604.10 Fireworks:

3604.10.10 Display or special fireworks

(Class 1.3G) ................................. 2.4% Free (A*, CA,

E, IL, J, MX)

12.5%

3604.10.90 Other (including Class 1.4G) ..... 5.3% Free (A*, CA,

E, IL, J, MX)

12.5% ....

’’.

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—General note 4(d) of

11 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

12 amended by striking ‘‘3604.00.00 India’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘3604.10.10 India’’ and ‘‘3604.10.90 India’’.

14 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub15 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with16 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

17 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

18 SEC. 24. ELIMINATION OF DUTIES ON

19 3,3′-DIAMINOBENZIDINE (TETRAAMINO

20 BIPHENYL).

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 2921.59.17 of the Har22 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

23 by striking ‘‘and m-Xylenediamine’’ and inserting ‘‘m-
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1 Xylenediamine; and 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine (tetraamino

2 biphenyl)’’.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub4 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with5 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

6 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

7 SEC. 25. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN DUTY ON

8 THIDIAZURON.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the

10 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend11 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

12 heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.17 N-phenyl-n’-(1,2,3-

thiadiazol-5’yl

urea (thidiazuron)

in bulk or in forms

or packages for retail sale (CAS No.

51707-55-2) (provided for in subheading

2934.90.15 or

3808.30.15) ........... 4.0% No change No change On or before

12/31/98

....

’’.

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub14 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with15 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

16 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

17 SEC. 26. ELIMINATION OF DUTY ON 2-AMINO-3-

18 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 2922.49.05 of the Har20 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
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1 by inserting after ‘‘acid’’ the following: ‘‘; 2-Amino-3-

2 chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester’’.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub4 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with5 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

6 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

7 SEC. 27. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

8 LAW 103–465.

9 (a) TITLE I.—

10 (1) Section 516A(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act

11 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)) is amended

12 by adding a comma after ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’.

13 (2) Section 132 of the Uruguay Round Agree14 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3552) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.

16 (b) TITLE II.—

17 (1)(A) The item relating to section 221 in the

18 table of contents of the Uruguay Round Agreements

19 Act is amended to read as follows:

‘‘Sec. 221. Special rules for review of determinations.’’.

20 (B) The section heading for section 221 of that

21 Act is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 221. SPECIAL RULES FOR REVIEW OF DETERMINA2 TIONS.’’.

3 (2) Section 270(a)(2)(B) of the Uruguay Round

4 Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘771(A)(c)’’

5 and inserting ‘‘771A(c)’’.

6 (3) Section 702(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930

7 (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

8 ‘‘(b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)’’.

9 (4) Section 732(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930

10 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

11 ‘‘(b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)’’.

12 (5) Section 212(b)(1)(C)(i)(I) of the Uruguay

13 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

14 petition’’ and inserting ‘‘a petition’’.

15 (6) Section 214(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Uruguay

16 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

17 merchandise’’ and inserting ‘‘merchandise’’.

18 (7) Section 771(16)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of

19 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(16)(B)(i)) is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘merchandise which is the subject of the investiga21 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subject merchandise’’.

22 (8) Section 732(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930

23 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the

24 the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.
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1 (9) Section 233(a)(6)(C) of the Uruguay Round

2 Agreements Act is amended by inserting ‘‘each place

3 it appears’’ after ‘‘ ‘commence’ ’’.

4 (10) Section 261(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Uruguay

5 Round Agreements Act is amended by inserting after

6 ‘‘is amended’’ the following: ‘‘by striking ‘as follows:’

7 and inserting a comma and’’.

8 (11) Section 261(d)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of the Uruguay

9 Round Agreements Act is amended by inserting ‘‘of’’

10 after ‘‘section 303 or’’.

11 (12) Section 337(b)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930

12 (19 U.S.C. 1337(b)(3)) is amended in the first sen13 tence by striking ‘‘such section and’’.

14 (13) Section 281(h)(4) of the Uruguay Round

15 Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘(A),’’.

16 (14) Section 771(30) of the Tariff Act of 1930

17 (19 U.S.C. 1677(30)) is amended by striking ‘‘agree18 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement’’.

19 (15) Section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(II) of the Tariff Act

20 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(c)(1)(B)(i)(II)) is amended

21 by inserting ‘‘section’’ after ‘‘if’’.

22 (16) Section 282(d) of the Uruguay Round

23 Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3572(d)) is amended by

24 aligning the text of the last sentence with the text of

25 the first sentence.
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1 (c) TITLE III.—

2 (1) Section 314(e) of the Uruguay Round Agree3 ments Act is amended in the matter proposed to be

4 inserted as section 306(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974,

5 by striking the closed quotation marks and second pe6 riod at the end.

7 (2) Section 321(a)(1)(C)(i) of the Uruguay

8 Round Agreements Act is amended to read as follows:

9 ‘‘(i) in the first sentence by striking

10 ‘such Act’ and inserting ‘such subtitle’;

11 and’’.

12 (3) Section 592A(a)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930

13 (19 U.S.C. 1592A(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘list

14 under paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘list under para15 graph (1)’’.

16 (4) Section 301(c)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974

17 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘para18 graph (1)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

19 (1)(D)(iii)’’.

20 (5) Section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) of the Trade Act of

21 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(d)(4)(A)(i)) is amended by

22 striking ‘‘section 202(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

23 (b)’’.
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1 (6) Section 304(a)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of

2 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(3)(A)) is amended by insert3 ing ‘‘Rights’’ after ‘‘Intellectual Property’’.

4 (7) Section 331 of the Uruguay Round Agree5 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3591) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘, as defined in section 2(9) of the Uruguay Round

7 Implementation Act,’’.

8 (8) Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956

9 (7 U.S.C. 1854) is amended in the second sentence by

10 striking ‘‘Implementation’’ and inserting ‘‘Agree11 ments’’.

12 (9) Section 334(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Uruguay

13 Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3592(b)(1)(B)(ii))

14 is amended by striking ‘‘possession,’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘possession;’’.

16 (10) Section 305(d)(2) of the Trade Agreements

17 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2515(d)(2)) is amended—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at

19 the end of subparagraph (B); and

20 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon.

22 (11) Section 304 of the Trade Agreements Act of

23 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2514) is amended—

24 (A) in subsection (a) by striking the comma

25 after ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and
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1 (B) in subsection (c)—

2 (i) by striking the comma after

3 ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and

4 (ii) by striking the comma after

5 ‘‘XIX(5)’’.

6 (12) Section 308(4)(D) of the Trade Agreements

7 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(D)) is amended by

8 striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.

9 (13) Section 305(g) of the Trade Agreements Act

10 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2515(g)) is amended—

11 (A) in paragraph (1)—

12 (i) by striking ‘‘of such subsection’’

13 and inserting ‘‘of subsection (d)(2)’’; and

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘of subsection (d)(2)’’

15 after ‘‘(as the case may be)’’; and

16 (B) in paragraph (3)—

17 (i) by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘the’’; and

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘of subsection (d)(2)’’

20 after ‘‘(as the case may be)’’.

21 (14) Section 402(4) of the Trade Agreements Act

22 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2532(4)) is amended by inserting

23 a comma after ‘‘system, if any’’.

24 (15) Section 414(b)(1) of the Trade Agreements

25 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2544(b)(1)) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘procedures,,’’ each place it appears and in2 serting ‘‘procedures,’’.

3 (16) Section 451(6)(A) of the Trade Agreements

4 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2571(6)(A)) is amended by

5 striking ‘‘Members.’’ and inserting ‘‘Members; and’’.

6 (d) TITLE IV.—

7 (1) Section 492(c) of the Trade Agreements Act

8 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2578a(c)) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘phystosanitary’’ and inserting ‘‘phytosanitary’’.

10 (2) Section 412(b) of the Uruguay Round Agree11 ments Act is amended by striking ‘‘1853’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘972’’.

13 (e) TITLE V.—

14 (1) Section 154(c)(2) of title 35, United States

15 Code, is amended in the matter preceding subpara16 graph (A) by striking ‘‘Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘acts’’.

17 (2) Section 104A(h)(3) of title 17, United States

18 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 104A(g)’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’.

20 (f) TITLE VI.—

21 (1) Section 141(c)(1)(D) of the Trade Act of

22 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(D)) is amended by strik23 ing the second comma after ‘‘World Trade Organiza24 tion’’.
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1 (2) Section 601(b)(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round

2 Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2465 note) is amended by

3 striking ‘‘such date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘the

4 date of the enactment of this Act’’.

5 SEC. 28. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

6 LAW 103–182.

7 (a) TITLE II.—

8 (1) Section 13031(b)(10)(A) of the Consolidated

9 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

10 U.S.C. 58c(b)(10)(A)) is amended—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘Agreement)’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘Agreement Implementation Act of 1988)’’; and

13 (B) by striking ‘‘section 403’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘article 403’’.

15 (2) Section 202 of the North American Free

16 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.

17 3332) is amended—

18 (A) in subsection (m)(4)(C) by striking

19 ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(p)’’; and

20 (B) in subsection (p)(18) by striking ‘‘fed21 eral government’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Gov22 ernment’’.

23 (b) TITLE III.—

24 (1) Section 351(b)(2) of the North American Free

25 Trade Agreement Implementation Act is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘Agreement Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreements

2 Act’’.

3 (2) Section 411(c) of the Trade Agreements Act

4 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2541(c)) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘Special Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Trade Rep6 resentative’’.

7 (3) Section 316 of the North American Free

8 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.

9 3381) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection

10 202(d)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

11 (d)(1)(C)(i)’’.

12 (4) Section 309(c) of the North American Free

13 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.

14 3358(c)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by

15 striking ‘‘column 1—General’’ and inserting ‘‘column

16 1 general’’.

17 (c) TITLE IV.—

18 (1) Section 402(d)(3) of the North American

19 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.

20 3432(d)(3)) is amended in the matter preceding sub21 paragraph (A) by striking ‘‘(c)(4)’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’.

23 (2) Section 407(e)(2) of the North American Free

24 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.
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1 3437(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘petition,’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘petition;’’.

3 (3) Section 516A(g)(12)(D) of the Tariff Act of

4 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(12)(D)) is amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘(D)(i)’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘(D)’’; and

7 (B) by striking ‘‘If the Trade Representa8 tive’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) If the Trade Representa9 tive’’.

10 (4) Section 415(b)(2) of the North American Free

11 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.

12 3451(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘under 516A(a)’’

13 and inserting ‘‘under section 516A(a)’’.

14 (d) TITLE V.—Section 219 of the Caribbean Basin

15 Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2707) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘Hemi17 sphere,’’ and inserting ‘‘Hemisphere;’’; and

18 (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (h)

19 by striking ‘‘Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘Center;’’.

20 (e) TITLE VI.—

21 (1) Section 3126 of the Revised Statutes of the

22 United States (19 U.S.C. 293) is amended by striking

23 ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘or both,’’.

24 (2) Section 3127 of the Revised Statutes of the

25 United States (19 U.S.C. 294) is amended by striking
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1 ‘‘conveyed a United States’’ and inserting ‘‘conveyed

2 in a United States’’.

3 (3) Section 436(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930

4 (19 U.S.C. 1436(a)(2)) is amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘431(e)’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘431’’; and

7 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at

8 the end.

9 (4) Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

10 U.S.C. 1313) is amended—

11 (A) in subsection (j)(2) by realigning the

12 text following subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) begin13 ning with ‘‘then upon the exportation’’ and end14 ing with ‘‘duty, tax, or fee.’’ two ems to the left

15 so that the text has the same degree of indenta16 tion as paragraph (3) of section 313(j) of such

17 Act; and

18 (B) in subsection (t) by striking ‘‘chapter’’

19 and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

20 (5) Section 441 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

21 U.S.C. 1441) is amended—

22 (A) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)

23 by striking the semicolon at the end and insert24 ing a period; and
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1 (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘; and’’

2 and inserting a period.

3 (6) Section 484(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930

4 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘553,

5 and 336(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 553’’.

6 (7) Section 514(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

7 U.S.C. 1514(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 520

8 (relating to refunds and errors), and section 521 (re9 lating to reliquidations on account of fraud)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘and section 520 (relating to refunds and er11 rors)’’.

12 (8) Section 491(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

13 U.S.C. 1491(a)) is amended in the first sentence—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘in in’’ and inserting ‘‘in’’;

15 and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘appropriate customs offi17 cer’’ and inserting ‘‘Customs Service’’.

18 (9) Section 490(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930

19 (19 U.S.C. 1490(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘para20 graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a)’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection

22 (a)(1)’’.

23 (10) Sections 1207(b)(2) and 1210(b)(1) of the

24 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19

25 U.S.C. 3007(b)(2) and 3010(b)(1)) are each amended
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1 by striking ‘‘484(e)’’ and ‘‘1484(e)’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘484(f)’’ and ‘‘1484(f)’’, respectively.

3 (11) Section 641(d)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of

4 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1641(d)(2)(B)) is amended in the

5 second to the last sentence by striking ‘‘his’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the’’.

7 (12) Section 621(4)(A) of the North American

8 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is amend9 ed by striking ‘‘disclosure in 30 days’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘disclosure within 30 days’’.

11 (13) Section 592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

12 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended in the subsection heading

13 by striking ‘‘TAXES’’ and inserting ‘‘TAXES,’’.

14 (14) Section 625(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

15 U.S.C. 1625(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘chapter’’

16 and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

17 (15) Section 413(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930

18 (19 U.S.C. 1413(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘this

19 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the North American Free Trade

20 Agreement Implementation Act’’.

21 SEC. 29. OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

22 Section 516A(g)(4)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

23 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Implemen24 tation Agreement Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement

25 Implementation Act of 1988’’.
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1 SEC. 30. MORATORIUM ON MARKINGS OF METAL FORGINGS

2 AND HAND TOOLS; CONSULTATION AND LAY3 OVER REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL.

4 (a) MORATORIUM ON EXISTING AGENCY ACTIONS.—

5 (1) MORATORIUM.—Any regulations, rulings,

6 guidelines, or other administrative decisions of the

7 Secretary of the Treasury or of the United States Cus8 toms Service relating to rules of origin or country of

9 origin marking requirements in effect on July 17,

10 1996, with respect to hand tools or metal forgings for

11 hand tools may not be changed, modified, or revoked

12 for a period of 1 year beginning on the date of the

13 enactment of this Act.

14 (2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub15 section, the term ‘‘metal forgings for hand tools’’

16 means metal forgings that—

17 (A) are imported for processing into fin18 ished hand tools in the United States; and

19 (B) have not been improved in condition be20 yond rough burring, trimming, grinding, turn21 ing, hammering, chiseling, or filing.

22 (b) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—

23 (1) HAND TOOLS AND METAL FORGINGS.—Any

24 regulations, rulings, guidelines, or other administra25 tive decisions referred to in subsection (a) may be

26 changed, modified, or revoked, consistent with United
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1 States law, after the end of the 1-year period de2 scribed in that subsection, but only if the require3 ments of paragraph (3) are met.

4 (2) OTHER CHANGES IN RULE OF ORIGIN OR

5 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING REQUIREMENTS.—Any

6 regulations, rulings, guidelines, or other administra7 tive decisions of the Secretary of the Treasury or of

8 the United States Customs Service constituting a sig9 nificant policy change in rules of origin or country

10 of origin marking requirements in effect on July 17,

11 1996, may be issued only if the requirements of para12 graph (3) are met.

13 (3) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—The require14 ments referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are

15 that—

16 (A) in addition to any other requirement of

17 law or public notice procedure, the Secretary of

18 the Treasury has consulted with interested and

19 potentially affected persons regarding the pro20 posed action referred to in paragraph (1) or (2),

21 as the case may be;

22 (B) the Secretary of the Treasury has sub23 mitted a report to the Committee on Ways and

24 Means of the House of Representatives and the

25 Committee on Finance of the Senate that sets
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1 forth the action proposed, the extent to which

2 such action constitutes a significant policy

3 change from that underlying the regulations, rul4 ings, guidelines, or administrative decisions in

5 effect, and the reasons for such change;

6 (C) a period of 60 days, beginning with the

7 first day on which the Secretary of the Treasury

8 has met the requirements of subparagraphs (A)

9 and (B) with respect to the proposed action has

10 expired; and

11 (D) the Secretary of the Treasury has con12 sulted with the committees referred to in sub13 paragraph (B) regarding the proposed action

14 during the period referred to in subparagraph

15 (C).

16 (4) CALCULATION OF 60-DAY PERIOD.—The 60-

17 day period referred to in paragraph (3)(C) shall be

18 computed by excluding—

19 (A) the days on which either House of Con20 gress is not in session because of an adjournment

21 of more than 3 days to a day certain or an ad22 journment of the Congress sine die; and

23 (B) any Saturday and Sunday, not ex24 cluded under subparagraph (A), when either

25 House is not in session.
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1 (c) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND OBLIGATIONS.—

2 Nothing in this section shall affect section 132 or 334 of

3 the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3552,

4 3592), or require actions inconsistent with United States

5 obligations under the WTO Agreements (as defined in sec6 tion 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.

7 3501).