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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3815

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 31, 1996

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT

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,
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1 SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

2 (a) INTEREST ACCRUAL.—Section 505(c) of the Tar3 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended in the

4 second sentence by inserting after ‘‘duties, fees, and inter5 est’’ the following: ‘‘or, in a case in which a claim is made

6 under section 520(d), from the date on which such claim

7 is made,’’.

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

9 subsection (a) shall apply to claims made pursuant to sec10 tion 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after April

11 25, 1995.

12 SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND13 MENTS.

14 (a) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec15 tion 509(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

16 1509(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘(c)(1)(A)’’ and in17 serting ‘‘(d)(1)(A)’’.

18 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTA19 TION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN SMALL VESSELS.—Sec20 tion 7 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1707;

21 49 Stat. 520), is repealed.

22 (c) PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.—Section

23 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amend24 ed—

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

26 duty’’ and inserting ‘‘lawful duty, tax, or fee’’; and
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1 (2) in subsections (b)(1)(A)(vi), (c)(2)(A)(ii),

2 (c)(3)(A)(ii), (c)(4)(A)(i), and (c)(4)(B) by striking

3 ‘‘lawful duties’’ each place it appears and inserting

4 ‘‘lawful duties, taxes, and fees’’.

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

6 FEES.—Section 592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

7 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or fees be re8 stored’’ and inserting ‘‘and fees be restored’’.

9 (e) RECONCILIATION TREATED AS ENTRY FOR REC10 ORDKEEPING.—

11 (1) Section 401(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930

12 (19 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended by inserting ‘‘rec13 ordkeeping,’’ after ‘‘reliquidation,’’.

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

15 1508(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, filing of a

16 reconciliation,’’ after ‘‘entry’’.

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

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

19 by inserting ‘‘, unless liquidation is extended under sub20 section (b),’’ after ‘‘shall liquidate the entry’’.

21 (g) EXEMPTION FROM DUTY FOR PERSONAL AND

22 HOUSEHOLD GOODS ACCOMPANYING RETURNING RESI23 DENTS.—Section 321(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930

24 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

25 9804.00.65,’’ after ‘‘9804.00.30’’.
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1 (h) DEBT COLLECTION.—Section 631(a) of the Tar2 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended—

3 (1) by inserting after ‘‘law,’’ the following: ‘‘in4 cluding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code,

5 and subchapters I and II of chapter 37 of such

6 title,’’; and

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

8 with recovering such indebtedness,’’ after ‘‘Govern9 ment,’’.

10 (i) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec11 tion 509(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(b))

12 is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ‘‘appro13 priate regional commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘officer des14 ignated pursuant to regulations’’.

15 (j) REVIEW OF PROTESTS.—Section 515(d) of the

16 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1515(d)) is amended by

17 striking ‘‘district director’’ and inserting ‘‘port director’’.

18 (k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

19 this section apply as of December 8, 1993.

20 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF

21 CUSTOMS USER FEES.

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

23 13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec24 onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is

25 amended—
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1 (1) in clause (iv)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 9802.00.80

3 of such Schedules’’ and inserting ‘‘heading

4 9802.00.80 of such Schedule’’; and

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

6 (iv);

7 (2) by striking the period at the end of clause

8 (v) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

10 new clause:

11 ‘‘(vi) in the case of merchandise entered from

12 a foreign trade zone (other than merchandise to

13 which clause (v) applies), be applied only to the

14 value of the privileged or nonprivileged foreign sta15 tus merchandise under section 3 of the Act of June

16 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade

17 Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c).’’.

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

19 subsection (a) apply to—

20 (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone

21 on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act; and

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

24 after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day
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1 if liquidation of the entry was not final before such

2 15th day.

3 (c) APPLICATION OF FEES TO CERTAIN AGRICUL4 TURAL PRODUCTS.—The amendment made by section

5 111(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990

6 shall apply to—

7 (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone

8 on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act; and

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

11 after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day

12 if the liquidation of the entry was not final before

13 such 15th day.

14 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTOMS AND

15 TRADE ACT OF 1990.

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

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

18 striking ‘‘, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump19 tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘for transportation in bond’’.

20 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS

21 SERVICES.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the

23 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

24 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘centralized hub facility or’’ in

2 clause (i); and

3 (2) in clause (ii)—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘facility—’’ and inserting

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

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

7 subclause (I), and

8 (C) by striking ‘‘at the facility’’ in sub9 clause (I) and inserting ‘‘for the facility’’.

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

11 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

12 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘, as in effect on July 30,

14 1990’’, and

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

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

17 construed as prohibiting the Secretary of the Treas18 ury from processing merchandise that is informally

19 entered or released at any centralized hub facility or

20 express consignment carrier facility during the nor21 mal operating hours of the Customs Service, subject

22 to reimbursement and payment under subparagraph

23 (A).’’.

24 (c) CITATION.—Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the

25 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
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1 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 236 of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984’’.

4 SEC. 6. SPECIAL RULE FOR EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING

5 DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

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

7 1313(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

9 Service may, notwithstanding the limitation set forth

10 in paragraph (1), extend the time for filing a draw11 back claim for a period not to exceed 18 months,

12 if—

13 ‘‘(I) the claimant establishes to the satis14 faction of the Customs Service that the claim15 ant was unable to file the drawback claim be16 cause of an event declared by the President to

17 be a major disaster on or after January 1,

18 1994; and

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

20 extension with the Customs Service within one

21 year from the last day of the 3-year period re22 ferred to in paragraph (1).

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

24 on or after January 1, 1994, and before the date of

25 the enactment of this paragraph—
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1 ‘‘(I) the Customs Service may extend the

2 time for filing the drawback claim for a period

3 not to exceed 1 year; and

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

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

6 the enactment of this paragraph.

7 ‘‘(B) If an extension is granted with respect to

8 a request filed under this paragraph, the periods of

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

10 of this section and section 508(c)(3) shall be ex11 tended for an additional 18 months or, in a case to

12 which subparagraph (A)(ii) applies, for a period not

13 to exceed 1 year from the date the claim is filed.

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

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

16 section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster

17 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

18 5122(2)).’’.

19 SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

20 (a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—

21 Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act

22 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), and any other provi23 sion of law, the United States Customs Service shall liq24 uidate or reliquidate those entry numbers made at New

25 York, New York, which are listed in subsection (c), in ac-
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1 cordance with the final results of the administrative re2 view, covering the period from May 1, 1984, through

3 March 31, 1985, undertaken by the International Trade

4 Administration of the Department of Commerce for such

5 entries (case number A–580–008).

6 (b) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts

7 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

9 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida10 tion or reliquidation.

11 (c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in sub12 section (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.

13 SEC. 8. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EF14 FECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD

15 ATHLETIC EVENTS.

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

17 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

18 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

19 new 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

5 applicable.

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

7 this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from

8 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after

9 the 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

3 Act (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 Con10 solidated 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 ‘‘sub15 section (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

16 (b)(1)(A)(i)’’.

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

18 the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

19 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

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

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

22 services provided in connection with—

23 ‘‘(i) the arrival of any passenger whose jour24 ney—

25 ‘‘(I) originated in—

26 ‘‘(aa) Canada,
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1 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

2 ‘‘(cc) a territory or possession of the

3 United States, or

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

5 meaning of section 101(b)(5) of the Immi6 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

7 1101(b)(5))), or

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

9 was limited to—

10 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

11 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

12 ‘‘(cc) territories and possessions of the

13 United States, and

14 ‘‘(dd) such adjacent islands;

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

16 of which originates and terminates in the same

17 country, but only if no passengers board or dis18 embark from the train and no cargo is loaded or un19 loaded from such car while the car is within any

20 country other than the country in which such car

21 originates and terminates;

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

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

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1 are within the customs territory of the United

2 States.

3 ‘‘(B) The exemption provided for in subparagraph

4 (A) shall not apply in the case of the arrival of any pas5 senger on board a commercial vessel whose journey origi6 nates and terminates at the same place in the United

7 States if there are no intervening stops.

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

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

10 and 1997.’’.

11 (c) FEE ASSESSED ONLY ONCE.—Section

12 13031(b)(4) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec13 onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(4)) is amend14 ed—

15 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and

16 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

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

18 fee’’; and

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph:

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

22 single voyage involving 2 or more United States ports with

23 respect to which the passengers would otherwise be

24 charged a fee pursuant to subsection (a)(5), such fee shall

25 be charged only 1 time for each passenger.’’.
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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall take effect as if included in the amend3 ments made by section 521 of the North American Free

4 Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

5 SEC. 12. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CERTAIN CHEMICAL

6 DESCRIPTION.

7 (a) AMENDMENT TO SUBHEADING 2933.90.02.—The

8 article description for subheading 2933.90.02 of the Har9 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

10 by striking ‘‘(Quizalofop ethyl)’’.

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

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

13 this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn

14 from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

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

16 (2) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstand17 ing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any

18 other provision of law, upon proper request (which

19 includes sufficient information to identify and locate

20 the entry) filed with the Customs Service on or be21 fore the date that is 180 days after the date of the

22 enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal

23 from warehouse for consumption, of an article that

24 occurred—
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1 (A) after December 31, 1994, and before

2 the date that is 15 days after the date of the

3 enactment of this Act, and

4 (B) with respect to which there would have

5 been no duty or a lesser duty if the amendment

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

7 withdrawal,

8 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such

9 amendment applied to such entry or withdrawal.

10 SEC. 13. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAIN11 ERS.

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

13 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended—

14 (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h),

15 and (i) as subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respec16 tively, and

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the follow18 ing new subsections:

19 ‘‘(f) MARKING OF CERTAIN COFFEE AND TEA PROD20 UCTS.—The marking requirements of subsections (a) and

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

22 0901.21, 0901.22, 0902.10, 0902.20, 0902.30, 0902.40,

23 2101.10, and 2101.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

24 of the United States, as in effect on January 1, 1995.
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1 ‘‘(g) MARKING OF SPICES.—The marking require2 ments of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to articles

3 provided for under subheadings 0904.11, 0904.12,

4 0904.20, 0905.00, 0906.10, 0906.20, 0907.00, 0908.10,

5 0908.20, 0908.30, 0909.10, 0909.20, 0909.30, 0909.40,

6 0909.50, 0910.10, 0910.20, 0910.30, 0910.40, 0910.50,

7 0910.91, 0910.99, 1106.20, 1207.40, 1207.50, 1207.91,

8 1404.90, and 3302.10, and items classifiable in categories

9 0712.90.60, 0712.90.8080, 1209.91.2000, 1211.90.2000,

10 1211.90.8040, 1211.90.8050, 1211.90.8090,

11 2006.00.3000, 2918.13.2000, 3203.00.8000,

12 3301.90.1010, 3301.90.1020, and 3301.90.1050 of the

13 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in

14 effect on January 1, 1995.’’.

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

16 this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from

17 warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of the

18 enactment of this Act.

19 SEC. 14. RELIQUIDATING ENTRY OF WARP KNITTING MA20 CHINES.

21 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of

22 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon

23 proper request filed with the Customs Service before the

24 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act,

25 the Secretary of the Treasury shall—
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1 (1) liquidate or reliquidate as duty free Entry

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

3 port of Charleston, South Carolina; and

4 (2) refund any duties and interest paid with re5 spect to such entry.

6 SEC. 15. INJURY DETERMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN COUN7 TERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

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

9 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b) is amended—

10 (1) by inserting ‘‘or section 701(c)’’ after ‘‘sec11 tion 303’’ each place it appears in the section head12 ing and text; and

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

14 ‘‘under section 303(a)(2)’’;

15 SEC. 16. TREATMENT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLLEC16 TIONS OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTY

17 AND FINAL ASSESSED DUTY UNDER ANTI18 DUMPING DUTY ORDER.

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

20 1673f(a)) is amended—

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

22 striking ‘‘deposit collected’’ and inserting ‘‘deposit,

23 or the amount of any bond or other security, re24 quired’’;
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1 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the cash de2 posit collected’’ and inserting ‘‘that the cash deposit,

3 bond, or other security’’; and

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

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

6 or released, to the extent that the cash deposit,

7 bond, or other security’’.

8 SEC. 17. PERSONAL ALLOWANCE EXEMPTION FROM DU9 TIES.

10 Section 555(b)(6) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

11 U.S.C. 1555(b)(6)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘cus12 toms territory’’ the following: ‘‘, except that merchandise

13 purchased by United States residents is eligible for exemp14 tion from duty under subheadings 9804.00.65,

15 9804.00.70, and 9804.00.72 of the Harmonized Tariff

16 Schedule of the United States upon the United States resi17 dent’s return to the customs territory of the United

18 States, if the person meets the eligibility requirements for

19 the exemption claimed. Notwithstanding any other provi20 sion of law, such merchandise shall be considered to be

21 articles acquired abroad as an incident of the journey from

22 which the person is returning, for purposes of determining

23 eligibility for any such exemption’’.
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1 SEC. 18. TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILVER AND

2 GOLD BARS.

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

4 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

5 amended—

6 (1) by striking subheading 7106.92.00 and in7 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub8 headings and superior text thereto, with such text

9 having the same degree of indentation as subheading

10 7106.91:

‘‘ 7106.92 Semimanufactured:

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%

’’;

11 (2) by striking subheading 7108.13.50 and in12 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub13 headings and superior text thereto, with such text

14 having the same degree of indentation as subheading

15 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% ’’;

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1 (3) by striking subheadings 7115.90.10 through

2 7115.90.50 and inserting in numerical sequence the

3 following new subheadings and superior text, with

4 the article description for subheading 7115.90.15

5 having the same degree of indentation as the article

6 description of subheading 7116.10.10:

‘‘ 7115.90.15 Gold, not clad with precious

metal, in 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

7115.90.25 Silver, not clad with precious

metal, in 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

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%

’’.

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—General note 4(d)

8 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

9 is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘7106.92.00 Chile’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘7106.92.50 Chile’’; and

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

13 ‘‘7115.90.20 Argentina’’ and inserting ‘‘7115.90.30

14 Argentina’’ and ‘‘7115.90.40 Argentina’’, respec15 tively.
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1 (c) STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.—Any staged rate

2 reduction that was proclaimed by the President before the

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

4 the date of the enactment of this Act—

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

6 7106.92.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

7 the United States shall apply to the corresponding

8 rate of duty in subheading 7106.92.50 of such

9 Schedule (as added by subsection (a)(1));

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

11 7108.13.50 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

12 duty in subheading 7108.13.70 of such Schedule (as

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

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

15 7115.90.10 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

16 duty in subheading 7115.90.30 of such Schedule (as

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

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

19 7115.90.20 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

20 duty in subheading 7115.90.40 of such Schedule (as

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

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

23 7115.90.50 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

24 duty in subheading 7115.90.60 of such Schedule (as

25 added by subsection (a)(3)).
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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall apply with respect to goods that are en3 tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on

4 or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the

5 enactment of this Act.

6 SEC. 19. CERTAIN LEAD FUEL TEST ASSEMBLIES.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of

8 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro9 vision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall—

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

11 entries listed in subsection (b), and

12 (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such

13 entry,

14 if the importer files a request therefor with the Customs

15 Service within 60 days after the date of the enactment

16 of this Act.

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

18 (a) 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.
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1 SEC. 20. CERTAIN UNLIQUIDATED VESSEL REPAIR EN2 TRIES.

3 (a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION EXTENDED.—Section

4 484E of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C.

5 1466 note) is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (b)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para8 graph (2)(B);

9 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

10 paragraph (4); and

11 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the

12 following new paragraph;

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

14 made during the period beginning on January 1,

15 1993, and ending on December 31, 1994, to the ex16 tent such entry involves the purchase of equipment,

17 the use of materials, or the expense of repairs in a

18 foreign country for 66 LASH (Lighter Aboard Ship)

19 barges documented under the laws of the United

20 States if—

21 ‘‘(A) such entry was not liquidated on Jan22 uary 1, 1995; and

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

24 after January 1, 1995, would otherwise be eligi25 ble for the exemption provided in section
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1 466(h)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

2 1466(h)(1)), and’’; and

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

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

5 (b)(3) are the following:

6 ‘‘(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

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
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Entry Number Date of Entry

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

3 number is available, if, within 60 days after the date

4 of the enactment of this subsection, a proper entry

5 is filed with the Customs Service.’’.

6 SEC. 21. IMPORTS OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

7 General Note 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

8 of the United States is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘6. Articles Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment Pursuant

2 to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

3 ‘‘(a) Whenever a product is entered under a provi4 sion for which the rate of duty ‘Free (C)’ appears

5 in the ‘Special’ subcolumn, the importer—

6 ‘‘(i) shall maintain such supporting documenta7 tion as the Secretary of the Treasury may re8 quire; and

9 ‘‘(ii) shall be deemed to certify that the im10 ported article is a civil aircraft, or has been im11 ported for use in civil aircraft and will be so

12 used.

13 The importer may amend the entry or file a written

14 statement to claim a free rate of duty under this

15 note at any time before the liquidation of the entry

16 becomes final, except that, notwithstanding section

17 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

18 1505(c)), any refund resulting from any such claim

19 shall be without interest.

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

21 ‘civil aircraft’ means—

22 ‘‘(i) any aircraft—

23 ‘‘(A) that is manufactured or operated

24 pursuant to any certificate issued by the

25 Administrator of the FAA under section
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1 44704 of title 49, United States Code, or

2 pursuant to the approval of the airworthi3 ness authority in the country of expor4 tation, if such approval is recognized by

5 the FAA as an acceptable substitute for

6 such an FAA certificate, or

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

8 certificate has been submitted to, and ac9 cepted by, the Administrator of the FAA,

10 and

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

12 other than aircraft purchased for use by the

13 Department of Defense or the United States

14 Coast Guard.’’.

15 SEC. 22. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON

16 DICHLOROFOP-METHYL.

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

18 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

19 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

20 new 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 ’’.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

2 subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or

3 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

5 SEC. 23. DUTY ON DISPLAY FIREWORKS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of the Harmonized

7 Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik8 ing subheading 3604.10.00 and inserting the following

9 new subheadings, with the article description for sub10 heading 3604.10 having the same degree of indentation

11 as the article 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%

’’.

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—General note 4(d)

13 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

14 is amended by striking ‘‘3604.00.00 India’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘3604.10.10 India’’ and ‘‘3604.10.90 India’’.

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

17 subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or

18 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

19 the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 24. ELIMINATION OF DUTIES ON

2 3,3′-DIAMINOBENZIDINE (TETRAAMINO

3 BIPHENYL).

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 2921.59.17 of the

5 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

6 amended by striking ‘‘and m-Xylenediamine’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘m-Xylenediamine; and 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine

8 (tetraamino biphenyl)’’.

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

10 subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or

11 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

13 SEC. 25. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN DUTY ON

14 THIDIAZURON.

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

16 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

17 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

18 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.17 N-phenyl-n’-

(1,2,3-thiadiazol5’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 ’’.

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

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1 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

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

4 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 2922.49.05 of the

6 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

7 amended by inserting after ‘‘acid’’ the following: ‘‘; 2-

8 Amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester’’.

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

10 subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or

11 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

13 SEC. 27. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

14 LAW 103–465.

15 (a) TITLE I.—

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

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

18 amended by adding a comma after ‘‘subparagraph

19 (B)’’.

20 (2) Section 132 of the Uruguay Round Agree21 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3552) is amended by striking

22 ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.

23 (b) TITLE II.—
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1 (1)(A) The item relating to section 221 in the

2 table of contents of the Uruguay Round Agreements

3 Act is amended to read as follows:

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

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

5 Act is amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘SEC. 221. SPECIAL RULES FOR REVIEW OF DETERMINA7 TIONS.’’.

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

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

10 and inserting ‘‘771A(c)’’.

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

12 (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

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

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

15 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

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

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

18 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

19 petition’’ and inserting ‘‘a petition’’.

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

21 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

22 merchandise’’ and inserting ‘‘merchandise’’.

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

24 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(16)(B)(i)) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘merchandise which is the subject of the in2 vestigation’’ and inserting ‘‘subject merchandise’’.

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

4 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the

5 the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.

6 (9) Section 233(a)(6)(C) of the Uruguay Round

7 Agreements Act is amended by inserting ‘‘each place

8 it appears’’ after ‘‘ ‘commence’ ’’.

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

10 Round Agreements Act is amended by inserting

11 after ‘‘is amended’’ the following: ‘‘by striking ‘as

12 follows:’ and inserting a comma and’’.

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

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

15 after ‘‘section 303 or’’.

16 (12) Section 337(b)(3) of the Tariff Act of

17 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(b)(3)) is amended in the first

18 sentence by striking ‘‘such section and’’.

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

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

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

22 (19 U.S.C. 1677(30)) is amended by striking

23 ‘‘agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement’’.
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1 (15) Section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(II) of the Tariff

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

3 amended by inserting ‘‘section’’ after ‘‘if’’.

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

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

6 aligning the text of the last sentence with the text

7 of the first sentence.

8 (c) TITLE III.—

9 (1) Section 314(e) of the Uruguay Round

10 Agreements Act is amended in the matter proposed

11 to be inserted as section 306(b)(1) of the Trade Act

12 of 1974, by striking the closed quotation marks and

13 second period at the end.

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

15 Round Agreements Act is amended to read as fol16 lows:

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

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

19 and’’.

20 (3) Section 592A(a)(3) of the Tariff Act of

21 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592A(a)(3)) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘list under paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘list

23 under paragraph (1)’’.

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

25 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking
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1 ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

2 (1)(D)(iii)’’.

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

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

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

6 (b)’’.

7 (6) Section 304(a)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of

8 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(3)(A)) is amended by in9 serting ‘‘Rights’’ after ‘‘Intellectual Property’’.

10 (7) Section 331 of the Uruguay Round Agree11 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3591) is amended by striking

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

13 Implementation Act,’’.

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

15 (7 U.S.C. 1854) is amended in the second sentence

16 by striking ‘‘Implementation’’ and inserting ‘‘Agree17 ments’’.

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

19 Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.

20 3592(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘posses21 sion,’’ and inserting ‘‘possession;’’.

22 (10) Section 305(d)(2) of the Trade Agree23 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2515(d)(2)) is

24 amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at

2 the end of subparagraph (B); and

3 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the

4 period at the end and inserting a semicolon.

5 (11) Section 304 of the Trade Agreements Act

6 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2514) is amended—

7 (A) in subsection (a) by striking the

8 comma after ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and

9 (B) in subsection (c)—

10 (i) by striking the comma after

11 ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and

12 (ii) by striking the comma after

13 ‘‘XIX(5)’’.

14 (12) Section 308(4)(D) of the Trade Agree15 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(D)) is

16 amended by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.

17 (13) Section 305(g) of the Trade Agreements

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

19 (A) in paragraph (1)—

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

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

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

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

24 (B) in paragraph (3)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘the’’; and

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

4 after ‘‘(as the case may be)’’.

5 (14) Section 402(4) of the Trade Agreements

6 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2532(4)) is amended by in7 serting a comma after ‘‘system, if any’’.

8 (15) Section 414(b)(1) of the Trade Agree9 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2544(b)(1)) is

10 amended by striking ‘‘procedures,,’’ each place it ap11 pears and inserting ‘‘procedures,’’.

12 (16) Section 451(6)(A) of the Trade Agree13 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2571(6)(A)) is

14 amended by striking ‘‘Members.’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘Members; and’’.

16 (d) TITLE IV.—

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

18 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2578a(c)) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘phystosanitary’’ and inserting ‘‘phytosanitary’’.

20 (2) Section 412(b) of the Uruguay Round

21 Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘1853’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘972’’.

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

2 Code, is amended in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A) by striking ‘‘Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘acts’’.

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

5 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section

6 104A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’.

7 (f) TITLE VI.—

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

9 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(D)) is amended by

10 striking the second comma after ‘‘World Trade Or11 ganization’’.

12 (2) Section 601(b)(1)(B) of the Uruguay

13 Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2465 note) is

14 amended by striking ‘‘such date of enactment’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of this Act’’.

16 SEC. 28. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

17 LAW 103–182.

18 (a) TITLE II.—

19 (1) Section 13031(b)(10)(A) of the Consoli20 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

21 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(10)(A)) is amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘Agreement)’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘Agreement Implementation Act of 1988)’’;

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘section 403’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘article 403’’.

3 (2) Section 202 of the North American Free

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

5 3332) is amended—

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

7 ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(p)’’; and

8 (B) in subsection (p)(18) by striking ‘‘fed9 eral government’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Gov10 ernment’’.

11 (b) TITLE III.—

12 (1) Section 351(b)(2) of the North American

13 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is

14 amended by striking ‘‘Agreement Act’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘Agreements Act’’.

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

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

18 ‘‘Special Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Trade

19 Representative’’.

20 (3) Section 316 of the North American Free

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

22 3381) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection

23 202(d)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

24 (d)(1)(C)(i)’’.
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1 (4) Section 309(c) of the North American Free

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

3 3358(c)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by

4 striking ‘‘column 1—General’’ and inserting ‘‘col5 umn 1 general’’.

6 (c) TITLE IV.—

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

8 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19

9 U.S.C. 3432(d)(3)) is amended in the matter pre10 ceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘(c)(4)’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’.

12 (2) Section 407(e)(2) of the North American

13 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19

14 U.S.C. 3437(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘peti15 tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘petition;’’.

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

17 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(12)(D)) is amended—

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

19 ‘‘(D)’’; and

20 (B) by striking ‘‘If the Trade Representa21 tive’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) If the Trade Represent22 ative’’.

23 (4) Section 415(b)(2) of the North American

24 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19
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1 U.S.C. 3451(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘under

2 516A(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 516A(a)’’.

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

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

5 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘Hemi6 sphere,’’ and inserting ‘‘Hemisphere;’’; and

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

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

9 (e) TITLE VI.—

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

11 United States (19 U.S.C. 293) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘or both,’’.

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

14 United States (19 U.S.C. 294) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘conveyed a United States’’ and inserting ‘‘con16 veyed in a United States’’.

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

18 (19 U.S.C. 1436(a)(2)) is amended—

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

20 ‘‘431’’; and

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

22 the end.

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

24 U.S.C. 1313) is amended—
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1 (A) in subsection (j)(2) by realigning the

2 text following subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) begin3 ning with ‘‘then upon the exportation’’ and end4 ing with ‘‘duty, tax, or fee.’’ two ems to the left

5 so that the text has the same degree of indenta6 tion as paragraph (3) of section 313(j) of such

7 Act; and

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

9 and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

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

11 U.S.C. 1441) is amended—

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

13 by striking the semicolon at the end and insert14 ing a period; and

15 (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘; and’’

16 and inserting a period.

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

18 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)) is amended by striking

19 ‘‘553, and 336(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 553’’.

20 (7) Section 514(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930

21 (19 U.S.C. 1514(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section

22 520 (relating to refunds and errors), and section

23 521 (relating to reliquidations on account of fraud)’’

24 and inserting ‘‘and section 520 (relating to refunds

25 and errors)’’.
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1 (8) Section 491(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930

2 (19 U.S.C. 1491(a)) is amended in the first sen3 tence—

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

5 and

6 (B) by striking ‘‘appropriate customs offi7 cer’’ and inserting ‘‘Customs Service’’.

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

9 (19 U.S.C. 1490(c)(1)) is amended by striking

10 ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a)’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (D) of sub12 section (a)(1)’’.

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

14 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

15 (19 U.S.C. 3007(b)(2) and 3010(b)(1)) are each

16 amended by striking ‘‘484(e)’’ and ‘‘1484(e)’’ and

17 inserting ‘‘484(f)’’ and ‘‘1484(f)’’, respectively.

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

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

20 second to the last sentence by striking ‘‘his’’ and in21 serting ‘‘the’’.

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

23 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is

24 amended by striking ‘‘disclosure in 30 days’’ and in25 serting ‘‘disclosure within 30 days’’.
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1 (13) Section 592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930

2 (19 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended in the subsection

3 heading by striking ‘‘TAXES’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘TAXES,’’.

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

6 (19 U.S.C. 1625(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘chap7 ter’’ and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

8 (15) Section 413(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of

9 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1413(a)(1)) is amended by striking

10 ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the North American Free

11 Trade Agreement Implementation Act’’.

12 SEC. 29. OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

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

14 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Imple15 mentation Agreement Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘Agree16 ment Implementation Act of 1988’’.

17 SEC. 30. MORATORIUM ON MARKINGS OF METAL FORGINGS

18 AND HAND TOOLS; CONSULTATION AND LAY19 OVER REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL.

20 (a) MORATORIUM ON EXISTING AGENCY ACTIONS.—

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

22 guidelines, or other administrative decisions of the

23 Secretary of the Treasury or of the United States

24 Customs Service relating to rules of origin or coun25 try of origin marking requirements in effect on July
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1 17, 1996, with respect to hand tools or metal forg2 ings for hand tools may not be changed, modified,

3 or revoked for a period of 1 year beginning on the

4 date of the enactment of this Act. The regulations,

5 rulings, guidelines, and other administrative deci6 sions referred to in the preceding sentence shall, for

7 the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enact8 ment of this Act, govern the rules of origin and

9 country of origin marking requirements with respect

10 to hand tools and metal forgings for hand tools.

11 (2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub12 section, the term ‘‘metal forgings for hand tools’’

13 means metal forgings that—

14 (A) are imported for processing into fin15 ished hand tools in the United States; and

16 (B) have not been improved in condition

17 beyond rough burring, trimming, grinding,

18 turning, hammering, chiseling, or filing.

19 (b) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—

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

21 regulations, rulings, guidelines, or other administra22 tive decisions referred to in subsection (a) may be

23 changed, modified, or revoked, consistent with Unit24 ed States law, after the end of the 1-year period de-
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1 scribed in that subsection, but only if the require2 ments of paragraph (3) are met.

3 (2) CHANGES IN RULE OF ORIGIN OR COUNTRY

4 OF ORIGIN MARKING REQUIREMENTS.—Any regula5 tions, rulings, guidelines, or other administrative de6 cisions of the Secretary of the Treasury or of the

7 United States Customs Service constituting a signifi8 cant policy change in rules of origin or country of

9 origin marking requirements in effect on July 17,

10 1996, may be issued only if the requirements of

11 paragraph (3) are met.

12 (3) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—The re13 quirements referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are

14 that—

15 (A) in addition to any other requirement of

16 law or public notice procedure, the Secretary of

17 the Treasury has consulted with interested and

18 potentially affected persons regarding the pro19 posed action referred to in paragraph (1) or

20 (2), as the case may be;

21 (B) the Secretary of the Treasury has sub22 mitted a report to the Committee on Ways and

23 Means of the House of Representatives and the

24 Committee on Finance of the Senate that sets

25 forth the action proposed, the extent to which
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1 such action constitutes a significant policy

2 change from that underlying the regulations,

3 rulings, guidelines, or administrative decisions

4 in effect, and the reasons for such change;

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

6 first day on which the Secretary of the Treas7 ury has met the requirements of subparagraphs

8 (A) and (B) with respect to the proposed action

9 has expired; and

10 (D) the Secretary of the Treasury has con11 sulted with the committees referred to in sub12 paragraph (B) regarding the proposed action

13 during the period referred to in subparagraph

14 (C).

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

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

17 computed by excluding—

18 (A) the days on which either House of

19 Congress is not in session because of an ad20 journment of more than 3 days to a day certain

21 or an adjournment of the Congress sine die;

22 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 (5) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub2 section, the term ‘‘significant policy change’’ means

3 an action or determination for which the Secretary

4 of the Treasury is required to follow the procedures

5 of section 625(c) or section 516 of the Tariff Act of

6 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1625, 1516).

7 (c) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND OBLIGATIONS.—

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

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

10 3592), or require actions inconsistent with United States

11 obligations under the WTO Agreements (as defined in sec12 tion 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.

13 3501), the North American Free Trade Agreement, or the

14 Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area

15 between the Government of the United States of America

16 and the Government of Israel.

Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.