Calendar No. 633

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3815

AN ACT

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous

amendments to trade laws.

SEPTEMBER 25, 1996

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 633

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

SEPTEMBER 25, 1996

Reported by Mr. ROTH, with an amendment

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

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,

3 SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

4 (a) INTEREST ACCRUAL.—Section 505(c) of the Tar5 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended in the

6 second sentence by inserting after ‘‘duties, fees, and inter7 est’’ the following: ‘‘or, in a case in which a claim is made

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

9 is made,’’.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

2 subsection (a) shall apply to claims made pursuant to sec3 tion 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after April

4 25, 1995.

5 SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND6 MENTS.

7 (a) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec8 tion 509(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

9 1509(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘(c)(1)(A)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘(d)(1)(A)’’.

11 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTA12 TION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN SMALL VESSELS.—Sec13 tion 7 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1707;

14 49 Stat. 520), is repealed.

15 (c) PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.—Section

16 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amend17 ed—

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

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

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

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

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

23 ‘‘lawful duties, taxes, and fees’’.

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

25 FEES.—Section 592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
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1 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or fees be re2 stored’’ and inserting ‘‘and fees be restored’’.

3 (e) RECONCILIATION TREATED AS ENTRY FOR REC4 ORDKEEPING.—

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

6 (19 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended by inserting ‘‘rec7 ordkeeping,’’ after ‘‘reliquidation,’’.

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

9 1508(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, filing of a

10 reconciliation,’’ after ‘‘entry’’.

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

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

13 by inserting ‘‘, unless liquidation is extended under sub14 section (b),’’ after ‘‘shall liquidate the entry’’.

15 (g) EXEMPTION FROM DUTY FOR PERSONAL AND

16 HOUSEHOLD GOODS ACCOMPANYING RETURNING RESI17 DENTS.—Section 321(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930

18 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

19 9804.00.65,’’ after ‘‘9804.00.30’’.

20 (h) DEBT COLLECTION.—Section 631(a) of the Tar21 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended—

22 (1) by inserting after ‘‘law,’’ the following: ‘‘in23 cluding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code,

24 and subchapters I and II of chapter 37 of such

25 title,’’; and
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘and the expenses associated

2 with recovering such indebtedness,’’ after ‘‘Govern3 ment,’’.

4 (i) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec5 tion 509(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(b))

6 is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ‘‘appro7 priate regional commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘officer des8 ignated pursuant to regulations’’.

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

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

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

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

13 this section apply as of December 8, 1993.

14 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF

15 CUSTOMS USER FEES.

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

17 13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec18 onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is

19 amended—

20 (1) in clause (iv)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 9802.00.80

22 of such Schedules’’ and inserting ‘‘heading

23 9802.00.80 of such Schedule’’; and

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

25 (iv);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of clause

2 (v) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

4 new clause:

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

6 a foreign trade zone (other than merchandise to

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

8 value of the privileged or nonprivileged foreign sta9 tus merchandise under section 3 of the Act of June

10 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade

11 Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c).’’.

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

13 subsection (a) apply to—

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

15 on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act; and

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

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

19 if liquidation of the entry was not final before such

20 15th day.

21 (c) APPLICATION OF FEES TO CERTAIN AGRICUL22 TURAL PRODUCTS.—The amendment made by section

23 111(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990

24 shall apply to—
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1 (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone

2 on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act; and

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

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

6 if the liquidation of the entry was not final before

7 such 15th day.

8 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTOMS AND

9 TRADE ACT OF 1990.

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

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

12 striking ‘‘, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump13 tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘for transportation in bond’’.

14 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS

15 SERVICES.

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

17 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

18 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)) is amended—

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

20 clause (i); and

21 (2) in clause (ii)—

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

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

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

25 subclause (I), and
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘at the facility’’ in sub2 clause (I) and inserting ‘‘for the facility’’.

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

4 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

5 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended—

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

7 1990’’, and

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

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

10 construed as prohibiting the Secretary of the Treas11 ury from processing merchandise that is informally

12 entered or released at any centralized hub facility or

13 express consignment carrier facility during the nor14 mal operating hours of the Customs Service, subject

15 to reimbursement and payment under subparagraph

16 (A).’’.

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

18 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

19 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec20 tion 236 of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984’’.

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

23 DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

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

25 1313(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(3)(A)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Customs

2 Service may, notwithstanding the limitation set forth

3 in paragraph (1), extend the time for filing a draw4 back claim for a period not to exceed 18 months,

5 if—

6 ‘‘(I) the claimant establishes to the satis7 faction of the Customs Service that the claim8 ant was unable to file the drawback claim be9 cause of an event declared by the President to

10 be a major disaster on or after January 1,

11 1994; and

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

13 extension with the Customs Service within one

14 year from the last day of the 3-year period re15 ferred to in paragraph (1).

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

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

18 the enactment of this paragraph—

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

20 time for filing the drawback claim for a period

21 not to exceed 1 year; and

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

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

24 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 ex5 tended for an additional 18 months or, in a case to

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

7 to exceed 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

11 Relief 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

16 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), and any other provi17 sion of law, the United States Customs Service shall liq18 uidate or reliquidate those entry numbers made at New

19 York, New York, which are listed in subsection (c), in ac20 cordance with the final results of the administrative re21 view, covering the period from May 1, 1984, through

22 March 31, 1985, undertaken by the International Trade

23 Administration of the Department of Commerce for such

24 entries (case number A–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 sub7 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.

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

12 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

13 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

14 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% ’’;

and
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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’’.

23 (e) TITLE V.—
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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)’’;

24 and
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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

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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.

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Miscellaneous Trade and

19 Technical Corrections Act of 1996’’.

20 SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

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

22 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended in the second

23 sentence by inserting after ‘‘duties, fees, and interest’’ the

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

2 made,’’.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub4 section (a) shall apply to claims made pursuant to section

5 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) on

6 or after June 7, 1996.

7 SEC. 3. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND8 MENTS.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—

10 (1) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—

11 Section 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

13 inserting ‘‘(d)(1)(A)’’.

14 (2) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE FOR IM15 PORTATION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS ABOARD SMALL

16 VESSELS.—Section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19

17 U.S.C. 1707; 49 Stat. 520), is repealed.

18 (3) MANIFESTS.—Section 431(c)(1) of the Tariff

19 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(c)(1)) is amended in the

20 matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘such

21 manifest’’ and inserting ‘‘a vessel manifest’’.

22 (4) PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.—Sec23 tion 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592)

24 is amended—
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1 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘lawful

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

3 and

4 (B) in subsections (b)(1)(A)(vi),

5 (c)(2)(A)(ii), (c)(3)(A)(ii), (c)(4)(A)(i), and

6 (c)(4)(B) by striking ‘‘lawful duties’’ each place

7 it appears and inserting ‘‘lawful duties, taxes,

8 and fees’’.

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

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

11 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or fees be re12 stored’’ and inserting ‘‘and fees be restored’’.

13 (6) RECONCILIATION TREATED AS ENTRY FOR

14 RECORDKEEPING.—

15 (A) Section 401(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930

16 (19 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended by inserting

17 ‘‘recordkeeping,’’ after ‘‘reliquidation,’’.

18 (B) Section 508(c)(1) of such Act (19

19 U.S.C. 1508(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

20 filing of a reconciliation,’’ after ‘‘entry’’.

21 (7) EXTENSION OF LIQUIDATION.—Section

22 504(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504(d))

23 is amended—
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1 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, un2 less liquidation is extended under subsection

3 (b),’’ after ‘‘shall liquidate the entry’’; and

4 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting

5 ‘‘(other than an entry with respect to which liq6 uidation has been extended under subsection

7 (b))’’ after ‘‘Any entry’’.

8 (8) EXEMPTION FROM DUTY FOR PERSONAL AND

9 HOUSEHOLD GOODS ACCOMPANYING RETURNING RESI10 DENTS.—Section 321(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of

11 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended by insert12 ing ‘‘, 9804.00.65,’’ after ‘‘9804.00.30’’.

13 (9) DEBT COLLECTION.—Section 631(a) of the

14 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended by

15 adding at the end the following new subsection:

16 ‘‘(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—The debtor shall be assessed

17 and pay any and all costs associated with collection efforts

18 pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding section 3302(b)

19 of title 31, United States Code, any sum so collected shall

20 be used to pay the costs of debt collection services.’’.

21 (10) DESIGNATION OF CUSTOMS OFFICER.—Sec22 tion 509(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

23 1509(b)) is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by

24 striking ‘‘appropriate regional commissioner’’ and in25 serting ‘‘officer designated pursuant to regulations’’.
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1 (11) REVIEW OF PROTESTS.—Section 515(d) of

2 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1515(d)) is amend3 ed by striking ‘‘district director’’ and inserting ‘‘port

4 director’’.

5 (12) ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS.—Section

6 321(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a))

7 is amended—

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘duties,

9 fees, and taxes actually accruing’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘duties, fees, taxes, and interest actually accru11 ing’’; and

12 (B) in paragraph (3)—

13 (i) by striking ‘‘and taxes’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘taxes, and interest’’; and

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘or taxes’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘taxes, or interest’’.

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

18 section shall apply as of December 8, 1993.

19 SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF

20 CUSTOMS USER FEES.

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

22 13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili23 ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is amended—

24 (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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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) The Customs Service may, notwithstand6 ing the limitation set forth in paragraph (1), extend

7 the time for filing a drawback claim for a period not

8 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—

16 ‘‘(I) within 1 year from the last day of

17 the 3-year period referred to in paragraph

18 (1), or

19 ‘‘(II) within 1 year after the date of

20 the enactment of this paragraph,

21 whichever is later.

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

23 a request filed under this paragraph, the periods of

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

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

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1 subparagraph (A)(ii) applies, for a period not to ex2 ceed 1 year from the date the claim is filed.

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

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

5 section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re6 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

7 5122(2)).’’.

8 SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF ENTRIES OF CERTAIN TELE9 VISIONS.

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

11 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520),

12 or any other provision of law, the United States Customs

13 Service shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the

14 enactment of this Act, liquidate or reliquidate those entries

15 made at New York, New York, which are listed in subsection

16 (c), in accordance with the final results of the administra17 tive review, covering the period from May 1, 1984, through

18 March 31, 1985, conducted by the International Trade Ad19 ministration of the Department of Commerce for such en20 tries (case number A–580–008).

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

22 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

24 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida25 tion or reliquidation.
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1 (c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in subsection

2 (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.

3 SEC. 9. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EF4 FECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD

5 ATHLETIC EVENTS.

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

7 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend8 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

9 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. 10. 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 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘predecessor’’.
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1 SEC. 11. 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. 12. IMPORTS OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

9 General Note 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

10 the United States is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘6. Articles Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment Pursu12 ant to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

13 ‘‘(a) Whenever a product is entered under a pro14 vision for which the rate of duty ‘Free (C)’ appears

15 in the ‘Special’ subcolumn and a claim for such rate

16 of duty is made, the importer—

17 ‘‘(i) shall maintain such supporting docu18 mentation as the Secretary of the Treasury may

19 require; and

20 ‘‘(ii) shall be deemed to certify that the im21 ported article is a civil aircraft, or has been im22 ported for use in a civil aircraft and will be so

23 used.

24 The importer may amend the entry or file a written

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

26 at any time before the liquidation of the entry be-
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1 comes final, except that, notwithstanding section

2 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)),

3 any refund resulting from any such claim shall be

4 without interest.

5 ‘‘(b)(i) For purposes of the tariff schedule, the

6 term ‘civil aircraft’ means any aircraft, aircraft en7 gine, or ground flight simulator (including parts,

8 components, and subassemblies thereof)—

9 ‘‘(A) that is used as original or replacement

10 equipment in the design, development, testing,

11 evaluation, manufacture, repair, maintenance,

12 rebuilding, modification, or conversion of air13 craft; and

14 ‘‘(B)(1) that is manufactured or operated

15 pursuant to a certificate issued by the Adminis16 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration

17 (hereafter referred to as the ‘FAA’) under section

18 44704 of title 49, United States Code, or pursu19 ant to the approval of the airworthiness author20 ity in the country of exportation, if such ap21 proval is recognized by the FAA as an acceptable

22 substitute for such an FAA certificate;

23 ‘‘(2) for which an application for such cer24 tificate has been submitted to, and accepted by,

25 the Administrator of the FAA by an existing
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1 type and production certificate holder pursuant

2 to section 44702 of title 49, United States Code,

3 and regulations promulgated thereunder; or

4 ‘‘(3) for which an application for such ap5 proval or certificate will be submitted in the fu6 ture by an existing type and production certifi7 cate holder, pending the completion of design or

8 other technical requirements stipulated by the

9 Administrator of the FAA.

10 ‘‘(ii) The term ‘civil aircraft’ does not include

11 any aircraft, aircraft engine, or ground flight simula12 tor (or parts, components, and subassemblies thereof)

13 purchased for use by the Department of Defense or the

14 United States Coast Guard, unless such aircraft, air15 craft engine, or ground flight simulator (or parts,

16 components, and subassemblies thereof) satisfies the

17 requirements of subdivisions (i)(A) and (i)(B) (1) or

18 (2).

19 ‘‘(iii) Subdivision (i)(B)(3) shall apply only to

20 such quantities of the parts, components, and sub21 assemblies as are required to meet the design and

22 technical requirements stipulated by the Adminis23 trator. The Commissioner of Customs may require the

24 importer to estimate the quantities of parts, compo-
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1 nents, and subassemblies covered for purposes of such

2 subdivision.’’.

3 SEC. 13. 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 (19 U.S.C. 1514)

16 or any other provision of law, upon proper request

17 (which includes sufficient information to identify and

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

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

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

21 warehouse for consumption, of an article that oc22 curred—

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

24 date that is 15 days after the date of the enact25 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. 14. MARKING OF CERTAIN IMPORTED ARTICLES AND

8 CONTAINERS.

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

10 1930 (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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(i) of such

11 Act, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by

12 striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’.

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

14 section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from ware15 house for consumption, on or after the date of the enactment

16 of this Act.

17 SEC. 15. TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILVER, GOLD,

18 AND PLATINUM BARS.

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

20 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend21 ed—

22 (1) by striking subheading 7106.92.00 and in23 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub24 headings and superior text thereto, with such text
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1 having the same degree of indentation as subheading

2 7106.91:

‘‘ 7106.92 Semimanufactured:

7106.92.10 Rectangular or near-rectangular shapes, containing 99.5

percent or more by weight of

silver 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%

’’;

3 (2) by striking subheading 7108.13.50 and in4 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub5 headings and superior text thereto, with such text

6 having the same degree of indentation as subheading

7 7108.13.10:

‘‘ Other:

7108.13.55 Rectangular or near-rectangular shapes, containing

99.5 percent or more by

weight of gold 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%

’’;

8 and

9 (3) by striking subheadings 7115.90.10 through

10 7115.90.50 and inserting in numerical sequence the

11 following new subheadings and superior text, with the

12 article description for subheading 7115.90.05 having

13 the same degree of indentation as the article descrip14 tion for subheading 7116.10.10:

‘‘ 7115.90.05 Articles of precious metal, in

rectangular or near-rectangular

shapes, containing 99.5 percent

or more by weight of a precious

metal and not otherwise marked

or decorated than with weight,

purity, or other identifying information ..................................... Free Free
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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% ’’.

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

20 duty in subheading 7108.13.70 of such Schedule (as

21 added by subsection (a)(2));
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1 (3) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading

2 7115.90.10 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

3 duty in subheading 7115.90.30 of such Schedule (as

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

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

6 7115.90.20 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

7 duty in subheading 7115.90.40 of such Schedule (as

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

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

10 7115.90.50 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

11 duty in subheading 7115.90.60 of such Schedule (as

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

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

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

15 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

16 the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this

17 Act.

18 SEC. 16. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN

19 SEMIMANUFACTURED FORMS OF GOLD.

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

21 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend22 ed by adding in numerical sequence the following new head23 ing:
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‘‘ 9902.71.08 Wire containing

99.9 percent or

more by weight of

gold and with

dopants added to

control wirebonding

characteristics, having a diameter of

0.05 millimeters or

less, for use in the

manufacture of diodes, transistors,

and similar semiconductor devices or

electronic integrated circuits ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2000 ’’.

1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with3 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

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

5 SEC. 17. ELIMINATION OF EAST-WEST TRADE STATISTICS

6 MONITORING SYSTEM.

7 Section 410 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2440)

8 is repealed.

9 SEC. 18. RETROACTIVE ELECTION TO RECONCILE ENTRIES.

10 (a) DEFINITION OF ENTRY RECONCILIATION.—The

11 first sentence of section 401(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

12 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The term

13 ‘reconciliation’ means an electronic process, initiated at the

14 request of an importer, under which the elements of an

15 entry (other than those elements related to the admissibility

16 of the merchandise) that are undetermined at the time the

17 importer files or transmits the documentation or informa18 tion required by section 484(a)(1)(B), or the import activ19 ity summary statement, are provided to the Customs Serv20 ice at a later time.’’.
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1 (b) RECONCILIATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section

2 484(b)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1484(b)(1)) of such Act is amended

3 by striking the first and second sentences and inserting the

4 following: ‘‘A party may elect to file a reconciliation with

5 regard to such entry elements as are identified by the party

6 pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. If the

7 party so elects, the party shall declare that a reconciliation

8 will be filed. The declaration shall be made in such manner

9 as the Secretary shall prescribe and at the time the docu10 mentation or information required by subsection (a)(1)(B)

11 or the import activity summary statement is filed with, or

12 transmitted to, the Customs Service, or at such later time

13 as the Customs Service may, in its discretion, permit. The

14 reconciliation shall be filed by the importer of record at such

15 time and in such manner as the Secretary prescribes but

16 not later than 15 months after the date the importer de17 clares his intent to file the reconciliation. In the case of

18 reconciling issues relating to the assessment of antidumping

19 and countervailing duties, the reconciliation shall be filed

20 not later than 90 days after the date the Customs Service

21 advises the importer that the period of review for antidump22 ing or countervailing duty purposes has been completed.’’.
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1 SEC. 19. TARIFF TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHI2 CLES.

3 General Note 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

4 the United States is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subdivision:

6 ‘‘(d) CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN

7 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES.

8 ‘‘(i) DUTY IMPOSED. Notwithstanding any other

9 provision of law, the duty imposed on a qualified ar10 ticle shall be the amount determined by multiplying

11 the applicable foreign value content of such article by

12 the applicable rate of duty for such article.

13 ‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED ARTICLE. For purposes of this

14 subdivision, the term ‘qualified article’ means an ar15 ticle that is—

16 ‘‘(A) classifiable under any of subheadings

17 8702.10 through 8704.90 of the Harmonized Tar18 iff Schedule of the United States,

19 ‘‘(B) produced or manufactured in a foreign

20 trade zone before January 1, 1996,

21 ‘‘(C) exported therefrom to a NAFTA coun22 try (as defined in section 2(4) of the North

23 American Free Trade Agreement Implementation

24 Act (19 U.S.C. 3301(4)), and
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1 ‘‘(D) subsequently imported from that

2 NAFTA country into the customs territory of the

3 United States—

4 ‘‘(I) on or after the effective date

5 of this subdivision, or

6 ‘‘(II) on or after January 1, 1994,

7 and before such effective date, if the

8 entry of such article is unliquidated,

9 under protest, or in litigation, or liq10 uidation is otherwise not final on such

11 effective date.

12 ‘‘(iii) APPLICABLE FOREIGN VALUE CONTENT.

13 ‘‘(A) APPLICABLE FOREIGN VALUE CON14 TENT. For purposes of this subdivision, the term

15 ‘applicable foreign value content’ means the

16 amount determined by multiplying the value of

17 a qualified article by the applicable percentage.

18 ‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE. The term

19 ‘applicable percentage’ means the FTZ percent20 age for the article plus 5 percentage points.

21 ‘‘(iv) OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.

22 For purposes of this subdivision—

23 ‘‘(A) FTZ PERCENTAGE. The FTZ percent24 age for a qualified article shall be the percentage

25 determined in accordance with subparagraph (I),
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1 (II), or (III) of this paragraph, whichever is ap2 plicable.

3 ‘‘(I) REPORT FOR YEAR PUBLISHED. If,

4 at the time a qualified article is entered, the

5 FTZ Annual Report for the year in which

6 the article was manufactured has been pub7 lished, the FTZ percentage for the article

8 shall be the percentage of foreign status

9 merchandise set forth in that report for the

10 subzone in which the qualified article was

11 manufactured, or if not manufactured in a

12 subzone, the foreign trade zone in which the

13 qualified article was manufactured.

14 ‘‘(II) REPORT FOR YEAR NOT PUB15 LISHED. If, at the time a qualified article is

16 entered, the FTZ Annual Report for the

17 year in which the article was manufactured

18 has not been published, the FTZ percentage

19 for the article shall be the percentage of for20 eign status merchandise set forth in the

21 most recently published FTZ Annual Re22 port for the subzone in which the article

23 was manufactured, or if not manufactured

24 in a subzone, the foreign trade zone in
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1 which the qualified article was manufac2 tured.

3 ‘‘(B) APPLICABLE RATE OF DUTY. The term

4 ‘applicable duty rate’ means the rate of duty set

5 forth in any of subheadings 8702.10 through

6 8704.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

7 the United States that is applicable to the quali8 fied article and which would apply to the article

9 if the article were directly entered for consump10 tion into the United States from the foreign

11 trade zone with non-privileged foreign status

12 having been claimed for all foreign merchandise

13 used in the manufacture or production of the

14 qualified article.

15 ‘‘(C) FOREIGN TRADE ZONE; SUBZONE. The

16 terms ‘foreign trade zone’ and ‘subzone’ mean a

17 zone or subzone established pursuant to the Act

18 of June 18, 1934, commonly known as the For19 eign Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a et seq.).

20 ‘‘(D) FTZ ANNUAL REPORT. The term ‘FTZ

21 Annual Report’ means the Annual Report to the

22 Congress published in accordance with section 16

23 of the Foreign Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C.

24 81p(c)).
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1 ‘‘(E) NON-PRIVILEGED FOREIGN STATUS.

2 The term ‘non-privileged foreign status’ means

3 that privilege has not been requested with respect

4 to an article pursuant to section 3 of the Foreign

5 Trade Zones Act.’’.

6 SEC. 20. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

7 LAW 103–465.

8 (a) TITLE I.—

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

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

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

12 (2) Section 132 of the Uruguay Round Agree13 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3552) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.

15 (b) TITLE II.—

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

17 table of contents of the Uruguay Round Agreements

18 Act is amended to read as follows:

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

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

20 Act is amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘SEC. 221. SPECIAL RULES FOR REVIEW OF DETERMINA22 TIONS.’’.

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

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

25 and inserting ‘‘771A(c)’’.
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1 (3) Section 702(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930

2 (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

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

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

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

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

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

8 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

9 petition’’ and inserting ‘‘a petition’’.

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

11 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

12 merchandise’’ and inserting ‘‘merchandise’’.

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

14 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(16)(B)(i)) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘merchandise which is the subject of the investiga16 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subject merchandise’’.

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

18 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the

19 the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.

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

21 Agreements Act is amended by inserting ‘‘each place

22 it appears’’ after ‘‘commence’’.

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

24 Round Agreements Act is amended by inserting after
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1 ‘‘is amended’’ the following: ‘‘by striking ‘as follows:’

2 and inserting a comma and’’.

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

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

5 after ‘‘section 303 or’’.

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

7 (19 U.S.C. 1337(b)(3)) is amended in the first sen8 tence by striking ‘‘such section and’’.

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

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

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

12 (19 U.S.C. 1677(30)) is amended by striking ‘‘agree13 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement’’.

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

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

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

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

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

19 aligning the text of the last sentence with the text of

20 the first sentence.

21 (17) Section 783(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

22 U.S.C. 1677n(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection

23 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’.

24 (c) TITLE III.—
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1 (1) Section 314(e) of the Uruguay Round Agree2 ments Act is amended in the matter proposed to be

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

4 by striking the closed quotation marks and second pe5 riod at the end.

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

7 Round Agreements Act is amended to read as follows:

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

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

10 and’’.

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

12 (19 U.S.C. 1592A(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘list

13 under paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘list under para14 graph (1)’’.

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

16 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘para17 graph (1)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

18 (1)(D)(iii)’’.

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

20 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(d)(4)(A)(i)) is amended by

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

22 (b)’’.

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

24 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(3)(A)) is amended by insert25 ing ‘‘Rights’’ after ‘‘Intellectual Property’’.
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1 (7) Section 331 of the Uruguay Round Agree2 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3591) is amended by striking

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

4 Implementation Act,’’.

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

6 (7 U.S.C. 1854) is amended in the second sentence by

7 striking ‘‘Implementation’’ and inserting ‘‘Agree8 ments’’.

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

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

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

12 ‘‘possession;’’.

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

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

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

16 the end of subparagraph (B); and

17 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe18 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon.

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

20 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2514) is amended—

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

22 after ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and

23 (B) in subsection (c)—

24 (i) by striking the comma after

25 ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and
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1 (ii) by striking the comma after

2 ‘‘XIX(5)’’.

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

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

5 striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.

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

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

8 (A) in paragraph (1)—

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

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

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

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

13 (B) in paragraph (3)—

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

15 ‘‘the’’; and

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

17 after ‘‘(as the case may be)’’.

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

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

20 a comma after ‘‘system, if any’’.

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

22 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2544(b)(1)) is amended by

23 striking ‘‘procedures,,’’ each place it appears and in24 serting ‘‘procedures,’’.
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1 (16) Section 451(6)(A) of the Trade Agreements

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

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

4 (d) TITLE IV.—

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

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

7 ‘‘phystosanitary’’ and inserting ‘‘phytosanitary’’.

8 (2) Section 412(b) of the Uruguay Round Agree9 ments Act is amended by striking ‘‘1853’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘972’’.

11 (e) TITLE V.—

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

13 Code, is amended in the matter preceding subpara14 graph (A) by striking ‘‘Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘acts’’.

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

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

17 inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’.

18 (f) TITLE VI.—

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

20 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(D)) is amended by strik21 ing the second comma after ‘‘World Trade Organiza22 tion’’.

23 (2) Section 601(b)(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round

24 Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2465 note) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘such date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘the

2 date of the enactment of this Act’’.

3 (3) The heading for section 1106 of the Omnibus

4 Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C.

5 2905) is amended by striking ‘‘FOR THE WTO’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘OR THE WTO’’.

7 SEC. 21. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

8 LAW 103–182.

9 (a) TITLE II.—

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

11 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

12 U.S.C. 58c(b)(10)(A)) is amended—

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

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

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

16 ‘‘article 403’’.

17 (2) Section 202 of the North American Free

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

19 3332) is amended—

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

21 ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(p)’’; and

22 (B) in subsection (p)(18) by striking ‘‘fed23 eral government’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Gov24 ernment’’.

25 (b) TITLE III.—
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1 (1) Section 351(b)(2) of the North American Free

2 Trade Agreement Implementation Act is amended by

3 striking ‘‘Agreement Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreements

4 Act’’.

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

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

7 ‘‘Special Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Trade Rep8 resentative’’.

9 (3) Section 316 of the North American Free

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

11 3381) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection

12 202(d)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

13 (d)(1)(C)(i)’’.

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

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

16 3358(c)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by

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

18 1 general’’.

19 (c) TITLE IV.—

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

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

22 3432(d)(3)) is amended in the matter preceding sub23 paragraph (A) by striking ‘‘(c)(4)’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’.
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1 (2) Section 407(e)(2) of the North American Free

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

3 3437(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘petition,’’ and

4 inserting ‘‘petition;’’.

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

6 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(12)(D)) is amended—

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

8 ‘‘(D)’’; and

9 (B) by striking ‘‘If the Trade Representa10 tive’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) If the Trade Representa11 tive’’.

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

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

14 3451(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘under 516A(a)’’

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

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

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

18 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘Hemi19 sphere,’’ and inserting ‘‘Hemisphere;’’; and

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

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

22 (e) TITLE VI.—

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

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

25 ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘or both,’’.
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1 (2) Section 3127 of the Revised Statutes of the

2 United States (19 U.S.C. 294) is amended by striking

3 ‘‘conveyed a United States’’ and inserting ‘‘conveyed

4 in a United States’’.

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

6 (19 U.S.C. 1436(a)(2)) is amended—

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

8 ‘‘431’’; and

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

10 the end.

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

12 U.S.C. 1313) is amended—

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

14 text following subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) begin15 ning with ‘‘then upon the exportation’’ and end16 ing with ‘‘duty, tax, or fee.’’ two ems to the left

17 so that the text has the same degree of indenta18 tion as paragraph (3) of section 313(j) of such

19 Act; and

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

21 and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

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

23 U.S.C. 1441) is amended—
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1 (A) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)

2 by striking the semicolon at the end and insert3 ing a period; and

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

5 and inserting a period.

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

7 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘553,

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

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

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

11 (relating to refunds and errors), and section 521 (re12 lating to reliquidations on account of fraud)’’ and in13 serting ‘‘and section 520 (relating to refunds and er14 rors)’’.

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

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

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

18 and

19 (B) by striking ‘‘appropriate customs offi20 cer’’ and inserting ‘‘Customs Service’’.

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

22 (19 U.S.C. 1490(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘para23 graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a)’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection

25 (a)(1)’’.
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1 (10) Sections 1207(b)(2) and 1210(b)(1) of the

2 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19

3 U.S.C. 3007(b)(2) and 3010(b)(1)) are each amended

4 by striking ‘‘484(e)’’ and ‘‘1484(e)’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘484(f)’’ and ‘‘1484(f)’’, respectively.

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

7 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1641(d)(2)(B)) is amended in the

8 second to the last sentence by striking ‘‘his’’ and in9 serting ‘‘the’’.

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

11 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is amend12 ed by striking ‘‘disclosure in 30 days’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘disclosure within 30 days’’.

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

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

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

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

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

19 and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

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

21 (19 U.S.C. 1413(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘this

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

23 Agreement Implementation Act’’.
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1 SEC. 22. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT REGARDING JUDICIAL

2 REVIEW.

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

4 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Implemen5 tation Agreement Act of 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement

6 Implementation Act of 1988’’.

7 SEC. 23. RELIQUIDATING ENTRY OF WARP KNITTING MA8 CHINES.

9 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930

10 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon prop11 er request filed with the Customs Service before the 90th

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

13 of the Treasury shall—

14 (1) liquidate or reliquidate as duty free Entry

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

16 port of Charleston, South Carolina; and

17 (2) refund any duties and interest paid with re18 spect to such entry.

19 SEC. 24. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON DICLOFOP20 METHYL.

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

22 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend23 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

24 heading:
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‘‘ 9902.30.16 Methyl 2-[4-(2,4-

dichlorophenoxy)-

phenoxy] propionate

(diclofop-methyl) in

bulk 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 ’’.

1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with3 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

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

5 SEC. 25. ELIMINATION OF DUTY ON 2-AMINO-3-

6 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 2922.49.05 of the Har8 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

9 by inserting after ‘‘acid’’ the following: ‘‘; 2-Amino-3-

10 chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester’’.

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub12 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with13 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

14 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

15 SEC. 26. ELIMINATION OF DUTIES ON

16 3,3′-DIAMINOBENZIDINE (TETRAAMINO

17 BIPHENYL).

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 2921.59.17 of the Har19 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

20 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.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub5 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or

6 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or

7 after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of

8 this Act.

9 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—Notwithstand10 ing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other

11 provision of law and subject to paragraph (3), any

12 article described in subheading 2921.59.17 of the Har13 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as

14 amended by subsection (a)) that was entered—

15 (A) on or after January 1, 1995, and

16 (B) before the date that is 15 days after the

17 date of the enactment of this Act, and

18 to which lower rate of duty would have applied if the

19 entry had been made on or after the date that is 15

20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall

21 be liquidated or reliquidated as if such subheading

22 2921.59.17 as so amended applied to such entry and

23 the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any excess

24 duty paid with respect to such entry.
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1 (3) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation

2 may be made under subsection (b)(2) with respect to

3 an entry only if a request therefor is filed with the

4 Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of the

5 enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient infor6 mation to enable the Customs Service—

7 (A) to locate the entry; or

8 (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be

9 located.

10 SEC. 27. CERTAIN UNLIQUIDATED VESSEL REPAIR ENTRIES.

11 Section 484E of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990

12 (19 U.S.C. 1466 note) is amended—

13 (1) in subsection (b)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para15 graph (2)(B);

16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

17 paragraph (4); and

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol19 lowing new paragraph;

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

21 made during the period beginning on January 1,

22 1993, and ending on December 31, 1994, to the extent

23 such entry involves the purchase of equipment, the use

24 of materials, or the expense of repairs in a foreign
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1 country for 66 LASH (Lighter Aboard Ship) barges

2 documented under the laws of the United States if—

3 ‘‘(A) such entry was not liquidated on Jan4 uary 1, 1995; and

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

6 after January 1, 1995, would otherwise be eligi7 ble for the exemption provided in section

8 466(h)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

9 1466(h)(1)), and’’; and

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

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

12 (b)(3) are the following:

13 ‘‘(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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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. 28. DUTY ON DISPLAY FIREWORKS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of the Harmonized Tar3 iff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking

4 subheading 3604.10.00 and inserting in numerical sequence

5 the following new subheadings, with the article description

6 for subheading 3604.10 having the same degree of indenta7 tion 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%

’’.

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

9 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

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

11 ‘‘3604.10.10 India’’ and ‘‘3604.10.90 India’’.

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

13 section applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn

14 from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

16 SEC. 29. PERSONAL ALLOWANCE DUTY EXEMPTION FOR

17 MERCHANDISE PURCHASED IN A DUTY-FREE

18 SALES ENTERPRISE.

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

20 1555(b)(6)) is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘Merchandise’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), mer23 chandise’’; and
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(B) Except in the case of travel involving tran4 sit to, from, or through an insular possession of the

5 United States, merchandise described in subpara6 graph (A) that is purchased by a United States resi7 dent shall be eligible for exemption from duty under

8 subheadings 9804.00.65, 9804.00.70, and 9804.00.72

9 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

10 States upon the United States resident’s return to the

11 customs territory of the United States, if the resident

12 meets the eligibility requirements for the exemption

13 claimed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

14 such merchandise shall be considered to be an article

15 acquired abroad as an incident of the journey from

16 which the resident is returning, for purposes of deter17 mining eligibility for any such exemption.’’.

18 SEC. 30. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR CERTAIN MO19 TORCYCLES.

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

21 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend22 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

23 heading:
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‘‘ 9902.98.06 Motorcycles produced

in the United States,

previously exported

and brought temporarily into the United

States by nonresidents

for the purpose of

participating in the

Sturgis Motorcycle

Rally and Races ........ Free No change Free On or before

12/31/2006 ’’.

1 (b) ARTICLES TO BE SUBJECT TO INFORMAL ENTRY;

2 TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY.—Notwithstanding sec3 tion 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484) or any

4 other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may

5 authorize the entry of an article described in heading

6 9902.98.06 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

7 States (as added by subsection (a)) on an oral declaration

8 of the nonresident entering such article and such article

9 shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise appli10 cable.

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend12 ment made by this section shall apply to articles entered,

13 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

15 SEC. 31. DEFERRAL OF DUTY ON CERTAIN PRODUCTION

16 EQUIPMENT.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Act of June 18,

18 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zones Act,

19 19 U.S.C. 81c) is amended by adding at the end thereof

20 the following new subsection:

21 ‘‘(e) PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other

2 provision of law, if all applicable customs laws are

3 complied with (except as otherwise provided in this

4 subsection), merchandise which is admitted into a for5 eign trade zone for use within such zone as produc6 tion equipment or as parts for such equipment, shall

7 not be subject to duty until such merchandise is com8 pletely assembled, installed, tested, and used in the

9 production for which it was admitted.

10 ‘‘(2) ADMISSION PROCEDURES.—The person who

11 admits the merchandise described in paragraph (1)

12 into the zone shall, at the time of such admission, cer13 tify to the Customs Service that the merchandise is

14 admitted into the zone pursuant to this subsection for

15 use within the zone as production equipment or as

16 parts for such equipment and that the merchandise

17 will be entered and estimated duties deposited when

18 use of the merchandise in production begins.

19 ‘‘(3) ENTRY PROCEDURES.—At the time use of

20 the merchandise in production begins, the merchan21 dise shall be entered, as provided for in section 484

22 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and estimated duties shall

23 be deposited with the Customs Service. The merchan24 dise shall be subject to tariff classification according

25 to its character, condition, and quantity, and at the
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1 rate of duty applicable, at the time use of the mer2 chandise in production begins.

3 ‘‘(4) FOREIGN TRADE ZONE.—For purposes of

4 this subsection, the term ‘foreign trade zone’ includes

5 a subzone.’’.

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

7 section shall apply with respect to merchandise admitted

8 into a foreign trade zone after the date that is 15 days after

9 the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 32. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON

11 THIDIAZURON.

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

13 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend14 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

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

12/31/98 ’’.

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub17 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with18 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

19 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 33. 2,3,3-TRIMETHYL-INDOLENINE.

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

3 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend4 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

5 heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.90 2,3,3-Trimethylindolenine (CAS No.

1640–39–7) (provided

for in subheading

2933.90.82) ................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/99 ’’.

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub7 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with8 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

9 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 34. BIS(4-AMINO-3-METHYLCYCLOHEXYL)-METHANE.

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:

‘‘ 9902.30.30 Bis(4-amino-3-

methylcyclohexyl)-

methane (CAS No.

6864–37–5) (provided

for in subheading

2921.30.30) ................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/99 ’’.

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub16 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with17 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

18 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 35. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION AS BENEFICIARY

2 DEVELOPING COUNTRY.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(b)(2)(F) of the Trade

4 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)(F)) is amended to read

5 as follows:

6 ‘‘(F) Such country aids or abets, by grant7 ing sanctuary from prosecution to, any individ8 ual or group which has committed an act of

9 international terrorism or the Secretary of State

10 makes a determination with respect to such

11 country under section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export

12 Administration Act of 1979.’’.

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub14 section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1996.

15 SEC. 36. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION ON CERTAIN

16 CHEMICALS USED IN THE FORMULATION OF

17 AN HIV PROTEASE INHIBITOR.

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

19 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend20 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

21 headings:

‘‘ 9902.30.63 3-Acetoxy-2-

methylbenzoyl chloride (CAS No.

167678–46–8) (provided for in subheading

2918.29.65) ............ Free No change No change On or before

3/31/97
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9902.30.64 (S-(R*,S*))-(3-

Chloro-2-hydroxy-1-

((phenylthio)methyl)propyl)-

carbamic acid

phenylmethyl ester

(CAS No. 159878–

02–1) (provided for

in subheading

2922.19.60) ............ Free No change No change On or before

3/31/97

9902.30.65 N-(1,1-

dimethylethyl)decahydro-2-[2-

hydroxy-3-[(3-

hydroxy-2-

methylbenzoyl)-

amino]-4-

(phenylthio)butyl]-

3-

isoquinolinecarboxamide, [3S-

[2(2S*,3S*),

3.a.,4a.b.,8a.b.]]

(CAS No. 159989–

64–7) (provided for

in subheading

2933.40.60) ............ Free No change No change On or before

3/31/97 ’’.

1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or with3 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date

4 that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

5 SEC. 37. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF BUFFALO

6 LEATHER.

7 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930

8 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, buffalo

9 leather, provided for in subheading 4104.39.20 of the Har10 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that is a

11 product of Thailand and entered into the United States

12 under entry numbers M42–1113868–8 and M42–1113939–

13 7, shall, upon proper request filed with the Customs Service

14 not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of

15 this Act, be liquidated or reliquidated, as appropriate, as

16 if entered on June 30, 1995.
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1 SEC. 38. FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(a)(5) of the Consoli3 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

4 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) is amended—

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

6 after ‘‘aircraft from’’; and

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

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

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

10 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

11 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

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

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

14 services provided in connection with—

15 ‘‘(i) the arrival of any passenger whose jour16 ney—

17 ‘‘(I) originated in—

18 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

19 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

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

21 United States, or

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

23 meaning of section 101(b)(5) of the Immi24 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

25 1101(b)(5))), or
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1 ‘‘(II) originated in the United States and

2 was limited to—

3 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

4 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

5 ‘‘(cc) territories and possessions of the

6 United States, and

7 ‘‘(dd) such adjacent islands;

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

9 of which originates and terminates in the same coun10 try, but only if no passengers board or disembark

11 from the train and no cargo is loaded or unloaded

12 from such car while the car is within any country

13 other than the country in which such car originates

14 and terminates;

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

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

17 commercial vessel traveling only between ports which

18 are within the customs territory of the United States.

19 ‘‘(B) The exemption provided for in subparagraph (A)

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

21 on board a commercial vessel whose journey originates and

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

23 are no intervening stops.
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1 ‘‘(C) The exemption provided for in subparagraph

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

3 1997.’’.

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

5 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

6 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(4)) is amended—

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

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

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

10 fee’’; and

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub12 paragraph:

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

14 voyage involving 2 or more United States ports with respect

15 to which the passengers would otherwise be charged a fee

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

17 1 time for each passenger.’’.

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

19 section shall take effect as if included in the amendments

20 made by section 521 of the North American Free Trade

21 Agreement Implementation Act.

22 SEC. 39. INJURY DETERMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN COUN23 TERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

24 Section 753 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b)

25 is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘or section 701(c)’’ after ‘‘sec2 tion 303’’ each place it appears in the section heading

3 and text; and

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

5 ‘‘under section 303(a)(2)’’.

6 SEC. 40. TREATMENT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLLEC7 TIONS OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTY

8 AND FINAL ASSESSED DUTY UNDER ANTI9 DUMPING DUTY ORDER.

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

11 1673f(a)) is amended—

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

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

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

15 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the cash de16 posit collected’’ and inserting ‘‘that the cash deposit,

17 bond, or other security’’; and

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

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

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

21 or other security’’.

22 SEC. 41. CERTAIN LEAD FUEL TEST ASSEMBLIES.

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

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

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

2 entries listed in subsection (b), and

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

4 entry,

5 if the importer files a request therefor with the Customs

6 Service within 90 days after the date of the enactment of

7 this Act.

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

9 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.

10 SEC. 42. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN INJECTION

11 MOLDING MACHINES.

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

13 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend14 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

15 heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.77 Automated multiplunger transfer

presses, suitable for

use in the encapsulation with thermosetting materials

of diodes, transistors, and similar

semiconductor devices or electronic

integrated circuits

(provided for in

subheading

8477.10.80) ............ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2000 ’’.

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub17 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. 43. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF COLOR

4 TELEVISIONS.

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

6 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520),

7 or any other provision of law, the Customs Service shall,

8 not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of

9 this Act, liquidate or reliquidate those entries made at var10 ious ports, which are listed in subsection (c), in accordance

11 with the final results of the administrative reviews, covering

12 the period from April 1, 1984, through March 31, 1991,

13 conducted by the International Trade Administration of the

14 Department of Commerce for such entries (case number A–

15 580–008).

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

17 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

19 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida20 tion or reliquidation.

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

22 (a) are the following:

Entry Number Date of Entry

84–915604–7 ................................................................. July 6, 1984

84–915604–7 ................................................................. July 6, 1984

84–915830–4 ................................................................. July 17, 1984

84–916057–0 ................................................................. August 9, 1984

84–916057–0 ................................................................. August 9, 1984
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Entry Number Date of Entry

84–916302–7 ................................................................. July 28, 1984

84–916323–4 ................................................................. July 28, 1984

84–916302–7 ................................................................. July 30, 1984

84–525823–7 ................................................................. September 20, 1984

84–525823–7 ................................................................. September 25, 1984

84–525971–5 ................................................................. October 17, 1984

84–525971–5 ................................................................. October 17, 1984

84–525971–5 ................................................................. October 17, 1984

84–525971–5 ................................................................. October 17, 1984

84–525971–5 ................................................................. October 17, 1984

85–279644–9 ................................................................. October 4, 1984

85–279654–6 ................................................................. October 9, 1984

85–280518–1 ................................................................. December 28, 1984

85–280518–1 ................................................................. December 28, 1984

85–102631–4 ................................................................. November 13, 1984

85–102631–4 ................................................................. November 13, 1984

85–401288–5 ................................................................. October 8, 1984

84–444821–3 ................................................................. August 3, 1984

84–444821–3 ................................................................. August 3, 1984

85–422162–4 ................................................................. October 31, 1984

85–422162–4 ................................................................. October 31, 1984

84–215744–1 ................................................................. July 6, 1984

84–216018–2 ................................................................. August 6, 1984

84–208013–6 ................................................................. July 30, 1984

84–208013–6 ................................................................. July 30, 1984

84–208511–5 ................................................................. July 30, 1984

84–208013–6 ................................................................. August 1, 1984

84–208968–7 ................................................................. August 7, 1984

84–208968–7 ................................................................. August 7, 1984

85–151075–2 ................................................................. February 5, 1985

85–210038–1 ................................................................. March 27, 1985

84–780372–9 ................................................................. August 3, 1984

84–781699–4 ................................................................. September 6, 1984

84–781699–4 ................................................................. September 6, 1984

84–781699–4 ................................................................. September 6, 1984

84–781846–8 ................................................................. September 18, 1984

85–944006–0 ................................................................. May 3, 1985

85–294383–6 ................................................................. August 27, 1985

86–215010–1 ................................................................. October 30, 1985

86–215185–4 ................................................................. December 2, 1985

86–215310–8 ................................................................. December 16, 1985

85–602949–7 ................................................................. April 15, 1985

85–602950–7 ................................................................. April 19, 1985

85–602966–2 ................................................................. April 19, 1985

85–603347–0 ................................................................. April 26, 1985

85–603523–2 ................................................................. May 8, 1985

85–604545–5 ................................................................. May 31, 1985

86–383795–7 ................................................................. April 22, 1986

110–1905894–7 ............................................................. February 23, 1987

86–216530–3 ................................................................. April 16, 1986

110–0269614–1 ............................................................. January 12, 1987

110–0269942–6 ............................................................. January 19, 1987

110–0269947–5 ............................................................. January 19, 1987

110–0269942–6 ............................................................. January 22, 1987
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Entry Number Date of Entry

86–477371–9 ................................................................. August 14, 1986

86–477371–9 ................................................................. August 20, 1986

331–3808023–0 ............................................................. October 20, 1986

331–3808023–0 ............................................................. October 20, 1986

86–198869–1 ................................................................. September 9, 1986

86–198893–4 ................................................................. September 17, 1986

86–198964–5 ................................................................. October 14, 1986

331–3807959–6 ............................................................. October 15, 1986

331–3807959–6 ............................................................. October 15, 1986

331–3807959–6 ............................................................. October 15, 1986

331–3807959–6 ............................................................. October 15, 1986

331–3808023–0 ............................................................. October 20, 1986

331–3812541–5 ............................................................. December 26, 1986

331–3812541–5 ............................................................. December 26, 1986

331–3813766–7 ............................................................. February 19, 1987

110–1123057–7 ............................................................. January 2, 1987

110–1124082–4 ............................................................. March 26, 1987

110–1272348–9 ............................................................. November 14, 1986

110–1272348–9 ............................................................. November 14, 1986

110–1272505–4 ............................................................. December 10, 1986

110–1272505–4 ............................................................. December 10, 1986

110–1273532–7 ............................................................. January 10, 1987

110–1274561–5 ............................................................. February 20, 1987

110–1274921–1 ............................................................. March 6, 1987

110–1275320–5 ............................................................. March 23, 1987

110–1275321–3 ............................................................. March 31, 1987

110–1907947–1 ............................................................. January 22, 1988

110–1906495–2 ............................................................. June 5, 1987

110–1906599–1 ............................................................. June 22, 1987

110–1906599–1 ............................................................. June 22, 1987

110–1906856–5 ............................................................. August 2, 1987

110–1907967–9 ............................................................. January 27, 1988

110–1908198–0 ............................................................. March 4, 1988

110–1908178–2 ............................................................. March 10, 1988

110–0294344–8 ............................................................. May 6, 1987

110–0294344–8 ............................................................. June 5, 1987

110–1124130–1 ............................................................. April 1, 1987

110–1124130–1 ............................................................. April 2, 1987

110–1124130–1 ............................................................. April 2, 1987

110–1125551–7 ............................................................. July 17, 1987

110–1125551–7 ............................................................. July 17, 1987

110–1126810–6 ............................................................. October 27, 1987

110–1127047–4 ............................................................. November 6, 1987

110–1127620–8 ............................................................. December 23, 1987

110–1275844–4 ............................................................. April 16, 1987

110–1278958–9 ............................................................. September 10, 1987

110–1278958–9 ............................................................. September 10, 1987

110–1279151–0 ............................................................. September 18, 1987

110–1279825–9 ............................................................. October 8, 1987

110–1279767–3 ............................................................. October 16, 1987

110–1280177–2 ............................................................. October 21, 1987

110–1280206–9 ............................................................. October 22, 1987

110–1282001–2 ............................................................. January 12 1988

110–1282566–4 ............................................................. February 11, 1988
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Entry Number Date of Entry

110–1282642–3 ............................................................. February 11, 1988

110–1286015–8 ............................................................. February 22, 1988

110–1286165–1 ............................................................. March 16, 1988

110–1286165–1 ............................................................. March 16, 1988

110–1286165–1 ............................................................. March 16, 1988

110–1908453–9 ............................................................. April 22, 1988

110–1908567–6 ............................................................. May 11, 1988

110–1908567–6 ............................................................. May 11, 1988

110–1908928–0 ............................................................. June 29, 1988

110–1129739–4 ............................................................. May 13, 1988

110–1131047–8 ............................................................. August 4, 1988

110–1133675–4 ............................................................. January 6, 1989

110–1286261–8 ............................................................. April 7, 1988

110–1286261–8 ............................................................. April 7, 1988

110–1286492–9 ............................................................. May 12, 1988

110–1286492–9 ............................................................. May 12, 1988

110–1286492–9 ............................................................. May 12, 1988

110–1286677–5 ............................................................. June 16, 1988

110–1286796–3 ............................................................. July 7, 1988

110–1286965–4 ............................................................. August 4, 1988

110–1286965–4 ............................................................. August 4, 1988

110–1288931–4 ............................................................. December 8, 1988

110–0301260–3 ............................................................. May 12, 1989

110–0301272–8 ............................................................. May 19, 1989

110–0153952–4 ............................................................. September 3, 1989

110–1135558–0 ............................................................. May 12, 1989

110–1135558–0 ............................................................. May 12, 1989

110–1136677–7 ............................................................. July 11, 1989

110–1139014–0 ............................................................. November 24, 1989

110–1294013–3 ............................................................. September 14, 1989

110–1298751–4 ............................................................. May 15, 1990

110–1274861–9 ............................................................. March 4, 1987

110–1274863–5 ............................................................. March 4, 1987

110–1275349–4 ............................................................. May 12, 1987

110–1285836–8 ............................................................. August 31, 1988

110–1286179–2 ............................................................. March 25, 1988

110–1286180–0 ............................................................. March 25, 1988

110–1286181–8 ............................................................. March 25,1988

110–1286265–9 ............................................................. April 5, 1988

110–1286507–4 ............................................................. May 12, 1988

110–1286580–1 ............................................................. May 26, 1988

110–1286582–7 ............................................................. May 26, 1988

110–1286584–3 ............................................................. May 26, 1988

110–1286634–6 ............................................................. June 7, 1988

110–1286681–7 ............................................................. June 18, 1988

110–1286751–8 ............................................................. June 23, 1988

110–1286782–3 ............................................................. July 7, 1988

110–1286879–7 ............................................................. July 27, 1988

110–1286881–3 ............................................................. August 1, 1988

110–1286882–1 ............................................................. August 10, 1988

110–1286925–8 ............................................................. July 27, 1988

110–1286927–4 ............................................................. August 1, 1988

110–1286972–0 ............................................................. August 11, 1988

110–1286991–0 ............................................................. August 1, 1988
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Entry Number Date of Entry

110–1286993–6 ............................................................. August 1, 1988

110–1287029–8 ............................................................. August 15, 1988

110–1287030–6 ............................................................. August 15, 1988

110–1287031–4 ............................................................. August 15, 1988

110–1287032–2 ............................................................. August 15, 1988

110–1287061–1 ............................................................. August 15, 1988

110–1287062–9 ............................................................. August 15, 1988

110–1287078–5 ............................................................. August 17, 1988

110–1287095–9 ............................................................. August 19, 1988

110–1287147–8 ............................................................. September 2, 1988

110–1288475–2 ............................................................. November 23, 1988

110–1288478–8 ............................................................. November 10, 1988

110–1289801–8 ............................................................. January 20, 1989

110–1293960–6 ............................................................. September 11, 1989

110–1296719–3 ............................................................. February 12, 1990.

1 SEC. 44. ARTICLES USED TO PROVIDE REPAIR AND MAINTE2 NANCE SERVICES.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 98 of the

4 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend5 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

6 heading:

‘‘ 9801.00.85 Professional books, implements, instruments, and

tools of trade, occupation,

or employment, when returned to the United

States after having been

exported for use temporarily abroad, if imported

by or for the account of

the person who exported

such items ......................... Free Free ’’.

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub8 section (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from

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

10 the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 45. YTTRIUM OXIDE AND CERIUM ALUMINUM TER2 BIUM.

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

4 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend5 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

6 headings:

‘‘ 9902.28.05 Yttrium oxide (provided for in subheading 2805.30.00) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2000

9902.28.46 Cerium aluminum

terbium (provided for

in subheading

2846.10.00) ................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2000 ’’.

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub8 section (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from

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

10 the date of the enactment of this Act.

11 SEC. 46. PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE PHOSPHOLIPIDS.

12 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930

13 (19 U.S.C. 1514), or any other provision of law, upon prop14 er request filed with the Customs Service not later than 90

15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry,

16 or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of pharma17 ceutical grade phospholipids that—

18 (1) was made under subheading 2923.20.00 of

19 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;

20 (2) with respect to which a lower rate of duty

21 would have applied if such entry or withdrawal had
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1 been made under subheading 2923.20.10 or

2 2923.20.20 of such Schedule; and

3 (3) was made after March 29, 1991, and before

4 January 1, 1995;

5 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such lower rate of

6 duty applied to such entry or withdrawal.

7 SEC. 47. CERTAIN STRUCTURES, PARTS AND COMPONENTS

8 USED IN THE GEMINI TELESCOPES PROJECT,

9 MAUNA KEA, HAWAII.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury is

11 authorized and directed to admit free of duty after March

12 31, 1997, the following articles for the use of the Association

13 of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. in the con14 struction of the Gemini North Telescope, Mauna Kea, Ha15 waii, as part of the international Gemini 8-Meter Tele16 scopes Project:

17 (1) The telescope enclosure, produced by Coast

18 Steel Fabricators, Ltd., Port Coquitlam, British Co19 lumbia, Canada.

20 (2) The telescope structure assemblies, produced

21 by G.I.E. Telas, Cannes le Bocca, France.

22 (3) The telescope mirror coating plant, produced

23 by the Royal Greenwich Observatories, Cambridge,

24 United Kingdom.
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1 (4) The telescope primary mirror, polished by

2 REOSC, Saint-Pierre-du-Perray, France.

3 (5) The telescope secondary mirror, produced by

4 Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany.

5 (6) The telescope acquisition, guiding, and

6 wavefront sensing equipment, produced by the Royal

7 Greenwich Observatories, Cambridge, United King8 dom.

9 (b) RELIQUIDATION.—If the liquidation of the entry

10 of any article described in subsection (a) has become final

11 before April 1, 1997, the entry shall, notwithstanding any

12 other provision of law, be reliquidated on April 1, 1997,

13 in accordance with the provisions of this section and the

14 appropriate refund of duty made at the time of such reliqui15 dation.

16 SEC. 48. ARTICLES PROVIDED TO STEWARD OBSERVATORY.

17 (a) ARTICLES PROVIDED BY MAX PLANCK INSTI18 TUTE.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 240

20 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 2994)

21 is amended by striking ‘‘and before November 1,

22 1993’’.

23 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

24 (A) Section 240(a)(1)(A) of such Act is

25 amended by striking ‘‘headnote 6(a) of part 4 of
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1 schedule 8 of the Tariff Schedules of the United

2 States (19 U.S.C. 1202)’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S.

3 note 6(a) of subchapter X of chapter 98 of the

4 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

5 (19 U.S.C. 3007)’’.

6 (B) Section 240(e) of such Act is amended

7 by striking ‘‘headnote 1 of part 4 of schedule 8

8 (19 U.S.C. 1202)’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. note 1 of

9 subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized

10 Tariff Schedule of the United States’’.

11 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made

13 by this subsection shall apply with respect to ar14 ticles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for

15 consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

17 (B) RELIQUIDATION.—Notwithstanding sec18 tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

19 1514), or any other provision of law, upon a re20 quest filed with the Customs Service on or before

21 the 90th day after the date of the enactment of

22 this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from ware23 house for consumption, of an article—
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1 (i) that was made after October 31,

2 1993, and before the 15th day after the date

3 of the enactment of this Act, and

4 (ii) with respect to which there would

5 have been no duty, if the amendments made

6 by this subsection applied to such entry,

7 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such

8 entry or withdrawal occurred on the 15th day

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 (b) TELESCOPE COMPONENTS, PARTS, AND EQUIP11 MENT PROVIDED BY ARCETRI ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERV12 ATORY AND MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury

14 is authorized and directed to admit free of duty on

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

16 the enactment of this Act, the large binocular telescope

17 components, parts, and equipment provided by the

18 Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory and the Max

19 Planck Institute for use by the Steward Observatory

20 of the University of Arizona.

21 (2) RELIQUIDATION.—If the liquidation of the

22 entry of the article described in paragraph (1) has be23 come final before the date that is 15 days after the

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the entry shall, not25 withstanding any other provision of law, be reliq-
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1 uidated on such date of enactment, in accordance

2 with the provisions of this subsection and the appro3 priate refund of duty made at the time of such re4 liquidation.

5 SEC. 49. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN FROZEN CON6 CENTRATED ORANGE JUICE ENTRIES.

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

8 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520),

9 or any other provision of law, the United States Customs

10 Service shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the

11 enactment of this Act, liquidate or reliquidate those entries

12 listed in subsection (c) in accordance with the final results

13 of the administrative review, covering the period from June

14 7, 1987, through January 31, 1990, conducted by the Inter15 national Trade Administration of the Department of Com16 merce for such entries (case number A–351–605).

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

18 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

20 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida21 tion or reliquidation.

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

23 (a) are the following:

Entry Number ........................................................... Date of Entry

032–01195421 .................................................................. June 18, 1987

032–01195462 .................................................................. June 7, 1987
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032–01219825 .................................................................. September 14, 1987

032–01225350 .................................................................. October 16, 1987

032–01225376 .................................................................. October 19, 1987

032–01225392 .................................................................. October 19, 1987

032–01236019 .................................................................. November 12, 1987

032–01249301 .................................................................. January 8, 1988

032–01257361 .................................................................. February 17, 1988

032–01261470 .................................................................. March 24, 1988

032–01373267 .................................................................. April 20, 1989

032–01377870 .................................................................. May 12, 1989

032–01381757 .................................................................. May 15, 1989

032–01381781 .................................................................. May 24, 1989

032–01422254 .................................................................. October 23, 1989

032–01422270 .................................................................. October 24, 1989

032–01428475 .................................................................. November 22, 1989

032–01441056 .................................................................. December 22, 1989

032–01441072 .................................................................. December 22, 1989

032–01488792 .................................................................. May 24, 1990

102–01085312 .................................................................. June 7, 1987

102–01089603 .................................................................. August 15, 1987

102–01092748 .................................................................. September 14, 1987

102–01103487 .................................................................. February 5, 1988

102–01131702 .................................................................. January 17, 1989

102–01139812 .................................................................. May 2, 1989

102–01141040 .................................................................. May 15, 1989

102–01559141 .................................................................. January 31, 1990.

1 SEC. 50. TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES, AND CABLES.

2 (a) TARIFF REDUCTION.—Chapter 56 of the Har3 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

4 by striking subheading 5607.50.20 and inserting the follow5 ing new superior text and subheadings, with the superior

6 text having the same degree of indentation as the article

7 description for subheading 5607.50.40:

‘‘ Not braided or plaited:

5607.50.25 3-ply or 4-ply multi-colored

twine having a final ‘‘S’’

twist, containing at least 10

percent by weight of cotton,

measuring less than 3.5 mm

in diameter ........................... 7.8% Free (IL)

1.6% (CA)

4.4% (MX)

76.5%

5607.50.35 Other ..................................... 26.1¢/kg +

14.2%

Free (IL)

5.5¢/kg +

27.6¢/kg +

76.5%

3% (CA)

9.7% (MX) ’’.
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1 (b) STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.—The rates of duty in

2 the general subcolumn of rate column numbered 1, and the

3 rates of duty for goods of Canada and for goods of Mexico

4 in the special subcolumn of rate column numbered 1, for

5 subheadings 5607.50.25 and 5607.50.35 of the Harmonized

6 Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection

7 (a)) shall be accorded the staged reductions previously pro8 claimed by the President for the corresponding rates of duty

9 for subheadings 5607.49.15 and 5607.50.20 of the Har10 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States, respectively.

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by

13 this section apply with respect to goods entered, or

14 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or

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

16 this Act.

17 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—Notwithstand18 ing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, or any other

19 provision of law, upon a request filed with the Cus20 toms Service not later than 90 days after the date of

21 the enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal

22 from warehouse for consumption, of an article de23 scribed in subheading 5607.50.25 of the Harmonized

24 Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by

25 subsection (a)) that was made—
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1 (A) after December 31, 1988; and

2 (B) before the 15th day after the date of the

3 enactment of this Act;

4 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the

5 amendment made by subsection (a) applied to entry

6 or withdrawal from warehouse.

7 SEC. 51. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN FATTY ACID

8 ESTERS.

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:

‘‘ 9902.38.24 Mixtures of octanoic acid,

methyl ester and decanoic

acid, methyl ester; mixtures of

dodecanoic acid, methyl ester

and tetradecanoic acid, methyl ester; and mixtures of

hexadecanoic acid, methyl

ester, octadecanoic acid, methyl ester, octadecenoic acid,

methyl ester (all of the foregoing provided for in subheading 3824.90.40) ................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2000 ’’.

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub14 section (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from

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

16 the date of the enactment of this Act.

17 SEC. 52. DUTY SUSPENSION ON A MOBILE BISON SLAUGH18 TER UNIT.

19 The Secretary of the Treasury shall admit free of duty

20 a Mobile Bison Slaughter Unit for use by the Pte Hca Ka.

21 If the liquidation of the entry of the Mobile Bison Slaughter
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1 Unit becomes final before the date of the enactment of this

2 Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding

3 section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514), or

4 any other provision of law, upon proper request filed with

5 the Customs Service—

6 (1) within 90 days after such request is filed, re7 liquidate the entry in accordance with the provisions

8 of this section; and

9 (2) at the time of such reliquidation, make the

10 appropriate refund of any duty paid with respect to

11 the entry.

12 SEC. 53. EXEMPTION FROM TARIFFS AND FEES FOR CER13 TAIN AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT.

14 General Note 16 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

15 of the United States is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subdivision

17 (d),

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subdivision

19 (e), and

20 (3) by inserting immediately after subdivision

21 (e), the following new subdivision:

22 ‘‘(f) any aircraft part or equipment that was removed

23 from a United States-registered aircraft while being used

24 abroad in international traffic because of accident, break25 down, or emergency, that was returned to the United States
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1 within 45 days after removal, and that did not leave the

2 custody of the carrier or foreign customs service while

3 abroad,’’.

4 SEC. 54. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF LIVE

5 SWINE.

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

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

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

9 of subsection (b), the Customs Service shall, not later than

10 90 days after the receipt of the request described in sub11 section (b), liquidate or reliquidate those entries listed in

12 subsection (d), in accordance with the final results of the

13 administrative review, covering the period April 1, 1988,

14 through March 31, 1989, conducted by the International

15 Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce for

16 such entries (case number C–122–404).

17 (b) REQUESTS.—Reliquidation may be made under

18 subsection (a) with respect to an entry described in sub19 section (d) only if a request therefor is filed with the Cus20 toms Service within 90 days after the date of the enactment

21 of this Act and the request contains sufficient information

22 to enable the Customs Service to locate the entry or recon23 struct the entry if it cannot be located.

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

25 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or
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1 reliquidation of an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid

2 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida3 tion or reliquidation.

4 (d) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in subsection

5 (a) are the following:

Entry Number Date of Entry

0328636 ........................................................................ April 4, 1988

0328635 ........................................................................ April 5, 1988

3114146 ........................................................................ April 12, 1988

3114193 ........................................................................ April 13, 1988

3114469 ........................................................................ April 21, 1988

3114629 ........................................................................ April 26, 1988

3114624 ........................................................................ April 27, 1988

3114707 ........................................................................ April 28, 1988

0328611 ........................................................................ April 28, 1988

3120073 ........................................................................ October 24, 1988

3120143 ........................................................................ October 25, 1988

3120156 ........................................................................ October 26, 1988

3120208 ........................................................................ October 27, 1988

3120264 ........................................................................ October 28, 1988

3120288 ........................................................................ October 31, 1988

3120450 ........................................................................ November 3, 1988

3120581 ........................................................................ November 4, 1988

3120754 ........................................................................ November 10, 1988

4176900 ........................................................................ November 15, 1988

3120843 ........................................................................ November 16, 1988

3121067 ........................................................................ November 22, 1988

3121138 ........................................................................ November 23, 1988

3121149 ........................................................................ November 25, 1988

3121200 ........................................................................ November 28, 1988

4177953 ........................................................................ November 28, 1988

3121241 ........................................................................ November 29, 1988

3121350 ........................................................................ November 30, 1988

3121412 ........................................................................ December 2, 1988

3121503 ........................................................................ December 6, 1988

3121621 ........................................................................ December 7, 1988

3121669 ........................................................................ December 9, 1988

3121744 ........................................................................ December 12, 1988

3121803 ........................................................................ December 13, 1988.

6 SEC. 55. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF SEWING

7 MACHINES.

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

9 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520),

10 or any other provision of law, upon the importer of record
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1 demonstrating to the Customs Service within 90 days after

2 the date of the enactment of this Act that an entry described

3 in subsection (c) is qualified for reimbursement based on

4 the decision issued by the United States Court of Inter5 national Trade in Pfaff American Sales Corp. v. United

6 States, 17 CIT 550 (1993), the entry shall be liquidated

7 or reliquidated pursuant to such decision.

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

9 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

11 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida12 tion or reliquidation.

13 (c) ENTRIES DESCRIBED.—The entries referred to in

14 subsection (a) are the following:

Entry number Date of entry Date of liquidation

558–0910359–5 .............. October 17, 1989 ............ October 5, 1990

558–0912182–9 .............. December 12, 1989 ......... June 21, 1991

558–0014104–0 .............. February 15, 1990 ......... June 21, 1991

558–0015018–1 .............. March 5, 1990 ................ June 15, 1990

558–0017399–3 .............. May 11, 1990 ................. September 7, 1990

558–0022654–4 .............. October 29, 1990 ............ February 22, 1991

558–0022925–8 .............. October 29, 1990 ............ February 22, 1991

558–0024202–0 .............. December 20, 1990 ......... June 21, 1991

558–0126244–9 .............. March 7, 1991 ................ June 28, 1991

558–0127195–2 .............. April 8, 1991 ................. July 26, 1991

558–0128001–1 .............. May 13, 1991 ................. September 13, 1991

558–0129908–6 .............. July 22, 1991 ................. November 22, 1991

558–0130242–7 .............. July 25, 1991 ................. November 22, 1991

558–0130520–6 .............. August 14, 1991 ............. December 20, 1991

558–0130816–8 .............. August 20, 1991 ............. December 20, 1991

558–0130909–1 .............. August 26, 1991 ............. December 27, 1991

558–0131228–5 .............. September 5, 1991 ......... January 24, 1992

558–0131341–6 .............. September 5, 1991 ......... January 3, 1992

558–0131550–2 .............. September 11, 1991 ....... December 27, 1991

558–0131548–6 .............. September 18, 1991 ....... January 3, 1992

558–0131738–3 .............. September 25, 1991 ....... January 17, 1992

558–0132026–2 .............. September 30, 1991 ....... September 26, 1993

558–0132327–4 .............. October 7, 1991 .............. January 31, 1992

558–0132439–7 .............. October 16, 1991 ............ January 10, 1992

558–0132581–6 .............. October 24, 1991 ............ February 14, 1992

558–0132733–3 .............. October 29, 1991 ............ February 14, 1992

558–0133193–9 .............. November 12, 1991 ........ March 6, 1992
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558–0133194–7 .............. November 13, 1991 ........ March 6, 1992

558–0133454–5 .............. November 21, 1991 ........ April 10, 1992

558–0133248–1 .............. November 25, 1991 ........ March 20, 1992

558–0134088–0 .............. December 10, 1991 ......... April 3, 1992

558–0134201–9 .............. December 13, 1991 ......... April 3, 1992

558–0134351–2 .............. December 23, 1991 ......... May 21, 1992

558–0134659–8 .............. January 2, 1992 ............ May 1, 1992

558–0235155–5 .............. January 8, 1992 ............ May 1, 1992

558–0235573–9 .............. January 31, 1992 .......... June 19, 1992

558–0235748–7 .............. February 10, 1992 ......... June 5, 1992

558–0235908–7 .............. February 11, 1992 ......... June 12, 1992

558–0236144–8 .............. February 18, 1992 ......... June 5, 1992

558–0236326–1 .............. March 3, 1992 ................ June 26, 1992

558–0236540–7 .............. March 3, 1992 ................ June 26, 1992

558–0236676–9 .............. March 9, 1992 ................ July 10, 1992

558–0237217–1 .............. March 31, 1992 .............. July 24, 1992

558–0237335–1 .............. April 2, 1992 ................. July 21, 1992

558–0237440–9 .............. April 9, 1992 ................. August 17, 1992

558–0237712–1 .............. April 15, 1992 ............... August 14, 1992

558–0237968–9 .............. April 23, 1992 ............... August 14, 1992

558–0238240–2 .............. April 29, 1992 ............... August 21, 1992

558–0238343–4 .............. May 4, 1992 ................... September 4, 1992

558–0238659–3 .............. May 19, 1992 ................. September 18, 1992

558–0239208–8 .............. June 1, 1992 .................. September 25, 1992

558–0239321–9 .............. June 4, 1992 .................. September 25, 1992

558–0239551–1 .............. June 15, 1992 ................ October 9, 1992

558–0239653–5 .............. June 16, 1992 ................ October 9, 1992

558–0240134–3 .............. July 9, 1992 ................... November 6, 1992

558–0240840–5 .............. July 13, 1992 ................. December 4, 1992

558–0240842–1 .............. July 21, 1992 ................. November 6, 1992

558–0241524–4 .............. August 10, 1992 ............. December 11, 1992

558–0242334–7 .............. September 3, 1992 ......... January 4, 1993

558–0242547–4 .............. September 15, 1992 ....... January 8, 1993

558–0243505–1 .............. October 13, 1992 ............ February 12, 1993

558–0243944–2 .............. October 26, 1992 ............ February 26, 1993

558–0244841–9 .............. November 23, 1992 ........ March 19, 1993

558–0245110–8 .............. November 30, 1992 ........ April 9, 1993

558–0245700–6 .............. December 21, 1992 ......... April 16, 1993

558–0346317–7 .............. January 11, 1993 .......... May 14, 1993

558–0348026–2 .............. March 16, 1993 .............. July 16, 1993

558–0348327–4 .............. March 23, 1993 .............. July 16, 1993.

1 SEC. 56. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION ON CERTAIN TEX2 TURED ROLLED GLASS SHEETS.

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

4 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend5 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

6 heading:
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‘‘ 9902.70.03 Rolled glass in sheets,

yellow-green in color,

not finished or edgedworked, textured on

one surface, suitable

for incorporation in

cooking stoves, ranges,

or ovens described in

subheading

8516.60.40 (provided

for in subheadings

7003.12.00 or

7003.19.00) ................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by this

3 section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from

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

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

6 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.—Notwith7 standing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

8 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon

9 proper request filed with the Customs Service on or

10 before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of

11 this Act, the entry of any article described in heading

12 9902.70.03 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

13 United States (as amended by subsection (a))—

14 (A) which was made after January 1, 1995,

15 and before the 15th day after the date of the en16 actment of this Act; and

17 (B) with respect to which there would have

18 been no duty if the amendment made by this sec19 tion applied to such entry,
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1 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such

2 entry had been made on the 15th day after the date

3 of the enactment of this Act.

4 SEC. 57. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON DEMT.

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

6 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend7 ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new

8 heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.12 N,N-Diethyl-m-toluidine (DEMT) (CAS

No. 91–67–8) (provided for in subheading 2921.43.80) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub10 section (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from

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

12 the date of the enactment of this Act.

13 SEC. 58. INVESTIGATION ON CATTLE AND BEEF TRADE.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States International

15 Trade Commission shall conduct a study pursuant to sec16 tion 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and not later than 270

17 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall report

18 to the appropriate committees on—

19 (1) the impact of the North American Free Trade

20 Agreement and the Uruguay Round Agreements on

21 United States imports and exports of live cattle for

22 slaughter and fresh, chilled, and frozen beef; and
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1 (2) the steps that have been taken by the United

2 States, since the enactment of the North American

3 Free Trade Agreement, to prevent the transshipment

4 of live cattle and fresh, chilled, and frozen beef

5 through Mexico and Canada for importation into the

6 United States.

7 (b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—For purposes of sub8 section (a), the term ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means the

9 Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on

10 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

11 SEC. 59. SPECIAL RULE FOR GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF

12 PREFERENCES.

13 The President is authorized to grant waivers under

14 subsections (c)(2)(F) and (d)(1) of section 503 of the Trade

15 Act of 1974 for those products that exceeded the limitations

16 for 1994 under section 504(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974,

17 as in effect on June 30, 1995, and lost eligibility for duty18 free treatment under title V of that Act as of July 1, 1995.

19 In granting such waivers, the President shall apply the pro20 visions of subsections (c)(3) and (d)(2) of section 504 of the

21 Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on July 31, 1995, and the

22 references to ‘‘preceding calendar year’’ in such section 504

23 shall be references to 1994.

Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.