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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3815

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments to trade laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 16, 1996

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

on Ways and Means

A BILL

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments

to trade laws.

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

3 SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

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

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

11 subsection (a) shall apply to claims made pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after April

2 25, 1995.

3 SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND4 MENTS.

5 (a) EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND WITNESSES.—Sec6 tion 509(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

7 1509(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘(c)(1)(A)’’ and in8 serting ‘‘(d)(1)(A)’’.

9 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTA10 TION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN SMALL VESSELS.—Sec11 tion 7 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1707;

12 49 Stat. 520), is repealed.

13 (c) DOCUMENTATION FOR ENTRY OF MERCHAN14 DISE.—Section 484(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

15 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding

16 subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘553, and 336(j)’’ and in17 serting ‘‘and 553’’.

18 (d) PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.—Section

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

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

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

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

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

2 ‘‘lawful duties, taxes, and fees’’.

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

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

5 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or fees be re6 stored’’ and inserting ‘‘and fees be restored’’.

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

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

10 (19 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended by inserting ‘‘rec11 ordkeeping,’’ after ‘‘reliquidation,’’.

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

13 1508(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, filing of a

14 reconciliation,’’ after ‘‘entry’’.

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

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

17 by inserting ‘‘, unless liquidation is extended under sub18 section (b),’’ after ‘‘shall liquidate the entry’’.

19 (h) EXEMPTION FROM DUTY FOR PERSONAL AND

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

22 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

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

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

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

3 and subchapters I and II of chapter 37 of such

4 title,’’; and

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

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

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

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

13 (k) REVIEW OF PROTESTS.—Section 515(d) of the

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

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

16 (l) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

17 this section apply as of December 8, 1993.

18 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF

19 CUSTOMS USER FEES.

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

21 13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec22 onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is

23 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

7 (v) 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

11 a foreign trade zone (other than merchandise to

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

13 value of the privileged or nonprivileged foreign sta14 tus merchandise under section 3 of the Act of June

15 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade

16 Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c).’’.

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

18 subsection (a) apply to—

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

20 on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act; and

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

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

24 if liquidation of the entry was not final before such

25 15th 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

6 on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act; and

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

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

10 if the liquidation of the entry was not final before

11 such 15th day.

12 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTOMS AND

13 TRADE ACT OF 1990.

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

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

16 striking ‘‘, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump17 tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘for transportation in bond’’.

18 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS

19 SERVICES.

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

21 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

22 (19 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,

11 1990’’, 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 Treas15 ury from processing merchandise that is informally

16 entered or released at any centralized hub facility or

17 express consignment carrier facility during the nor18 mal operating hours of the Customs Service, subject

19 to reimbursement and payment under subparagraph

20 (A).’’.

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

22 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

23 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec24 tion 236 of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984’’.
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1 SEC. 6. SPECIAL RULE FOR EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING

2 DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

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

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

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

6 Service may, notwithstanding the limitation set forth

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

9 if—

10 ‘‘(I) the claimant establishes to the satis11 faction of the Customs Service that the claim12 ant was unable to file the drawback claim be13 cause of an event declared by the President to

14 be a major disaster on or after January 1,

15 1994; and

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

17 extension with the Customs Service within one

18 year from the last day of the 3-year period re19 ferred to in paragraph (1).

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

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

22 the enactment of this paragraph—

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

24 time for filing the drawback claim for a period

25 not to exceed 1 year; and
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1 ‘‘(II) the request under clause (i)(II) must

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

3 the enactment of this paragraph.

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

5 a request filed under this paragraph, the periods of

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

7 of this section and section 508(c)(3) shall be ex8 tended for an additional 18 months or, in a case to

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 5122(2)).’’.

16 SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

17 (a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—

18 Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act

19 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), and any other provi20 sion of law, the United States Customs Service shall liq21 uidate or reliquidate those entry numbers made at New

22 York, New York, which are listed in subsection (c), in ac23 cordance with the final results of the administrative re24 view, covering the period from May 1, 1984, through

25 March 31, 1985, undertaken by the International Trade
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1 Administration of the Department of Commerce for such

2 entries (case number A–580–008).

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

4 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

6 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida7 tion or reliquidation.

8 (c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in sub9 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.

10 SEC. 8. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EF11 FECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD

12 ATHLETIC EVENTS.

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

14 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

15 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

16 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 CORRECTIONS.

11 (a) DRAWBACK AND REFUNDS.—Section

12 313(s)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
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1 1313(s)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘successor’’ the

2 first place it appears and inserting ‘‘predecessor’’.

3 (b) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 301(c)(4) of the

4 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by

5 striking ‘‘(1)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(D)(iii)’’.

6 SEC. 10. URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT.

7 Section 405(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements

8 Act (19 U.S.C. 3602(b)) is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘1(a)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘1(b)’’; and

11 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘1(a)’’.

13 SEC. 11. FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(a)(5) of the Con15 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

16 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) is amended—

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

18 after ‘‘aircraft from’’; and

19 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub20 section (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

21 (b)(1)(A)(i)’’.

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

23 the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

24 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON FEES.—(1)(A) No fee may be

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

3 services provided in connection with—

4 ‘‘(i) the arrival of any passenger whose jour5 ney—

6 ‘‘(I) originated in—

7 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

8 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

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

10 United States, or

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

12 meaning of section 101(b)(5) of the Immi13 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

14 1101(b)(5))), or

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

16 was limited to—

17 ‘‘(aa) Canada,

18 ‘‘(bb) Mexico,

19 ‘‘(cc) territories and possessions of the

20 United States, and

21 ‘‘(dd) such adjacent islands;

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

23 of which originates and terminates in the same

24 country, but only if no passengers board or dis25 embark from the train and no cargo is loaded or un-
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1 loaded from such car while the car is within any

2 country other than the country in which such car

3 originates and terminates;

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

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

6 commercial vessel traveling only between ports which

7 are within the customs territory of the United

8 States.

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

10 (A) shall not apply in the case of the arrival of any pas11 senger on board a commercial vessel whose journey origi12 nates and terminates at the same place in the United

13 States if there are no intervening stops.

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

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

16 and 1997.’’.

17 (c) FEE ASSESSED ONLY ONCE.—Section

18 13031(b)(4) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec19 onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(4)) is amend20 ed—

21 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and

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

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

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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph:

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

4 single voyage involving 2 or more United States ports with

5 respect to which the passengers would otherwise be

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

7 be charged only 1 time for each passenger.’’.

8 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

9 this section shall take effect as if included in the amend10 ments made by section 521 of the North American Free

11 Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

12 SEC. 12. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CERTAIN CHEMICAL

13 DESCRIPTION.

14 (a) AMENDMENT TO SUBHEADING 2933.90.02.—The

15 article description for subheading 2933.90.02 of the Har16 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended

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

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

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

20 this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn

21 from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

22 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

23 (2) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstand24 ing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any

25 other provision of law, upon proper request (which
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1 includes sufficient information to identify and locate

2 the entry) filed with the Customs Service on or be3 fore the date that is 180 days after the date of the

4 enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal

5 from warehouse for consumption, of an article that

6 occurred—

7 (A) after December 31, 1994, and before

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

9 enactment of this Act, and

10 (B) with respect to which there would have

11 been no duty or a lesser duty if the amendment

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

13 withdrawal,

14 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such

15 amendment applied to such entry or withdrawal.

16 SEC. 13. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAIN17 ERS.

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

19 1930 (19 U.S.C.1304) is amended—

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

21 and (i) as subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l), respec22 tively, and

23 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the follow24 ing new subsections:
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1 ‘‘(f) MARKING OF METAL FORGINGS.—The marking

2 requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply

3 to—

4 ‘‘(1) metal forgings that—

5 ‘‘(A) are imported for processing into fin6 ished hand tools in the United States, and

7 ‘‘(B) have not been improved in condition

8 beyond rough burring, trimming, grinding,

9 turning, hammering, chiseling, or filing; and

10 ‘‘(2) hand tools made from metal forgings de11 scribed in paragraph (1).

12 ‘‘(g) MARKING OF CERTAIN COFFEE AND TEA PROD13 UCTS.—The marking requirements of subsections (a) and

14 (b) shall not apply to articles described in subheading

15 0901.21, 0901.22, 0902.10, 0902.20, 0902.30, 0902.40,

16 2101.10, or 2101.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

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

18 ‘‘(h) MARKING OF SPICES.—The marking require19 ments of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to articles

20 provided for under subheadings 0904.11, 0904.12,

21 0904.20, 0905.00, 0906.10, 0906.20, 0907.00, 0908.10,

22 0908.20, 0908.30, 0909.10, 0909.20, 0909.30, 0909.40,

23 0909.50, 0910.10, 0910.20, 0910.30, 0910.40, 0910.50,

24 0910.91, 0910.99, 1106.20, 1207.40, 1207.50, 1207.91,

25 1404.90, and 3302.10, and items classifiable in categories
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1 0712.90.60, 0712.90.8080, 1209.91.2000, 1211.90.2000,

2 1211.90.8040, 1211.90.8050, 1211.90.8090,

3 2006.00.3000, 2918.13.2000, 3203.00.8000,

4 3301.90.1010, 3301.90.1020, and 3301.90.1050 of the

5 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in

6 effect on January 1, 1995.’’.

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

8 this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from

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

10 enactment of this Act.

11 SEC. 14. RELIQUIDATING ENTRY OF WARP KNITTING MA12 CHINES.

13 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of

14 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon

15 proper request filed with the Customs Service before the

16 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act,

17 the Secretary of the Treasury shall—

18 (1) liquidate or reliquidate as duty free Entry

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

20 port of Charleston, South Carolina; and

21 (2) refund any duties and interest paid with re22 spect to such entry.
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1 SEC. 15. INJURY DETERMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN COUN2 TERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

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

4 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b) is amended—

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘or section 701(c)’’ after ‘‘sec6 tion 303’’ each place it appears in the section head7 ing and text; and

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

9 ‘‘under section 303(a)(2)’’;

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

12 AND FINAL ASSESSED DUTY UNDER ANTI13 DUMPING DUTY ORDER.

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

15 1673f(a)) is amended—

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

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

18 or the amount of any bond or other security, re19 quired’’;

20 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the cash de21 posit collected’’ and inserting ‘‘that the cash deposit,

22 bond, or other security’’; and

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

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

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

26 bond, or other security’’.
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1 SEC. 17. PERSONAL ALLOWANCE EXEMPTION FROM DU2 TIES.

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

4 U.S.C. 1555(b)(6)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘cus5 toms territory’’ the following: ‘‘, except that merchandise

6 purchased by United States residents is eligible for exemp7 tion from duty under subheadings 9804.00.65,

8 9804.00.70, and 9804.00.72 of the Harmonized Tariff

9 Schedule of the United States upon the United States resi10 dent’s return to the customs territory of the United

11 States, if the person meets the eligibility requirements for

12 the exemption claimed. Notwithstanding any other provi13 sion of law, such merchandise shall be considered to be

14 articles acquired abroad as an incident of the journey from

15 which the person is returning, for purposes of determining

16 eligibility for any such exemption’’.

17 SEC. 18. TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILVER AND

18 GOLD BARS.

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

20 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

21 amended—

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, 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%

’’;

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 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% ’’;

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

12 the article description for subheading 7115.90.15

13 having the same degree of indentation as the article

14 description of subheading 7116.10.10:
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‘‘ 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%

’’.

1 (b) 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
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1 duty in subheading 7115.90.30 of such Schedule (as

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

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

4 7115.90.20 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

5 duty in subheading 7115.90.40 of such Schedule (as

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

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

8 7115.90.50 shall apply to the corresponding rate of

9 duty in subheading 7115.90.60 of such Schedule (as

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

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

12 this section shall apply with respect to goods that are en13 tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on

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

15 enactment of this Act.

16 SEC. 19. CERTAIN LEAD FUEL TEST ASSEMBLIES.

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

18 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro19 vision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall—

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

21 entries listed in subsection (b), and

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

23 entry,
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1 if the importer files a request therefor with the Customs

2 Service within 60 days after the date of the enactment

3 of this Act.

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

5 (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

6 SEC. 20. CERTAIN UNLIQUIDATED VESSEL REPAIR EN7 TRIES.

8 (a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION EXTENDED.—Section

9 484E of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C.

10 1466 note) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (b)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para13 graph (2)(B);

14 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

15 paragraph (4); and

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

17 following new paragraph;

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

19 made during the period beginning on January 1,

20 1993, and ending on December 31, 1994, to the ex21 tent such entry involves the purchase of equipment,

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

2 barges documented under the laws of the United

3 States if—

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

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

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

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

10 1466(h)(1)), and’’; and

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

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

13 (b)(3) are the following:

14 ‘‘(1) NUMBERED ENTRIES.—

Entry Number Date of Entry

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

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

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

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

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

1993

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

1993

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

1993

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

1993

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C14–0025604–1 ......................................................... July 23, 1993
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Entry Number Date of Entry

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

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
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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:

9 ‘‘6. Articles Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment Pursuant

10 to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

11 ‘‘(a) Whenever a product is entered under a provi12 sion for which the rate of duty ‘Free (C)’ appears

13 in the ‘Special’ subcolumn, the importer—

14 ‘‘(i) shall maintain such supporting documenta15 tion as the Secretary of the Treasury may re16 quire; and

17 ‘‘(ii) shall be deemed to certify that the im18 ported article is a civil aircraft, or has been im19 ported for use in civil aircraft and will be so

20 used.

21 The importer may amend the entry or file a written

22 statement to claim a free rate of duty under this

23 note at any time before the liquidation of the entry

24 becomes final, except that, notwithstanding section

25 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
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1 1505(c)), any refund resulting from any such claim

2 shall be without interest.

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

4 ‘civil aircraft’ means—

5 ‘‘(i) any aircraft—

6 ‘‘(A) that is manufactured or operated

7 pursuant to any certificate issued by the

8 Administrator of the FAA under section

9 44704 of title 49, United States Code, or

10 pursuant to the approval of the airworthi11 ness authority in the country of expor12 tation, if such approval is recognized by

13 the FAA as an acceptable substitute for

14 such an FAA certificate, or

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

16 certificate has been submitted to, and ac17 cepted by, the Administrator of the FAA,

18 and

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

20 other than aircraft purchased for use by the

21 Department of Defense or the United States

22 Coast Guard.’’.
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1 SEC. 22. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON

2 DICHLOROFOP-METHYL.

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

4 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

5 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

6 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 ’’.

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

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

9 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

11 SEC. 23. DUTY ON DISPLAY FIREWORKS.

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

13 Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik14 ing subheading 3604.10.00 and inserting the following

15 new subheadings, with the article description for sub16 heading 3604.10 having the same degree of indentation

17 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%

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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. 24. ELIMINATION OF DUTIES ON

6 3,3′-DIAMINOBENZIDINE (TETRAAMINO

7 BIPHENYL).

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

9 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

10 amended by striking ‘‘and m-Xylenediamine’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘m-Xylenediamine; and 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine

12 (tetraamino biphenyl)’’.

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

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

15 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

17 SEC. 25. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN DUTY ON

18 THIDIAZURON.

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

20 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

21 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

22 new heading:
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‘‘ 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 ’’.

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

6 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER.

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

8 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

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

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

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

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

13 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

15 SEC. 27. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

16 LAW 103–465.

17 (a) TITLE I.—

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

19 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)) is
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1 amended by adding a comma after ‘‘subparagraph

2 (B)’’.

3 (2) Section 132 of the Uruguay Round Agree4 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3552) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.

6 (b) TITLE II.—

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

8 table of contents of the Uruguay Round Agreements

9 Act is amended to read as follows:

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

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

11 Act is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘SEC. 221. SPECIAL RULES FOR REVIEW OF DETERMINA13 TIONS.’’.

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

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

16 and inserting ‘‘771A(c)’’.

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

18 (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

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

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

21 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(5)) is amended by striking

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

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

24 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

25 petition’’ and inserting ‘‘a petition’’.
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1 (6) Section 214(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Uruguay

2 Round Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘the

3 merchandise’’ and inserting ‘‘merchandise’’.

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

5 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(16)(B)(i)) is amended by

6 striking ‘‘merchandise which is the subject of the in7 vestigation’’ and inserting ‘‘subject merchandise’’.

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

9 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the

10 the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.

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

12 Agreements Act is amended by inserting ‘‘each place

13 it appears’’ after ‘‘commence’’.

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

15 Round Agreements Act is amended by inserting

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

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

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

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

20 after ‘‘section 303 or’’.

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

22 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(b)(3)) is amended in the first

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

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

25 Agreements Act is amended by striking ‘‘(A),’’.
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1 (14) Section 771(30) of the Tariff Act of 1930

2 (19 U.S.C. 1677(30)) is amended by striking

3 ‘‘agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement’’.

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

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

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

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

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

9 aligning the text of the last sentence with the text

10 of the first sentence.

11 (c) TITLE III.—

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

13 Agreements Act is amended in the matter proposed

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

15 of 1974, by striking the closed quotation marks and

16 second period at the end.

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

18 Round Agreements Act is amended to read as fol19 lows:

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

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

22 and’’.

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

24 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592A(a)(3)) is amended by strik-
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1 ing ‘‘list under paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘list

2 under paragraph (1)’’.

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

4 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

6 (1)(D)(iii)’’.

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

8 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(d)(4)(A)(i)) is amended by

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

10 (b)’’.

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

12 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(3)(A)) is amended by in13 serting ‘‘Rights’’ after ‘‘Intellectual Property’’.

14 (7) Section 331 of the Uruguay Round Agree15 ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3591) is amended by striking

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

17 Implementation Act,’’.

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

19 (7 U.S.C. 1854) is amended in the second sentence

20 by striking ‘‘Implementation’’ and inserting ‘‘Agree21 ments’’.

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

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

24 3592(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘posses25 sion,’’ and inserting ‘‘possession;’’.
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1 (10) Section 305(d)(2) of the Trade Agree2 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2515(d)(2)) is

3 amended—

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

5 the end of subparagraph (B); and

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

7 period at the end and inserting a semicolon.

8 (11) Section 304 of the Trade Agreements Act

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

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

11 comma after ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and

12 (B) in subsection (c)—

13 (i) by striking the comma after

14 ‘‘XXIV(7)’’; and

15 (ii) by striking the comma after

16 ‘‘XIX(5)’’.

17 (12) Section 308(4)(D) of the Trade Agree18 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(D)) is

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

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

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

22 (A) in paragraph (1)—

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

24 and inserting ‘‘of subsection (d)(2)’’; and
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘of subsection (d)(2)’’

2 after ‘‘(as the case may be)’’; and

3 (B) in paragraph (3)—

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

5 ‘‘the’’; and

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

7 after ‘‘(as the case may be)’’.

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

9 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2532(4)) is amended by in10 serting a comma after ‘‘system, if any’’.

11 (15) Section 414(b)(1) of the Trade Agree12 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2544(b)(1)) is

13 amended by striking ‘‘procedures,,’’ each place it ap14 pears and inserting ‘‘procedures,’’.

15 (16) Section 451(6)(A) of the Trade Agree16 ments Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2571(6)(A)) is

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

18 ‘‘Members; and’’.

19 (d) TITLE IV.—

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

21 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2578a(c)) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘phystosanitary’’ and inserting ‘‘phytosanitary’’.

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

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

25 inserting ‘‘972’’.
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1 (e) TITLE V.—

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

3 Code, is amended in the matter preceding subpara4 graph (A) by striking ‘‘Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘acts’’.

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

6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section

7 104A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’.

8 (f) TITLE VI.—

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

10 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(D)) is amended by

11 striking the second comma after ‘‘World Trade Or12 ganization’’.

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

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

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

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

17 SEC. 28. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC

18 LAW 103–182.

19 (a) TITLE II.—

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

21 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

22 U.S.C. 58c(b)(10)(A)) is amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Agreement)’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘Agreement Implementation Act of 1988)’’;

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

3 (2) Section 202 of the North American Free

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

5 3332) is amended—

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

7 ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(p)’’; and

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

11 (b) TITLE III.—

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

13 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act is

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

15 ‘‘Agreements Act’’.

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

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

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

19 Representative’’.

20 (3) Section 316 of the North American Free

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

22 3381) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection

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

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

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

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

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

6 (c) TITLE IV.—

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

8 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19

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

11 inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’.

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

13 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19

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

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

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

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

19 ‘‘(D)’’; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 (e) TITLE VI.—

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

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

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

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

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

18 (19 U.S.C. 1436(a)(2)) is amended—

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

20 ‘‘431’’; and

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

22 the end.

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

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

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

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

7 Act; and

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

9 and inserting ‘‘Act’’.

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

11 U.S.C. 1441) is amended—

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

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

15 (B) in paragraph (3) 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 inserting

17 ‘‘484(f)’’.

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 AMENDMENTS.

13 (a) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 516A(g)(4)(A) of

14 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(4)(A)) is

15 amended by striking ‘‘Implementation Agreement Act of

16 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement Implementation Act of

17 1988’’.

18 (b) CUSTOMS USER FEES.—Section

19 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget

20 Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii))

21 is amended by striking ‘‘Tariff and Trade Act’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘Trade and Tariff Act’’.

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