105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4856

AN ACT

To make miscellaneous and technical changes to

various trade laws, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4856

AN ACT

To make miscellaneous and technical changes to various

trade laws, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

3 ‘‘Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of

4 1998’’.

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

6 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

TITLE I—MISCELLANEOUS TRADE CORRECTIONS

Sec. 1001. Clerical amendments.

Sec. 1002. Obsolete references to GATT.

Sec. 1003. Tariff classification of 13-inch televisions.

TITLE II—TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS;

OTHER TRADE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions

CHAPTER 1—REFERENCE

Sec. 2001. Reference.

CHAPTER 2—DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS

Sec. 2101. Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone.

Sec. 2102. Racemic dl-menthol.

Sec. 2103. 2,4-Dichloro-5-hydrazinophenolmonohy- drochloride.

Sec. 2104. Tab.

Sec. 2105. Certain snowboard boots.

Sec. 2106. Ethofumesate singularly or in mixture with application adjuvants.

Sec. 2107. 3-Methoxycarbonylaminophenyl 3′-methyl-carbanilate

(phenmedipham).

Sec. 2108. 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-amino-phenyl-n-phenyl-carbamate (desmedipham).

Sec. 2109. 2-Amino-4-(4-aminobenzoyl amino)-benzene-sulfonic acid, sodium

salt.

Sec. 2110. 5-Amino-n-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-xylenesul- fonamide.

Sec. 2111. 3-Amino-2′-(sulfatoethylsulfonyl) ethyl benzamide.

Sec. 2112. 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monopotassium salt.

Sec. 2113. 2-Amino-5-nitrothiazole.

Sec. 2114. 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.

Sec. 2115. 6-Amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid.

Sec. 2116. 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monosodium salt.

Sec. 2117. 2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.

Sec. 2118. 6-Amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, disodium salt.

Sec. 2119. 2-Amino-p-cresol.

Sec. 2120. 6-Bromo-2,4-dinitroaniline.

Sec. 2121. 7-Acetylamino-4-hydroxy-2-naphthalene-sulfonic acid, monosodium

salt.
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Sec. 2122. Tannic acid.

Sec. 2123. 2-Amino-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monosodium salt.

Sec. 2124. 2-Amino-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid, monoammonium salt.

Sec. 2125. 2-Amino-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.

Sec. 2126. 3-(4,5-Dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1h-pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonic acid.

Sec. 2127. 4-Benzoylamino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphtha- lenedisulfonic acid.

Sec. 2128. 4-Benzoylamino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphtha- lenedisulfonic acid, monosodium salt.

Sec. 2129. Pigment Yellow 151.

Sec. 2130. Pigment Yellow 181.

Sec. 2131. Pigment Yellow 154.

Sec. 2132. Pigment Yellow 175.

Sec. 2133. Pigment Yellow 180.

Sec. 2134. Pigment Yellow 191.

Sec. 2135. Pigment Red 187.

Sec. 2136. Pigment Red 247.

Sec. 2137. Pigment Orange 72.

Sec. 2138. Pigment Yellow 16.

Sec. 2139. Pigment Red 185.

Sec. 2140. Pigment Red 208.

Sec. 2141. Pigment Red 188.

Sec. 2142. 2,6-Dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate.

Sec. 2143. β-Bromo-β-nitrostyrene.

Sec. 2144. Textile machinery.

Sec. 2145. Deltamethrin.

Sec. 2146. Diclofop-methyl.

Sec. 2147. Resmethrin.

Sec. 2148. N-phenyl-n’-1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-ylurea.

Sec. 2149. (1R,3S)3[(1′RS)(1′,2′,2′,2′,-Tetrabromoethyl)]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester.

Sec. 2150. Pigment Yellow 109.

Sec. 2151. Pigment Yellow 110.

Sec. 2152. Pigment Red 177.

Sec. 2153. Textile printing machinery.

Sec. 2154. Substrates of synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica.

Sec. 2155. 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol.

Sec. 2156. 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol; epoxidized triglyceride.

Sec. 2157. 4-[[4,6-Bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino] -2,6-bis(1,1-

dimethylethyl)phenol.

Sec. 2158. (2-Benzothiazolylthio)butanedioic acid.

Sec. 2159. Calcium bis[monoethyl (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) phosphonate].

Sec. 2160. 4-Methyl-γ-oxo-benzenebutanoic acid compd. with 4-ethylmorpholine

(2:1).

Sec. 2161. Weaving machines.

Sec. 2162. Textile doubling or twisting machines.

Sec. 2163. Certain weaving machines.

Sec. 2164. DEMT.

Sec. 2165. Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-alpha-methyl-.

Sec. 2166. 2H–3,1-Benzoxazin-2-one, 6-chloro-4-(cyclo-propylethynyl)-1,4-

dihydro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-.

Sec. 2167. Tebufenozide.

Sec. 2168. Halofenozide.

Sec. 2169. Certain organic pigments and dyes.

Sec. 2170. 4-Hexylresorcinol.
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Sec. 2171. Certain sensitizing dyes.

Sec. 2172. Skating boots for use in the manufacture of in-line roller skates.

Sec. 2173. Dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt.

Sec. 2174. O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-s-octyl-carbonothioate.

Sec. 2175. 4-Cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylaminopy-rimidine.

Sec. 2176. O,O-dimethyl-S-[5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadi-azol-3(2H)-yl-methyl]-

dithiophosphate.

Sec. 2177. Ethyl [2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl] carbamate.

Sec. 2178. [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/[(2R,4R)/(2S,4S)]-1-[2-[4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-2-

chlorophenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole.

Sec. 2179. 2,4-Dichloro-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride.

Sec. 2180. 2-Chloro-n-[2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]-n-ethyl-6-

fluorobenzenemethanamine.

Sec. 2181. Chloroacetone.

Sec. 2182. Acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester.

Sec. 2183. Propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]-,

2-propynyl ester.

Sec. 2184. Mucochloric acid.

Sec. 2185. Certain rocket engines.

Sec. 2186. Pigment Red 144.

Sec. 2187. Pigment Orange 64.

Sec. 2188. Pigment Yellow 95.

Sec. 2189. Pigment Yellow 93.

Sec. 2190. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-Amino-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1H-pyrimido[5,4-b]

[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)ethyl]-2-thienyl]carbonyl]-l-glutamic acid,

diethyl ester.

Sec. 2191. 4-Chloropyridine hydrochloride.

Sec. 2192. 4-Phenoxypyridine.

Sec. 2193. (3S)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-thiomorpholine carboxylic acid.

Sec. 2194. 2-Amino-5-bromo-6-methyl-4(1H)-quinazoli-none.

Sec. 2195. 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-pyridinylthio)-4(1H)-quinazolinone.

Sec. 2196. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-amino-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1H-pyrimido[5,4-

b][1,4]thiazin-6-yl)ethyl]-2-thienyl]carbonyl]-l-glutamic acid.

Sec. 2197. 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-pyridinylthio)-4(1H)-quinazolinone

dihydrochloride.

Sec. 2198. 3-(Acetyloxy)-2-methylbenzoic acid.

Sec. 2199. [R-(R*,R*)]-1,2,3,4-butanetetrol-1,4-dimeth- anesulfonate.

Sec. 2200. 9-[2-[[Bis [(pivaloyloxy)-methoxy] phos- phinyl]methoxy]

ethyl]adenine (also known as Adefovir Dipivoxil).

Sec. 2201. 9-[2-(R)-[[Bis[(isopropoxy-carbonyl)oxy- methoxy]-

phosphinoyl]methoxy]-propyl]- adenine fumarate (1:1).

Sec. 2202. (R)-9-(2-Phosphono-methoxypropyl)ade- nine.

Sec. 2203. (R)-1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-methyl-.

Sec. 2204. 9-(2-Hydroxyethyl)adenine.

Sec. 2205. (R)-9H-Purine-9-ethanol, 6-amino-α-methyl-.

Sec. 2206. Chloromethyl-2-propyl carbonate.

Sec. 2207. (R)-1,2-Propanediol, 3-chloro-.

Sec. 2208. Oxirane, (S)-((triphenylmethoxy)methyl)-.

Sec. 2209. Chloromethyl pivalate.

Sec. 2210. Diethyl (((p-toluenesulfonyl)oxy)-

methyl)phosphonate.

Sec. 2211. (R)-9-(2-Hydroxypropyl)adenine.

Sec. 2212. Beta hydroxyalkylamide.

Sec. 2213. Grilamid tr90.
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Sec. 2214. IN–W4280.

Sec. 2215. KL540.

Sec. 2216. Methyl thioglycolate.

Sec. 2217. DPX–E6758.

Sec. 2218. Ethylene, tetrafluoro copolymer with ethylene (ETFE).

Sec. 2219. 3-Mercapto-D-valine.

Sec. 2220. p-Ethylphenol.

Sec. 2221. Pantera.

Sec. 2222. p-Nitrobenzoic acid.

Sec. 2223. p-Toluenesulfonamide.

Sec. 2224. Polymers of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene

fluoride.

Sec. 2225. Methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2- tri- fluoroethoxy)-1,3,5-

triazin-2-yl]- amino]- carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-3-methyl- benzoate (triflusulfuron methyl).

Sec. 2226. Certain manufacturing equipment.

Sec. 2227. Textured rolled glass sheets.

Sec. 2228. Certain HIV drug substances.

Sec. 2229. Rimsulfuron.

Sec. 2230. Carbamic acid (V–9069).

Sec. 2231. DPX–E9260.

Sec. 2232. Ziram.

Sec. 2233. Ferroboron.

Sec. 2234. Acetic acid, [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(tetra- hydro-3-oxo-1h,3h-

[1,3,4] thiadiazolo[3,4-a]pyridazin-1-ylidene)amino]phenyl]-

thio]-, methyl ester.

Sec. 2235. Pentyl[2-chloro-5-(cyclohex-1-ene-1,2-di- carboximido)-4-

fluorophenoxy]acetate.

Sec. 2236. Bentazon (3-isopropyl)-1h-2,1,3-benzo-thiadiazin-4(3h)-one-2,2-dioxide).

Sec. 2237. Certain high-performance loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures.

Sec. 2238. Parts for use in the manufacture of certain high-performance loudspeakers.

Sec. 2239. 5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid.

Sec. 2240. Certain polymer.

Sec. 2241. 2, (4-chlorophenol)-3-ethyl-2, 5-dihydro-5-oxo-4-pyridazine carboxylic acid, potassium salt.

CHAPTER 3—EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 2301. Effective date.

Subtitle B—Trade Provisions

Sec. 2401. Extension of United States insular possession program.

Sec. 2402. Tariff treatment for certain components of scientific instruments

and apparatus.

Sec. 2403. Liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries.

Sec. 2404. Drawback and refund on packaging material.

Sec. 2405. Inclusion of commercial importation data from foreign-trade zones

under the National Customs Automation Program.

Sec. 2406. Large yachts imported for sale at United States boat shows.

Sec. 2407. Review of protests against decisions of Customs Service.

Sec. 2408. Entries of NAFTA-origin goods.
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Sec. 2409. Treatment of international travel merchandise held at customs-approved storage rooms.

Sec. 2410. Exception to 5-year reviews of countervailing duty or antidumping

duty orders.

Sec. 2411. Water resistant wool trousers.

Sec. 2412. Reimportation of certain goods.

Sec. 2413. Treatment of personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events.

Sec. 2414. Reliquidation of certain entries of thermal transfer multifunction

machines.

Sec. 2415. Reliquidation of certain drawback entries and refund of drawback

payments.

Sec. 2416. Clarification of additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Sec. 2417. Duty-free sales enterprises.

Sec. 2418. Customs user fees.

Sec. 2419. Duty drawback for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (‘‘MTBE’’).

Sec. 2420. Substitution of finished petroleum derivatives.

Sec. 2421. Duty on certain importations of mueslix cereals.

Sec. 2422. Expansion of Foreign Trade Zone No. 143.

Sec. 2423. Marking of certain silk products and containers.

Sec. 2424. Extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations

treatment) to the products of Mongolia.

Sec. 2425. Enhanced cargo inspection pilot program.

Sec. 2426. Payment of education costs of dependents of certain Customs Service personnel.

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Sec. 3001. Property subject to a liability treated in same manner as assumption

of liability.

1 TITLE I—MISCELLANEOUS

2 TRADE CORRECTIONS

3 SEC. 1001. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

4 (a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—(1) Section 233(a) of the

5 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)) is amended—

6 (A) by aligning the text of paragraph (2) that

7 precedes subparagraph (A) with the text of para8 graph (1); and

9 (B) by aligning the text of subparagraphs (A)

10 and (B) of paragraph (2) with the text of subpara11 graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3).
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1 (2) Section 141(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19

2 U.S.C. 2171(b)) is amended—

3 (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘LIMITATION

4 ON APPOINTMENTS.—’’; and

5 (B) by aligning the text of paragraph (3) with

6 the text of paragraph (2).

7 (3) The item relating to section 410 in the table of

8 contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is repealed.

9 (4) Section 411 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

10 2441), and the item relating to section 411 in the table

11 of contents for that Act, are repealed.

12 (5) Section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19

13 U.S.C. 2194(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’

14 and all that follows through ‘‘90-day period’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘For purposes of sections 203(c) and 407(c)(2), the 90-

16 day period’’.

17 (6) Section 406(e)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19

18 U.S.C. 2436(e)(2)) is amended by moving subparagraphs

19 (B) and (C) 2 ems to the left.

20 (7) Section 503(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1974

21 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking sub22 clause (II) and inserting the following:

23 ‘‘(II) the direct costs of process24 ing operations performed in such ben-
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1 eficiary developing country or such

2 member countries,

3 is not less than 35 percent of the ap4 praised value of such article at the time it

5 is entered.’’.

6 (8) Section 802(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974

7 (19 U.S.C. 2492(b)(1)(A)) is amended—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘481(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘489’’;

9 and

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2291h)’’ after

11 ‘‘1961’’.

12 (9) Section 804 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

13 2494) is amended by striking ‘‘481(e)(1) of the Foreign

14 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(1))’’ and in15 serting ‘‘489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22

16 U.S.C. 2291h)’’.

17 (10) Section 805(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19

18 U.S.C. 2495(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the

19 semicolon.

20 (11) The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974

21 is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘TITLE VIII—TARIFF TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS OF, AND OTHER

SANCTIONS AGAINST, UNCOOPERATIVE MAJOR DRUG PRODUCING OR DRUG-TRANSIT COUNTRIES

‘‘Sec. 801. Short title.

‘‘Sec. 802. Tariff treatment of products of uncooperative major drug producing or drug-transit countries.

‘‘Sec. 803. Sugar quota.
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‘‘Sec. 804. Progress reports.

‘‘Sec. 805. Definitions.’’.

1 (b) OTHER TRADE LAWS.—(1) Section 13031 of the

2 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

3 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended—

4 (A) in subsection (e) by aligning the text of

5 paragraph (1) with the text of paragraph (2); and

6 (B) in subsection (f)(3)—

7 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking

8 ‘‘subsection (a)(1) through (a)(8)’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection

10 (a)’’; and

11 (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(I) by striking

12 ‘‘paragraph (A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara13 graph (A)(i)’’.

14 (2) Section 3(a) of the Act of June 18, 1934 (com15 monly referred to as the ‘‘Foreign Trade Zones Act’’) (19

16 U.S.C. 81c(a)) is amended by striking the second period

17 at the end of the last sentence.

18 (3) Section 9 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly

19 referred to as the ‘‘Foreign Trade Zones Act’’) (19 U.S.C.

20 81i) is amended by striking ‘‘Post Office Department, the

21 Public Health Service, the Bureau of Immigration’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘United States Postal Service, the Public Health

23 Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service’’.
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1 (4) The table of contents for the Trade Agreements

2 Act of 1979 is amended—

3 (A) in the item relating to section 411 by strik4 ing ‘‘Special Representative’’ and inserting ‘‘Trade

5 Representative’’; and

6 (B) by inserting after the items relating to sub7 title D of title IV the following:

‘‘Subtitle E—Standards and Measures Under the North American Free Trade

Agreement

‘‘CHAPTER 1—SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

‘‘Sec. 461. General.

‘‘Sec. 462. Inquiry point.

‘‘Sec. 463. Chapter definitions.

‘‘CHAPTER 2—STANDARDS-RELATED MEASURES

‘‘Sec. 471. General.

‘‘Sec. 472. Inquiry point.

‘‘Sec. 473. Chapter definitions.

‘‘CHAPTER 3—SUBTITLE DEFINITIONS

‘‘Sec. 481. Definitions.

‘‘Subtitle F—International Standard-Setting Activities

‘‘Sec. 491. Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities.

‘‘Sec. 492. Equivalence determinations.

‘‘Sec. 493. Definitions.’’.

8 (5)(A) Section 3(a)(9) of the Miscellaneous Trade

9 and Technical Corrections Act of 1996 is amended by

10 striking ‘‘631(a)’’ and ‘‘1631(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘631’’ and

11 ‘‘1631’’, respectively.

12 (B) Section 50(c)(2) of such Act is amended by strik13 ing ‘‘applied to entry’’ and inserting ‘‘applied to such

14 entry’’.
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1 (6) Section 8 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C.

2 1708) is repealed.

3 (7) Section 584(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

4 U.S.C. 1584(a)) is amended—

5 (A) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by

6 striking ‘‘102(17) and 102(15), respectively, of the

7 Controlled Substances Act’’ and inserting ‘‘102(18)

8 and 102(16), respectively, of the Controlled Sub9 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(18) and 802(16))’’; and

10 (B) in paragraph (3)—

11 (i) by striking ‘‘or which consists of any

12 spirits,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘be not

13 shown,’’; and

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘, and, if any manifested

15 merchandise’’ and all that follows through the

16 end and inserting a period.

17 (8) Section 621(4)(A) of the North American Free

18 Trade Agreement Implementation Act, as amended by sec19 tion 21(d)(12) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical

20 Amendments Act of 1996, is amended by striking ‘‘disclo21 sure within 30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘disclosure, or within

22 30 days’’.

23 (9) Section 558(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

24 U.S.C. 1558(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘(c)’’ each place

25 it appears and inserting ‘‘(h)’’.
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1 (10) Section 441 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

2 1441) is amended by striking paragraph (6).

3 (11) General note 3(a)(ii) to the Harmonized Tariff

4 Schedule of the United States is amended by striking

5 ‘‘general most-favored-nation (MFN)’’ and by inserting in

6 lieu thereof ‘‘general or normal trade relations (NTR)’’.

7 SEC. 1002. OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO GATT.

8 (a) FOREST RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND

9 SHORTAGE RELIEF ACT OF 1990.—(1) Section 488(b) of

10 the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief

11 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620(b)) is amended—

12 (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘General

13 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘GATT 1994 (as defined in section 2(1)(B) of the

15 Uruguay Round Agreements Act)’’ ; and

16 (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘General

17 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘WTO Agreement and the multilateral trade agree19 ments (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (9)

20 and (4), respectively, of section 2 of the Uruguay

21 Round Agreements Act)’’.

22 (2) Section 491(g) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 620c(g))

23 is amended by striking ‘‘Contracting Parties to the Gen24 eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘Dis25 pute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization
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1 (as the term ‘World Trade Organization’ is defined in sec2 tion 2(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)’’.

3 (b) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

4 ACT.—Section 1403(b) of the International Financial In5 stitutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262n–2(b)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘General

7 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or Article 10’’ and

8 all that follows through ‘‘Trade’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘GATT 1994 as defined in section 2(1)(B) of the

10 Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or Article 3.1(a) of

11 the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing

12 Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12) of that

13 Act’’; and

14 (2) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘Article 6’’

15 and all that follows through ‘‘Trade’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘Article 15 of the Agreement on Subsidies and

17 Countervailing Measures referred to in subpara18 graph (A)’’.

19 (c) BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS ACT.—Section

20 49(a)(3) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C.

21 286gg(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘GATT Secretariat’’

22 and inserting ‘‘Secretariat of the World Trade Organiza23 tion (as the term ‘World Trade Organization’ is defined

24 in section 2(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)’’.
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1 (d) FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967.—Sec2 tion 8(a)(4) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22

3 U.S.C. 1978(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘General

4 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘World

5 Trade Organization (as defined in section 2(8) of the Uru6 guay Round Agreements Act) or the multilateral trade

7 agreements (as defined in section 2(4) of that Act)’’.

8 (e) UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY ACT OF

9 1992.—Section 102(3) of the United States-Hong Kong

10 Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5712(3)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘contracting party to the Gen12 eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘WTO member country (as defined in section 2(10)

14 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)’’; and

15 (2) by striking ‘‘latter organization’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘World Trade Organization (as defined in sec17 tion 2(8) of that Act)’’.

18 (f) NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION ACT.—Section

19 607(b)(8) of the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33

20 U.S.C. 891e(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘Agreement on

21 Interpretation’’ and all that follows through ‘‘trade nego22 tiations’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement on Subsidies and

23 Countervailing Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12)

24 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or any other ex25 port subsidy prohibited by that agreement’’.
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1 (g) ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992.—(1) Section

2 1011(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

3 2296b(b)) is amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘General Agreement on Tariffs

5 and Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘multilateral trade agree6 ments (as defined in section 2(4) of the Uruguay

7 Round Agreements Act)’’; and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘United States-Canada Free

9 Trade Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘North American

10 Free Trade Agreement’’.

11 (2) Section 1017(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2296b–

12 6(c)) is amended—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘General Agreement on Tariffs

14 and Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘multilateral trade agree15 ments (as defined in section 2(4) of the Uruguay

16 Round Agreements Act)’’; and

17 (B) by striking ‘‘United States-Canada Free

18 Trade Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘North American

19 Free Trade Agreement’’.

20 (h) ENERGY POLICY CONSERVATION ACT.—Section

21 400AA(a)(3) of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42

22 U.S.C. 6374(a)(3)) is amended in subparagraphs (F) and

23 (G) by striking ‘‘General Agreement on Tariffs and

24 Trade’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘multilateral
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1 trade agreements as defined in section 2(4) of the Uru2 guay Round Agreements Act’’.

3 (i) TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section

4 50103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in sub5 sections (c)(2) and (e)(2) by striking ‘‘General Agreement

6 on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘multilateral trade

7 agreements (as defined in section 2(4) of the Uruguay

8 Round Agreements Act)’’.

9 SEC. 1003. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF 13-INCH TELE10 VISIONS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the following subheadings

12 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

13 is amended by striking ‘‘33.02 cm’’ in the article descrip14 tion and inserting ‘‘34.29 cm’’:

15 (1) Subheading 8528.12.12.

16 (2) Subheading 8528.12.20.

17 (3) Subheading 8528.12.62.

18 (4) Subheading 8528.12.68.

19 (5) Subheading 8528.12.76.

20 (6) Subheading 8528.12.84.

21 (7) Subheading 8528.21.16.

22 (8) Subheading 8528.21.24.

23 (9) Subheading 8528.21.55.

24 (10) Subheading 8528.21.65.

25 (11) Subheading 8528.21.75.
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1 (12) Subheading 8528.21.85.

2 (13) Subheading 8528.30.62.

3 (14) Subheading 8528.30.66.

4 (15) Subheading 8540.11.24.

5 (16) Subheading 8540.11.44.

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by

8 this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn

9 from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

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

11 this Act.

12 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—Notwith13 standing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or

14 any other provision of law, upon proper request filed

15 with the Customs Service not later than 180 days

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, any entry,

17 or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of

18 an article described in a subheading listed in para19 graphs (1) through (16) of subsection (a)—

20 (A) that was made on or after January 1,

21 1995, and before the date that is 15 days after

22 the date of enactment of this Act,

23 (B) with respect to which there would have

24 been no duty or a lesser duty if the amend-
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1 ments made by subsection (a) applied to such

2 entry, and

3 (C) that is—

4 (i) unliquidated,

5 (ii) under protest, or

6 (iii) otherwise not final,

7 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such

8 amendment applied to such entry.

9 TITLE II—TEMPORARY DUTY

10 SUSPENSIONS AND REDUC11 TIONS; OTHER TRADE PROVI12 SIONS

13 Subtitle A—Temporary Duty

14 Suspensions and Reductions

15 CHAPTER 1—REFERENCE

16 SEC. 2001. REFERENCE.

17 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

18 this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

19 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a chapter, subchapter,

20 note, additional U.S. note, heading, subheading, or other

21 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to

22 a chapter, subchapter, note, additional U.S. note, heading,

23 subheading, or other provision of the Harmonized Tariff

24 Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 3007).
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1 CHAPTER 2—DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND

2 REDUCTIONS

3 SEC. 2101. DIIODOMETHYL-P-TOLYLSULFONE.

4 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

5 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.90 Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone

(CAS No. 20018–09–1) (provided for in subheading

2930.90.10) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

6 SEC. 2102. RACEMIC dl-MENTHOL.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.06 Racemic dl-menthol (intermediate (E) for use in producing menthol) (CAS No.

15356–70–4) (provided for in

subheading 2906.11.00) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2103. 2,4-DICHLORO-5-HYDRAZINOPHENOLMONOHY10 DROCHLORIDE.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.28 2,4-Dichloro-5-

hydrazinophenolmonohydrochloride (CAS No. 189573–

21–5) (provided for in subheading 2928.00.25) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

13 SEC. 2104. TAB.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.95 Phosphinic acid, [3-

(acetyloxy)-3-

cyanopropyl]methyl-, butyl

ester (CAS No. 167004–78–

6) (provided for in subheading 2931.00.90) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2105. CERTAIN SNOWBOARD BOOTS.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.64.04 Snowboard boots with uppers

of textile materials (provided

for in subheading

6404.11.90) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2106. ETHOFUMESATE SINGULARLY OR IN MIXTURE

5 WITH APPLICATION ADJUVANTS.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.31.12 2-Ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranylmethanesulfonate

(ethofumesate) singularly or

in mixture with application

adjuvants (CAS No. 26225–

79–6) (provided for in subheading 2932.99.08 or

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

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2107. 3-METHOXYCARBONYLAMINOPHENYL 3′-METHYL9 CARBANILATE (PHENMEDIPHAM).

10 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

11 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.31.13 3-Methoxycarbonylaminophenyl 3′-methylcarbanilate

(phenmedipham) (CAS No.

13684–63–4) (provided for in

subheading 2924.29.47) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

12 SEC. 2108. 3-ETHOXYCARBONYL-AMINO-PHENYL-N-PHENYL13 CARBAMATE (DESMEDIPHAM).

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.31.14 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-aminophenyl-N-phenylcarbamate

(desmedipham) (CAS No.

13684–56–5) (provided for in

subheading 2924.29.41) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2109. 2-AMINO-4-(4-AMINOBENZOYL AMINO)-BENZENE2 SULFONIC ACID, SODIUM SALT.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.91 2-Amino-4-(4-aminobenzoyl

amino)-benzenesulfonic acid,

sodium salt (CAS No.

167614–37–1) (provided for

in subheading 2930.90.29) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2110. 5-AMINO-N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-2,3-XYLENESUL6 FONAMIDE.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.31 5-Amino-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-

2,3-xylenesulfonamide (CAS

No. 25797–78–8) (provided

for in subheading

2935.00.95) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2111. 3-AMINO-2′-(SULFATOETHYLSULFONYL) ETHYL

10 BENZAMIDE.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.90 3-Amino-2′-

(sulfatoethylsulfonyl) ethyl

benzamide (CAS No.

121315–20–6) (provided for

in subheading 2930.90.29) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2112. 4-CHLORO-3-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID,

2 MONOPOTASSIUM SALT.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.92 4-Chloro-3-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid,

monopotassium salt (CAS

No. 6671–49–4) (provided

for in subheading

2904.90.47) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2113. 2-AMINO-5-NITROTHIAZOLE.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.46 2-Amino-5-nitrothiazole (CAS

No. 121–66–4) (provided for

in subheading 2934.10.90) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2114. 4-CHLORO-3-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID.

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.04 4-Chloro-3-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid

(CAS No. 121–18–6) (provided for in subheading

2904.90.47) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2115. 6-AMINO-1,3-NAPHTHALENEDISULFONIC ACID.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.21 6-Amino-1,3-

naphthalenedisulfonic acid

(CAS No. 118–33–2) (provided for in subheading

2921.45.90) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2116. 4-CHLORO-3-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID,

2 MONOSODIUM SALT.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.24 4-Chloro-3-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid,

monosodium salt (CAS No.

17691–19–9) (provided for in

subheading 2904.90.40) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2117. 2-METHYL-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.23 2-Methyl-5-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid

(CAS No. 121–03–9) (provided for in subheading

2904.90.20) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2118. 6-AMINO-1,3-NAPHTHALENEDISULFONIC ACID,

9 DISODIUM SALT.

10 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

11 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.45 6-Amino-1,3-

naphthalenedisulfonic acid,

disodium salt (CAS No.

50976–35–7) (provided for in

subheading 2921.45.90) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

12 SEC. 2119. 2-AMINO-P-CRESOL.

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.20 2-Amino-p-cresol (CAS No.

95–84–1) (provided for in

subheading 2922.29.10) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2120. 6-BROMO-2,4-DINITROANILINE.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.43 6-Bromo-2,4-dinitroaniline

(CAS No. 1817–73–8) (provided for in subheading

2921.42.90) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2121. 7-ACETYLAMINO-4-HYDROXY-2-NAPHTHALENE5 SULFONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.29 7-Acetylamino-4-hydroxy-2-

naphthalenesulfonic acid,

monosodium salt (CAS No.

42360–29–2) (provided for in

subheading 2924.29.70) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2122. TANNIC ACID.

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.01 Tannic acid (CAS No. 1401–

55–4) (provided for in subheading 3201.90.10) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2123. 2-AMINO-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID,

12 MONOSODIUM SALT.

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.53 2-Amino-5-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid,

monosodium salt (CAS No.

30693–53–9) (provided for in

subheading 2921.42.90) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2124. 2-AMINO-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID,

2 MONOAMMONIUM SALT.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.44 2-Amino-5-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid,

monoammonium salt (CAS

No. 4346–51–4) (provided

for in subheading

2921.42.90) .......................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2125. 2-AMINO-5-NITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.54 2-Amino-5-

nitrobenzenesulfonic acid

(CAS No. 96–75–3) (provided for in subheading

2921.42.90) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2126. 3-(4,5-DIHYDRO-3-METHYL-5-OXO-1H-PYRAZOL-1-

9 YL)BENZENESULFONIC ACID.

10 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

11 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.19 3-(4,5-Dihydro-3-methyl-5-

oxo-1H-pyrazol-1-

yl)benzenesulfonic acid (CAS

No. 119–17–5) (provided for

in subheading 2933.19.43) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

12 SEC. 2127. 4-BENZOYLAMINO-5-HYDROXY-2,7-NAPHTHA13 LENEDISULFONIC ACID.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.65 4-Benzoylamino-5-hydroxy2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic

acid (CAS No. 117–46–4)

(provided for in subheading

2924.29.75) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2128. 4-BENZOYLAMINO-5-HYDROXY-2,7-NAPHTHA2 LENEDISULFONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.72 4-Benzoylamino-5-hydroxy2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic

acid, monosodium salt (CAS

No. 79873–39–5) (provided

for in subheading

2924.29.70) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2129. PIGMENT YELLOW 151.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.04 Pigment Yellow 151 (CAS

No. 031837–42–0) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.90) ........................... 6.4% No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2130. PIGMENT YELLOW 181.

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.17 Pigment Yellow 181 (CAS

No. 074441–05–7) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2131. PIGMENT YELLOW 154.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.18 Pigment Yellow 154 (CAS

No. 068134–22–5) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

14 SEC. 2132. PIGMENT YELLOW 175.

15 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

16 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.19 Pigment Yellow 175 (CAS

No. 035636–63–6) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2133. PIGMENT YELLOW 180.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.20 Pigment Yellow 180 (CAS

No. 77804–81–0) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2134. PIGMENT YELLOW 191.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.21 Pigment Yellow 191 (CAS

No. 129423–54–7) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2135. PIGMENT RED 187.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.22 Pigment Red 187 (CAS No.

59487–23–9) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.60) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2136. PIGMENT RED 247.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.23 Pigment Red 247 (CAS No.

43035-18-3) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.60) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

13 SEC. 2137. PIGMENT ORANGE 72.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.24 Pigment Orange 72 (CAS

No. 78245–94–0) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2138. PIGMENT YELLOW 16.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.25 Pigment Yellow 16 (CAS No.

5979–28–2) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2139. PIGMENT RED 185.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.26 Pigment Red 185 (CAS No.

51920–12–8) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2140. PIGMENT RED 208.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.27 Pigment Red 208 (CAS No.

31778–10–6) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2141. PIGMENT RED 188.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.28 Pigment Red 188 (CAS No.

61847–48–1) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

13 SEC. 2142. 2,6-DIMETHYL-M-DIOXAN-4-OL ACETATE.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.94 2,6-Dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol

acetate (CAS No. 000828–

00–2) (provided for in subheading 2932.99.90) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2143. β-BROMO-β-NITROSTYRENE.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.92 β-Bromo-β-nitrostyrene (CAS

No. 7166–19–0) (provided

for in subheading

2904.90.47) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2144. TEXTILE MACHINERY.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.43 Ink-jet textile printing machinery (provided for in subheading 8443.51.10) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2145. DELTAMETHRIN.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.18 (S)-α-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl

(1R,3R)-3-(2,2-

dibromovinyl)-2,2-

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (deltamethrin) in bulk or

in forms or packings for retail sale (CAS No. 52918–

63–5) (provided for in subheading 2926.90.30 or

3808.10.25) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2146. DICLOFOP-METHYL.

11 Heading 9902.30.16 is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/

12 98’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2001’’.

13 SEC. 2147. RESMETHRIN.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.29 ([5-(Phenylmethyl)-3-furanyl]

methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-

methyl-1-propenyl)

cyclopropanecarboxylate

(resmethrin) (CAS No.

10453–86–8) (provided for in

subheading 2932.19.10) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2148. N-PHENYL-N’-1,2,3-THIADIAZOL-5-YLUREA.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.30.17 is amended

3 by striking ‘‘12/31/98’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2001’’.

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

5 Heading 9902.30.17 is amended by striking the

6 chemical number and inserting the following: ‘‘N-Phenyl7 N’ -1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-ylurea’’.

8 SEC. 2149. (1R,3S)3[(1′RS)(1′,2′,2′,2′,-TETRABROMOETHYL)]-2,2-

9 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC

10 ACID, (S)-ù-CYANO-3-PHENOXYBENZYL ESTER.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.19 (1R,3S)3[(1′RS)(1′,2′,2′,2′,-

Tetrabromoethyl)]-2,2-

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid (S)-α-cyano-3-

phenoxybenzyl ester in bulk

or in forms or packages for

retail sale (CAS No. 66841–

25–6) (provided for in subheading 2926.90.30 or

3808.10.25) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

13 SEC. 2150. PIGMENT YELLOW 109.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.00 Pigment Yellow 109 (CAS

No. 106276–79–3) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.04) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2151. PIGMENT YELLOW 110.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.05 Pigment Yellow 110 (CAS

No. 106276–80–6) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.04) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2152. PIGMENT RED 177.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.30.58 Pigment Red 177 (CAS No.

4051–63–2) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2153. TEXTILE PRINTING MACHINERY.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.20 Textile printing machinery

(provided for in subheading

8443.59.10) ............................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2154. SUBSTRATES OF SYNTHETIC QUARTZ OR SYN11 THETIC FUSED SILICA.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.70.06 Substrates of synthetic quartz

or synthetic fused silica imported in bulk or in forms or

packages for retail sale (provided for in subheading

7006.00.40) ............................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

14 SEC. 2155. 2-METHYL-4,6-BIS[(OCTYLTHIO)METHYL]PHENOL.

15 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

16 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.14 2-Methyl-4,6-

bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol

(CAS No. 110553–27–0)

(provided for in subheading

2930.90.29) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2156. 2-METHYL-4,6-BIS[(OCTYLTHIO)METHYL]PHENOL;

2 EPOXIDIZED TRIGLYCERIDE.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.38.12 2-Methyl-4,6-

bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol;

epoxidized triglyceride (provided for in subheading

3812.30.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2157. 4-[[4,6-BIS(OCTYLTHIO)-1,3,5-TRIAZIN-2-YL]AMINO]

6 -2,6-BIS(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)PHENOL.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.30 4-[[4,6-Bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-

triazin-2-yl]amino]-2,6-

bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol

(CAS No. 991–84–4) (provided for in subheading

2933.69.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2158. (2-BENZOTHIAZOLYLTHIO)BUTANEDIOIC ACID.

10 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

11 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.31 (2-Benzothiazolylthio)butanedioic acid (CAS No. 95154–

01–1) (provided for in subheading 2934.20.40) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

12 SEC. 2159. CALCIUM BIS[MONOETHYL (3,5-DI-TERT-BUTYL-4-

13 HYDROXYBENZYL) PHOSPHONATE].

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.16 Calcium bis[monoethyl (3,5-

di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)

phosphonate] (CAS No.

65140–91–2) (provided for in

subheading 2931.00.30) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2160. 4-METHYL-£-OXO-BENZENEBUTANOIC ACID

2 COMPD. WITH 4-ETHYLMORPHOLINE (2:1).

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.38.26 4-Methyl-γ-oxobenzenebutanoic acid compd.

with 4-ethylmorpholine (2:1)

(CAS No. 171054–89–0)

(provided for in subheading

3824.90.28) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2161. WEAVING MACHINES.

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

7 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

8 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.46 Weaving machines (looms),

shuttleless type, for weaving

fabrics of a width exceeding

30 cm but not exceeding 4.9

m (provided for in subheading 8446.30.50), entered

without off-loom or large

loom take-ups, drop wires,

heddles, reeds, harness

frames, or beams .................. 3.5% No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

9 (b) ADJUSTMENT AFTER 1998.—Heading

10 9902.84.46, as added by subsection (a), is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘3.5%’’ and inserting ‘‘3.3%’’;

12 and

13 (2) by striking ‘‘12/31/98’’ and inserting ‘‘12/

14 31/2001’’.

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by

2 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or with3 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

5 of this Act and before January 1, 1999.

6 (2) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The amendment

7 made by subsection (b) applies to goods entered, or

8 withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or

9 after January 1, 1999.

10 SEC. 2162. TEXTILE DOUBLING OR TWISTING MACHINES.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.45 Textile doubling or twisting

machines (provided for in

subheading 8445.30.00) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

13 SEC. 2163. CERTAIN WEAVING MACHINES.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.10 Power weaving machines

(looms), shuttle type, for

weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm but not exceeding 4.9m (provided for in subheading 8446.21.50), if entered without off-loom or

large loom take-ups, drop

wires, heddles, reeds, harness

frames or beams .................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

16 SEC. 2164. DEMT.

17 Heading 9902.32.12 is amended by strik18 ing ‘‘12/31/98’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2001’’.
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1 SEC. 2165. BENZENEPROPANAL, 4-(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)-

2 ALPHA-METHYL-.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.57 Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-

dimethylethyl)-alpha-methyl-

(CAS No. 80–54–6) (provided for in subheading

2912.29.60) ........................... 6% No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2166. 2H–3,1-BENZOXAZIN-2-ONE, 6-CHLORO-4-(CYCLO6 PROPYLETHYNYL)-1,4-DIHYDRO-4-

7 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.56 2H–3,1-Benzoxazin-2-one, 6-

chloro-4-(cyclopropylethynyl)-

1,4-dihydro-4-

(trifluoromethyl)- (CAS No.

154598–52–4) (provided for

in subheading 2934.90.30) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2167. TEBUFENOZIDE.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.32 N-tert-Butyl-N’-(4-

ethylbenzoyl)-3,5-

Dimethylbenzoylhydrazide

(Tebufenozide) (CAS No.

112410-23-8) (provided for

in subheading 2928.00.25) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

13 SEC. 2168. HALOFENOZIDE.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.29.36 Benzoic acid, 4-chloro-2-benzoyl-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl) hydrazide (Halofenozide) (CAS

No. 112226-61-6) (provided

for in subheading

2928.00.25) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2169. CERTAIN ORGANIC PIGMENTS AND DYES.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.07 Organic luminescent pigments and dyes for security

applications excluding daylight fluorescent pigments

and dyes (provided for in

subheading 3204.90.00) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2170. 4-HEXYLRESORCINOL.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.07 4-Hexylresorcinol (CAS No.

136–77–6) (provided for in

subheading 2907.29.90) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2171. CERTAIN SENSITIZING DYES.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.37 Polymethine photo-sensitizing

dyes (provided for in subheadings 2933.19.30,

2933.19.90, 2933.90.24,

2934.10.90, 2934.20.40,

2934.90.20, and 2934.90.90) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2172. SKATING BOOTS FOR USE IN THE MANUFAC11 TURE OF IN-LINE ROLLER SKATES.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.64.05 Boots for use in the manufacture of in-line roller

skates (provided for in subheadings 6402.19.90,

6403.19.40, 6403.19.70, and

6404.11.90) .......................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2173. DIBUTYLNAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID, SODIUM

2 SALT.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.34.02 Surface active preparation

containing 30 percent or more

by weight of

dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic

acid, sodium salt (CAS No.

25638–17–9) (provided for in

subheading 3402.90.30) ......... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2174. O-(6-CHLORO-3-PHENYL-4-PYRIDAZINYL)-S6 OCTYL-CARBONOTHIOATE.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.38.08 O-(6-Chloro-3-phenyl-4-

pyridazinyl)-S-octylcarbonothioate (CAS No.

55512–33–9) (provided for in

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

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2175. 4-CYCLOPROPYL-6-METHYL-2-PHENYLAMINOPY10 RIMIDINE.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.50 4-Cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-

phenylaminopyrimidine (CAS

No. 121552–61–2) (provided

for in subheading

2933.59.15) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2176. O,O-DIMETHYL-S-[5-METHOXY-2-OXO-1,3,4-THIADI2 AZOL-3(2H)-YL-METHYL]-DITHIOPHOSPHATE.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.51 O,O-Dimethyl-S-[5-methoxy2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-

yl-methyl]-dithiophosphate

(CAS No. 950–37–8) (provided for in subheading

2934.90.90) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2177. ETHYL [2-(4-PHENOXYPHENOXY) ETHYL] CARBA6 MATE.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.52 Ethyl [2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)

ethyl] carbamate (CAS No.

79127–80–3) (provided for in

subheading 2924.10.80) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2178. [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/[(2R,4R)/(2S,4S)]-1-[2-[4-(4-CHLORO10 PHENOXY)-2-CHLOROPHENYL]-4-METHYL-1,3-

11 DIOXOLAN-2-YL-METHYL]-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.74 [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/[(2R,4R)/

(2S,4S)]-1-[2-[4-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl]-4-

methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole

(CAS No. 119446-68-3)

(provided for in subheading

2934.90.12) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

14 SEC. 2179. 2,4-DICHLORO-3,5-DINITROBENZOTRIFLUORIDE.

15 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

16 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.29.12 2,4-Dichloro-3,5-

dinitrobenzotrifluoride (CAS

No. 29091–09–6) (provided

for in subheading

2910.90.20) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2180. 2-CHLORO-N-[2,6-DINITRO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)

2 PHENYL]-N-ETHYL-6-

3 FLUOROBENZENEMETHANAMINE.

4 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

5 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.15 2-Chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-

(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]-Nethyl-6-

fluorobenzenemethanamine

(CAS No. 62924–70–3) (provided for in subheading

2921.49.45) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

6 SEC. 2181. CHLOROACETONE.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.11 Chloroacetone (CAS No. 78–

95–5) (provided for in subheading 2914.19.00) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2182. ACETIC ACID, [(5-CHLORO-8-QUINOLINYL)OXY]-,

10 1-METHYLHEXYL ESTER.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.60 Acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-

quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-

methylhexyl ester (CAS

No. 99607–70–2) (provided for in subheading

2933.40.30) ...................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2183. PROPANOIC ACID, 2-[4-[(5-CHLORO-3-FLUORO-2-

2 PYRIDINYL)OXY]PHENOXY]-, 2-PROPYNYL

3 ESTER.

4 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

5 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.19 Propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-

chloro-3-fluoro-2-

pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]-, 2-

propynyl ester (CAS No.

105512–06–9) (provided for

in subheading 2933.39.25) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

6 SEC. 2184. MUCOCHLORIC ACID.

7 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

8 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.18 Mucochloric acid (CAS No.

87–56–9) (provided for in

subheading 2918.30.90) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2185. CERTAIN ROCKET ENGINES.

10 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

11 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.84.12 Dual thrust chamber rocket

engines each having a maximum static sea level thrust

exceeding 3,550 kN and nozzle exit diameter exceeding

127 cm (provided for in subheading 8412.10.00) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

12 SEC. 2186. PIGMENT RED 144.

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.11 Pigment Red 144 (CAS No.

5280–78–4) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2187. PIGMENT ORANGE 64.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.09 Pigment Orange 64 (CAS

No. 72102–84–2) (provided

for in subheading

3204.17.60) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2188. PIGMENT YELLOW 95.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.08 Pigment Yellow 95 (CAS No.

5280–80–8) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2189. PIGMENT YELLOW 93.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.13 Pigment Yellow 93 (CAS No.

5580–57–4) (provided for in

subheading 3204.17.04) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2190. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-AMINO-4,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-OXO11 1H-PYRIMIDO[5,4-B] [1,4]THIAZIN-6-YL)ETHYL]-

12 2-THIENYL]CARBONYL]-L-GLUTAMIC ACID,

13 DIETHYL ESTER.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.33 (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-Amino4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1Hpyrimido[5,4-b] [1,4]thiazin6-yl)ethyl]-2-

thienyl]carbonyl]-L-glutamic

acid, diethyl ester (CAS No.

177575–19–8) (provided for

in subheading 2934.90.90) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2191. 4-CHLOROPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.34 4-Chloropyridine hydrochloride (CAS No. 7379–35–

3) (provided for in subheading 2933.39.61) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2192. 4-PHENOXYPYRIDINE.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.35 4-Phenoxypyridine (CAS No.

4783–86–2) (provided for in

subheading 2933.39.61) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2193. (3S)-2,2-DIMETHYL-3-THIOMORPHOLINE CAR8 BOXYLIC ACID.

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.36 (3S)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-

thiomorpholine carboxylic

acid (CAS No. 84915–43–5)

(provided for in subheading

2934.90.90) ........................... Free No Change No Change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2194. 2-AMINO-5-BROMO-6-METHYL-4(1H)-QUINAZOLI12 NONE.

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.37 2-Amino-5-bromo-6-methyl4(1H)-quinazolinone (CAS

No. 147149–89–1) (provided

for in subheading

2933.59.70) ........................... Free No Change No Change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2195. 2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4(1H)-

2 QUINAZOLINONE.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.38 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-

pyridinylthio)-4(1H)-

quinazolinone (CAS No.

147149–76–6) (provided for

in subheading 2933.59.70) ... Free No Change No Change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2196. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-AMINO-4,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-OXO6 1H-PYRIMIDO[5,4-B][1,4]THIAZIN-6-YL)ETHYL]-

7 2-THIENYL]CARBONYL]-L-GLUTAMIC ACID.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.39 (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-Amino4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1Hpyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]thiazin6-yl)ethyl]-2-

thienyl]carbonyl]-L-glutamic

acid (CAS No. 177575–17–

6) (provided for in subheading 2934.90.90) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2197. 2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4(1H)-

11 QUINAZOLINONE DIHYDROCHLORIDE.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.40 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-

pyridinylthio)-4(1H)-

quinazolinone dihydrochloride

(CAS No. 152946–68–4)

(provided for in subheading

2933.59.70) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

14 SEC. 2198. 3-(ACETYLOXY)-2-METHYLBENZOIC ACID.

15 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

16 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.41 3-(Acetyloxy)-2-methylbenzoic

acid (CAS No. 168899–58–

9) (provided for in subheading 2918.29.65) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2199. [R-(R*,R*)]-1,2,3,4-BUTANETETROL-1,4-DIMETH2 ANESULFONATE.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.42 [R-(R*,R*)]-1,2,3,4-

Butanetetrol-1,4-

dimethanesulfonate (CAS No.

1947–62–2) (provided for in

subheading 2905.49.50) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2200. 9-[2-[[BIS [(PIVALOYLOXY)-METHOXY] PHOS6 PHINYL]METHOXY] ETHYL]ADENINE (ALSO

7 KNOWN AS ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL).

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.01 9-[2-[[Bis [(pivaloyloxy)-

methoxy] phosphinyl]-

methoxy] ethyl]adenine (also

known as Adefovir Dipivoxil)

(CAS No. 142340–99–6)

(provided for in subheading

2933.59.95) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2201. 9-[2-(R)-[[BIS[(ISOPROPOXY-CARBONYL)OXY11 METHOXY]-PHOSPHINOYL]METHOXY]-

12 PROPYL]- ADENINE FUMARATE (1:1).

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.02 9-[2-(R)-[[Bis[(isopropoxycarbonyl)oxymethoxy]-

phosphinoyl]methoxy]-

propyl]adenine fumarate

(1:1) (CAS No. 202138-50-9)

(provided for in subheading

2933.59.95) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2202. (R)-9-(2-PHOSPHONO-METHOXYPROPYL)ADE2 NINE.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.03 (R)-9-(2-Phosphonomethoxypropyl)adenine (CAS

No. 147127–20–6) (provided

for in subheading

2933.59.95) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2203. (R)-1,3-DIOXOLAN-2-ONE, 4-METHYL-.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.04 (R)-1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-

methyl- (CAS No. 16606–

55–6) (provided for in subheading 2920.90.50) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2204. 9-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ADENINE.

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.05 9-(2-Hydroxyethyl)adenine

(CAS No. 707–99–3) (provided for in subheading

2933.59.95) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2205. (R)-9H-PURINE-9-ETHANOL, 6-AMINO-α-METHYL-.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.06 (R)-9H-Purine-9-ethanol, 6-

amino-α-methyl- (CAS No.

14047–28–0) (provided for in

subheading 2933.59.95) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

14 SEC. 2206. CHLOROMETHYL-2-PROPYL CARBONATE.

15 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

16 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.33.07 Chloromethyl-2-propyl carbonate (CAS No. 35180–01–

9) (provided for in subheading 2920.90.50) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2207. (R)-1,2-PROPANEDIOL, 3-CHLORO-.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.08 (R)-1,2-Propanediol, 3-

chloro- (CAS No. 57090–45–

6) (provided for in subheading 2905.50.60) ............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2208. OXIRANE, (S)-((TRIPHENYLMETHOXY)METHYL)-.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.09 Oxirane, (S)-

((triphenylmethoxy)methyl)-

(CAS No. 129940–50–7)

(provided for in subheading

2910.90.20) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2209. CHLOROMETHYL PIVALATE.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.10 Chloromethyl pivalate (CAS

No. 18997–19–8) (provided

for in subheading

2915.90.50) .......................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2210. DIETHYL (((P-TOLUENESULFONYL)OXY)-

11 METHYL)PHOSPHONATE.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.11 Diethyl (((ptoluenesulfonyl)oxy)-

methyl)phosphonate (CAS

No. 31618–90–3) (provided

for in subheading

2931.00.30) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2211. (R)-9-(2-HYDROXYPROPYL)ADENINE.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.14 (R)-9-(2-

Hydroxypropyl)adenine

(CAS No. 14047–28–0)

(provided for in subheading

2933.59.95) ......................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2212. BETA HYDROXYALKYLAMIDE.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.38.25 N,N,N’,N’-Tetrakis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-hexane diamide

(beta hydroxyalkylamide)

(CAS No. 6334–25–4) (provided for in subheading

3824.90.90) ........................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2213. GRILAMID TR90.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.39.12 Dodecanedioic acid, polymer

with 4,41-methylenebis (2-

methylcyclohexanamine)

(CAS No. 163800–66–6)

(provided for in subheading

3908.90.70) .......................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2214. IN–W4280.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.51 2,4-Dichloro-5-hydroxyphenylhydrazine (CAS No.

39807–21–1) (provided for

in subheading 2928.00.25) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

13 SEC. 2215. KL540.

14 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

15 in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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‘‘ 9902.32.54 Methyl 4-

trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-

(chlorocarbonyl) carbamate

(CAS No. 173903–15–6)

(provided for in subheading

2924.29.70) ............................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

1 SEC. 2216. METHYL THIOGLYCOLATE.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.55 Methyl thioglycolate (CAS No.

2365–48–2) (provided for in

subheading 2930.90.90) ......... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2217. DPX–E6758.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.59 Phenyl (4, 6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate

(CAS No. 89392-03-0) (provided for in subheading

2933.59.70) ............................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2218. ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO COPOLYMER WITH

8 ETHYLENE (ETFE).

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.68 Ethylene-tetrafluoro ethylene

copolymer (ETFE) (provided

for in subheading 3904.69.50) 3.3% No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2219. 3-MERCAPTO-D-VALINE.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.66 3-Mercapto-D-valine

(CAS No. 52–67–5)

(provided for in subheading 2930.90.45) ...... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2220. P-ETHYLPHENOL.

2 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

3 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.31.21 p-Ethylphenol (CAS No.

123–07–9) (provided for in

subheading 2907.19.20) .... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

4 SEC. 2221. PANTERA.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.09 (+/¥)- Tetrahydrofurfuryl

(R)-2-[4-(6-chloroquinoxalin-2-

yloxy) phenoxy] propanoate

(CAS No. 119738–06–6) (provided for in subheading

2909.30.40) and any mixtures

containing such compound

(provided for in subheading

3808.30) ................................... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

7 SEC. 2222. P-NITROBENZOIC ACID.

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.70 p-Nitrobenzoic acid

(CAS No. 62–23–7)

(provided for in subheading 2916.39.45) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2223. P-TOLUENESULFONAMIDE.

11 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

12 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.32.95 p-Toluenesulfonamide (CAS

No. 70–55–3) (provided for

in subheading 2935.00.95) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2224. POLYMERS OF TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE,

2 HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE, AND VINYLIDENE

3 FLUORIDE.

4 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

5 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.39.04 Polymers of tetrafluoroethylene (provided for in subheading 3904.61.00),

hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene fluoride (provided for in

subheading 3904.69.50) ......... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

6 SEC. 2225. METHYL 2-[[[[[4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-6-(2,2,2- TRI7 FLUOROETHOXY)-1,3,5-TRIAZIN-2-YL]- AMINO]-

8 CARBONYL]AMINO]SULFONYL]-3-METHYL9 BENZOATE (TRIFLUSULFURON METHYL).

10 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

11 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.38.11 Methyl 2-[[[[[4-

(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-

trifluoroethoxy)- 1,3,5-triazin-2-

yl]- amino]carbonyl]-

amino]sulfonyl]-3-

methylbenzoate (triflusulfuron

methyl) in mixture with application adjuvants. (CAS No.

126535–15–7) (provided for in

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

12/31/2001 ’’.

12 SEC. 2226. CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.

13 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

14 in numerical sequence the following new headings:
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‘‘ 9902.84.79 Calendaring or other

rolling machines for

rubber to be used in

the production of radial tires designed for

off-the-highway use

and with a rim measuring 86 cm or more

in diameter (provided

for in subheading

4011.20.10 or subheading 4011.91.50

or subheading

4011.99.40), numerically controlled, or

parts thereof (provided for in subheading 8420.10.90,

8420.91.90 or

8420.99.90) and material holding devices

or similar attachments thereto ........... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001

9902.84.81 Shearing machines to

be used to cut metallic tissue for use in

the production of radial tires designed for

off-the-highway use

and with a rim measuring 86 cm or more

in diameter (provided

for in subheading

4011.20.10 or subheading 4011.91.50

or subheading

4011.99.40), numerically controlled, or

parts thereof (provided for in subheading 8462.31.00

or subheading

8466.94.85) .............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001

9902.84.83 Machine tools for

working wire of iron

or steel to be used in

the production of radial tires designed for

off-the-highway use

and with a rim measuring 86 cm or more

in diameter (provided

for in subheading

4011.20.10 or subheading 4011.91.50

or subheading

4011.99.40), numerically controlled, or

parts thereof (provided for in subheading 8463.30.00

or 8466.94.85) ......... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001
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9902.84.85 Extruders to be used

in the production of

radial tires designed

for off-the-highway

use and with a rim

measuring 86 cm or

more in diameter

(provided for in subheading 4011.20.10

or subheading

4011.91.50 or subheading 4011.99.40),

numerically controlled, or parts

thereof (provided for

in subheading

8477.20.00 or

8477.90.85) .............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001

9902.84.87 Machinery for molding, retreading, or

otherwise forming

uncured,

unvulcanized rubber

to be used in the production of radial tires

designed for off-thehighway use and with

a rim measuring 86

cm or more in diameter (provided for in

subheading

4011.20.10 or subheading 4011.91.50

or subheading

4011.99.40), numerically controlled, or

parts thereof (provided for in subheading 8477.51.00

or 8477.90.85) ......... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001

9902.84.89 Sector mold press

machines to be used

in the production of

radial tires designed

for off-the-highway

use and with a rim

measuring 86 cm or

more in diameter

(provided for in subheading 4011.20.10

or subheading

4011.91.50 or subheading 4011.99.40),

numerically controlled, or parts

thereof (provided for

in subheading

8477.51.00 or subheading 8477.90.85) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001

9902.84.91 Sawing machines to

be used in the production of radial tires

designed for off-thehighway use and with

a rim measuring 86

cm or more in diameter (provided for in

subheading

4011.20.10 or subheading 4011.91.50

or subheading

4011.99.40), numerically controlled, or

parts thereof (provided for in subheading 8465.91.00

or subheading

8466.92.50) .............. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2227. TEXTURED ROLLED GLASS SHEETS.

2 Heading 9902.70.03 is amended by striking

3 ‘‘12/31/98’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2001’’.

4 SEC. 2228. CERTAIN HIV DRUG SUBSTANCES.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

6 in numerical sequence the following new headings:

‘‘ 9902.32.43 (S)-N-tert-butyl-1,2,3,4-

tetrahydro-3-isoquinoline

carboxamide hydrochloride salt

(CAS No. 149057–17–

0)(provided for in subheading

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

6/30/99

9902.32.44 (S)-N-tert-butyl-1,2,3,4-

tetrahydro-3-isoquinoline

carboxamide sulfate salt (CAS

No. 186537–30–4)(provided for

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

6/30/99

9902.32.45 (3S)-1,2,3,4-

tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (CAS No. 74163–

81–8)(provided for in subheading 2933.40.60) ................. Free No change No change On or before

6/30/99 ’’.

7 SEC. 2229. RIMSULFURON.

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

9 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

10 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.60 N-[[(4,6-Dimethoxy-2-

pyrimidinyl)amino] carbonyl]-3-

(ethylsulfonyl)-2-

pyridinesulfonamide (CAS No.

122931–48–0) (provided for in

subheading 2935.00.75) ........... 8% No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

11 (b) RATE ADJUSTMENTS.—

12 (1) RATE FOR 1999.—Heading 9902.33.60, as

13 added by subsection (a), is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘8%’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘7.3%’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘12/31/98’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘12/31/99’’.

3 (2) RATE FOR 2000.—Heading 9902.33.60, as

4 added by subsection (a), is amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘7.3%’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘Free’’; and

7 (B) by striking ‘‘12/31/99’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘12/31/2000’’.

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

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

11 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or with12 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

14 (2) ADJUSTMENTS.—

15 (A) RATE FOR 1999.—The amendments

16 made by subsection (b)(1) apply to goods en17 tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con18 sumption, after December 31, 1998.

19 (B) RATE FOR 2000.—The amendments

20 made by subsection (b)(2) apply to goods en21 tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con22 sumption, after December 31, 1999.
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1 SEC. 2230. CARBAMIC ACID (V–9069).

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

3 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

4 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.61 ((3-

((Dimethylamino)carbonyl)-2-

pyridinyl)sulfonyl) carbamic

acid, phenyl ester (CAS No.

112006–94–7) (provided for

in subheading 2935.00.75) ... 9% No change No change On or before

12/31/98 ’’.

5 (b) RATE ADJUSTMENTS.—

6 (1) RATE FOR 1999.—Heading 9902.33.61, as

7 added by subsection (a), is amended—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘9%’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘8.3%’’; and

10 (B) by striking ‘‘12/31/98’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘12/31/99’’.

12 (2) RATE FOR 2000.—Heading 9902.33.61, as

13 added by subsection (a), is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘8.3%’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘7.6%’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘12/31/99’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘12/31/2000’’.

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

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

20 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or with21 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

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

23 (2) ADJUSTMENTS.—
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1 (A) RATE FOR 1999.—The amendments

2 made by subsection (b)(1) apply to goods en3 tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con4 sumption, after December 31, 1998.

5 (B) RATE FOR 2000.—The amendments

6 made by subsection (b)(2) apply to goods en7 tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con8 sumption, after December 31, 1999.

9 SEC. 2231. DPX–E9260.

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

11 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

12 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.63 3-(Ethylsulfonyl)-2-

pyridinesulfonamide (CAS

No. 117671–01–9) (provided for in subheading

2935.00.75) ......................... 6% No change No change On or before

12/31/99 ’’.

13 (b) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Heading 9902.33.63, as

14 added by subsection (a), is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘6%’’ and inserting ‘‘5.3%’’;

16 and

17 (2) by striking ‘‘12/31/99’’ and inserting ‘‘12/

18 31/2000’’.

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by

21 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or with22 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after

23 the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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1 (2) ADJUSTMENT.—The amendments made by

2 subsection (b) apply to goods entered, or withdrawn

3 from warehouse for consumption, after December

4 31, 1999.

5 SEC. 2232. ZIRAM.

6 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

7 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.38.28 Ziram (provided for in

subheading

3808.20.28) .. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

8 SEC. 2233. FERROBORON.

9 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

10 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.72.02 Ferroboron to

be used for

manufacturing amorphous metal

strip (provided for in

subheading

7202.99.50) .. Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

11 SEC. 2234. ACETIC ACID, [[2-CHLORO-4-FLUORO-5-[(TETRA12 HYDRO-3-OXO-1H,3H-[1,3,4] THIADIAZOLO[3,4-

13 A]PYRIDAZIN-1-YLIDENE)AMINO]PHENYL]-

14 THIO]-, METHYL ESTER.

15 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

16 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.65 Acetic acid, [[2-chloro-4-

fluoro-5-[(tetrahydro-3-oxo1H,3H-[1,3,4] thiadiazolo-

[3,4-A]pyridazin-1-

ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-,

methyl ester (CAS No.

117337–19–6) (provided for

in subheading 2934.90.15) Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2235. PENTYL[2-CHLORO-5-(CYCLOHEX-1-ENE-1,2-DI2 CARBOXIMIDO)-4-

3 FLUOROPHENOXY]ACETATE.

4 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

5 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.66 Pentyl[2-chloro-5-(cyclohex-1-

ene-1,2-dicarboximido)-4-

fluorophenoxy]acetate (CAS

No.87546-18-7) (provided for

in subheading 2925.19.40) ... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

6 SEC. 2236. BENTAZON (3-ISOPROPYL)-1H-2,1,3-BENZO7 THIADIAZIN-4(3H)-ONE-2,2-DIOXIDE).

8 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

9 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.29.67 Bentazon (3-Isopropyl)-1H2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-

one-2,2-dioxide) (CAS No.

50723–80–3) (provided for in

subheading 2934.90.11) ....... 5.0% No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

10 SEC. 2237. CERTAIN HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOUDSPEAKERS

11 NOT MOUNTED IN THEIR ENCLOSURES.

12 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

13 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.85.20 Loudspeakers not mounted in

their enclosures (provided for

in subheading 8518.29.80),

the foregoing which meet a

performance standard of not

more than 1.5 dB for the average level of 3 or more octave bands, when such loudspeakers are tested in a reverberant chamber ................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2238. PARTS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CER2 TAIN HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOUDSPEAKERS.

3 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

4 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.85.21 Parts for use in the manufacture of loudspeakers of a

type described in subheading

9902.85.20 (provided for in

subheading 8518.90.80) ....... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

5 SEC. 2239. 5-TERTIARY BUTYL-ISOPHTHALIC ACID.

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

7 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

8 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.12 5-tertiary butyl-isophthalic acid (CAS

No. 2359–09–3)

(provided for in

subheading

2917.39.70) .......... Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

9 SEC. 2240. CERTAIN POLYMER.

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

11 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

12 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.39.07 A polymer of the following

monomers: 1,4-

benzenedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester (dimethyl

terephthalate) (CAS No. 120-

61-6); 1,3-

Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 5-

sulfo-, 1,3-dimethyl ester, sodium salt (sodium dimethyl

sulfoisophthalate) (CAS No.

3965-55-7); 1,2-ethanediol

(ethylene glycol) (CAS No.

107-21-1); and 1,2-

propanediol (propylene glycol)

(CAS No. 57-55-6); with terminal units from 2-(2-

hydroxyethoxy) ethanesulfonic

acid, sodium salt (CAS No.

53211-00-0) (provided for in

subheading 3907.99.00) ........ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.
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1 SEC. 2241. 2, (4-CHLOROPHENOL)-3-ETHYL-2, 5-DIHYDRO-5-

2 OXO-4-PYRIDAZINE CARBOXYLIC ACID, PO3 TASSIUM SALT.

4 Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting

5 in numerical sequence the following new heading:

‘‘ 9902.33.16 2, (4-chlorophenol)-3-ethyl-2,

5-dihydro-5-oxo-4-pyridazine

carboxylic acid, potassium salt

(CAS No. 82697–71–0) (provided for in subheading

2933.90.79) ............................ Free No change No change On or before

12/31/2001 ’’.

6 CHAPTER 3—EFFECTIVE DATE

7 SEC. 2301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

8 Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the

9 amendments made by this subtitle apply to goods entered,

10 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after the

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

12 Act.

13 Subtitle B—Other Trade Provisions

14 SEC. 2401. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES INSULAR POS15 SESSION PROGRAM.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The additional U.S. notes to

17 chapter 71 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

18 United States are amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new note:

20 ‘‘3.(a) Notwithstanding any provision in additional

21 U.S. note 5 to chapter 91, any article of jewelry provided

22 for in heading 7113 which is the product of the Virgin

23 Islands, Guam, or American Samoa (including any such
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1 article which contains any foreign component) shall be eli2 gible for the benefits provided in paragraph (h) of addi3 tional U.S. note 5 to chapter 91, subject to the provisions

4 and limitations of that note and of paragraphs (b), (c),

5 and (d) of this note.

6 ‘‘(b) Nothing in this note shall result in an increase

7 or a decrease in the aggregate amount referred to in para8 graph (h)(iii) of, or the quantitative limitation otherwise

9 established pursuant to the requirements of, additional

10 U.S. note 5 to chapter 91.

11 ‘‘(c) Nothing in this note shall be construed to permit

12 a reduction in the amount available to watch producers

13 under paragraph (h)(iv) of additional U.S. note 5 to chap14 ter 91.

15 ‘‘(d) The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary

16 of the Interior shall issue such regulations, not inconsist17 ent with the provisions of this note and additional U.S.

18 note 5 to chapter 91, as the Secretaries determine nec19 essary to carry out their respective duties under this note.

20 Such regulations shall not be inconsistent with substantial

21 transformation requirements but may define the cir22 cumstances under which articles of jewelry shall be

23 deemed to be ‘units’ for purposes of the benefits, provi24 sions, and limitations of additional U.S. note 5 to chapter

25 91.
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1 ‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, dur2 ing the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 1999, any

3 article of jewelry provided for in heading 7113 that is as4 sembled in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa

5 shall be treated as a product of the Virgin Islands, Guam,

6 or American Samoa for purposes of this note and General

7 Note 3(a)(iv) of this Schedule.’’.

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—General Note

9 3(a)(iv)(A) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

10 United States is amended by inserting ‘‘and additional

11 U.S. note 3(e) of chapter 71,’’ after ‘‘Tax Reform Act of

12 1986,’’.

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

14 this section take effect January 1, 1999.

15 SEC. 2402. TARIFF TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN COMPO16 NENTS OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND

17 APPARATUS.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—U.S. note 6 of subchapter X of

19 chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

20 United States is amended in subdivision (a) by adding at

21 the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The term ‘instru22 ments and apparatus’ under subheading 9810.00.60 in23 cludes separable components of an instrument or appara24 tus listed in this subdivision that are imported for assem25 bly in the United States in such instrument or apparatus
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1 where the instrument or apparatus, due to its size, cannot

2 be feasibly imported in its assembled state.’’.

3 (b) APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC EQUIVALENCY TEST

4 TO COMPONENTS.—U.S. note 6 of subchapter X of chap5 ter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

6 States is amended—

7 (1) by redesignating subdivisions (d) through

8 (f) as subdivisions (e) through (g), respectively; and

9 (2) by inserting after subdivision (c) the follow10 ing:

11 ‘‘(d)(i) If the Secretary of Commerce determines

12 under this U.S. note that an instrument or apparatus is

13 being manufactured in the United States that is of equiva14 lent scientific value to a foreign-origin instrument or appa15 ratus for which application is made (but which, due to its

16 size, cannot be feasibly imported in its assembled state),

17 the Secretary shall report the findings to the Secretary

18 of the Treasury and to the applicant institution, and all

19 components of such foreign-origin instrument or appara20 tus shall remain dutiable.

21 ‘‘(ii) If the Secretary of Commerce determines that

22 the instrument or apparatus for which application is made

23 is not being manufactured in the United States, the Sec24 retary is authorized to determine further whether any

25 component of such instrument or apparatus of a type that
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1 may be purchased, obtained, or imported separately is

2 being manufactured in the United States and shall report

3 the findings to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the

4 applicant institution, and any component found to be do5 mestically available shall remain dutiable.

6 ‘‘(iii) Any decision by the Secretary of the Treasury

7 which allows for duty-free entry of a component of an in8 strument or apparatus which, due to its size cannot be

9 feasibly imported in its assembled state, shall be effective

10 for a specified maximum period, to be determined in con11 sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, taking into ac12 count both the scientific needs of the importing institution

13 and the potential for development of comparable domestic

14 manufacturing capacity.’’.

15 (c) MODIFICATIONS OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec16 retary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce

17 shall make such modifications to their joint regulations as

18 are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this

19 section.

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

21 this section shall take effect beginning 120 days after the

22 date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 2403. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN

2 ENTRIES.

3 (a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—

4 Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act

5 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), or any other provi6 sion of law, the United States Customs Service shall, not

7 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this

8 Act, liquidate or reliquidate those entries made at Los An9 geles, California, and New Orleans, Louisiana, which are

10 listed in subsection (c), in accordance with the final deci11 sion of the International Trade Administration of the De12 partment of Commerce for shipments entered between Oc13 tober 1, 1984, and December 14, 1987 (case number A–

14 274–001).

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

16 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

18 by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida19 tion or reliquidation.

20 (c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in sub21 section (a) are the following:

Entry number Date of entry Port

322 00298563 12/11/86 Los Angeles, California

322 00300567 12/11/86 Los Angeles, California

86–2909242 9/2/86 New Orleans, Louisiana

87–05457388 1/9/87 New Orleans, Louisiana
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1 SEC. 2404. DRAWBACK AND REFUND ON PACKAGING MATE2 RIAL.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(q) of the Tariff Act

4 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(q)) is further amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Packaging material’’ and in6 serting the following:

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Packaging material’’; and

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

9 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Packaging

10 material produced in the United States, which is

11 used by the manufacturer or any other person on or

12 for articles which are exported or destroyed under

13 subsection (a) or (b), shall be eligible under such

14 subsection for refund, as drawback, of 99 percent of

15 any duty, tax, or fee imposed on the importation of

16 such material used to manufacture or produce the

17 packaging material.’’.

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

19 this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with20 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

21 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 2405. INCLUSION OF COMMERCIAL IMPORTATION

2 DATA FROM FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES UNDER

3 THE NATIONAL CUSTOMS AUTOMATION PRO4 GRAM.

5 Section 411 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

6 1411) is amended by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(c) FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES.—Not later than Janu8 ary 1, 2000, the Secretary shall provide for the inclusion

9 of commercial importation data from foreign-trade zones

10 under the Program.’’.

11 SEC. 2406. LARGE YACHTS IMPORTED FOR SALE AT UNITED

12 STATES BOAT SHOWS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Tariff Act of 1930 (19

14 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section

15 484a the following:

16 ‘‘SEC. 484b. DEFERRAL OF DUTY ON LARGE YACHTS IM17 PORTED FOR SALE AT UNITED STATES BOAT

18 SHOWS.

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro20 vision of law, any vessel meeting the definition of a large

21 yacht as provided in subsection (b) and which is otherwise

22 dutiable may be imported without the payment of duty if

23 imported with the intention to offer for sale at a boat show

24 in the United States. Payment of duty shall be deferred,

25 in accordance with this section, until such large yacht is

26 sold.
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1 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term

2 ‘large yacht’ means a vessel that exceeds 79 feet in length,

3 is used primarily for recreation or pleasure, and has been

4 previously sold by a manufacturer or dealer to a retail con5 sumer.

6 ‘‘(c) DEFERRAL OF DUTY.—At the time of importa7 tion of any large yacht, if such large yacht is imported

8 for sale at a boat show in the United States and is other9 wise dutiable, duties shall not be assessed and collected

10 if the importer of record—

11 ‘‘(1) certifies to the Customs Service that the

12 large yacht is imported pursuant to this section for

13 sale at a boat show in the United States; and

14 ‘‘(2) posts a bond, which shall have a duration

15 of 6 months after the date of importation, in an

16 amount equal to twice the amount of duty on the

17 large yacht that would otherwise be imposed under

18 subheading 8903.91.00 or 8903.92.00 of the Har19 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

20 ‘‘(d) PROCEDURES UPON SALE.—

21 ‘‘(1) DEPOSIT OF DUTY.—If any large yacht

22 (which has been imported for sale at a boat show in

23 the United States with the deferral of duties as pro24 vided in this section) is sold within the 6-month pe25 riod after importation—
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1 ‘‘(A) entry shall be completed and duty

2 (calculated at the applicable rates provided for

3 under subheading 8903.91.00 or 8903.92.00 of

4 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

5 States and based upon the value of the large

6 yacht at the time of importation) shall be de7 posited with the Customs Service; and

8 ‘‘(B) the bond posted as required by sub9 section (c)(2) shall be returned to the importer.

10 ‘‘(e) PROCEDURES UPON EXPIRATION OF BOND PE11 RIOD.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the large yacht entered

13 with deferral of duties is neither sold nor exported

14 within the 6-month period after importation—

15 ‘‘(A) entry shall be completed and duty

16 (calculated at the applicable rates provided for

17 under subheading 8903.91.00 or 8903.92.00 of

18 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

19 States and based upon the value of the large

20 yacht at the time of importation) shall be de21 posited with the Customs Service; and

22 ‘‘(B) the bond posted as required by sub23 section (c)(2) shall be returned to the importer.

24 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—No exten25 sions of the bond period shall be allowed. Any large
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1 yacht exported in compliance with the bond period

2 may not be reentered for purposes of sale at a boat

3 show in the United States (in order to receive duty

4 deferral benefits) for a period of 3 months after

5 such exportation.

6 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury

7 is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may

8 be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.’’.

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

10 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any large yacht

11 imported into the United States after the date that is 15

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13 SEC. 2407. REVIEW OF PROTESTS AGAINST DECISIONS OF

14 CUSTOMS SERVICE.

15 Section 515(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

16 1515(a)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence

17 the following: ‘‘Within 30 days from the date an applica18 tion for further review is filed, the appropriate customs

19 officer shall allow or deny the application and, if allowed,

20 the protest shall be forwarded to the customs officer who

21 will be conducting the further review.’’.

22 SEC. 2408. ENTRIES OF NAFTA-ORIGIN GOODS.

23 (a) REFUND OF MERCHANDISE PROCESSING

24 FEES.—Section 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

25 U.S.C. 1520(d)) is amended in the matter preceding para-
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1 graph (1) by inserting ‘‘(including any merchandise proc2 essing fees)’’ after ‘‘excess duties’’.

3 (b) PROTEST AGAINST DECISION OF CUSTOMS SERV4 ICE RELATING TO NAFTA CLAIMS.—Section 514(a)(7) of

5 such Act (19 U.S.C. 1514(a)(7)) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘section 520(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c) or (d) of

7 section 520’’.

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

9 this section apply with respect to goods entered, or with10 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the

11 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

12 SEC. 2409. TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MER13 CHANDISE HELD AT CUSTOMS-APPROVED

14 STORAGE ROOMS.

15 Section 557(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

16 U.S.C. 1557(a)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by

17 inserting ‘‘(including international travel merchandise)’’

18 after ‘‘Any merchandise subject to duty’’.

19 SEC. 2410. EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR REVIEWS OF COUNTER20 VAILING DUTY OR ANTIDUMPING DUTY OR21 DERS.

22 Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

23 1675(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(7) EXCLUSIONS FROM COMPUTATIONS.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), there shall be excluded from the

3 computation of the 5-year period described in

4 paragraph (1) and the periods described in

5 paragraph (6) any period during which the im6 portation of the subject merchandise is prohib7 ited on account of the imposition, under the

8 International Emergency Economic Powers Act

9 or other provision of law, of sanctions by the

10 United States against the country in which the

11 subject merchandise originates.

12 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF EXCLUSION.—Sub13 paragraph (A) shall apply only with respect to

14 subject merchandise which originates in a coun15 try that is not a WTO member.’’.

16 SEC. 2411. WATER RESISTANT WOOL TROUSERS.

17 Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of

18 1930 or any other provision of law, upon proper request

19 filed with the Customs Service within 180 days after the

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

21 from warehouse for consumption—

22 (1) that was made after December 31, 1988,

23 and before January 1, 1995; and

24 (2) that would have been classifiable under sub25 heading 6203.41.05 or 6204.61.10 of the Har-
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1 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States and

2 would have had a lower rate of duty, if such entry

3 or withdrawal had been made on January 1, 1995,

4 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such entry or with5 drawal had been made on January 1, 1995.

6 SEC. 2412. REIMPORTATION OF CERTAIN GOODS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 98 is

8 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

9 new heading:

‘‘ 9801.00.26 Articles, previously imported, with

respect to which the duty was paid

upon such previous importation, if

(1) exported within 3 years after

the date of such previous importation, (2) sold for exportation and

exported to individuals for personal

use, (3) reimported without having

been advanced in value or improved

in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while

abroad, (4) reimported as personal

returns from those individuals,

whether or not consolidated with

other personal returns prior to reimportation, and (5) reimported by

or for the account of the person

who exported them from the United

States within 1 year of such exportation ............................................... Free Free ’’.

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

11 subsection (a) applies to goods described in heading

12 9801.00.26 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

13 United States (as added by subsection (a)) that are re14 imported into the United States on or after the date that

15 is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 2413. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PAR2 TICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC

3 EVENTS.

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

5 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

6 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

7 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.98.08 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 1999

International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women’s

World Cup Soccer, the 2001

International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City

Winter Olympics, and the

2002 Winter Paralympic

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 events by or on behalf

of the foregoing persons or

the organizing committees of

such events; articles to be

used in exhibitions depicting

the culture of a country participating in any such event;

and, if consistent with the

foregoing, such other articles

as the Secretary of Treasury

may allow .............................. Free No change Free On or before

12/31/2002 ’’.

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

9 described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff

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

11 shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise

12 applicable.

13 (c) NO EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS.—

14 The articles described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Har15 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added
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1 by subsection (a)) shall not be free or otherwise exempt

2 or excluded from routine or other inspections as may be

3 required by the Customs Service.

4 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

5 this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from

6 warehouse, for consumption on or after October 1, 1998.

7 SEC. 2414. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF THER8 MAL TRANSFER MULTIFUNCTION MACHINES.

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

10 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro11 vision of law and subject to the provisions of subsection

12 (b), the United States Customs Service shall, not later

13 than 180 days after the receipt of the request described

14 in subsection (b), liquidate or reliquidate each entry de15 scribed in subsection (d) containing any merchandise

16 which, at the time of the original liquidation, was classified

17 under subheading 8517.21.00 of the Harmonized Tariff

18 Schedule of the United States (relating to indirect electro19 static copiers) or subheading 9009.12.00 of such Schedule

20 (relating to indirect electrostatic copiers), at the rate of

21 duty that would have been applicable to such merchandise

22 if the merchandise had been liquidated or reliquidated

23 under subheading 8471.60.65 of the Harmonized Tariff

24 Schedule of the United States (relating to other auto-
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1 mated data processing (ADP) thermal transfer printer

2 units) on the date of entry.

3 (b) REQUESTS.—Reliquidation may be made under

4 subsection (a) with respect to an entry described in sub5 section (d) only if a request therefor is filed with the Cus6 toms Service within 90 days after the date of enactment

7 of this Act and the request contains sufficient information

8 to enable the Customs Service to locate the entry or recon9 struct the entry if it cannot be located.

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

11 owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or

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

13 not later than 180 days after the date of such liquidation

14 or reliquidation.

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

16 subsection (a), filed at the port of Los Angeles, are as

17 follows:

Date of entry Entry number Liquidation date

01/17/97 112–9638417–3 02/21/97

01/10/97 112–9637684–9 03/07/97

01/03/97 112–9636723–6 04/18/97

01/07/97 112–9637561–9 04/25/97

01/10/97 112–9637686–4 03/07/97

02/21/97 112–9642157–9 09/12/97

02/14/97 112–9641619–9 06/06/97

02/14/97 112–9641693–4 06/06/97

02/21/97 112–9642156–1 09/12/97

02/28/97 112–9643326–9 09/12/97

03/18/97 112–9645336–6 09/19/97

03/21/97 112–9645682–3 09/19/97

03/21/97 112–9645681–5 09/19/97

03/21/97 112–9645698–9 09/19/97

03/14/97 112–9645026–3 09/19/97
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Date of entry Entry number Liquidation date

03/14/97 112–9645041–2 09/19/97

03/20/97 112–9646075–9 09/19/97

03/14/97 112–9645026–3 09/19/97

04/04/97 112–9647309–1 09/19/97

04/04/97 112–9647312–5 09/19/97

04/04/97 112–9647316–6 09/19/97

04/11/97 112–9300151–5 10/31/97

04/11/97 112–9300287–7 09/26/97

04/11/97 112–9300308–1 02/20/98

04/10/97 112–9300356–0 09/26/97

04/16/97 112–9301387–4 09/26/97

04/22/97 112–9301602–6 09/26/97

04/18/97 112–9301627–3 09/26/97

04/21/97 112–9301615–8 09/26/97

04/25/97 112–9302445–9 10/31/97

04/25/97 112–9302298–2 09/26/97

04/25/97 112–9302205–7 09/26/97

04/04/97 112–9302371–7 09/26/97

05/26/97 112–9305730–1 09/26/97

05/21/97 112–9305527–1 09/26/97

05/30/97 112–9306718–5 09/26/97

05/19/97 112–9304958–9 09/26/97

05/16/97 112–9305030–6 09/26/97

05/07/97 112–9303702–2 09/26/97

05/09/97 112–9303707–1 09/26/97

05/10/97 112–9304256–8 09/26/97

05/31/97 112–9306470–3 09/26/97

05/02/97 112–9302717–1 09/19/97

06/20/97 112–9308793–6 09/26/97

06/18/97 112–9308717–5 09/26/97

06/16/97 112–9308538–5 09/26/97

06/09/97 112–9307568–3 09/26/97

06/06/97 112–9307144–3 09/26/97

1 SEC. 2415. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN DRAWBACK EN2 TRIES AND REFUND OF DRAWBACK PAY3 MENTS.

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

5 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of

6 law, the Customs Service shall, not later than 180 days

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, liquidate or reliq8 uidate the entries described in subsection (b) and any
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1 amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the liq2 uidation or reliquidation shall be refunded with interest,

3 subject to the provisions of Treasury Decision 86–126(M)

4 and Customs Service Ruling No. 224697, dated November

5 17, 1994.

6 (b) ENTRIES DESCRIBED.—The entries described in

7 this subsection are the following:

Entry number: Date of entry:

855218319 ......................................................... July 18, 1985

855218429 ......................................................... August 15, 1985

855218649 ......................................................... September 13, 1985

866000134 ......................................................... October 4, 1985

866000257 ......................................................... November 14, 1985

866000299 ......................................................... December 9, 1985

866000451 ......................................................... January 14, 1986

866001052 ......................................................... February 13, 1986

866001133 ......................................................... March 7, 1986

866001269 ......................................................... April 9, 1986

866001366 ......................................................... May 9, 1986

866001463 ......................................................... June 6, 1986

866001573 ......................................................... July 7, 1986

866001586 ......................................................... July 7, 1986

866001599 ......................................................... July 7, 1986

866001913 ......................................................... August 8, 1986

866002255 ......................................................... September 10, 1986

866002297 ......................................................... September 23, 1986

03200000010 ..................................................... October 3, 1986

03200000028 ..................................................... November 13, 1986

03200000036 ..................................................... November 26, 1986.

8 SEC. 2416. CLARIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 4 TO

9 CHAPTER 91 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF

10 SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES.

11 Additional U.S. note 4 of chapter 91 of the Har12 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
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1 in the matter preceding subdivision (a), by striking the

2 comma after ‘‘stamping’’ and inserting ‘‘(including by

3 means of indelible ink),’’.

4 SEC. 2417. DUTY-FREE SALES ENTERPRISES.

5 Section 555(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

6 U.S.C. 1555(b)(2)) is amended—

7 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period

8 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraph:

11 ‘‘(C) a port of entry, as established under

12 section 1 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37

13 Stat. 434) or 25 statute miles of a staffed port

14 of entry if reasonable assurance can be provided

15 that duty-free merchandise sold by the enter16 prise will be exported by individuals departing

17 from the customs territory through an inter18 national airport located within the customs ter19 ritory.’’.

20 SEC. 2418. CUSTOMS USER FEES.

21 (a) ADDITIONAL PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITIES.—Sec22 tion 13031(f)(3)(A)(iii) of the Consolidated Omnibus

23 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C.

24 58c(f)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(iii) to the extent funds remain available after

2 making reimbursements under clause (ii), in provid3 ing salaries for up to 50 full-time equivalent

4 inspectional positions to provide preclearance serv5 ices.’’.

6 (b) COLLECTION OF FEES FOR PASSENGERS ABOARD

7 COMMERCIAL VESSELS.—Section 13031 of the Consoli8 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19

9 U.S.C. 58c) is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph

11 (5) to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the

13 arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel

14 or commercial aircraft from a place outside the

15 United States (other than a place referred to in sub16 section (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section), $5.

17 ‘‘(B) For the arrival of each passenger aboard

18 a commercial vessel from a place referred to in sub19 section (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section, $1.75’’; and

20 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘(A) No

21 fee’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Except as provided in sub22 section (a)(5)(B) of this section, no fee’’.

23 (c) USE OF MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES FOR

24 AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS.—Section 13031(f)

25 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
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1 of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)) is amended by adding at the

2 end the following:

3 ‘‘(6) Of the amounts collected in fiscal year 1999

4 under paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a),

5 $50,000,000 shall be available to the Customs Service,

6 subject to appropriations Acts, for automated commercial

7 systems. Amounts made available under this paragraph

8 shall remain available until expended.’’.

9 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 13031 of the

10 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

11 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing:

13 ‘‘(k) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Commissioner of

14 Customs shall establish an advisory committee whose

15 membership shall consist of representatives from the air16 line, cruise ship, and other transportation industries who

17 may be subject to fees under subsection (a). The advisory

18 committee shall not be subject to termination under sec19 tion 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The advi20 sory committee shall meet on a periodic basis and shall

21 advise the Commissioner on issues related to the perform22 ance of the inspectional services of the United States Cus23 toms Service. Such advice shall include, but not be limited

24 to, such issues as the time periods during which such serv25 ices should be performed, the proper number and deploy-
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1 ment of inspection officers, the level of fees, and the ap2 propriateness of any proposed fee. The Commissioner shall

3 give consideration to the views of the advisory committee

4 in the exercise of his or her duties.’’.

5 (e) NATIONAL CUSTOMS AUTOMATION TEST RE6 GARDING RECONCILIATION.—Section 505(c) of the Tariff

7 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended by adding

8 at the end the following: ‘‘For the period beginning on

9 October 1, 1998, and ending on the date on which the

10 ‘Revised National Customs Automation Test Regarding

11 Reconciliation’ of the Customs Service is terminated, or

12 October 1, 2000, whichever occurs earlier, the Secretary

13 may prescribe an alternative mid-point interest accounting

14 methodology, which may be employed by the importer,

15 based upon aggregate data in lieu of accounting for such

16 interest from each deposit data provided in this sub17 section.’’.

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

19 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the

20 enactment of this Act.

21 SEC. 2419. DUTY DRAWBACK FOR METHYL TERTIARY22 BUTYL ETHER (‘‘MTBE’’).

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(p)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the

24 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(3)(A)(i)(I)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘and 2902’’ and inserting ‘‘2902,

2 and 2909.19.14’’.

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

4 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment

5 of this Act, and shall apply to drawback claims filed on

6 and after such date.

7 SEC. 2420. SUBSTITUTION OF FINISHED PETROLEUM DE8 RIVATIVES.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(p)(1) of the Tariff

10 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(1)) is amended in the

11 matter following subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘the

12 amount of the duties paid on, or attributable to, such

13 qualified article shall be refunded as drawback to the

14 drawback claimant.’’ and inserting ‘‘drawback shall be al15 lowed as described in paragraph (4).’’.

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 313(p)(2) of such Act

17 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(2)) is amended—

18 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

19 (A) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by striking

20 ‘‘the qualified article’’ each place it appears and

21 inserting ‘‘a qualified article’’; and

22 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘an im23 ported’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and

24 (2) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘trans25 feror,’’ after ‘‘importer,’’.
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1 (c) QUALIFIED ARTICLE DEFINED, ETC.—Section

2 313(p)(3) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(3)) is amend3 ed—

4 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

5 (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘liquids,

6 pastes, powders, granules, and flakes’’ and in7 serting ‘‘the primary forms provided under

8 Note 6 to chapter 39 of the Harmonized Tariff

9 Schedule of the United States’’; and

10 (B) in clause (ii)—

11 (i) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘or’’ at

12 the end;

13 (ii) in subclause (II) by striking the

14 period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and

15 (iii) by adding after subclause (II) the

16 following:

17 ‘‘(III) an article of the same kind

18 and quality as described in subpara19 graph (B), or any combination there20 of, that is transferred, as so certified

21 in a certificate of delivery or certifi22 cate of manufacture and delivery in a

23 quantity not greater than the quantity

24 of articles purchased or exchanged.
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1 The transferred merchandise described in

2 subclause (III), regardless of its origin, so

3 designated on the certificate of delivery or

4 certificate of manufacture and delivery

5 shall be the qualified article for purposes

6 of this section. A party who issues a cer7 tificate of delivery, or certificate of manu8 facture and delivery, shall also certify to

9 the Commissioner of Customs that it has

10 not, and will not, issue such certificates for

11 a quantity greater than the amount eligible

12 for drawback and that appropriate records

13 will be maintained to demonstrate that

14 fact.’’;

15 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘exported

16 article’’ and inserting ‘‘article, including an im17 ported, manufactured, substituted, or exported arti18 cle,’’; and

19 (3) in the first sentence of subparagraph (C),

20 by striking ‘‘such article.’’ and inserting ‘‘either the

21 qualified article or the exported article.’’.

22 (d) LIMITATION ON DRAWBACK.—Section

23 313(p)(4)(B) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(4)(B)) is

24 amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
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1 lowing: ‘‘had the claim qualified for drawback under sub2 section (j)’’.

3 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

4 this section shall take effect as if included in the amend5 ment made by section 632(a)(6) of the North American

6 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. For purposes

7 of section 632(b) of that Act, the 3-year requirement set

8 forth in section 313(r) of the Tariff Act of 1930 shall not

9 apply to any drawback claim filed within 6 months after

10 the date of the enactment of this Act for which that 3-

11 year period would have expired.

12 SEC. 2421. DUTY ON CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS OF MUESLIX

13 CEREALS.

14 (a) BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1996.—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 filed

17 with the Customs Service before the 90th day after the

18 date of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal

19 from warehouse for consumption made after December 31,

20 1991, and before January 1, 1996, of mueslix cereal,

21 which was classified under the special column rate applica22 ble for Canada in subheading 2008.92.10 of the Har23 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States—

24 (1) shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the

25 special column rate applicable for Canada in sub-
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1 heading 1904.10.00 of such Schedule applied at the

2 time of such entry or withdrawal; and

3 (2) any excess duties paid as a result of such

4 liquidation or reliquidation shall be refunded, includ5 ing interest at the appropriate applicable rate.

6 (b) AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1995.—Notwithstanding

7 section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514)

8 or any other provision of law, upon proper request filed

9 with the Customs Service before the 90th day after the

10 date of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal

11 from warehouse for consumption made after December 31,

12 1995, and before January 1, 1998, of mueslix cereal,

13 which was classified under the special column rate applica14 ble for Canada in subheading 1904.20.10 of the Har15 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States—

16 (1) shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the

17 special column rate applicable for Canada in sub18 heading 1904.10.00 of such Schedule applied at the

19 time of such entry or withdrawal; and

20 (2) any excess duties paid as a result of such

21 liquidation or reliquidation shall be refunded, includ22 ing interest at the appropriate applicable rate.

23 SEC. 2422. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NO. 143.

24 (a) EXPANSION OF FOREIGN TRADE ZONE.—The

25 Foreign Trade Zones Board shall expand Foreign Trade
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1 Zone No. 143 to include areas in the vicinity of the Chico

2 Municipal Airport in accordance with the application sub3 mitted by the Sacramento-Yolo Port District of Sac4 ramento, California, to the Board on March 11, 1997.

5 (b) OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOT AFFECTED.—The

6 expansion of Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 under sub7 section (a) shall not relieve the Port of Sacramento of any

8 requirement under the Foreign Trade Zones Act, or under

9 regulations of the Foreign Trade Zones Board, relating

10 to such expansion.

11 SEC. 2423. MARKING OF CERTAIN SILK PRODUCTS AND

12 CONTAINERS.

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

14 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended—

15 (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (j),

16 and (k) as subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l), respec17 tively; and

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the follow19 ing new subsection:

20 ‘‘(h) MARKING OF CERTAIN SILK PRODUCTS.—The

21 marking requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not

22 apply either to—

23 ‘‘(1) articles provided for in subheading

24 6214.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
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1 the United States, as in effect on January 1, 1997;

2 or

3 ‘‘(2) goods provided for in heading 5007 of the

4 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as

5 in effect on January 1, 1997.’’.

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(j) of

7 such Act, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this sec8 tion, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘subsection (i)’’.

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

11 this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from

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

13 enactment of this Act.

14 SEC. 2424. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREAT15 MENT (NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREAT16 MENT) TO THE PRODUCTS OF MONGOLIA.

17 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that Mongolia—

18 (1) has received normal trade relations treat19 ment since 1991 and has been found to be in full

20 compliance with the freedom of emigration require21 ments under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974;

22 (2) has emerged from nearly 70 years of com23 munism and dependence on the former Soviet

24 Union, approving a new constitution in 1992 which

25 has established a modern parliamentary democracy
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1 charged with guaranteeing fundamental human

2 rights, freedom of expression, and an independent

3 judiciary;

4 (3) has held 4 national elections under the new

5 constitution, 2 presidential and 2 parliamentary,

6 thereby solidifying the nation’s transition to democ7 racy;

8 (4) has undertaken significant market-based

9 economic reforms, including privatization, the reduc10 tion of government subsidies, the elimination of most

11 price controls and virtually all import tariffs, and

12 the closing of insolvent banks;

13 (5) has concluded a bilateral trade treaty with

14 the United States in 1991, and a bilateral invest15 ment treaty in 1994;

16 (6) has acceded to the Agreement Establishing

17 the World Trade Organization, and extension of un18 conditional normal trade relations treatment to the

19 products of Mongolia would enable the United States

20 to avail itself of all rights under the World Trade

21 Organization with respect to Mongolia; and

22 (7) has demonstrated a strong desire to build

23 friendly relationships and to cooperate fully with the

24 United States on trade matters.
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1 (b) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF

2 THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO MONGOLIA.—

3 (1) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EX4 TENSIONS OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—

5 Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the

6 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the

7 President may—

8 (A) determine that such title should no

9 longer apply to Mongolia; and

10 (B) after making a determination under

11 subparagraph (A) with respect to Mongolia,

12 proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory

13 treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to

14 the products of that country.

15 (2) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE

16 IV.—On or after the effective date of the extension

17 under paragraph (1)(B) of nondiscriminatory treat18 ment to the products of Mongolia, title IV of the

19 Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that coun20 try.

21 SEC. 2425. ENHANCED CARGO INSPECTION PILOT PRO22 GRAM.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of the Cus24 toms Service is authorized to establish a 1-year pilot pro25 gram for fiscal year 1999 to provide 24-hour cargo inspec-
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1 tion service on a fee-for-service basis at an international

2 airport described in subsection (b). The Commissioner

3 may extend the pilot program for fiscal years after fiscal

4 year 1999 if the Commissioner determines that the exten5 sion is warranted.

6 (b) AIRPORT DESCRIBED.—The international airport

7 described in this subsection is a multi-modal international

8 airport that—

9 (1) is located adjacent to a seaport; and

10 (2) serviced more than 185,000 tons of air

11 cargo in 1997.

12 SEC. 2426. PAYMENT OF EDUCATION COSTS OF DEPEND13 ENTS OF CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICE PER14 SONNEL.

15 Notwithstanding section 2164 of title 10, United

16 States Code, the Department of Defense shall permit the

17 dependent children of deceased United States Customs

18 Aviation Group Supervisor Pedro J. Rodriquez attending

19 the Antilles Consolidated School System at Ford Bu20 chanan, Puerto Rico, to complete their primary and sec21 ondary education at this school system without cost to

22 such children or any parent, relative, or guardian of such

23 children. The United States Customs Service shall reim24 burse the Department of Defense for reasonable education

25 expenses to cover these costs.
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1 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO IN2 TERNAL REVENUE CODE OF

3 1986

4 SEC. 3001. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A LIABILITY TREATED

5 IN SAME MANNER AS ASSUMPTION OF LI6 ABILITY.

7 (a) REPEAL OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A LIABILITY

8 TEST.—

9 (1) SECTION 357.—Section 357(a)(2) of the In10 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to assump11 tion of liability) is amended by striking ‘‘, or ac12 quires from the taxpayer property subject to a liabil13 ity’’.

14 (2) SECTION 358.—Section 358(d)(1) of such

15 Code (relating to assumption of liability) is amended

16 by striking ‘‘or acquired from the taxpayer property

17 subject to a liability’’.

18 (3) SECTION 368.—

19 (A) Section 368(a)(1)(C) of such Code is

20 amended by striking ‘‘, or the fact that prop21 erty acquired is subject to a liability,’’.

22 (B) The last sentence of section

23 368(a)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘, and the amount of any liability to which
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1 any property acquired from the acquiring cor2 poration is subject,’’.

3 (b) CLARIFICATION OF ASSUMPTION OF LIABIL4 ITY.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 357 of the Internal

6 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the

7 end the following new subsection:

8 ‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF LIABILITY AS9 SUMED.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec11 tion, section 358(d), section 362(d), section

12 368(a)(1)(C), and section 368(a)(2)(B), except as

13 provided in regulations—

14 ‘‘(A) a recourse liability (or portion there15 of) shall be treated as having been assumed if,

16 as determined on the basis of all facts and cir17 cumstances, the transferee has agreed to, and is

18 expected to, satisfy such liability (or portion),

19 whether or not the transferor has been relieved

20 of such liability; and

21 ‘‘(B) except to the extent provided in para22 graph (2), a nonrecourse liability shall be treat23 ed as having been assumed by the transferee of

24 any asset subject to such liability.
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1 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR NONRECOURSE LIABIL2 ITY.—The amount of the nonrecourse liability treat3 ed as described in paragraph (1)(B) shall be reduced

4 by the lesser of—

5 ‘‘(A) the amount of such liability which an

6 owner of other assets not transferred to the

7 transferee and also subject to such liability has

8 agreed with the transferee to, and is expected

9 to, satisfy, or

10 ‘‘(B) the fair market value of such other

11 assets (determined without regard to section

12 7701(g)).

13 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre14 scribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry

15 out the purposes of this subsection and section

16 362(d). The Secretary may also prescribe regula17 tions which provide that the manner in which a li18 ability is treated as assumed under this subsection

19 is applied, where appropriate, elsewhere in this

20 title.’’

21 (2) LIMITATION ON BASIS INCREASE ATTRIB22 UTABLE TO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.—Section

23 362 of such Code is amended by adding at the end

24 the following new subsection:
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1 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON BASIS INCREASE ATTRIB2 UTABLE TO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.—

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In no event shall the basis

4 of any property be increased under subsection (a) or

5 (b) above the fair market value of such property (de6 termined without regard to section 7701(g)) by rea7 son of any gain recognized to the transferor as a re8 sult of the assumption of a liability.

9 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF GAIN NOT SUBJECT TO

10 TAX.—Except as provided in regulations, if—

11 ‘‘(A) gain is recognized to the transferor as

12 a result of an assumption of a nonrecourse li13 ability by a transferee which is also secured by

14 assets not transferred to such transferee; and

15 ‘‘(B) no person is subject to tax under this

16 title on such gain,

17 then, for purposes of determining basis under sub18 sections (a) and (b), the amount of gain recognized

19 by the transferor as a result of the assumption of

20 the liability shall be determined as if the liability as21 sumed by the transferee equaled such transferee’s

22 ratable portion of such liability determined on the

23 basis of the relative fair market values (determined

24 without regard to section 7701(g)) of all of the as25 sets subject to such liability.’’.
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1 (c) APPLICATION TO PROVISIONS OTHER THAN SUB2 CHAPTER C.—

3 (1) SECTION 584.—Section 584(h)(3) of the In4 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘, and the fact that any

6 property transferred by the common trust fund

7 is subject to a liability,’’ in subparagraph (A);

8 and

9 (B) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph

10 (B) and inserting:

11 ‘‘(ii) ASSUMED LIABILITIES.—For

12 purposes of clause (i), the term ‘assumed

13 liabilities’ means any liability of the com14 mon trust fund assumed by any regulated

15 investment company in connection with the

16 transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(A).

17 ‘‘(C) ASSUMPTION.—For purposes of this

18 paragraph, in determining the amount of any li19 ability assumed, the rules of section 357(d)

20 shall apply.’’

21 (2) SECTION 1031.—The last sentence of section

22 1031(d) of such Code is amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘assumed a liability of the

24 taxpayer or acquired from the taxpayer prop25 erty subject to a liability’’ and inserting ‘‘as-
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1 sumed (as determined under section 357(d)) a

2 liability of the taxpayer’’; and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘or acquisition (in the

4 amount of the liability)’’.

5 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

6 (1) Section 351(h)(1) of the Internal Revenue

7 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘, or acquires

8 property subject to a liability,’’.

9 (2) Section 357 of such Code is amended by

10 striking ‘‘or acquisition’’ each place it appears in

11 subsection (a) or (b).

12 (3) Section 357(b)(1) of such Code is amended

13 by striking ‘‘or acquired’’.

14 (4) Section 357(c)(1) of such Code is amended

15 by striking ‘‘, plus the amount of the liabilities to

16 which the property is subject,’’.

17 (5) Section 357(c)(3) of such Code is amended

18 by striking ‘‘or to which the property transferred is

19 subject’’.

20 (6) Section 358(d)(1) of such Code is amended

21 by striking ‘‘or acquisition (in the amount of the li22 ability)’’.
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1 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall apply to transfers after October 18,

3 1998.

Passed the House of Representatives October 20,

1998.

Attest:

Clerk.