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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2832 

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 

Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, and Mr. 

MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 

4 PREFERENCES. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 

6 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

7 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2013’’. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

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

2 subsection (a) shall apply to articles entered on or 

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

4 of this Act. 

5 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN

6 LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec8 tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

9 1514) or any other provision of law and subject 

10 to subparagraph (B), any entry of an article to 

11 which duty-free treatment or other preferential 

12 treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 

13 1974 would have applied if the entry had been 

14 made on December 31, 2010, that was made— 

15 (i) after December 31, 2010, and 

16 (ii) before the 15th day after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, 

18 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though 

19 such entry occurred on the 15th day after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 (B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliqui22 dation may be made under subparagraph (A) 

23 with respect to an entry only if a request there24 for is filed with U.S. Customs and Border Pro25 tection not later than 180 days after the date 

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1 of the enactment of this Act that contains suffi2 cient information to enable U.S. Customs and 

3 Border Protection— 

4 (i) to locate the entry; or 

5 (ii) to reconstruct the entry if it can6 not be located. 

7 (C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any 

8 amounts owed by the United States pursuant to 

9 the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of 

10 an article under subparagraph (A) shall be 

11 paid, without interest, not later than 90 days 

12 after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 

13 (as the case may be). 

14 (3) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, 

15 the terms ‘‘enter’’ and ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal 

16 from warehouse for consumption. 

17 SEC. 2. MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES. 

18 For the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

19 ending on June 30, 2014, section 13031(a)(9) of the Con20 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

21 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and administered— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting 

23 ‘‘0.3464’’ for ‘‘0.21’’; and 

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1 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting 

2 ‘‘0.3464’’ for ‘‘0.21’’. 

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