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(A) Notwithstanding section 514 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of
law, upon proper request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer on or before the 90th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act, any
entry—
(i) that was made after the applicable
date and before the 15th day after such
date of enactment; and
(ii) with respect to which there would
have been a lesser or no duty if any
amendment made by subsection (a) applied
to such entry;
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though
such amendment applied to such entry.
(B) For purposes of this subsection, the
term ‘‘applicable date’’ means—
(i) if such amendment is made by sub-
section (a)(3) or (a)(6), December 31,
1988; and
(ii) if such amendment is made by
subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(5),
September 30, 1990.
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SEC. 1022. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION
OF CUSTOMS USER FEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section
13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(v) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after clause (v) the following
new clause:
‘‘(vi) in the case of merchandise entered from
a foreign trade zone (other than merchandise to
which clause (v) applies), be applied only to the
value of the privileged or nonprivileged foreign sta-
tus merchandise under section 3 of the Act of June
18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade
Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to—
(1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and
(2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone
after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day
if the entry was not liquidated before such 15th day.
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(c) APPLICATION OF FEES TO CERTAIN AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCTS.—The amendment made by section
111(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990
shall apply to—
(1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and
(2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone
after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day
if the entry was not liquidated, or if the liquidation
has not become final, before such 15th day.
SEC. 1023. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE OMNIBUS
TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 1988.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 1102(a)
of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
(19 U.S.C. 2902(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1989’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘such date of enactment’’
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1989’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘such date
of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1989’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 1989.
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(c) CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of applying the
amendments made by subsection (a), the column 1-general
rate of duty established by any amendment to the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States that was
enacted after January 1, 1989, shall, if—
(1) such amendment has, or is statutorily treat-
ed as having, an effective date of January 1, 1989;
or
(2) application for liquidation or reliquidation
at such rate with respect to entries made after De-
cember 31, 1988, and before the effective date of the
amendment, is provided for;
be treated as the rate in effect on January 1, 1989.
SEC. 1024. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTOMS
AND TRADE ACT OF 1990.
Subsection (b) of section 484H of the Customs and
Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 1553 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump-
tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘for transportation in bond’’.
SEC. 1025. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING CER-
TAIN BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.
(a) CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT.—
Section 213(h)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re-
covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(h)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following flush sentence:
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‘‘The duty reductions provided for under this para-
graph shall not apply to textile and apparel articles
which are subject to textile agreements.’’
(b) ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT.—Section
204(c)(1) of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C.
3203(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following flush sentence:
‘‘The duty reductions provided for under this para-
graph shall not apply to textile and apparel articles
which are subject to textile agreements.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply with respect to—
(1) articles entered, or withdrawn from ware-
house for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
(2) articles entered after December 31, 1991,
and before such 15th day, which are not liquidated
before such 15th day.
SEC. 1026. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUS-
TOMS SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘centralized hub facility or’’ in
clause (i); and
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(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘facility—’’ and inserting
‘‘facility or centralized hub facility—’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘customs inspectional’’ in
subclause (I), and
(C) by striking ‘‘at the facility’’ in
subclause (I) and inserting ‘‘for the facility’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(i) of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, as in effect on July 30,
1990’’, and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new sentence: ‘‘Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed as prohibiting the Secretary of the Treas-
ury from processing merchandise that is informally
entered or released at any centralized hub facility or
express consignment carrier facility during the nor-
mal operating hours of the Customs Service, subject
to reimbursement and payment under subparagraph
(A).’’.
(c) CITATION.—Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
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tion 236 of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984’’.
SEC. 1027. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO SECTION 337 OF
THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of section
337(b)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by striking
‘‘section 303, 671, or 673’’ and inserting ‘‘section 303,
701, or 731’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect October 28, 1992.
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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