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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
PREFERENCES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2013’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to articles entered on or 
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN 
LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1514) or any other provision of law and subject 
to subparagraph (B), any entry of an article to 
which duty-free treatment or other preferential 
treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 
1974 would have applied if the entry had been 
made on December 31, 2010, that was made— 
(i) after December 31, 2010, and 
(ii) before the 15th day after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though 
such entry occurred on the 15th day after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliqui-
dation may be made under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to an entry only if a request there-
for is filed with U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection not later than 180 days after the date 
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of the enactment of this Act that contains suffi-
cient information to enable U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection— 
(i) to locate the entry; or 
(ii) to reconstruct the entry if it can-
not be located. 
(C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any 
amounts owed by the United States pursuant to 
the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of 
an article under subparagraph (A) shall be 
paid, without interest, not later than 90 days 
after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 
(as the case may be). 
(3) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, 
the terms ‘‘enter’’ and ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption. 
SEC. 2. MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES. 
For the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 
ending on June 30, 2014, section 13031(a)(9) of the Con-
solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and administered— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting 
‘‘0.3464’’ for ‘‘0.21’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting 
‘‘0.3464’’ for ‘‘0.21’’. 
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