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yacht exported in compliance with the bond period
may not be reentered for purposes of sale at a boat
show in the United States (in order to receive duty
deferral benefits) for a period of 3 months after
such exportation.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury
is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any large yacht
imported into the United States after the date that is 15
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2508. REVIEW OF PROTESTS AGAINST DECISIONS OF
CUSTOMS SERVICE.
Section 515(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1515(a)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence
the following: ‘‘Within 30 days from the date an applica-
tion for further review is filed, the appropriate customs
officer shall allow or deny the application and, if allowed,
the protest shall be forwarded to the customs officer who
will be conducting the further review.’’.
SEC. 2509. ENTRIES OF NAFTA-ORIGIN GOODS.
(a) 
REFUND
OF
MERCHANDISE
PROCESSING
FEES.—Section 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1520(d)) is amended in the matter preceding para-
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graph (1) by inserting ‘‘(including any merchandise proc-
essing fees)’’ after ‘‘excess duties’’.
(b) PROTEST AGAINST DECISION OF CUSTOMS SERV-
ICE RELATING TO NAFTA CLAIMS.—Section 514(a)(7) of
such Act (19 U.S.C. 1514(a)(7)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 520(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c) or (d) of
section 520’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2510. TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MER-
CHANDISE 
HELD 
AT 
CUSTOMS-APPROVED
STORAGE ROOMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 557(a)(1) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1557(a)(1)) is amended in the
first sentence by inserting ‘‘(including international travel
merchandise)’’ after ‘‘Any merchandise subject to duty’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2511. EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR REVIEWS OF COUNTER-
VAILING DUTY OR ANTIDUMPING DUTY OR-
DERS.
Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1675(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) EXCLUSIONS FROM COMPUTATIONS.—(A)
Subject to subparagraph (B), there shall be excluded
from the computation of the 5-year period described
in paragraph (1) and the periods described in para-
graph (6) any period during which the importation
of the subject merchandise is prohibited on account
of the imposition, under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act or other provision of
law, of sanctions by the United States against the
country in which the subject merchandise originates.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply only with
respect to subject merchandise which originates in a
country that is not a WTO member.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 4,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.