by subsection (a)) shall not be free or otherwise exempt
or excluded from routine or other inspections as may be
required by the Customs Service.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 2414. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF THER-
MAL TRANSFER MULTIFUNCTION MACHINES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro-
vision of law and subject to the provisions of subsection
(b), the United States Customs Service shall, not later
than 180 days after the receipt of the request described
in subsection (b), liquidate or reliquidate each entry de-
scribed in subsection (d) containing any merchandise
which, at the time of the original liquidation, was classified
under subheading 8517.21.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (relating to indirect electro-
static copiers) or subheading 9009.12.00 of such Schedule
(relating to indirect electrostatic copiers), at the rate of
duty that would have been applicable to such merchandise
if the merchandise had been liquidated or reliquidated
under subheading 8471.60.65 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (relating to other auto-
mated data processing (ADP) thermal transfer printer
units) on the date of entry.
(b) REQUESTS.—Reliquidation may be made under
subsection (a) with respect to an entry described in sub-
section (d) only if a request therefor is filed with the Cus-
toms Service within 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act and the request contains sufficient information
to enable the Customs Service to locate the entry or recon-
struct the entry if it cannot be located.
(c) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts
owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or
reliquidation of an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid
not later than 180 days after the date of such liquidation
or reliquidation.
(d) AFFECTED ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in
subsection (a), filed at the port of Los Angeles, are as
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
01/10/97
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
03/14/97
112–9645041–2
09/19/97
Date of entry
Entry number
Liquidation date
03/20/97
112–9646075–9
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
04/25/97
112–9301615–8
09/26/97
04/25/97
112–9302445–9
10/31/97
04/25/97
112–9302298–2
09/26/97
04/04/97
112–9302371–7
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
05/09/97
112–9303707–1
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
SEC. 2415. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN DRAWBACK EN-
TRIES AND REFUND OF DRAWBACK PAY-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, the
Customs Service shall, not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, liquidate or reliquidate the
entries described in subsection (b) and any amounts owed
by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliqui-
dation shall be refunded with interest, subject to the provi-
sions of Treasury Decision 86–126(M) and Customs Serv-
ice Ruling No. 224697, dated November 17, 1994.
(b) ENTRIES DESCRIBED.—The entries described in
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.
SEC. 2416. CLARIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE 4 TO
CHAPTER 91 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Additional U.S. note 4 of chapter 91 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
in the matter preceding subdivision (a), by striking the
comma after ‘‘stamping’’ and inserting ‘‘(including by
means of indelible ink),’’.
SEC. 2417. DUTY-FREE SALES ENTERPRISES.
Section 555(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1555(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) a port of entry, as established under
section 1 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37
Stat. 434), or within 25 statute miles of a
staffed port of entry if reasonable assurance
can be provided that duty-free merchandise sold
by the enterprise will be exported by individuals
departing from the customs territory through
an international airport located within the cus-
toms territory.’’.
SEC. 2418. CUSTOMS USER FEES.
(a) ADDITIONAL PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 13031(f)(3)(A)(iii) of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget 
Reconciliation 
Act 
of 
1985 
(19 
U.S.C.
58c(f)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(iii) to the extent funds remain available after
making reimbursements under clause (ii), in provid-
ing salaries for up to 50 full-time equivalent
inspectional positions to provide preclearance serv-
ices.’’.
(b) COLLECTION OF FEES FOR PASSENGERS ABOARD
COMMERCIAL VESSELS.—Section 13031 of the Consoli-
dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph
(5) to read as follows:
‘‘(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the
arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel
or commercial aircraft from a place outside the
United States (other than a place referred to in sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section), $5.
‘‘(B) For the arrival of each passenger aboard
a commercial vessel from a place referred to in sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section, $1.75’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘(A) No
fee’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Except as provided in sub-
section (a)(5)(B) of this section, no fee’’.
(c) USE OF MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES FOR
AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS.—Section 13031(f)
of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(6) Of the amounts collected in fiscal year 1999
under paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a),
$50,000,000 shall be available to the Customs Service,
subject to appropriations Acts, for automated commercial
systems. Amounts made available under this paragraph
shall remain available until expended.’’.
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 13031 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(k) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Commissioner of
Customs shall establish an advisory committee whose
membership shall consist of representatives from the air-
line, cruise ship, and other transportation industries who
may be subject to fees under subsection (a). The advisory
committee shall not be subject to termination under sec-
tion 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The advi-
sory committee shall meet on a periodic basis and shall
advise the Commissioner on issues related to the perform-
ance of the inspectional services of the United States Cus-
toms Service. Such advice shall include, but not be limited
to, such issues as the time periods during which such serv-
ices should be performed, the proper number and deploy-
ment of inspection officers, the level of fees, and the ap-
propriateness of any proposed fee. The Commissioner shall
give consideration to the views of the advisory committee
in the exercise of his or her duties.’’.
(e) NATIONAL CUSTOMS AUTOMATION TEST RE-
GARDING RECONCILIATION.—Section 505(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘For the period beginning on
October 1, 1998, and ending on the date on which the
‘Revised National Customs Automation Test Regarding
Reconciliation’ of the Customs Service is terminated, or
October 1, 2000, whichever occurs earlier, the Secretary
may prescribe an alternative mid-point interest accounting
methodology, which may be employed by the importer,
based upon aggregate data in lieu of accounting for such
interest from each deposit data provided in this sub-
section.’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 2419. DUTY DRAWBACK FOR METHYL TERTIARY-
BUTYL ETHER (‘‘MTBE’’).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(p)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(3)(A)(i)(I)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and 2902’’ and inserting ‘‘2902,
and 2909.19.14’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act, and shall apply to drawback claims filed on and
after such date.
SEC. 2420. SUBSTITUTION OF FINISHED PETROLEUM DE-
RIVATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(p)(1) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(1)) is amended in the
matter following subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘the
amount of the duties paid on, or attributable to, such
qualified article shall be refunded as drawback to the
drawback claimant.’’ and inserting ‘‘drawback shall be al-
lowed as described in paragraph (4).’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 313(p)(2) of such Act
(19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by striking
‘‘the qualified article’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘a qualified article’’; and
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘an im-
ported’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘trans-
feror,’’ after ‘‘importer,’’.
(c) QUALIFIED ARTICLE DEFINED, ETC.—Section
313(p)(3) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(3)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘liquids,
pastes, powders, granules, and flakes’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the primary forms provided under
Note 6 to chapter 39 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(ii) in subclause (II) by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
(iii) by adding after subclause (II) the
following:
‘‘(III) an article of the same kind
and quality as described in subpara-
graph (B), or any combination there-
of, that is transferred, as so certified
in a certificate of delivery or certifi-
cate of manufacture and delivery in a
quantity not greater than the quantity
of articles purchased or exchanged.
The transferred merchandise described in
subclause (III), regardless of its origin, so
designated on the certificate of delivery or
certificate of manufacture and delivery
shall be the qualified article for purposes
of this section. A party who issues a cer-
tificate of delivery, or certificate of manu-
facture and delivery, shall also certify to
the Commissioner of Customs that it has
not, and will not, issue such certificates for
a quantity greater than the amount eligible
for drawback and that appropriate records
will be maintained to demonstrate that
fact.’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘exported
article’’ and inserting ‘‘article, including an im-
ported, manufactured, substituted, or exported arti-
cle,’’; and
(3) in the first sentence of subparagraph (C),
by striking ‘‘such article.’’ and inserting ‘‘either the
qualified article or the exported article.’’.
(d) 
LIMITATION
ON
DRAWBACK.—Section
313(p)(4)(B) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1313(p)(4)(B)) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘had the claim qualified for drawback under sub-
section (j)’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the amend-
ment made by section 632(a)(6) of the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. For purposes
of section 632(b) of that Act, the 3-year requirement set
forth in section 313(r) of the Tariff Act of 1930 shall not
apply to any drawback claim filed within 6 months after
(b) AIRPORT DESCRIBED.—The international airport
described in this subsection is a multi-modal international
airport that—
(1) is located near a seaport; and
(2) serviced more than 185,000 tons of air
cargo in 1997.
SEC. 2426. PAYMENT OF EDUCATION COSTS OF DEPEND-
ENTS OF CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICE PER-
SONNEL.
Notwithstanding section 2164 of title 10, United
States Code, the Department of Defense shall permit the
dependent children of deceased United States Customs
Aviation Group Supervisor Pedro J. Rodriquez attending
the Antilles Consolidated School System in Puerto Rico,
to complete their primary and secondary education within
this school system without cost to such children or any
parent, relative, or guardian of such children. The United
States Customs Service shall reimburse the Department
of Defense for reasonable education expenses to cover
these costs.