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1509(b)) is amended in paragraphs (3) and (4) by
striking ‘‘appropriate regional commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘officer designated pursuant to regulations’’.
(11) REVIEW OF PROTESTS.—Section 515(d) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1515(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘district director’’ and inserting ‘‘port
director’’.
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ADMINISTRATIVE
EXEMPTIONS.—Section
321(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a))
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘duties,
fees, and taxes actually accruing’’ and inserting
‘‘duties, fees, taxes, and interest actually accru-
ing’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and taxes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘taxes, and interest’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘or taxes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘taxes, or interest’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply as of December 8, 1993.
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SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF
CUSTOMS USER FEES.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section
13031(b)(8) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is amended—
(1) in clause (iv)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph 9802.00.80
of such Schedules’’ and inserting ‘‘heading
9802.00.80 of such Schedule’’; and
(B) 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 status merchandise
under section 3 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (com-
monly known as the Foreign Trade Zones Act, 19
U.S.C. 81c).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) apply to—
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(1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone on
or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone
after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day if
liquidation of the entry was not final before such 15th
day.
(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 enactment
of this Act; and
(2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone
after November 30, 1986, and before such 15th day if
the liquidation of the entry was not final before such
15th day.
SEC. 5. 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 consumption,’’
and inserting ‘‘for transportation in bond’’.
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SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS
SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the Con-
solidated 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
(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 sub-
clause (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 Treasury
from processing merchandise that is informally en-
tered or released at any centralized hub facility or ex-
press consignment carrier facility during the normal
operating hours of the Customs Service, subject to re-
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imbursement and payment under subparagraph
(A).’’.
(c) CITATION.—Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the Con-
solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
236 of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984’’ and inserting
‘‘section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984’’.
SEC. 7. SPECIAL RULE FOR EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING
DRAWBACK CLAIMS.
Section 313(r) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1313(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) The Customs Service may, notwithstand-
ing the limitation set forth in paragraph (1), extend
the time for filing a drawback claim for a period not
to exceed 18 months, if—
‘‘(i) the claimant establishes to the satisfac-
tion of the Customs Service that the claimant
was unable to file the drawback claim because of
an event declared by the President to be a major
disaster on or after January 1, 1994; and
‘‘(ii) the claimant files a request for such
extension with the Customs Service—
‘‘(I) within 1 year from the last day of
the 3-year period referred to in paragraph
(1), or
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‘‘(II) within 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph,
whichever is later.
‘‘(B) If an extension is granted with respect to
a request filed under this paragraph, the periods of
time for retaining records set forth in subsection (t)
of this section and section 508(c)(3) shall be extended
for an additional 18 months or, in a case to which
subparagraph (A)(ii) applies, for a period not to ex-
ceed 1 year from the date the claim is filed.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term
‘major disaster’ has the meaning given that term in
section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5122(2)).’’.
SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF ENTRIES OF CERTAIN TELE-
VISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 514 and
520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520),
or any other provision of law, the United States Customs
Service shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, liquidate or reliquidate those entries
made at New York, New York, which are listed in subsection
(c), in accordance with the final results of the administra-
tive review, covering the period from May 1, 1984, through
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March 31, 1985, conducted by the International Trade Ad-
ministration of the Department of Commerce for such en-
tries (case number A–580–008).
(b) 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
by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida-
tion or reliquidation.
(c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in subsection
(a) are the following:
Entry Number
Date of Entry
84–4426808 ......................................................................
August 29, 1984
84–4427823 ......................................................................
September 4, 1984
84–4077985 ......................................................................
July 25, 1984
84–4080859 ......................................................................
August 3, 1984
84–4080817 ......................................................................
August 3, 1984
84–4077723 ......................................................................
August 1, 1984
84–4075194 ......................................................................
July 10, 1984
84–4076481 ......................................................................
July 17, 1984
84–4080930 ......................................................................
August 9, 1984.
SEC. 9. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EF-
FECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD
ATHLETIC EVENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amend-
ed by inserting in numerical sequence the following new
heading:
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9902.98.05
Any of the following
articles not intended
for sale or distribu-
tion to the public:
personal effects of
aliens who are par-
ticipants in, officials
of, or accredited
members of delega-
tions to, the 1998
Goodwill Games, and
of persons who are
immediate family
members of or serv-
ants to any of the
foregoing persons;
equipment and mate-
rials imported in
connection with the
foregoing event by or
on behalf of the fore-
going persons or the
organizing committee
of such event; articles
to be used in exhibi-
tions depicting the
culture of a country
participating in such
event; and, if consist-
ent with the fore-
going, such other ar-
ticles as the Secretary
of the Treasury may
allow ..........................
Free
No change
Free
On or before
2/1/99
’’.
(b) TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY.—The articles
described in heading 9902.98.05 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a))
shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise appli-
cable.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from ware-
house for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 10. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 313(s)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1313(s)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘successor’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘predecessor’’.
SEC. 11. URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT.
Section 405(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(19 U.S.C. 3602(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘1(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1(b)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1(a)’’.
SEC. 12. IMPORTS OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT.
General Note 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States is amended to read as follows:
‘‘6. Articles Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment Pursu-
ant to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.
‘‘(a) Whenever a product is entered under a pro-
vision for which the rate of duty ‘Free (C)’ appears
in the ‘Special’ subcolumn and a claim for such rate
of duty is made, the importer—
‘‘(i) shall maintain such supporting docu-
mentation as the Secretary of the Treasury may
require; and
‘‘(ii) shall be deemed to certify that the im-
ported article is a civil aircraft, or has been im-
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ported for use in a civil aircraft and will be so
used.
The importer may amend the entry or file a written
statement to claim a free rate of duty under this note
at any time before the liquidation of the entry be-
comes final, except that, notwithstanding section
505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)),
any refund resulting from any such claim shall be
without interest.
‘‘(b)(i) For purposes of the tariff schedule, the
term ‘civil aircraft’ means any aircraft, aircraft en-
gine, or ground flight simulator (including parts,
components, and subassemblies thereof)—
‘‘(A) that is used as original or replacement
equipment in the design, development, testing,
evaluation, manufacture, repair, maintenance,
rebuilding, modification, or conversion of air-
craft; and
‘‘(B)(1) that is manufactured or operated
pursuant to a certificate issued by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration
(hereafter referred to as the ‘FAA’) under section
44704 of title 49, United States Code, or pursu-
ant to the approval of the airworthiness author-
ity in the country of exportation, if such ap-
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proval is recognized by the FAA as an acceptable
substitute for such an FAA certificate;
‘‘(2) for which an application for such cer-
tificate has been submitted to, and accepted by,
the Administrator of the FAA by an existing
type and production certificate holder pursuant
to section 44702 of title 49, United States Code,
and regulations promulgated thereunder; or
‘‘(3) for which an application for such ap-
proval or certificate will be submitted in the fu-
ture by an existing type and production certifi-
cate holder, pending the completion of design or
other technical requirements stipulated by the
Administrator of the FAA.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘civil aircraft’ does not include
any aircraft, aircraft engine, or ground flight simula-
tor (or parts, components, and subassemblies thereof)
purchased for use by the Department of Defense or the
United States Coast Guard, unless such aircraft, air-
craft engine, or ground flight simulator (or parts,
components, and subassemblies thereof) satisfies the
requirements of subdivisions (i)(A) and (i)(B) (1) or
(2).
‘‘(iii) Subdivision (i)(B)(3) shall apply only to
such quantities of the parts, components, and sub-
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(3) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation
may be made under subsection (b)(2) with respect to
an entry only if a request therefor is filed with the
Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient infor-
mation to enable the Customs Service—
(A) to locate the entry; or
(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
located.
SEC. 27. CERTAIN UNLIQUIDATED VESSEL REPAIR ENTRIES.
Section 484E of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990
(19 U.S.C. 1466 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(B);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph;
‘‘(3) any entry listed in subsection (c) that was
made during the period beginning on January 1,
1993, and ending on December 31, 1994, to the extent
such entry involves the purchase of equipment, the use
of materials, or the expense of repairs in a foreign