SEC. 125. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERPRETATION OF 
TEXTILE AND APPAREL PROVISIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity should interpret, implement, and enforce the provi-
sions of section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3721), section 204 of the Andean Trade Pref-
erence Act (19 U.S.C. 3203), and section 213 of the Carib-
bean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703), relat-
ing to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, 
broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportuni-
ties for imports of such articles from eligible beneficiary 
countries. 
SEC. 126. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TARIFF ACT OF 1930.—Section 505(a) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘referred to in this sub-
section’’ after ‘‘periodic payment’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘10 working days’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12 working days’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘a partici-
pating’’ and all that follows through the end of the 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘the Secretary 
shall promulgate regulations, after testing the module, 
permitting a participating importer of record to de-
posit estimated duties and fees for entries of merchan-
dise, other than merchandise entered for warehouse, 
transportation, or under bond, no later than the 15 
working days following the month in which the mer-
chandise is entered or released, whichever comes 
first.’’. 
(b) 
CUSTOMS
USER
FEES.—(1) 
Section 
13031(b)(9)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘less than $2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000 or 
less’’. 
(2) Section 13031(b)(9)(A)(ii) of the Consolidated Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(b)(9)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding subsection (e)(6) and sub-
ject to the provisions of subparagraph (B), in the case 
of an express consignment carrier facility or central-
ized hub facility— 
‘‘(I) $.66 per individual airway bill or bill 
of lading; and 
‘‘(II) if the merchandise is formally entered, 
the fee provided for in subsection (a)(9), if appli-
cable.’’.
(3) Section 13031(b)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(b)(9)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by moving the margins for subparagraph 
(B) 4 ems to the left; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)(ii) (I) or 
(II)’’. 
(4) Section 13031(f)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(f)(1)(B)) is amended by moving the subparagraph 2 
ems to the left. 
TITLE 
II—OFFICE 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES TRADE REP-
RESENTATIVE 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 141(g)(1)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(g)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) $39,552,000 for fiscal year 2005. 
‘‘(ii) $39,552,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 
made by paragraph (1) shall not be construed to af-
fect the availability of funds appropriated pursuant 
to section 141(g)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE OFFICE OF 
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative for the appointment of additional staff in 
the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Moni-
toring and Enforcement— 
(1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and 
(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
TITLE 
III—UNITED 
STATES 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM-
MISSION 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
330(e)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1330(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $61,700,000 for fiscal year 2005. 
‘‘(ii) $65,278,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the avail-
ability of funds appropriated pursuant to section
330(e)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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