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SEC. 2111. SE2SI SPRAY GRANULATED (HOE S 4291).
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.39.07
A saturated polyester in pri-
mary form (provided for in
subheading 3907.99.00) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
SEC. 2112. PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CER-
TAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.98.08
Any of the following articles
not intended for sale or dis-
tribution to the public: per-
sonal effects of aliens who
are participants in, officials
of, or accredited members of
delegations to, the 1999
International Special Olym-
pics, the 1999 Women’s
World Cup Soccer, the 2001
International Special Olym-
pics, the 2002 Salt Lake City
Winter Olympics, and the
2002 Winter Paralympic
Games, and of persons who
are immediate family mem-
bers of or servants to any of
the foregoing persons; equip-
ment and materials imported
in connection with the fore-
going events by or on behalf
of the foregoing persons or
the organizing committees of
such events; articles to be
used in exhibitions depicting
the culture of a country par-
ticipating in any such event;
and, if consistent with the
foregoing, such other articles
as the Secretary of Treasury
may allow ..............................
Free
No change
Free
On or before
1/1/2003
’’.
(b) TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY.—The articles
described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a))
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shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise
applicable.
(c) NO EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS.—
The articles described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added
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.
SEC. 2113. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the
amendments made by this title apply with respect to goods
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
Subtitle B—Other Trade Provisions
SEC. 2501. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS OF
INSULAR 
POSSESSIONS 
OF 
THE 
UNITED
STATES TO CERTAIN FINE JEWELRY .
(a) IN GENERAL.—The additional U.S. notes to
chapter 71 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States are amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new note:
‘‘3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in additional
U.S. note 5 to chapter 91, any article of jewelry pro-
vided for in heading 7113 which is the product of
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the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa (in-
cluding any such article which contains any foreign
component) shall be eligible for the benefits provided
in paragraph (h) of additional U.S. note 5 to chapter
91, subject to the provisions and limitations of that
note and of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this note.
‘‘(b) Nothing provided for in this note shall result in an
increase or a decrease in the aggregate amount re-
ferred to in paragraph (h)(iii) of, or quantitative limi-
tation otherwise established pursuant to the require-
ments of, additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 91.
‘‘(c) Nothing provided for in this note shall be construed
to permit a reduction in the amount available to
watch producers under paragraph (h)(iv) of addi-
tional U.S. note 5 to chapter 91.
‘‘(d) The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the
Interior shall issue such regulations, not inconsistent
with the provisions of this note and additional U.S.
note 5 to chapter 91, as they determine necessary to
carry out their respective duties under this note. Such
regulations shall not be inconsistent with substantial
transformation requirements established by the
United States Customs Service but may define the
circumstances under which articles of jewelry shall be
deemed to be ‘units’ for purposes of the benefits, pro-
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visions, and limitations of additional U.S. note 5 to
chapter 91.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Additional U.S.
note 5 to chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States is amended—
(1) in subdivision (a), by inserting after ‘‘chap-
ter’’ the following: ‘‘and any article of jewelry pro-
vided for in heading 7113 (under the terms of addi-
tional U.S. note 3 to chapter 71)’’; and
(2) in subdivision (b), by inserting after
‘‘watches)’’ the following: ‘‘and any article of jewelry
provided for in heading 7113’’.
SEC. 2502. TARIFF TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN COMPO-
NENTS OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND
APPARATUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—U.S. Note 6 of subchapter X of
chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States is amended in subdivision (a) by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The term ‘instru-
ments and apparatus’ under subheading 9810.00.60 in-
cludes separable components of an instrument or appara-
tus listed in this subdivision that are imported for assem-
bly in the United States in such instrument or apparatus
where the instrument or apparatus, due to its size, cannot
be feasibly imported in its assembled state.’’.
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(b) APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC EQUIVALENCY TEST
TO COMPONENTS.—U.S. Note 6 of subchapter X of chap-
ter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States is amended—
(1) by redesignating subdivisions (d) through
(f) as subdivisions (e) through (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subdivision (c) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(d)(i) If the Secretary of Commerce determines under
this U.S. note that an instrument or apparatus of
equivalent scientific value to the instrument or appa-
ratus which, due to its size cannot be feasibly im-
ported in its assembled state, is being manufactured
in the United States, the Secretary shall report the
findings to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the
applicant institution and all components of the in-
strument or apparatus shall remain dutiable.
‘‘(ii) If the Secretary of Commerce determines that the
instrument or apparatus is not being manufactured
in the United States, the Secretary is authorized to
determine further whether any component of the in-
strument or apparatus is being manufactured in the
United States and shall report the findings to the
Secretary of the Treasury and to the applicant insti-
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tution, and any component found to be domestically
available shall remain dutiable.
‘‘(iii) Any decision by the Secretary of the Treasury which
allows for duty-free entry of a component of an in-
strument or apparatus which, due to its size cannot
be feasibly imported in its assembled state, shall be
effective for a specified maximum period, to be deter-
mined in consultation with the Secretary of Com-
merce, taking into account both the scientific needs
of the importing institution and the potential for de-
velopment of comparable domestic manufacturing ca-
pacity.’’.
(c) MODIFICATIONS
OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce
shall make such modifications to their joint regulations as
are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this
section.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect beginning 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2503. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN
ENTRIES.
(a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—
Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), or any other provi-