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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5154 
To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of high-density, fiberboard- 
core laminate wall and floor panels, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of high- 
density, fiberboard-core laminate wall and floor panels, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF 
HIGH-DENSITY, 
FIBERBOARD-CORE 
LAMI-
NATE WALL AND FLOOR PANELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro-
vision of law, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, 
not later than 90 days after receiving a request described 
in subsection (c), liquidate or reliquidate each entry de-
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scribed in subsection (b) at the duty rate of 3.2 percent 
ad valorem. 
(b) ENTRIES DESCRIBED.—Entries described in this 
subsection are entries of fiberboard produced using the 
dry method of production that— 
(1) were entered on or after January 1, 1994, 
and on or before February 2, 2007; 
(2) were classified at the time of entry under 
subheading 4411.19.40 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States; and 
(3) are substantially similar to the merchandise 
that was the subject of the decisions of the Court of 
Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Faus Group, Inc. 
v. United States, 581 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2009), 
and Witex USA, Inc., et al. v. United States, 333 
Fed. App. 569 (Fed. Cir. 2009). 
(c) ACCESS TO ENTRY INFORMATION.— 
(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commissioner’’) 
shall provide notice to all importers of entries de-
scribed in subsection (b) that they are entitled to re-
quest copies of the electronic records of U.S. Cus-
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toms and Border Protection with respect to those 
entries, including information with respect to— 
(A) the date and value of those entries; 
and 
(B) whether or not U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection suspended the liquidation of 
those entries. 
(2) PROVISION OF ENTRY INFORMATION.—The 
Commissioner shall provide information requested 
under paragraph (1) to the importer that requested 
the information not later than 15 days after receiv-
ing the request of the importer. 
(d) REQUESTS.—Any person seeking a liquidation or 
reliquidation pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to 
an entry shall file a proper request with U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection not later than the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act that con-
tains— 
(1) sufficient information to enable U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection— 
(A) to locate the entry; or 
(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be 
located; and 
(2) the entry summary documents for the entry 
and all supporting documents necessary to dem-
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onstrate to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
that the entry is an entry described in subsection 
(b). 
(e) 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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection not later than 30 
days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 150 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives a report that specifies— 
(1) which entries described in subsection (b) 
have been liquidated or reliquidated pursuant to sub-
section (a); and 
(2) the amounts refunded pursuant to liquida-
tions and reliquidations pursuant to subsection (a) 
in the aggregate and by importer, entry number, 
date, and port of entry. 
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