date of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal
from warehouse for consumption made after December 31,
1995, and before January 1, 1998, of mueslix cereal,
which was classified under the special column rate applica-
ble for Canada in subheading 1904.20.10 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States—
(1) shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the
special column rate applicable for Canada in sub-
heading 1904.10.00 of such Schedule applied at the
time of such entry or withdrawal; and
(2) any excess duties paid as a result of such
liquidation or reliquidation shall be refunded, includ-
ing interest at the appropriate applicable rate.
SEC. 7. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NO. 143.
(a) EXPANSION OF FOREIGN TRADE ZONE.—The
Foreign Trade Zones Board shall expand Foreign Trade
Zone No. 143 to include areas in the vicinity of the Chico
Municipal Airport in accordance with the application sub-
mitted by the Sacramento-Yolo Port District of Sac-
ramento, California, to the Board on March 11, 1997.
(b) OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOT AFFECTED.—The
expansion of Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 under sub-
section (a) shall not relieve the Port of Sacramento of any
requirement under the Foreign Trade Zones Act, or under
regulations of the Foreign Trade Zones Board, relating
to such expansion.
SEC. 8. CUSTOMS USER FEES.
(a) ADDITIONAL PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 13031(f)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)(A)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv);
(3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
‘‘(iii) to the extent funds remain avail-
able after making reimbursements under
clause (ii), in providing salaries for up to
50 full-time equivalent inspectional posi-
tions to provide preclearance services,
and’’; and
(4) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and
(iii)’’.
(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.’’; 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.’’.
SEC. 9. MARKING OF CERTAIN SILK PRODUCTS AND CON-
TAINERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (j),
and (k) as subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l), respec-
tively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(h) MARKING OF CERTAIN SILK PRODUCTS.—The
marking requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not
apply either to—
‘‘(1) articles provided for in subheading
6214.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, as in effect on January 1, 1997;
or
‘‘(2) goods provided for in heading 5007 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as
in effect on January 1, 1997.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(j) of
such Act, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (i)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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