[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1849 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1849

          To make technical corrections in trade legislation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 1996

Mr. Roth (for himself and Mr. Moynihan) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
          To make technical corrections in trade legislation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Technical Corrections Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

    (a) Interest Accrual.--Section 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting after 
``duties, fees, and interest'' the following: ``or, in a case in which 
a claim is made under section 520(d), from the date on which such claim 
is made,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to claims made pursuant to section 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) on or after June 7, 1996.

SEC. 3. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Examination of Books and Witnesses.--Section 509(a)(2) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(d)(1)(A)''.
    (b) Requirement for Certificate for Importation of Alcoholic 
Liquors in Small Vessels.--Section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1935 (19 
U.S.C. 1707; 49 Stat. 520), is repealed.
    (c) Manifests.--Section 431(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1431(c)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
by striking ``such manifest'' and inserting ``a vessel manifest''.
    (d) Documentation for Entry of Merchandise.--Section 484(a)(1) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)) is amended in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``553, and 336(j)'' and 
inserting ``and 553''.
    (e) Penalties for Certain Violations.--Section 592 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``lawful duty'' and 
        inserting ``lawful duty, tax, or fee''; and
            (2) in subsections (b)(1)(A)(vi), (c)(2)(A)(ii), 
        (c)(3)(A)(ii), (c)(4)(A)(i), and (c)(4)(B) by striking ``lawful 
        duties'' and inserting ``lawful duties, taxes, and fees''.
    (f) Deprivation of Lawful Duties, Taxes, or Fees.--Section 592(d) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is amended by striking 
``or fees be restored'' and inserting ``and fees be restored''.
    (g) Reconciliation Treated as Entry for Recordkeeping.--
            (1) Section 401(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1401(s)) is amended by inserting ``recordkeeping,'' after 
        ``reliquidation,''.
            (2) Section 508(c)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1508(c)(1)) is 
        amended by inserting ``, filing of a reconciliation,'' after 
        ``entry''.
    (h) Extension of Liquidation.--Section 504(d) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504(d)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, unless 
        liquidation is extended under subsection (b),'' after ``shall 
        liquidate the entry''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``(other than an 
        entry with respect to which liquidation has been extended under 
        subsection (b))'' after ``Any entry''.
    (i) Exemption From Duty for Personal and Household Goods 
Accompanying Returning Residents.--Section 321(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, 
9804.00.65,'' after ``9804.00.30''.
    (j) Debt Collection.--Section 631(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Payment of Costs.--The debtor shall be assessed and pay any 
and all costs associated with collection efforts pursuant to this 
section. Notwithstanding section 3302(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, any sum so collected shall be used to pay the costs of debt 
collection services.''.
    (k) Examination of Books and Witnesses.--Section 509(b) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(b)) is amended in paragraphs (3) and 
(4) by striking ``appropriate regional commissioner'' and inserting 
``officer designated pursuant to regulations''.
    (l) Review of Protests.--Section 515(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1515(d)) is amended by striking ``district director'' and 
inserting ``port director''.
    (m) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply as included in the provisions of and the amendments made by the 
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

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 Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(b)(8)(D)) is amended--
            (1) 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 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zones 
        Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 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 liquidation of the entry 
        was not final before such 15th day.
    (c) Application of Fees to Certain Agricultural 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''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING CERTAIN BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.

    (a) Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.--Section 213(h)(1) of 
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(h)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following flush sentence:
        ``The duty reductions provided for under this paragraph shall 
        not apply to textile and apparel articles which are subject to 
        textile agreements.''.
    (b) Andean Trade Preference Act.--Section 204(c)(1) of the Andean 
Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3203(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following flush sentence:
        ``The duty reductions provided for under this paragraph shall 
        not apply to textile and apparel articles which are subject to 
        textile agreements.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with 
respect to--
            (1) articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) articles entered after December 31, 1991, and before 
        such 15th day, if the liquidation of the entry of such articles 
        was not final before such 15th day.

SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the Consolidated 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 subclause 
                (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 entered or released at any 
        centralized hub facility or express consignment carrier 
        facility during the normal operating hours of the Customs 
        Service, subject to reimbursement and payment under 
        subparagraph (A).''.
    (c) Citation.--Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the Consolidated 
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. 8. 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, notwithstanding 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 satisfaction 
                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
                            ``(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 exceed 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 Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)).''.

SEC. 9. TREATMENT 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), and any other provision of law, the United States Customs 
Service shall liquidate or reliquidate those entry numbers made at New 
York, New York, which are listed in subsection (c), in accordance with 
the final results of the administrative review, covering the period 
from May 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, undertaken by the 
International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce for 
such entries (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 liquidation 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. 10. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS 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 amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:

      

``     9902.98.05  Any of the                                                                                   
                    following                                                                                   
                    articles not                                                                                
                    intended for                                                                                
                    sale or                                                                                     
                    distribution to                                                                             
                    the public:                                                                                 
                    personal effects                                                                            
                    of aliens who                                                                               
                    are participants                                                                            
                    in, officials                                                                               
                    of, or                                                                                      
                    accredited                                                                                  
                    members of                                                                                  
                    delegations to,                                                                             
                    the 1998                                                                                    
                    Goodwill Games,                                                                             
                    and of persons                                                                              
                    who are                                                                                     
                    immediate family                                                                            
                    members of or                                                                               
                    servants to any                                                                             
                    of the foregoing                                                                            
                    persons;                                                                                    
                    equipment and                                                                               
                    materials                                                                                   
                    imported in                                                                                 
                    connection with                                                                             
                    the foregoing                                                                               
                    event by or on                                                                              
                    behalf of the                                                                               
                    foregoing                                                                                   
                    persons or the                                                                              
                    organizing                                                                                  
                    committee of                                                                                
                    such event;                                                                                 
                    articles to be                                                                              
                    used in                                                                                     
                    exhibitions                                                                                 
                    depicting the                                                                               
                    culture of a                                                                                
                    country                                                                                     
                    participating in                                                                            
                    such event; and,                                                                            
                    if consistent                                                                               
                    with the                                                                                    
                    foregoing, such                                                                             
                    other articles                                                                              
                    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 applicable.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 11. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Drawback and Refunds.--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''.
    (b) Trade Act of 1974.--Section 301(c)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``(1)(C)(iii)'' and 
inserting ``(1)(D)(iii)''.

SEC. 12. 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 inserting 
        ``1(b)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``1(b)'' and inserting 
        ``1(a)''.

SEC. 13. 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 Pursuant to the 
Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.
        ``(a) Whenever a product is entered under a provision for which 
        the rate of duty `Free (C)' appears in the `Special' subcolumn, 
        the importer--
                ``(i) shall maintain such supporting documentation as 
                the Secretary of the Treasury may require; and
                ``(ii) shall be deemed to certify that the imported 
                article is a civil aircraft, or has been imported for 
                use in civil aircraft and will be so used.
        ``(b) For purposes of the tariff schedule, the term `civil 
        aircraft' means--
                ``(i) any aircraft--
                        ``(A) that is manufactured or operated pursuant 
                        to any certificate issued by the Administrator 
                        of the FAA under section 44704 of title 49, 
                        United States Code, or pursuant to the approval 
                        of the airworthiness authority in the country 
                        of exportation, if such approval is recognized 
                        by the FAA as an acceptable substitute for such 
                        an FAA certificate, or
                        ``(B) for which an application for such a 
                        certificate has been submitted to, and accepted 
                        by, the Administrator of the FAA, and
                ``(ii) any aircraft not described in clause (i), other 
                than aircraft purchased for use by the Department of 
                Defense or the United States Coast Guard.''.

SEC. 14. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CERTAIN CHEMICAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) Amendment to Subheading 2933.90.02.--The article description 
for subheading 2933.90.02 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States is amended by striking ``(Quizalofop ethyl)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) General rule.--The amendment made by this section 
        applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive provision.--Notwithstanding section 514 of 
        the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision 
        of law, upon proper request (which includes sufficient 
        information to identify and locate the entry) filed with the 
        Customs Service on or before the date that is 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal 
        from warehouse for consumption, of an article that occurred--
                    (A) after December 31, 1994, and before the date 
                that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, and
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been no 
                duty or a lesser duty if the amendment made by 
                subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
        applied to such entry or withdrawal.

SEC. 15. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAINERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C.1304) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
        subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(f) Marking of Certain Coffee and Tea Products.--The marking 
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to articles 
described in subheading 0901.21, 0901.22, 0902.10, 0902.20, 0902.30, 
0902.40, 2101.10, or 2101.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, as in effect on January 1, 1995.
    ``(g) Marking of Spices.--The marking requirements of subsections 
(a) and (b) shall not apply to articles provided for under subheadings 
0904.11, 0904.12, 0904.20, 0905.00, 0906.10, 0906.20, 0907.00, 0908.10, 
0908.20, 0908.30, 0909.10, 0909.20, 0909.30, 0909.40, 0909.50, 0910.10, 
0910.20, 0910.30, 0910.40, 0910.50, 0910.91, 0910.99, 1106.20, 1207.40, 
1207.50, 1207.91, 1404.90, and 3302.10, and items classifiable in 
categories 0712.90.60, 0712.90.8080, 1209.91.2000, 1211.90.2000, 
1211.90.8040, 1211.90.8050, 1211.90.8090, 2006.00.3000, 2918.13.2000, 
3203.00.8000, 3301.90.1010, 3301.90.1020, and 3301.90.1050 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in effect on 
January 1, 1995.''.
    (b) 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.

SEC. 16. TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILVER AND GOLD BARS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 71 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
            (1) by striking subheading 7106.92.00 and inserting in 
        numerical sequence the following new subheadings and superior 
        text thereto, with such text having the same degree of 
        indentation as subheading 7106.91:
      

``       7106.92                Semimanufactu                                                                   
                           red:                                                                                 
         7106.92.10               Rectangular                                                                   
                           or near-                                                                             
                           rectangular                                                                          
                           shapes, each                                                                         
                           having a purity of                                                                   
                           99.5 percent or                                                                      
                           higher and not                                                                       
                           otherwise marked                                                                     
                           or decorated than                                                                    
                           with weight,                                                                         
                           purity or other                                                                      
                           identifying                                                                          
                           information.......  Free                                      Free                   
         7106.92.50               Other:.....  4.8%                 Free (A, CA, E, IL,                         
                                                                     J, MX)              65%                    
                                                                                                              ''
                                                                                                               ;

            (2) by striking subheading 7108.13.50 and inserting in 
        numerical sequence the following new subheadings and superior 
        text thereto, with such text having the same degree of 
        indentation as subheading 7108.13.10:
      

``                             Other:                                                                           
        7108.13.55               Rectangular                                                                    
                          or near-                                                                              
                          rectangular                                                                           
                          shapes, each                                                                          
                          having a purity of                                                                    
                          99.5 percent or                                                                       
                          higher and not                                                                        
                          otherwise marked                                                                      
                          or decorated than                                                                     
                          with weight,                                                                          
                          purity or other                                                                       
                          identifying                                                                           
                          information.......  Free                                      Free                    
        7108.13.70               Other......  6.6%                 Free (CA, E, IL, J,                          
                                                                    MX)                 65%                  '';
                                                                                                             and

            (3) by striking subheadings 7115.90.10 through 7115.90.50 
        and inserting in numerical sequence the following new 
        subheadings and superior text, with the article description for 
        subheading 7115.90.15 having the same degree of indentation as 
the article description of subheading 7116.10.10:
      

``       7115.90.15             Gold, not                                                                       
                           clad with precious                                                                   
                           metal, in                                                                            
                           rectangular or                                                                       
                           near-rectangular                                                                     
                           shapes, each                                                                         
                           having a purity of                                                                   
                           99.5 percent or                                                                      
                           higher and not                                                                       
                           otherwise marked                                                                     
                           or decorated than                                                                    
                           with weight,                                                                         
                           purity or other                                                                      
                           identifying                                                                          
                           information.......  Free                                      Free                   
         7115.90.25             Silver, not                                                                     
                           clad with precious                                                                   
                           metal, in                                                                            
                           rectangular or                                                                       
                           near-rectangular                                                                     
                           shapes, each                                                                         
                           having a purity of                                                                   
                           99.5 percent or                                                                      
                           higher and not                                                                       
                           otherwise marked                                                                     
                           or decorated than                                                                    
                           with weight,                                                                         
                           purity or other                                                                      
                           identifying                                                                          
                           information.......  Free                                      Free                   
                                Other:                                                                          
         7115.90.30               Of gold,                          Free (A*, CA,                               
                           including metal                                                                      
                          clad with gold.....  6.2%                 E, IL, J, MX)        110%                   
         7115.90.40               Of silver,                        Free (A*, CA,                               
                           including metal                                                                      
                          clad with silver...  4.8%                 E, IL, J, MX)        65%                    
         7115.90.60               Other:.....  6.4%                 Free (A, CA, E, IL,                         
                                                                     J, MX)                                     
                                                                                         65%                    
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Staged Rate Reductions.--Any staged rate reduction that was 
proclaimed by the President before the date of the enactment of this 
Act to take effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 7106.92.00 of 
        the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply 
        to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 7106.92.50 of 
        such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)(1));
            (2) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 7108.13.50 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        7108.13.70 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)(2));
            (3) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 7115.90.10 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        7115.90.30 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)(3));
            (4) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 7115.90.20 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        7115.90.40 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)(3)); 
        and
            (5) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 7115.90.50 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        7115.90.60 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)(3)).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to goods that are entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 17. ELIMINATION OF EAST-WEST TRADE STATISTICS MONITORING SYSTEM.

    Section 410 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2440) is repealed.

SEC. 18. RETROACTIVE ELECTION TO RECONCILE ENTRIES.

    (a) Definition of Entry Reconciliation.--The first sentence of 
section 401(s) (19 U.S.C. 1401(s)) is amended to read as follows: ``The 
term `reconciliation' means an electronic process, initiated at the 
request of an importer, under which the elements of an entry (other 
than those elements related to the admissibility of the merchandise) 
that are undetermined at the time the importer files or transmits the 
documentation or information required by section 484(a)(1)(B), or the 
import activity summary statement, are provided to the Customs Service 
at a later time.''.
    (b) Reconciliation Requirements.--Section 484(b)(1) (19 U.S.C. 
1484(b)(1)) is amended by striking the first and second sentences and 
inserting the following: ``A party shall, at the time the documentation 
or information required by subsection (a)(1)(B), or the import activity 
summary statement, is filed with or transmitted to the Customs Service, 
or at such later time as the Customs Service may, in its discretion, 
permit, declare that a reconciliation will be filed with regard to such 
entry elements as are identified by the party. The reconciliation shall 
be filed by the importer of record at such time and in such manner as 
the Secretary prescribes but not later than 15 months after the date 
the importer declares his intent to file the reconciliation. In the 
case of reconciling issues relating to the assessment of antidumping 
and countervailing duties, the reconciliation shall be filed not later 
than 90 days after the date the Customs Service advises the importer 
that the period of review for antidumping or countervailing duty 
purposes has been completed.''.

SEC. 19. TARIFF TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.

    General Note 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States is amended by adding at the end the following new subdivision:
    ``(d) Certain Motor Vehicles Manufactured in Foreign Trade Zones.
            ``(i) Duty imposed. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the duty imposed on a qualified article shall be the 
        amount determined by multiplying the applicable foreign value 
        content of such article by the applicable rate of duty for such 
        article.
            ``(ii) Qualified article. For purposes of this subdivision, 
        the term `qualified article' means an article that is--
                    ``(A) classifiable under any of subheadings 8702.10 
                through 8704.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
                the United States,
                    ``(B) produced or manufactured in a foreign trade 
                zone before January 1, 1996,
                    ``(C) exported therefrom to a NAFTA country (as 
                defined in section 2(4) of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3301(4)), and
                    ``(D) subsequently imported from that NAFTA country 
                into the customs territory of the United States--
                                    ``(I) on or after the effective 
                                date of this subdivision, or
                                    ``(II) on or after January 1, 1994, 
                                and before such effective date, if the 
                                entry of such article is unliquidated, 
                                under protest, or in litigation, or 
                                liquidation is otherwise not final on 
                                such effective date.
            ``(iii)  Applicable foreign value content.
                    ``(A) Applicable foreign value content. For 
                purposes of this subdivision, the term `applicable 
                foreign value content' means the amount determined by 
                multiplying the value of a qualified article by the 
                applicable percentage.
                    ``(B) Applicable percentage. The term `applicable 
                percentage' means the FTZ percentage for the article 
                plus 5 percentage points.
            ``(iv) Other definitions and special rules. For purposes of 
        this subdivision--
                    ``(A) FTZ percentage. The FTZ percentage for a 
                qualified article shall be the percentage determined in 
                accordance with subparagraph (I), (II), or (III) of 
                this paragraph, whichever is applicable.
                            ``(I) Report for year published. If, at the 
                        time a qualified article is entered, the FTZ 
                        Annual Report for the year in which the article 
                        was manufactured has been published, the FTZ 
                        percentage for the article shall be the 
                        percentage of foreign status merchandise set 
                        forth in that report for the subzone in which 
                        the qualified article was manufactured, or if 
                        not manufactured in a subzone, the foreign 
                        trade zone in which the qualified article was 
                        manufactured.
                            ``(II) Report for year not published. If, 
                        at the time a qualified article is entered, the 
                        FTZ Annual Report for the year in which the 
                        article was manufactured has not been 
                        published, the FTZ percentage for the article 
                        shall be the percentage of foreign status 
                        merchandise set forth in the most recently 
                        published FTZ Annual Report for the subzone in 
                        which the article was manufactured, or if not 
                        manufactured in a subzone, the foreign trade 
                        zone in which the qualified article was 
                        manufactured.
                    ``(B) Applicable rate of duty. The term `applicable 
                duty rate' means the rate of duty set forth in any of 
                subheadings 8702.10 through 8704.90 of the Harmonized 
                Tariff Schedule of the United States that is applicable 
                to the qualified article and which would apply to the 
                article if the article were directly entered for 
                consumption into the United States from the foreign 
                trade zone with non-privileged foreign status having 
                been claimed for all foreign merchandise used in the 
                manufacture or production of the qualified article.
                    ``(C) Foreign trade zone; subzone. The terms 
                `foreign trade zone' and `subzone' mean a zone or 
                subzone established pursuant to the Act of June 18, 
                1934, commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zones Act (19 
                U.S.C. 81a et seq.).
                    ``(D) FTZ annual report. The term `FTZ Annual 
                Report' means the Annual Report to the Congress 
                published in accordance with section 16 of the Foreign 
                Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81p(c)).
                    ``(E) Non-privileged foreign status. The term `non-
                privileged foreign status' means that privilege has not 
                been requested with respect to an article pursuant to 
                section 3 of the Foreign Trade Zones Act.''.

SEC. 20. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 103-465.

    (a) Title I.--
            (1) Section 516A(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
        (19 U.S.C. 1516a(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by adding a comma 
        after ``subparagraph (B)''.
            (2) Section 132 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
        U.S.C. 3552) is amended by striking ``title'' and inserting 
        ``section''.
    (b) Title II.--
            (1)(A) The item relating to section 221 in the table of 
        contents of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act is amended to read 
        as follows:

``Sec. 221. Special rules for review of determinations.''.
            (B) The section heading for section 221 of that Act is 
        amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 221. SPECIAL RULES FOR REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS.''.

            (2) Section 270(a)(2)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
        Act is amended by striking ``771(A)(c)'' and inserting 
        ``771A(c)''.
            (3) Section 702(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1671a(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``(b)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
        ``(b)(1)''.
            (4) Section 732(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1673a(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``(b)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
        ``(b)(1)''.
            (5) Section 212(b)(1)(C)(i)(I) of the Uruguay Round 
        Agreements Act is amended by striking ``the petition'' and 
        inserting ``a petition''.
            (6) Section 214(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Uruguay Round 
        Agreements Act is amended by striking ``the merchandise'' and 
        inserting ``merchandise''.
            (7) Section 771(16)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1677(16)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``merchandise 
        which is the subject of the investigation'' and inserting 
        ``subject merchandise''.
            (8) Section 732(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1673a(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``the the'' and inserting 
        ``the''.
            (9) Section 233(a)(6)(C) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
        Act is amended by inserting ``each place it appears'' after 
        ``commence''.
            (10) Section 261(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Uruguay Round 
        Agreements Act is amended by inserting after ``is amended'' the 
        following: ``by striking `as follows:' and inserting a comma 
        and''.
            (11) Section 261(d)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of the Uruguay Round 
        Agreements Act is amended by inserting ``of'' after ``section 
        303 or''.
            (12) Section 337(b)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1337(b)(3)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``such 
        section and''.
            (13) Section 281(h)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
        is amended by striking ``(A),''.
            (14) Section 771(30) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1677(30)) is amended by striking ``agreement'' and inserting 
        ``Agreement''.
            (15) Section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(II) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
        (19 U.S.C. 1671d(c)(1)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting 
        ``section'' after ``if''.
            (16) Section 282(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
        U.S.C. 3572(d)) is amended by aligning the text of the last 
        sentence with the text of the first sentence.
            (17) Section 783(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1677n(f)) is amended by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (e)''.
    (c) Title III.--
            (1) Section 314(e) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act is 
        amended in the matter proposed to be inserted as section 
        306(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, by striking the closed 
        quotation marks and second period at the end.
            (2) Section 321(a)(1)(C)(i) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
        Act is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) in the first sentence by striking 
                        `such Act' and inserting `such subtitle'; 
                        and''.
            (3) Section 592A(a)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1592A(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``list under paragraph 
        (2)'' and inserting ``list under paragraph (1)''.
            (4) Section 301(c)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
        2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(C)(iii)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (1)(D)(iii)''.
            (5) Section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2252(d)(4)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``section 
        202(b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
            (6) Section 304(a)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2414(a)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ``Rights'' after 
        ``Intellectual Property''.
            (7) Section 331 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
        U.S.C. 3591) is amended by striking ``, as defined in section 
        2(9) of the Uruguay Round Implementation Act,''.
            (8) Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
        1854) is amended in the second sentence by striking 
        ``Implementation'' and inserting ``Agreements''.
            (9) Section 334(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Uruguay Round 
        Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3592(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
        striking ``possession,'' and inserting ``possession;''.
            (10) Section 305(d)(2) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 
        (19 U.S.C. 2515(d)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon at the 
                end of subparagraph (B); and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon.
            (11) Section 304 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
        U.S.C. 2514) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking the comma after 
                ``XXIV(7)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking the comma after 
                        ``XXIV(7)''; and
                            (ii) by striking the comma after 
                        ``XIX(5)''.
            (12) Section 308(4)(D) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 
        (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(D)) is amended by striking ``the the'' and 
        inserting ``the''.
            (13) Section 305(g) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
        U.S.C. 2515(g)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``of such subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``of subsection (d)(2)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of subsection (d)(2)'' 
                        after ``(as the case may be)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``the the'' and inserting 
                        ``the''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of subsection (d)(2)'' 
                        after ``(as the case may be)''.
            (14) Section 402(4) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
        U.S.C. 2532(4)) is amended by inserting a comma after ``system, 
        if any''.
            (15) Section 414(b)(1) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 
        (19 U.S.C. 2544(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``procedures,,'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``procedures,''.
            (16) Section 451(6)(A) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 
        (19 U.S.C. 2571(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``Members.'' and 
        inserting ``Members; and''.
    (d) Title IV.--
            (1) Section 492(c) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
        U.S.C. 2578a(c)) is amended by striking ``phystosanitary'' and 
        inserting ``phytosanitary''.
            (2) Section 412(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act is 
        amended by striking ``1853'' and inserting ``972''.
    (e) Title V.--
            (1) Section 154(c)(2) of title 35, United States Code, is 
        amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
        ``Acts'' and inserting ``acts''.
            (2) Section 104A(h)(3) of title 17, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 104A(g)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (g)''.
    (f) Title VI.--
            (1) Section 141(c)(1)(D) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(D)) is amended by striking the second comma 
        after ``World Trade Organization''.
            (2) Section 601(b)(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
        Act (19 U.S.C. 2465 note) is amended by striking ``such date of 
        enactment'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment of this 
        Act''.
            (3) The heading for section 1106 of the Omnibus Trade and 
        Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2905) is amended by 
        striking ``for the wto'' and inserting ``or the wto''.

SEC. 21. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 103-182.

    (a) Title II.--
            (1) Section 13031(b)(10)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
        Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(10)(A)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Agreement)'' and inserting 
                ``Agreement Implementation Act of 1988)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 403'' and inserting 
                ``article 403''.
            (2) Section 202 of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
        Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3332) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (m)(4)(C) by striking ``(o)'' and 
                inserting ``(p)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (p)(18) by striking ``federal 
                government'' and inserting ``Federal Government''.
    (b) Title III.--
            (1) Section 351(b)(2) of the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act is amended by striking ``Agreement 
        Act'' and inserting ``Agreements Act''.
            (2) Section 411(c) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
        U.S.C. 2541(c)) is amended by striking ``Special 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``Trade Representative''.
            (3) Section 316 of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
        Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3381) is amended by striking 
        ``subsection 202(d)(1)(C)(i)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (d)(1)(C)(i)''.
            (4) Section 309(c) of the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3358(c)) is amended in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``column 1--General'' and 
        inserting ``column 1 general''.
    (c) Title IV.--
            (1) Section 402(d)(3) of the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3432(d)(3)) is amended 
        in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``(c)(4)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (c)(4)''.
            (2) Section 407(e)(2) of the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3437(e)(2)) is amended 
        by striking ``petition,'' and inserting ``petition;''.
            (3) Section 516A(g)(12)(D) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1516a(g)(12)(D)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(D)(i)'' and inserting ``(D)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``If the Trade Representative'' and 
                inserting ``(i) If the Trade Representative''.
            (4) Section 415(b)(2) of the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3451(b)(2)) is amended 
        by striking ``under 516A(a)'' and inserting ``under section 
        516A(a)''.
    (d) Title V.--Section 219 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2707) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``Hemisphere,'' and 
        inserting ``Hemisphere;''; and
            (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (h) by striking 
        ``Center,'' and inserting ``Center;''.
    (e) Title VI.--
            (1) Section 3126 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
        States (19 U.S.C. 293) is amended by striking ``or both'' and 
        inserting ``or both,''.
            (2) Section 3127 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
        States (19 U.S.C. 294) is amended by striking ``conveyed a 
        United States'' and inserting ``conveyed in a United States''.
            (3) Section 436(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1436(a)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``431(e)'' and inserting ``431''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon at the 
                end.
            (4) Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (j)(2) by realigning the text 
                following subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) beginning with 
                ``then upon the exportation'' and ending with ``duty, 
                tax, or fee.'' two ems to the left so that the text has 
                the same degree of indentation as paragraph (3) of 
                section 313(j) of such Act; and
                    (B) in subsection (t) by striking ``chapter'' and 
                inserting ``Act''.
            (5) Section 441 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1441) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) by 
                striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
                period; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period.
            (6) Section 484(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1484(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``553, and 336(j)'' and 
        inserting ``and 553''.
            (7) Section 514(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1514(a)) is amended by striking ``section 520 (relating to 
        refunds and errors), and section 521 (relating to 
        reliquidations on account of fraud)'' and inserting ``and 
        section 520 (relating to refunds and errors)''.
            (8) Section 491(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1491(a)) is amended in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``in in'' and inserting ``in''; and
                    (B) by striking ``appropriate customs officer'' and 
                inserting ``Customs Service''.
            (9) Section 490(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1490(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (4) 
        of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) through 
        (D) of subsection (a)(1)''.
            (10) Sections 1207(b)(2) and 1210(b)(1) of the Omnibus 
        Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3007(b)(2) and 
        3010(b)(1)) are each amended by striking ``484(e)'' and 
        inserting ``484(f)''.
            (11) Section 641(d)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1641(d)(2)(B)) is amended in the second to the last 
        sentence by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the''.
            (12) Section 621(4)(A) of the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act is amended by striking 
        ``disclosure in 30 days'' and inserting ``disclosure within 30 
        days''.
            (13) Section 592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1592(d)) is amended in the subsection heading by striking 
        ``Taxes'' and inserting ``Taxes,''.
            (14) Section 625(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1625(a)) is amended by striking ``chapter'' and inserting 
        ``Act''.
            (15) Section 413(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1413(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting 
        ``the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act''.

SEC. 22. OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Judicial Review.--Section 516A(g)(4)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``Implementation 
Agreement Act of 1988'' and inserting ``Agreement Implementation Act of 
1988''.
    (b) Customs User Fees.--Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``Tariff and Trade Act'' and 
inserting ``Trade and Tariff Act''.
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