[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1463 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1463


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 1997

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
Customs Service, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, 
                and the International Trade Commission.

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

SECTION 1. CUSTOMS AND TRADE AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 
              1998 AND 1999.

    (a) United States Customs Service.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 301(b) of the 
        Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 
        U.S.C. 2075(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) For noncommercial operations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Customs 
        Service that are incurred in noncommercial operations not to 
        exceed the following:
                    ``(A) $668,397,000 for fiscal year 1998.
                    ``(B) $684,018,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            ``(2) For commercial operations.--(A) There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Customs 
        Service that are incurred in commercial operations not less 
        than the following:
                    ``(i) $901,441,000 for fiscal year 1998.
                    ``(ii) $930,447,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            ``(B) The monies authorized to be appropriated under 
        subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year, except for such sums as 
        may be necessary for the salaries and expenses of the Customs 
        Service that are incurred in connection with the processing of 
        merchandise that is exempt from the fees imposed under section 
        13031(a)(9) and (10) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
        Reconciliation Act of 1985, shall be appropriated from the 
        Customs User Fee Account.
            ``(3) For air and marine interdiction.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated for the operation (including 
        salaries and expenses) and maintenance of the air and marine 
        interdiction programs of the Customs Service not to exceed the 
        following:
                    ``(A) $95,258,000 for fiscal year 1998.
                    ``(B) $98,226,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
            (2) Submission of out-year budget projections.--Section 
        301(a) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act 
        of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(3) By no later than the date on which the President submits to 
the Congress the budget of the United States Government for a fiscal 
year, the Commissioner of Customs shall submit to the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate the projected amount of funds for the succeeding fiscal 
year that will be necessary for the operations of the Customs Service 
as provided for in subsection (b).''.
    (b) Office of the United States Trade Representative.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 141(g)(1) of 
        the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(g)(1)) is amended to read 
        as follows:
    ``(g)(1)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office 
for the purposes of carrying out its functions not to exceed the 
following:
            ``(i) $22,092,000 for fiscal year 1998.
            ``(ii) $24,300,000 for fiscal year 1999.
    ``(B) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year--
            ``(i) not to exceed $98,000 may be used for entertainment 
        and representation expenses of the Office; and
            ``(ii) not to exceed $2,500,000 shall remain available 
        until expended.''.
            (2) Submission of out-year budget projections.--Section 
        141(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(3) By no later than the date on which the President submits to 
the Congress the budget of the United States Government for a fiscal 
year, the United States Trade Representative shall submit to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate the projected amount of funds for 
the succeeding fiscal year that will be necessary for the Office to 
carry out its functions.''.
    (c) United States International Trade Commission.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 330(e)(2) of 
        the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
for necessary expenses (including the rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere) not to exceed the following:
            ``(i) $41,980,000 for fiscal year 1998.
            ``(ii) $46,125,400 for fiscal year 1999.
    ``(B) Not to exceed $2,500 of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for any fiscal year under subparagraph (A) may be used, 
subject to the approval of the Chairman of the Commission, for 
reception and entertainment expenses.
    ``(C) No part of any sum that is appropriated under the authority 
of subparagraph (A) may be used by the Commission in the making of any 
special study, investigation, or report that is requested by any agency 
of the executive branch unless that agency reimburses the Commission 
for the cost thereof.''.
            (2) Submission of out-year budget projections.--Section 
        330(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
    ``(4) By no later than the date on which the President submits to 
the Congress the budget of the United States Government for a fiscal 
year, the Commission shall submit to the the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate the projected amount of funds for the succeeding fiscal year 
that will be necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
functions.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.