<enum>I</enum><header>Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement</header> <subtitle id="HE8C48C9527AB41FDA0B47CEAF3DAD106"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations; Related Provisions </header> <section id="H0A33DF2B676B40398C72D371A4FB726F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text></text> <subsection id="H789FA4F1F30641ACBF7206CBE98C3E99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 301 of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2075">19 U.S.C. 2075</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3380079A16A64146BD267771CC50E26B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H085D9AB772D547A9AA93EA148FAECA09" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HB009DD28DDFE465A008E8700EA76F308"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement only such sums as may hereafter be authorized by law.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61F8436B24AD4E95A27B31459F6C59D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBACA0510B2F24D0D0089037E29A18823"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C56C91B4E1448EF85652180D22C0249"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7D03DB6A28B54EE088E2DEC705C3D3D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively,</quote> after <quote>Commissioner of Customs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB11D9CFE3BB548580047E203DAF37C00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Customs Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H131D916AA4204EA8A1DC4101CF8DF8AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Salaries and Expenses</header><text>Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAE1214A6837245D2B20834986C0000C1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H4811D2EB0DEC4725BD8BFF42DF10D72B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H66A7A08242F24A1EBFED54FBCAC21E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau of customs and border protection</header><text></text> <subparagraph id="H27B505FBE7AA426884238C55DA11D3C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection not to exceed the following:</text> <clause id="H6EA013EB2E3F4B6BB633D7DEC2D1A5C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$6,199,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.</text></clause> <clause id="HBF1E7D79C2274DCF8C3CE7A3D4B83C12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$6,465,557,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3E129EC7966451D98BD12BFC8E90285"><enum>(B)(i)</enum><text>The monies authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A) with respect to customs revenue functions for any fiscal year, except for such sums as may be necessary for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection that are incurred in connection with the processing of merchandise that is exempt from the fees imposed under paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)</external-xref>), shall be appropriated from the Customs User Fee Account.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7995CD6EEEED4D608BB308ADFE5957BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In clause (i), the term ‘customs revenue function’ means the following:</text> <clause id="H48186163584D4E619673A774FE5854B9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Assessing and collecting customs duties (including antidumping and countervailing duties and duties imposed under safeguard provisions), excise taxes, fees, and penalties due on imported merchandise, including classifying and valuing merchandise for the purposes of such assessment.</text></clause> <clause id="H165222A572B342F9AA3CF2F0502659E5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Processing and denial of entry of persons, baggage, cargo, and mail, with respect to the assessment and collection of import duties.</text></clause> <clause id="HD8DE5CF1BB9C4B769715E7A8A11209CC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Detecting and apprehending persons engaged in fraudulent practices designed to circumvent the customs laws of the United States.</text></clause> <clause id="H02B1AE06D10F4D459F0438BC61137800"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Enforcing section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and provisions relating to import quotas and the marking of imported merchandise, and providing Customs Recordations for copyrights, patents, and trademarks.</text></clause> <clause id="H040E45F270034CE09378CF0034DBB306"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Collecting accurate import data for compilation of international trade statistics.</text></clause> <clause id="HF7E6C39159DC456EAFE2001096D1CDEF"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Enforcing reciprocal trade agreements.</text></clause> <clause id="H2FB1A755DEE44848895CF1EEB51DB5F4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Functions performed by the following personnel, and associated support staff, of the United States Customs Service prior to the establishment of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: Import Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback Specialists, National Import Specialists, Fines and Penalties Specialists, attorneys of the Office of Regulations and Rulings, Customs Auditors, International Trade Specialists, and Financial System Specialists.</text></clause> <clause id="H411B522C573B460F9225CC9102661F5"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Functions performed by the following offices, with respect to any function described in any of subclauses (I) through (VII), and associated support staff, of the United States Customs Service prior to the establishment of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: the Office of Information and Technology, the Office of Laboratory Services, the Office of the Chief Counsel, the Office of Congressional Affairs, the Office of International Affairs, and the Office of Training and Development.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H033204EE3B6043779546BF88AD8878F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bureau of immigration and customs enforcement</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to exceed the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H4D183297A2AC4F63A7B334C9D6B953E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$4,011,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCECB1009C1154A23A9A2F4A68E49C60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$4,335,891,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> </section> <section id="H3E5B55BEE48C4B9A8882157F1EED834F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2082">19 U.S.C. 2082</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8F601759F4D54FB2A8D7A030C200292B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HEC88C8F22CFB4481BC00D291049DF21B"><enum>334.</enum><header>Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; reports</header> <subsection id="H0FF1C052DC3B4846A7B6BCCDE77CD36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and Implementation; Customs and Border Protection</header><text></text> <paragraph id="H6D872C204848408781E8E3310035A063"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2005, the Commissioner of Customs shall, in accordance with the audit of the Customs Service's fiscal years 2000 and 1999 financial statements (as contained in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury issued on February 23, 2001), establish and implement a cost accounting system—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA694B6DD2B8419D843470AD19096049"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for expenses incurred in both commercial and noncommercial operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in commercial operations and expenses incurred in noncommercial operations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2ACDB709A124D86AAE263834ED28EDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for expenses incurred both in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the Federal immigration laws, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the Federal immigration laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7A55C358084356B0B8A13B8C58B94C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text>The cost accounting system described in paragraph (1) shall provide for an identification of expenses based on the type of operation, the port at which the operation took place, the amount of time spent on the operation by personnel of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and an identification of expenses based on any other appropriate classification necessary to provide for an accurate and complete accounting of expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7D5DF65666084A8E826666BBFBA7DBDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment and Implementation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement</header><text></text> <paragraph id="H24ABE32458BF4127A0794B4D57F6DECC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2005, the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall, in accordance with the audit of the Customs Service's fiscal years 2000 and 1999 financial statements (as contained in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury issued on February 23, 2001), establish and implement a cost accounting system—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED45936D5D34405BC327DF8C624A8E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for expenses incurred in both commercial and noncommercial operations of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in commercial operations and expenses incurred in noncommercial operations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9786CE8A67494FB78ED097B63700D3B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for expenses incurred both in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the Federal immigration laws, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the Federal immigration laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD77153CB26FC482199C7E8C7155CDC18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text>The cost accounting system described in paragraph (1) shall provide for an identification of expenses based on the type of operation, the amount of time spent on the operation by personnel of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and an identification of expenses based on any other appropriate classification necessary to provide for an accurate and complete accounting of expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H90F8C5B5DB12418DB8446DB58EBADAE9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="H62C863638BF043C7BBD3C500D46EE15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of the cost accounting systems</header><text>Beginning on the date of the enactment of the Customs Border Security Act of 2004 and ending on the date on which the cost accounting systems described in subsections (a) and (b) are fully implemented, the Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively, shall prepare and submit to Congress on a quarterly basis a report on the progress of implementing the cost accounting systems pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD81D41E9994408783B0D69D9482A4E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Beginning one year after the date on which the cost accounting systems described in subsections (a) and (b) are fully implemented, the Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively, shall prepare and submit to Congress on an annual basis a report itemizing the expenses identified in subsections (a) and (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5AFA68DCE674A47902300B39251EEC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Office of the Inspector General</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2006, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall prepare and submit to Congress a report analyzing the level of compliance with this section and detailing any additional steps that should be taken to improve compliance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="HCEFF9601F82D41AF8F3531693804DE02"><enum>103.</enum><header>Study and report relating to customs user fees</header> <subsection id="H8005EDB303524297855E707324AB29A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Beginning 180 days after the date on which the cost accounting systems described in section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 (as amended by section 102 of this Act) are fully implemented, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the extent to which the amount of each customs user fee imposed under section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)</external-xref>) approximates the cost of services provided by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security relating to the fee so imposed. The study shall include an analysis of the use of each such customs user fee by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H90FF3F686BDB42B5BF82D9E1A462ECDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than one year after the date on which the cost accounting systems described in section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 are fully implemented, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report in classified form containing—</text> <paragraph id="H57D22E480E1C478EB819CE602300F6C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19F7D45A098249C6A8FC888CC2490065"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for the appropriate amount of the customs user fees if such results indicate that the fees are not commensurate with the level of services provided by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="H857AC1D0150D48B79EDA96BCC4F83FB7"><enum>B</enum><header>Technical amendments relating to entry and protest</header> <section id="HBF657E7797FA4033851E2E63AD720034"><enum>111.</enum><header>Entry of merchandise</header> <subsection id="HD12A797BCDFB41AD88B22C5E46B5DAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 484 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1484">19 U.S.C. 1484</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H27D02C5C9DB44A82B7EFE2C7B22DF51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after <quote>entry</quote> the following: <quote>, or substitute 1 or more reconfigured entries on an import activity summary statement,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6C7F1F920594DE59297DA3B7BED03E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B15B18BA0EF411FBAECCF00362F8F31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by inserting after <quote>statements</quote> the following: <quote>and permit the filing of reconfigured entries,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD84820F41FBD415A96059298D900B025"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>Entries filed under paragraph (1)(A) shall not be liquidated if covered by an import activity summary statement, but instead each reconfigured entry in the import activity summary statement shall be subject to liquidation or reliquidation pursuant to section 500, 501, or 504.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE8EB0E966A9342FF86C8D4C97540101C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reconciliation</header><text>Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended in the fourth sentence by striking <quote>15 months</quote> and inserting <quote>21 months</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H4D663EB4D4DF44F59759B50154F1BDE8"><enum>112.</enum><header>Limitation on liquidations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1504">19 U.S.C. 1504</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7536507252A04418ABBD33AA9CFCB764"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAF03E773943B4B9EBD82701BE110B28F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB979BE65D6E4B35A586E0E7E29C2848"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>filed;</quote> and inserting <quote>filed, whichever is earlier; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H729E2ABB3F6C4641A9CA48E5A55CF5ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H966547B5C1A44265A69053B5676C004E"> <paragraph id="HDA62D89D3C7340DFA58C7587FD427916"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if a reconfigured entry is filed under an import activity summary statement, the date the import activity summary statement is filed or should have been filed, whichever is earlier;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C5252EC0EE5438E94064507D938946B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>at the time of entry</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H80C85D540C2B41A08321DABAFA1C70FA"><enum>113.</enum><header>Protests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 514 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1514">19 U.S.C. 1514</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA8F82301164C4AF0869809A241015DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F8D58C3D366488D00663EBA6882B632"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(relating to refunds and errors) of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>(relating to refunds), any clerical error, mistake of fact, or other inadvertence, whether or not resulting from or contained in an electronic transmission, adverse to the importer, in any entry, liquidation, or reliquidation, and</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81285D84E9074C9BB8AABA8468C0FF52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>, including the liquidation of an entry, pursuant to either section 500 or section 504;</quote> after <quote>thereof</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H345CADA0022E477785EA981FCEA58E19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>(c) or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE711998E7C5B4BA98E85E700DEE917D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE8A3304E524A42569F14917E5FB86700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the sixth sentence, by striking <quote>A protest may be amended,</quote> and inserting <quote>Unless a request for accelerated disposition is filed under section 515(b), a protest may be amended,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3AFE2257FC644CE1AE75EF21DC47EA15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>notice of</quote> and inserting <quote>date of</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD2C04CAA4B0443888DEBE73B6759900"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="H66DDB1951BD44CE1A4C533A53625AF8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>ninety days</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days</quote>; </text></clause> <clause id="H5A7E48EB4E7A45CEA7F9C62917D1C081"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>notice of</quote> and inserting <quote>date of</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H455FC78F9CFB4FF8B31777A46CDE008D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>90 days</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days</quote> .</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H20D117D6D3A94A048912AD2FF55D07CB"><enum>114.</enum><header>Review of protests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1515(b)) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>after ninety days</quote> and inserting <quote>concurrent with or</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HF9572E8CAC4E4B3EA5D600B69EFA53DB"><enum>115.</enum><header>Refunds and errors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 520(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1520(c)) is repealed.</text></section> <section id="H6D7E8C95F0A34AF383A942DADCE56B52"><enum>116.</enum><header>Definitions and miscellaneous provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1401) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Tariff Act of 1930" id="H2ADF3ECC0B2F4EE183D28200A7FFAF12"> <subsection id="H3F68D46B545449AD89B16B470203C11E"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Reconfigured entry</header><text>The term <term>reconfigured entry</term> means an entry filed on an import activity summary statement which substitutes for all or part of 1 or more entries filed under section 484(a)(1)(A) or filed on a reconciliation entry that aggregates the entry elements to be reconciled under section 484(b) for purposes of liquidation, reliquidation, or protest.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H75BB43597457473E9876F19B5FE33F86"><enum>117.</enum><header>Voluntary reliquidations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1501) is amended in the first sentence by inserting <quote>or 504</quote> after <quote>section 500</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H51C44044192046BCAC92981321AD23ED"><enum>118.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H2E70ECFF25E342828B78B0100056E500"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header> <section id="H23685EF433464E42AD20AD00C5D5CDA9"><enum>121.</enum><header>Designation of San Antonio International Airport for Customs processing of certain private aircraft arriving in the United States</header> <subsection id="HE45753F241B64D0387D89FBE23B355EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Section 1453(a) of the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 is amended by striking <quote>2-year period</quote> and inserting <quote>6-year period</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2A30410878084449A24091904BBFEB2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective Date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective as of November 9, 2002.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD4F99C523BE54E92AB00817B18AC3EB6"><enum>122.</enum><header>Authority for the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the United States-Canada border</header> <subsection id="H6BFADC1E5962416CA790E3B795037EE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress makes the following findings:</text> <paragraph id="H5E2C13EF8EEF490083BFC114A94921D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The increased security and safety concerns that developed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, need to be addressed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1F431A2D9684096A268E7C3005FDDFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>One concern that has come to light is the vulnerability of the international bridges and tunnels along the United States borders.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB653CD799124D7D91E1AB63B3CF2942"><enum>(3)</enum><text>It is necessary to ensure that potentially dangerous vehicles are inspected prior to crossing these bridges and tunnels; however, currently these vehicles are not inspected until after they have crossed into the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H92534CAC9BE74E27A121B2D4F5E5FE41"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establishing Integrated Border Inspection Areas (IBIAs) would address these concerns by inspecting vehicles before they gained access to the infrastructure of international bridges and tunnels joining the United States and Canada.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70746DD521924D0D9E6E76F671484145"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Creation of Integrated Border Inspection Areas</header> <paragraph id="H294C7616B6C84495AC0034FDAE8ADBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commissioner of the Customs Service, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), shall seek to establish Integrated Border Inspection Areas (IBIAs), such as areas on either side of the United States-Canada border, in which United States Customs officers can inspect vehicles entering the United States from Canada before they enter the United States, or Canadian Customs officers can inspect vehicles entering Canada from the United States before they enter Canada. Such inspections may include, where appropriate, employment of reverse inspection techniques.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEC10D161A534890846C526285BAB206"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text>The Commissioner of Customs, in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration when appropriate, shall seek to carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the surrounding community.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H270982A57D534F6D9C10D0BF6BA28D8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements of the program</header><text>Using the authority granted by this section and under section 629 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name>, the Commissioner of Customs, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency, shall seek to—</text> <subparagraph id="HDEE7D55BDF674D8000E608A8FE0041E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>locate Integrated Border Inspection Areas in areas with bridges or tunnels with high traffic volume, significant commercial activity, and that have experienced backups and delays since September 11, 2001;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF3E159F3B36449E8A06B1701211688B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that United States Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the Canadian side of the border are vested with the maximum authority to carry out their duties and enforce United States law;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A982A515B814980894DFE96C12BA5CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that United States Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the Canadian side of the border shall possess the same immunity that they would possess if they were stationed in the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFEDE07AD752F4803A4DCAF43C2CC16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage appropriate officials of the United States to enter into an agreement with Canada permitting Canadian Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the United States side of the border to enjoy such immunities as permitted in Canada.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5C9D0F4E863145809FEC041B0052EC78"><enum>123.</enum><header>Designation of foreign law enforcement officers</header> <subsection id="HE6CA4E6394D54E24A9D55682CAA3AC40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header><text>Section 401(i) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1401">19 U.S.C. 1401(i)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, including foreign law enforcement officers,</quote> after <quote>or other person</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H64B755B49A2148379C7CF2AECDA4FBB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspections and preclearance in foreign countries</header><text>Section 629 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1629">19 U.S.C. 1629</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H53B29C5F68B146BEB3B0BF8DF310FFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, or subsequent to their exit from,</quote> after <quote>prior to their arrival in</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD9C7EEA8A784EFA80EBDCF68FA7002C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8060230E3897438BB6BF5C4C466EC5A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or exportation</quote> after <quote>relating to the importation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8BA4415259D414E92355C4D02471235"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or exit</quote> after <quote>port of entry</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A463D52A1DF41FEA3CC67A98CC68259"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HDC51E2F42DF44F219FA6587CBBC8F5FC"> <subsection id="HEB07C99CADC04421B4FD75CDA36100BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Stationing of foreign customs and agriculture inspection officers in the United States</header><text>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, may enter into agreements with any foreign country authorizing the stationing in the United States of customs and agriculture inspection officials of that country (if similar privileges are extended by that country to United States officials) for the purpose of insuring that persons and merchandise going directly to that country from the United States, or that have gone directly from that country to the United States, comply with the customs and other laws of that country governing the importation or exportation of merchandise. Any foreign customs or agriculture inspection official stationed in the United States under this subsection may exercise such functions, perform such duties, and enjoy such privileges and immunities as United States officials may be authorized to perform or are afforded in that foreign country by treaty, agreement, or law.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4644581587C14927003E9E7DD6DC9371"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H06C2FFAED1B7480CB98B92ABD53CEDD0"> <subsection id="H46B7750F9DAA48F6B1CC0453E99CAF79"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Privileges and immunities</header><text>Any person designated to perform the duties of an officer of the Customs Service pursuant to section 401(i) of this Act shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as an officer of the Customs Service with respect to any actions taken by the designated person in the performance of such duties.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB0A76B6C33134E749036D53500B1866"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 127 of the Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2003, is hereby repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6E0ED54E067B49FA86D8D009B01C4B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section, and the amendments made by this section, take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H292684A1673144B0B06272BF051D969B"><enum>124.</enum><header>Customs services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 13031(e)(1) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(e)(1)</external-xref> is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBE7E1DBC58E54A0C9F3D4C13A72B4264"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1451">19 U.S.C. 1451</external-xref>) or any other provision of law (other than paragraph (2)),</quote> and inserting:</text> <quoted-block id="HD94C33A2C97F4C288B787EFD947520DD" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF246AD83050A4636B27200FDEC1CE32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="H77381B7540AB4147A76C8C1B46352F08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Scheduled flights</header><text>Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1451">19 U.S.C. 1451</external-xref>) or any other provision of law (other than subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2)),</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE477C2E5C324838A62BAC37178E00BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H046518BA1A794907A4A3356419C321D0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HF6434B61804846BEA3E147AF471CF1CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Charter flights</header><text>If a charter air carrier (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40102">section 40102(13)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code) specifically requests that customs border patrol services for passengers and their baggage be provided for a charter flight arriving after normal operating hours at a customs border patrol serviced airport and overtime funds for those services are not available, the appropriate customs border patrol officer may assign sufficient customs employees (if available) to perform any such services, which could lawfully be performed during regular hours of operation, and any overtime fees incurred in connection with such service shall be paid by the charter air carrier.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H975E657ACEAD429BB8929CA755B9C574"><enum>125.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on interpretation of textile and apparel provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security should interpret, implement, and enforce the provisions of section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3721">19 U.S.C. 3721</external-xref>), section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3203">19 U.S.C. 3203</external-xref>), and section 213 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2703">19 U.S.C. 2703</external-xref>), relating to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for imports of such articles from eligible beneficiary countries.</text></section> <section id="H1F9E8CC19C9F4680AAA532F13822C871"><enum>126.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header> <subsection id="HEA37E92F85B54EF300CAE0A212023B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header><act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name></header><text>Section 505(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H70B870AE1713451C923D09D8F86D39FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="HB298AC2779F04B50AD53F8AFB4416FF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>referred to in this subsection</quote> after <quote>periodic payment</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3C3AB82B82D449BACF6A5A9CBC81EAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 working days</quote> and inserting <quote>12 working days</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EAA314BBD4245CB8407F11075054818"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>a participating</quote> and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting the following: <quote>the Secretary shall promulgate regulations, after testing the module, permitting a participating importer of record to deposit estimated duties and fees for entries of merchandise, other than merchandise entered for warehouse, transportation, or under bond, no later than the 15 working days following the month in which the merchandise is entered or released, whichever comes first.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7ADB5009E0AC45829314E5A23D9BE4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Customs user fees</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H38ADEB638A3A4EF989CA3F68EEC42CAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>less than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000 or less</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H520B74127E1D4B70866436B66194B967"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 13031(b)(9)(A)(ii) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H16726A650EEA4D77A63C5544000484B1"> <clause indent="up1" id="HD74408E76B74402891924EA5CF73C057"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e)(6) and subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B), in the case of an express consignment carrier facility or centralized hub facility—</text> <subclause id="H36173278CB834400AEEE00A34B7CC000"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$.66 per individual airway bill or bill of lading; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8339B623D7A84468A5DDA0463FDE33C2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the merchandise is formally entered, the fee provided for in subsection (a)(9), if applicable.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H19B4C43B46CB4B98B9E5062B101E46B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 13031(b)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HECE67B57F008406CBE109995C3BAACAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by moving the margins for subparagraph (B) 4 ems to the left; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H121D9043A5DC425B92EADAA21FF0231"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)(ii) (I) or (II)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H1EFC384EE9904F93B10978AA503D692F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 13031(f)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by moving the subparagraph 2 ems to the left.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> </subtitle>

108th CONGRESS 2d Session

H. R. 4418

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2004

Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Ramstad) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, for the United States International Trade Commission, and for other purposes.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short Title

This Act may be cited as the

Customs Border Security Act of 2004

. (b)

Table of Contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

Title I—Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations; Related Provisions

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations

Sec. 102. Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; reports

Sec. 103. Study and report relating to customs user fees

Subtitle B—Technical amendments relating to entry and protest

Sec. 111. Entry of merchandise

Sec. 112. Limitation on liquidations

Sec. 113. Protests

Sec. 114. Review of protests

Sec. 115. Refunds and errors

Sec. 116. Definitions and miscellaneous provisions

Sec. 117. Voluntary reliquidations

Sec. 118. Effective date

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 121. Designation of San Antonio International Airport for Customs processing of certain private aircraft arriving in the United States

Sec. 122. Authority for the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the United States-Canada border

Sec. 123. Designation of foreign law enforcement officers

Sec. 124. Customs services

Sec. 125. Sense of Congress on interpretation of textile and apparel provisions

Sec. 126. Technical amendments

Title II—Office of the United States Trade Representative

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations

Title III—United States International Trade Commission

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations

<enum>I</enum><header>Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement</header> <subtitle id="HE8C48C9527AB41FDA0B47CEAF3DAD106"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations; Related Provisions </header> <section id="H0A33DF2B676B40398C72D371A4FB726F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text></text> <subsection id="H789FA4F1F30641ACBF7206CBE98C3E99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 301 of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2075">19 U.S.C. 2075</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3380079A16A64146BD267771CC50E26B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H085D9AB772D547A9AA93EA148FAECA09" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HB009DD28DDFE465A008E8700EA76F308"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement only such sums as may hereafter be authorized by law.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61F8436B24AD4E95A27B31459F6C59D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBACA0510B2F24D0D0089037E29A18823"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C56C91B4E1448EF85652180D22C0249"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7D03DB6A28B54EE088E2DEC705C3D3D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively,</quote> after <quote>Commissioner of Customs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB11D9CFE3BB548580047E203DAF37C00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Customs Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H131D916AA4204EA8A1DC4101CF8DF8AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Salaries and Expenses</header><text>Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAE1214A6837245D2B20834986C0000C1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H4811D2EB0DEC4725BD8BFF42DF10D72B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H66A7A08242F24A1EBFED54FBCAC21E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau of customs and border protection</header><text></text> <subparagraph id="H27B505FBE7AA426884238C55DA11D3C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection not to exceed the following:</text> <clause id="H6EA013EB2E3F4B6BB633D7DEC2D1A5C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$6,199,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.</text></clause> <clause id="HBF1E7D79C2274DCF8C3CE7A3D4B83C12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$6,465,557,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3E129EC7966451D98BD12BFC8E90285"><enum>(B)(i)</enum><text>The monies authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A) with respect to customs revenue functions for any fiscal year, except for such sums as may be necessary for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection that are incurred in connection with the processing of merchandise that is exempt from the fees imposed under paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)</external-xref>), shall be appropriated from the Customs User Fee Account.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7995CD6EEEED4D608BB308ADFE5957BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In clause (i), the term ‘customs revenue function’ means the following:</text> <clause id="H48186163584D4E619673A774FE5854B9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Assessing and collecting customs duties (including antidumping and countervailing duties and duties imposed under safeguard provisions), excise taxes, fees, and penalties due on imported merchandise, including classifying and valuing merchandise for the purposes of such assessment.</text></clause> <clause id="H165222A572B342F9AA3CF2F0502659E5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Processing and denial of entry of persons, baggage, cargo, and mail, with respect to the assessment and collection of import duties.</text></clause> <clause id="HD8DE5CF1BB9C4B769715E7A8A11209CC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Detecting and apprehending persons engaged in fraudulent practices designed to circumvent the customs laws of the United States.</text></clause> <clause id="H02B1AE06D10F4D459F0438BC61137800"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Enforcing section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and provisions relating to import quotas and the marking of imported merchandise, and providing Customs Recordations for copyrights, patents, and trademarks.</text></clause> <clause id="H040E45F270034CE09378CF0034DBB306"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Collecting accurate import data for compilation of international trade statistics.</text></clause> <clause id="HF7E6C39159DC456EAFE2001096D1CDEF"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Enforcing reciprocal trade agreements.</text></clause> <clause id="H2FB1A755DEE44848895CF1EEB51DB5F4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Functions performed by the following personnel, and associated support staff, of the United States Customs Service prior to the establishment of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: Import Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback Specialists, National Import Specialists, Fines and Penalties Specialists, attorneys of the Office of Regulations and Rulings, Customs Auditors, International Trade Specialists, and Financial System Specialists.</text></clause> <clause id="H411B522C573B460F9225CC9102661F5"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Functions performed by the following offices, with respect to any function described in any of subclauses (I) through (VII), and associated support staff, of the United States Customs Service prior to the establishment of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: the Office of Information and Technology, the Office of Laboratory Services, the Office of the Chief Counsel, the Office of Congressional Affairs, the Office of International Affairs, and the Office of Training and Development.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H033204EE3B6043779546BF88AD8878F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bureau of immigration and customs enforcement</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to exceed the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H4D183297A2AC4F63A7B334C9D6B953E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$4,011,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCECB1009C1154A23A9A2F4A68E49C60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$4,335,891,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> </section> <section id="H3E5B55BEE48C4B9A8882157F1EED834F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2082">19 U.S.C. 2082</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8F601759F4D54FB2A8D7A030C200292B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HEC88C8F22CFB4481BC00D291049DF21B"><enum>334.</enum><header>Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; reports</header> <subsection id="H0FF1C052DC3B4846A7B6BCCDE77CD36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and Implementation; Customs and Border Protection</header><text></text> <paragraph id="H6D872C204848408781E8E3310035A063"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2005, the Commissioner of Customs shall, in accordance with the audit of the Customs Service's fiscal years 2000 and 1999 financial statements (as contained in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury issued on February 23, 2001), establish and implement a cost accounting system—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA694B6DD2B8419D843470AD19096049"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for expenses incurred in both commercial and noncommercial operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in commercial operations and expenses incurred in noncommercial operations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2ACDB709A124D86AAE263834ED28EDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for expenses incurred both in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the Federal immigration laws, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the Federal immigration laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7A55C358084356B0B8A13B8C58B94C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text>The cost accounting system described in paragraph (1) shall provide for an identification of expenses based on the type of operation, the port at which the operation took place, the amount of time spent on the operation by personnel of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and an identification of expenses based on any other appropriate classification necessary to provide for an accurate and complete accounting of expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7D5DF65666084A8E826666BBFBA7DBDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment and Implementation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement</header><text></text> <paragraph id="H24ABE32458BF4127A0794B4D57F6DECC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2005, the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall, in accordance with the audit of the Customs Service's fiscal years 2000 and 1999 financial statements (as contained in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury issued on February 23, 2001), establish and implement a cost accounting system—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED45936D5D34405BC327DF8C624A8E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for expenses incurred in both commercial and noncommercial operations of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in commercial operations and expenses incurred in noncommercial operations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9786CE8A67494FB78ED097B63700D3B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for expenses incurred both in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the Federal immigration laws, which system should specifically identify and distinguish expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the customs laws of the United States and the expenses incurred in administering and enforcing the Federal immigration laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD77153CB26FC482199C7E8C7155CDC18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text>The cost accounting system described in paragraph (1) shall provide for an identification of expenses based on the type of operation, the amount of time spent on the operation by personnel of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and an identification of expenses based on any other appropriate classification necessary to provide for an accurate and complete accounting of expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H90F8C5B5DB12418DB8446DB58EBADAE9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="H62C863638BF043C7BBD3C500D46EE15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of the cost accounting systems</header><text>Beginning on the date of the enactment of the Customs Border Security Act of 2004 and ending on the date on which the cost accounting systems described in subsections (a) and (b) are fully implemented, the Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively, shall prepare and submit to Congress on a quarterly basis a report on the progress of implementing the cost accounting systems pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD81D41E9994408783B0D69D9482A4E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Beginning one year after the date on which the cost accounting systems described in subsections (a) and (b) are fully implemented, the Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively, shall prepare and submit to Congress on an annual basis a report itemizing the expenses identified in subsections (a) and (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5AFA68DCE674A47902300B39251EEC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Office of the Inspector General</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2006, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall prepare and submit to Congress a report analyzing the level of compliance with this section and detailing any additional steps that should be taken to improve compliance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="HCEFF9601F82D41AF8F3531693804DE02"><enum>103.</enum><header>Study and report relating to customs user fees</header> <subsection id="H8005EDB303524297855E707324AB29A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Beginning 180 days after the date on which the cost accounting systems described in section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 (as amended by section 102 of this Act) are fully implemented, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the extent to which the amount of each customs user fee imposed under section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(a)</external-xref>) approximates the cost of services provided by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security relating to the fee so imposed. The study shall include an analysis of the use of each such customs user fee by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H90FF3F686BDB42B5BF82D9E1A462ECDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than one year after the date on which the cost accounting systems described in section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 are fully implemented, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report in classified form containing—</text> <paragraph id="H57D22E480E1C478EB819CE602300F6C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19F7D45A098249C6A8FC888CC2490065"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for the appropriate amount of the customs user fees if such results indicate that the fees are not commensurate with the level of services provided by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="H857AC1D0150D48B79EDA96BCC4F83FB7"><enum>B</enum><header>Technical amendments relating to entry and protest</header> <section id="HBF657E7797FA4033851E2E63AD720034"><enum>111.</enum><header>Entry of merchandise</header> <subsection id="HD12A797BCDFB41AD88B22C5E46B5DAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 484 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1484">19 U.S.C. 1484</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H27D02C5C9DB44A82B7EFE2C7B22DF51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after <quote>entry</quote> the following: <quote>, or substitute 1 or more reconfigured entries on an import activity summary statement,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6C7F1F920594DE59297DA3B7BED03E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B15B18BA0EF411FBAECCF00362F8F31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by inserting after <quote>statements</quote> the following: <quote>and permit the filing of reconfigured entries,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD84820F41FBD415A96059298D900B025"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>Entries filed under paragraph (1)(A) shall not be liquidated if covered by an import activity summary statement, but instead each reconfigured entry in the import activity summary statement shall be subject to liquidation or reliquidation pursuant to section 500, 501, or 504.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE8EB0E966A9342FF86C8D4C97540101C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reconciliation</header><text>Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended in the fourth sentence by striking <quote>15 months</quote> and inserting <quote>21 months</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H4D663EB4D4DF44F59759B50154F1BDE8"><enum>112.</enum><header>Limitation on liquidations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1504">19 U.S.C. 1504</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7536507252A04418ABBD33AA9CFCB764"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAF03E773943B4B9EBD82701BE110B28F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB979BE65D6E4B35A586E0E7E29C2848"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>filed;</quote> and inserting <quote>filed, whichever is earlier; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H729E2ABB3F6C4641A9CA48E5A55CF5ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H966547B5C1A44265A69053B5676C004E"> <paragraph id="HDA62D89D3C7340DFA58C7587FD427916"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if a reconfigured entry is filed under an import activity summary statement, the date the import activity summary statement is filed or should have been filed, whichever is earlier;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C5252EC0EE5438E94064507D938946B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>at the time of entry</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H80C85D540C2B41A08321DABAFA1C70FA"><enum>113.</enum><header>Protests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 514 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1514">19 U.S.C. 1514</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA8F82301164C4AF0869809A241015DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F8D58C3D366488D00663EBA6882B632"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(relating to refunds and errors) of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>(relating to refunds), any clerical error, mistake of fact, or other inadvertence, whether or not resulting from or contained in an electronic transmission, adverse to the importer, in any entry, liquidation, or reliquidation, and</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81285D84E9074C9BB8AABA8468C0FF52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>, including the liquidation of an entry, pursuant to either section 500 or section 504;</quote> after <quote>thereof</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H345CADA0022E477785EA981FCEA58E19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>(c) or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE711998E7C5B4BA98E85E700DEE917D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE8A3304E524A42569F14917E5FB86700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the sixth sentence, by striking <quote>A protest may be amended,</quote> and inserting <quote>Unless a request for accelerated disposition is filed under section 515(b), a protest may be amended,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3AFE2257FC644CE1AE75EF21DC47EA15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>notice of</quote> and inserting <quote>date of</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD2C04CAA4B0443888DEBE73B6759900"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="H66DDB1951BD44CE1A4C533A53625AF8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>ninety days</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days</quote>; </text></clause> <clause id="H5A7E48EB4E7A45CEA7F9C62917D1C081"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>notice of</quote> and inserting <quote>date of</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H455FC78F9CFB4FF8B31777A46CDE008D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>90 days</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days</quote> .</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H20D117D6D3A94A048912AD2FF55D07CB"><enum>114.</enum><header>Review of protests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1515(b)) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>after ninety days</quote> and inserting <quote>concurrent with or</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HF9572E8CAC4E4B3EA5D600B69EFA53DB"><enum>115.</enum><header>Refunds and errors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 520(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1520(c)) is repealed.</text></section> <section id="H6D7E8C95F0A34AF383A942DADCE56B52"><enum>116.</enum><header>Definitions and miscellaneous provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1401) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Tariff Act of 1930" id="H2ADF3ECC0B2F4EE183D28200A7FFAF12"> <subsection id="H3F68D46B545449AD89B16B470203C11E"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Reconfigured entry</header><text>The term <term>reconfigured entry</term> means an entry filed on an import activity summary statement which substitutes for all or part of 1 or more entries filed under section 484(a)(1)(A) or filed on a reconciliation entry that aggregates the entry elements to be reconciled under section 484(b) for purposes of liquidation, reliquidation, or protest.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H75BB43597457473E9876F19B5FE33F86"><enum>117.</enum><header>Voluntary reliquidations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C 1501) is amended in the first sentence by inserting <quote>or 504</quote> after <quote>section 500</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H51C44044192046BCAC92981321AD23ED"><enum>118.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H2E70ECFF25E342828B78B0100056E500"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header> <section id="H23685EF433464E42AD20AD00C5D5CDA9"><enum>121.</enum><header>Designation of San Antonio International Airport for Customs processing of certain private aircraft arriving in the United States</header> <subsection id="HE45753F241B64D0387D89FBE23B355EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Section 1453(a) of the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 is amended by striking <quote>2-year period</quote> and inserting <quote>6-year period</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2A30410878084449A24091904BBFEB2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective Date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective as of November 9, 2002.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD4F99C523BE54E92AB00817B18AC3EB6"><enum>122.</enum><header>Authority for the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the United States-Canada border</header> <subsection id="H6BFADC1E5962416CA790E3B795037EE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress makes the following findings:</text> <paragraph id="H5E2C13EF8EEF490083BFC114A94921D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The increased security and safety concerns that developed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, need to be addressed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1F431A2D9684096A268E7C3005FDDFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>One concern that has come to light is the vulnerability of the international bridges and tunnels along the United States borders.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB653CD799124D7D91E1AB63B3CF2942"><enum>(3)</enum><text>It is necessary to ensure that potentially dangerous vehicles are inspected prior to crossing these bridges and tunnels; however, currently these vehicles are not inspected until after they have crossed into the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H92534CAC9BE74E27A121B2D4F5E5FE41"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establishing Integrated Border Inspection Areas (IBIAs) would address these concerns by inspecting vehicles before they gained access to the infrastructure of international bridges and tunnels joining the United States and Canada.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70746DD521924D0D9E6E76F671484145"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Creation of Integrated Border Inspection Areas</header> <paragraph id="H294C7616B6C84495AC0034FDAE8ADBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commissioner of the Customs Service, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), shall seek to establish Integrated Border Inspection Areas (IBIAs), such as areas on either side of the United States-Canada border, in which United States Customs officers can inspect vehicles entering the United States from Canada before they enter the United States, or Canadian Customs officers can inspect vehicles entering Canada from the United States before they enter Canada. Such inspections may include, where appropriate, employment of reverse inspection techniques.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEC10D161A534890846C526285BAB206"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text>The Commissioner of Customs, in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration when appropriate, shall seek to carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the surrounding community.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H270982A57D534F6D9C10D0BF6BA28D8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements of the program</header><text>Using the authority granted by this section and under section 629 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name>, the Commissioner of Customs, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency, shall seek to—</text> <subparagraph id="HDEE7D55BDF674D8000E608A8FE0041E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>locate Integrated Border Inspection Areas in areas with bridges or tunnels with high traffic volume, significant commercial activity, and that have experienced backups and delays since September 11, 2001;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF3E159F3B36449E8A06B1701211688B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that United States Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the Canadian side of the border are vested with the maximum authority to carry out their duties and enforce United States law;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A982A515B814980894DFE96C12BA5CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that United States Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the Canadian side of the border shall possess the same immunity that they would possess if they were stationed in the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFEDE07AD752F4803A4DCAF43C2CC16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage appropriate officials of the United States to enter into an agreement with Canada permitting Canadian Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the United States side of the border to enjoy such immunities as permitted in Canada.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5C9D0F4E863145809FEC041B0052EC78"><enum>123.</enum><header>Designation of foreign law enforcement officers</header> <subsection id="HE6CA4E6394D54E24A9D55682CAA3AC40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header><text>Section 401(i) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1401">19 U.S.C. 1401(i)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, including foreign law enforcement officers,</quote> after <quote>or other person</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H64B755B49A2148379C7CF2AECDA4FBB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspections and preclearance in foreign countries</header><text>Section 629 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1629">19 U.S.C. 1629</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H53B29C5F68B146BEB3B0BF8DF310FFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, or subsequent to their exit from,</quote> after <quote>prior to their arrival in</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD9C7EEA8A784EFA80EBDCF68FA7002C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8060230E3897438BB6BF5C4C466EC5A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or exportation</quote> after <quote>relating to the importation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8BA4415259D414E92355C4D02471235"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or exit</quote> after <quote>port of entry</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A463D52A1DF41FEA3CC67A98CC68259"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HDC51E2F42DF44F219FA6587CBBC8F5FC"> <subsection id="HEB07C99CADC04421B4FD75CDA36100BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Stationing of foreign customs and agriculture inspection officers in the United States</header><text>The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, may enter into agreements with any foreign country authorizing the stationing in the United States of customs and agriculture inspection officials of that country (if similar privileges are extended by that country to United States officials) for the purpose of insuring that persons and merchandise going directly to that country from the United States, or that have gone directly from that country to the United States, comply with the customs and other laws of that country governing the importation or exportation of merchandise. Any foreign customs or agriculture inspection official stationed in the United States under this subsection may exercise such functions, perform such duties, and enjoy such privileges and immunities as United States officials may be authorized to perform or are afforded in that foreign country by treaty, agreement, or law.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4644581587C14927003E9E7DD6DC9371"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H06C2FFAED1B7480CB98B92ABD53CEDD0"> <subsection id="H46B7750F9DAA48F6B1CC0453E99CAF79"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Privileges and immunities</header><text>Any person designated to perform the duties of an officer of the Customs Service pursuant to section 401(i) of this Act shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as an officer of the Customs Service with respect to any actions taken by the designated person in the performance of such duties.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB0A76B6C33134E749036D53500B1866"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 127 of the Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2003, is hereby repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6E0ED54E067B49FA86D8D009B01C4B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section, and the amendments made by this section, take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H292684A1673144B0B06272BF051D969B"><enum>124.</enum><header>Customs services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 13031(e)(1) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(e)(1)</external-xref> is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBE7E1DBC58E54A0C9F3D4C13A72B4264"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1451">19 U.S.C. 1451</external-xref>) or any other provision of law (other than paragraph (2)),</quote> and inserting:</text> <quoted-block id="HD94C33A2C97F4C288B787EFD947520DD" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF246AD83050A4636B27200FDEC1CE32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="H77381B7540AB4147A76C8C1B46352F08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Scheduled flights</header><text>Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1451">19 U.S.C. 1451</external-xref>) or any other provision of law (other than subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2)),</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE477C2E5C324838A62BAC37178E00BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H046518BA1A794907A4A3356419C321D0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HF6434B61804846BEA3E147AF471CF1CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Charter flights</header><text>If a charter air carrier (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40102">section 40102(13)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code) specifically requests that customs border patrol services for passengers and their baggage be provided for a charter flight arriving after normal operating hours at a customs border patrol serviced airport and overtime funds for those services are not available, the appropriate customs border patrol officer may assign sufficient customs employees (if available) to perform any such services, which could lawfully be performed during regular hours of operation, and any overtime fees incurred in connection with such service shall be paid by the charter air carrier.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H975E657ACEAD429BB8929CA755B9C574"><enum>125.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on interpretation of textile and apparel provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security should interpret, implement, and enforce the provisions of section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3721">19 U.S.C. 3721</external-xref>), section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3203">19 U.S.C. 3203</external-xref>), and section 213 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2703">19 U.S.C. 2703</external-xref>), relating to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for imports of such articles from eligible beneficiary countries.</text></section> <section id="H1F9E8CC19C9F4680AAA532F13822C871"><enum>126.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header> <subsection id="HEA37E92F85B54EF300CAE0A212023B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header><act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name></header><text>Section 505(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H70B870AE1713451C923D09D8F86D39FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="HB298AC2779F04B50AD53F8AFB4416FF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>referred to in this subsection</quote> after <quote>periodic payment</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3C3AB82B82D449BACF6A5A9CBC81EAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 working days</quote> and inserting <quote>12 working days</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EAA314BBD4245CB8407F11075054818"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>a participating</quote> and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting the following: <quote>the Secretary shall promulgate regulations, after testing the module, permitting a participating importer of record to deposit estimated duties and fees for entries of merchandise, other than merchandise entered for warehouse, transportation, or under bond, no later than the 15 working days following the month in which the merchandise is entered or released, whichever comes first.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7ADB5009E0AC45829314E5A23D9BE4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Customs user fees</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H38ADEB638A3A4EF989CA3F68EEC42CAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>less than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000 or less</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H520B74127E1D4B70866436B66194B967"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 13031(b)(9)(A)(ii) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H16726A650EEA4D77A63C5544000484B1"> <clause indent="up1" id="HD74408E76B74402891924EA5CF73C057"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e)(6) and subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B), in the case of an express consignment carrier facility or centralized hub facility—</text> <subclause id="H36173278CB834400AEEE00A34B7CC000"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$.66 per individual airway bill or bill of lading; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8339B623D7A84468A5DDA0463FDE33C2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the merchandise is formally entered, the fee provided for in subsection (a)(9), if applicable.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H19B4C43B46CB4B98B9E5062B101E46B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 13031(b)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HECE67B57F008406CBE109995C3BAACAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by moving the margins for subparagraph (B) 4 ems to the left; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H121D9043A5DC425B92EADAA21FF0231"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)(ii) (I) or (II)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H1EFC384EE9904F93B10978AA503D692F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 13031(f)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by moving the subparagraph 2 ems to the left.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> </subtitle> <enum>II</enum><header>Office of the United States Trade Representative</header> <section id="H8B71C076743A44B587ADF833F975AEF2"><enum>201.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HEAF50E0997E94A78B500ECA08DFA674E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>Section 141(g)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2171">19 U.S.C. 2171(g)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCCE75E7200C148F3BFD5AE8D5D61215F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HE1FE178A559E4D76B13413AC82DC8141"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$39,552,000 for fiscal year 2005.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H81CFCFF39EC241AA9FEF91172452E3F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$39,552,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H8570006922144D0EA931F7A0988C96FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of Construction</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to section 141(g)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <enum>III</enum><header>United States International Trade Commission</header> <section id="H7F588FA93056486FB8D87493824400A1"><enum>301.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H9CE55CA7124648B782431400A3A4CEC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>Section 330(e)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1330">19 U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF7F4A3FE65D64FB9AE4104F364D77331" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HC562CA497E844DDB920018DE665D369E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$61,700,000 for fiscal year 2005.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF588009A7F14489A470298CFA35364E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$65,278,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HEC6ACC15C1DD41A1B68399DE06C31144"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of Construction</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to section 330(e)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>