[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 682 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 682

   To provide for reliquidation of certain entries of medium density 
                              fiberboard.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 30, 2011

   Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for reliquidation of certain entries of medium density 
                              fiberboard.

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

SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF MEDIUM DENSITY 
              FIBERBOARD.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, if a request 
described in subsection (c) is filed with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall liquidate or 
reliquidate entries described in subsection (b) at the rate of duty of 
3.2 percent ad valorem.
    (b) Entries Described.--The entries described in this subsection 
are entries of fiberboard produced using the dry method of production, 
otherwise known as medium density fiberboard--
            (1) that were classified under subheading 4411.19.40 of the 
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at the time of 
        entry;
            (2) that are substantially similar to the merchandise that 
        was the subject of the Court of International Trade and the 
        Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decisions in Faus 
        Group, Inc. v. United States, 581 F.3d 1369 (2009), and Witex 
        USA, Inc. v. United States, 333 Fed. App 569 (2009);
            (3) that were entered on or after January 1, 1998, and 
        before January 1, 2002;
            (4) that were produced using the dry method of production; 
        and
            (5) with respect to which a request for reliquidation, 
        provided for in subsection (c), is filed.
    (c) Request for Reliquidation.--
            (1) In general.--Any importer seeking a liquidation or 
        reliquidation pursuant to subsection (a) shall file a proper 
        request with U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the 90th 
        day after the date of the enactment of this Act that contains 
        sufficient information to enable U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection--
                    (A) to locate the entry; or
                    (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be 
                located.
            (2) Information to be provided.--The information required 
        by this subsection may include the Entry Summary Documents (CBP 
        Form 7501) for the entries and supporting documents needed to 
        demonstrate to the satisfaction of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection that the merchandise was entered.
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