Senate Passes Conference Version of Miscellaneous Trade Bill (Measure Cleared for White House)
On November 19, 2004, the Senate passed the conference version of H.R. 1047, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act.
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In addition, the conference version of H.R. 1047 has also been cleared for the White House. (The House passed the conference version of H.R. 1047 on October 8, 2004.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 11/02/04 news, 04110225, for Part V of BP's series of summaries on the conference version of H.R. 1047, with links to Parts I - IV. See future issues of ITT for Part VI and subsequent parts in this series of summaries.)
The following is an overview of the provisions included in the House- and now Senate-passed conference version of H.R. 1047:
Title I - Tariff Provisions
Subtitle A - Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions
Chapter 1 - New duty suspensions and reductions
Chapter 2 - Extension of existing duty suspensions and reductions
Subtitle B - Other Tariff Provisions
Chapter 1 - Liquidation or Reliquidation of Certain Entries
Provisions providing for the liquidation of certain entries (e.g., tramway cars, cotton gloves, posters, 13-inch televisions, certain drawback claims, certain entries prematurely liquidated in error, tomato sauce preparations, etc.)
Chapter 2 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Hair Clippers
Tractor body parts
Flexible magnets and composite goods containing flexible magnets
Vessel repair duties
Duty-free treatment for hand-knotted or hand-woven carpets
Duty drawback for certain articles
Unused merchandise drawback
Treatment of certain footwear under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
Designation of San Antonio International Airport for customs processing of certain private aircraft arriving in the U.S.
Authority for establishment of integrated border inspection areas at the U.S.-Canada border
Designation of foreign law enforcement officers
Amendments to the U.S. insular possession program
Modification of provisions relating to drawback claims
Title II - Other Trade Provisions
Subtitle A - Miscellaneous Provisions
Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to Armenia
Modification to cellar treatment of natural wine
Articles eligible for preferential treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act
Technical amendments
Extension of normal trade relations to Laos
Repeal of antidumping provision of Revenue Act of 1916
Subtitle B - Technical amendments relating to entry and protest:
Entry of merchandise
Limitation on liquidations
Protests
Review of protests
Refunds and errors
Definitions and miscellaneous provisions
Voluntary reliquidations
Effective date
Subtitle C - Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
USTR determinations in TRIPS Agreement investigations
Title III - Iraqi Cultural Antiquities
Emergency implementation of import restrictions
Termination of authority
Title IV - Wool Trust Fund
Extension and modification of duty suspension on wool products, wool research fund, wool duty refunds
Title V - Reference to Customs Service
Reference to Customs Service
these provisions were not included in either the initial House or Senate versions of H.R. 1047, but were newly added to the conference version of H.R. 1047.