118 STAT. 2582 PUBLIC LAW 108–429—DEC. 3, 2004 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 expor tation 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 privi leges and immunities as United States officials may be authorized to perform or are afforded in that foreign country by treaty, agree ment, or law.’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—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.’’. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 127 of the Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2003, is hereby repealed. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amendments made by this section, take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1562. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM. (a) PRODUCTION CERTIFICATES.—Additional U.S. Note 5(h) to chapter 91 is amended— (1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as fol lows: ‘‘(i) In the case of each of calendar years 2003 through 2015, the Secretaries jointly, shall— ‘‘(A) verify— ‘‘(1) the wages paid by each producer to permanent resi dents of the insular possessions during the preceding cal endar year (including the value of usual and customary health insurance, life insurance, and pension benefits); and ‘‘(2) the total quantity and value of watches and watch movements produced in the insular possessions by that producer and imported free of duty into the customs terri tory of the United States; and ‘‘(B) issue to each producer (not later than 60 days after the end of the preceding calendar year) a certificate for the applicable amount. ‘‘(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (i), except as provided in subpara graphs (iii) and (iv), the term ‘applicable amount’ means an amount equal to the sum of— ‘‘(A) 90 percent of the producer’s creditable wages (including the value of usual and customary health insurance, life insur ance, and pension benefits) on the assembly during the pre ceding calendar year of the first 300,000 units; plus ‘‘(B) the applicable graduated declining percentage (determined each year by the Secretaries) of the producer’s creditable wages (including the value of usual and customary health insurance, life insurance, and pension benefits) on the assembly during Deadline. 19 USC 1401 note. 19 USC 1401, 1629 and note.
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