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12 2 STA T . 2 309PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 SEC.154 1 0 .SE N SE OF CON GR ESS ON T R AD E MI SSION TO H AITI. Itis t he se n se of the C on gr ess th a t the S e c retar y of Co m merce , in coor d ination w ith the U nited States T rade R e p resentati v e, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner responsi bl eforU . S.C u s - toms and B order P rotection of the D epartment of H omeland Secu- rity, should lead a trade mission to Haiti, within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this A ct, to promote trade between the United States and Haiti, to promote new economic opportunities afforded under the amendments made by section 15402 of this Act, and to help educate United States and Haitian business con- cerns about such opportunities. SEC. 15411. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON V ISA S Y STEMS. It is the sense of the Congress that Haiti, and other countries that receive preferences under trade preference programs of the United States that re q uire effective visa systems to prevent trans- shipment, should ensure that monetary compensation for such visas is not required beyond the costs of processing the visa, including ensuring that such monetary compensation does not violate an applicable system to combat corruption and bribery. SEC. 1541 2 . EFFECTIVE DATE. ( a ) I NGE NE RAL . —Ex cept as provided in subsection (b), this part and the amendments made by this part shall ta k e effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) E XC E PTIO N.—The amendments made by section 15402 shall take effect on O ctober 1, 200 8 , and shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after that date. PARTI I —M I SCEL LA N E OU S TRA D E PRO V ISIONS SEC. 15421. U NUSED MERCHANDISE DRA WB AC K . (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 13( j )(2) of the Tariff Act of 1 9 30 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following

‘ F or purposes of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, wine of the same color having a price variation not to exceed 50 percent between the imported wine and the exported wine shall be deemed to be commercially interchangeable. ’ ’. (b) E F FECTI V E DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to claims filed for drawback under section 313(j)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 15422. RE Q UIREMENTS RE L ATING TO DETERMINATION OF TRANS - ACTION VALUE OF IM P ORTED MERCHANDISE. (a) RE QU IRE M ENT ON IMPORTER S .— (1) IN G ENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 484 and 485 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484 and 1485), the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall require each importer of merchandise to provide to U.S. Cus- toms and Border Protection at the time of entry of the merchan- dise the information described in paragraph (2). (2) INFORMATION REQUIRE D .—The information referred to in paragraph (1) is a declaration as to whether the transaction value of the imported merchandise is determined on the basis 19USC 1 48 4 note. 19USC1 3 13 note. 19 USC 270 3 a note.