Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 1.djvu/669

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PUBLIC LAW 101-382—AUG. 20, 1990 104 STAT. 635 "(i) not to exceed $98,000 may be used for entertainment and representation expenses of the Office; (ii) not to exceed $2,050,000 may be used to pay the United States share of the expenses of binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees convened pursuant to chapter 19 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement; and "(iii) not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended.". OJ) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 4060t>X2) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is amended to read as follows: "(2) The United States Trade Representative is authorized to transfer to any department or agency of the United States, from sums appropriated pursuant to the authorization provided under paragraph (1) or section 141(g)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, such funds as may be necessary to facilitate the payment of the expenses described in paragraph (1).". Subtitle B—Customs User Fees SEC. 111. CUSTOMS USER FEES. (a) MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.— Paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9) and (10)) are amended to read as follows: "(9) For the processing of merchandise that is formally entered or released during any fiscal year, a fee, subject to the limitations in subsection (b)(8)(A), in an amount equal to 0.17 percent ad valorem. "(10) For the processing of merchandise that is informally entered or released, other than at— "(A) a centralized hub facility, "(B) an express consignment carrier facility, or "(C) a small airport or other facility to which section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 applies, a fee of— "(i) $2 if the entry or release is automated and not prepared by customs personnel; "(ii) $5 if the entry or release is manual and not prepared by customs personnel; or "(iii) $8 if the entry or release, whether automated or manual, is prepared by customs personnel. For provisions relating to the informal entry or release of merchandise at facilities referred to in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), see subsection (b)(9).". (b) LIMITATIONS ON FEES.—Subsection (b) of section 13031 of such Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is amended as follows: (1) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: "(B) the arrival of any railroad car the journey of which Railroads, originates and terminates in the same country, but only if no passengers board or disembark from the train and no cargo is loaded or unloaded from such car while the car is within any country other than the country in which such car originates and terminates; or". (2) Paragraph (8) is amended—