Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 3.djvu/268

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107 STAT. 2206 PUBLIC LAW 103-182—DEC. 8, 1993 (B) by striking out "of the examination packages or quantities of merchandise", (C) by striking out "the appraiser's stores" and inserting "the Customs Service", ana (D) by inserting "or entnr" after "invoice", and (3) by amending paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting ", electronically or otherwise," aft»r "files", and (B) by striking out "ynritten". SEC. 644. CUSTOMS OFFICER'S IMMUNITY. Section 513 (19 U.S.C. 1513) is amended to read as follows: 'SEC. 513. CUSTOMS OFFICER'S IMMUNITY. "No customs officer shall be liable in any way to any person for or on account of— "(1) any ruling or decision regarding the appraisement or the classification of any imported merchandise or regarding the duties, fees, and taxes charged thereon, "(2) the collection of an;^ dues, charges, duties, fees, and taxes on or on account of any imported merchandise, or "(3) any other matter or thing as to which any person might under this Act be entitled to protest or appeal from the decision of such officer.". SEC. 645. PROTESTS. Section 514 (19 U.S.C. 1514) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a)— (A) by striking out "appropriate customs officer" in the text preceding paragraph (1) and inserting "Customs Service", (B) by inserting "or reconciliation as to the issues contained therein," after "entry," in paragraph (5), (C) by striking out "and" and inserting "or" at the end of paragraph (6), (D) by striking out the comma at the end of paragraph (•7) and inserting a semicolon, and '^ ^_ (E) by striHng out "appropriate customs officer, who" in the text following paragraph (7) and inserting "Customs Service, which"; (2) by amending subsection (b) by striking out "appropriate customs officer" andinserting"Customs Service"; (3) by amending the first sentence of subsection (c)(1) to read as follows: "A protest of a decision made under subsection (a) shall be filed in writing, or transmitted electronically pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. A protest must / set forth distinctlv and specifically— "(A) eacn decision described in subsection (a) as to which protest is made; "(B) each category of merchandise affected by each decision set forth under paragraph (1); "(C) the nature of each objection and the reasons therefor; and "(D) any other matter required by the Secretary by regulation."; (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (c) as paragraph (3) and by striking out "such customs officer^ in