Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 4.djvu/106

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114 STAT. 2168 PUBLIC LAW 106-476—NOV. 9, 2000 (b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.— Section 441 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1441) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6) Any vessel required to anchor at the Belle Isle Anchorage in the waters of the Detroit River in the State of Michigan, for the purposes of awaiting the availability of cargo or berthing space or for the purpose of taking on a pilot or awaiting pilot services, or at the direction of the Coast Guard, prior to proceeding to the Port of Toledo, Ohio, where the vessel makes entry under section 434 or obtains clearance under section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.". SEC. 1453. DESIGNATION OF SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF CERTAIN PRIVATE AIR- CRAFT ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) DESIGNATION. —For the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the Customs Service shall designate the San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas, as an airport at which private aircraft described in subsection (b) may land for processing by the Customs Service in accordance with section 122.24(b) of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) PRIVATE AIRCRAFT.—Private aircraft described in this subsection are private aircraft that— (1) arrive in the United States from a foreign area and have a final destination in the United States of San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas; and (2) would otherwise be required to land for processing by the Customs Service at an airport listed in section 122.24(b) of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations, in accordance with such section. (c) DEFINITION.— In this section, the term "private aircraft" has the meaning given such term in section 122.23(a)(1) of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations. (d) REPORT.—The Commissioner of the Customs Service shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section for 2001 and 2002. SEC. 1454. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MERCHANDISE. Section 555 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1555) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (c) INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MERCHANDISE.— "(1) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this section— "(A) the term 'international travel merchandise' means duty-free or domestic merchandise which is placed on board aircraft on international flights for sale to passengers, but which is not merchandise incidental to the operation of a duty-free sales enterprise; "(B) the term 'staging area' is an area controlled by the proprietor of a bonded warehouse outside of the physical parameters of the bonded warehouse in which manipulation of international travel merchandise in carts occurs; "(C) the term 'duty-free merchandise' means merchandise on which the liability for payment of duty or tax imposed by reason of importation has been deferred pending exportation from the customs territory;