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67 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 243-AUG. 8, 1953

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(c) Section 3115 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 258), is further amended by— 46 Stat. 719. (1) striking out the comma at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "; or" and inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) That such equipments, or parts thereof, or materials, or labor, were used as dunnage for cargo, or for the packing or shoring thereof, or in the erection of temporary bulkheads or other similar devices for the control of bulk cargo, or in the preparation (without permanent repair or alteration) of tanks for the carriage of liquid cargo;"; and (2) striking out "such equipments" the last place it appears in such section and inserting in lieu thereof "such equipments or parts thereof or materials". DRAWBACK

SEC. 12. (a) Section 313(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1313 (b)), is further amended ^s Stat. 175. by deleting "one year" and substituting therefor "three years". (b) Section 313(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1313 (c)), is amended by inserting "or shipped ^^ ^*^** ^^^' without the consent of the consignee" after "sample or specifications"; by deleting "thirty days" and substituting therefor "ninety days"; and by inserting "unless the Secretary authorizes in writing a longer time," following "after release from customs custody,". (c) Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1313), is further amended by revising subsections (h) and (i) thereof to read as follows: sttt^iieo^^'^' ^^ " (h) T I M E LIMITATION ON EXPORTATION.—No drawback shall be allowed under the provisions of this section unless the completed article is exported within five years after importation of the imported merchandise. "(i) REGULATIONS.—Allowance of the privileges provided for in this section shall be subject to compliance with such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, which may include, but need not be limited to, the fixing of a time limit within which drawback entries or entries for refund under any of the provisions of this section or section 309(b) of this Act shall be filed and '^'***' ^' ^^'** completed, and the designation of the person to whom any refund or payment of drawback shall be made." ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS

SEC. 13. Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1321), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 321. ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS. " (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in order to avoid expense and inconvenience to the Government disproportionate to the amount of revenue that would otherwise be collected, is hereby authorized, under such regulations as he shall prescribe, to— "(1) disregard a difference of less than $3 between the total estimated duties or taxes deposited, or the total duties or taxes tentatively assessed, with respect to any entry of merchandise and the total amount of duties or taxes actually accruing thereon; and "(2) admit articles free of duty and of any tax imposed on or by reason of importation, but the aggregate value of articles

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