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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-159—NOV. 8, 1977

91 STAT. 1269

Public Law 95-159 95th Congress An Act To continue to suspend for a temporary period the import duty on certain liorses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amenca in Congress assembled., That (a) items 903.50 and 903.51 of the Appendix to the Tariff Sclicdules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) are each amended by striking out " 6 / 3 0 / 7 6 " and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/80*'. (b) The ameiuhnents made by subsection (a) shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from waivhouse, for consumption on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Upon recjuest therefor filed with the customs officer c(mcerned on or before the ninetieth day after the date of enactment of this Act, the entry or withdrawal of any article— (1) which was made after June 30, 1976, and before the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) with respect to which there would have been no duty if any amendment nuidc by subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal, shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had been made on the date of the enactment of this Act. SKC. 2. (a) The headnotes to pa it 10 of schedule 4 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) are amended by adding at the end thereof the following new headnote: "4. (a) ¥oT purposes of this headnote, the term 'petroleum' means crude petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) or crude shale oil provided for in items 475.05 or 475.10. " (b) Petroleum shall, if a product of Canada, be admitted free of duty and any entry therefor shall be liquidated or reliquidated accordingly if, on or before the 180th day after the date of entry, documentation is filed with the customs officer concerned establishing that, pursuant to a commercial exchange agreement between United States and Canadian refiners which has been approved by the Secretary of Energy— " (i) an import licence for the petroleum covered by such entry has been issued by the Secretary; and " ( i i) an equivalent amount of domestic petroleum or duty-paid foreign petroleum has, pursuant to such commercial exchange agreement and to an export license issued by the Secretary of Commerce, been exported from the United States to Canada and has not previously been used to effect the duty-free entry of like Canadian products under this headnote. "(c) The Secretary of the Treasury, after consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, shall issue such rules or regulations as may be necessary governing the admission of Canadian products pursuant to the provisions of this headnote.".

Nov. 8. 1977 [H.R. 3259] Horses, duty suspension, extension. 19 USC 1202 app. Effective date. 19 USC 1202 app. note. 19 USC 1202 app. note.

19 USC 1514.

"Petroleum. eanadian petroleum, dutyfree entry. Documentation, filing with customs officer,

Rules and regulations. Consultation.