Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/987

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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-446—JAN. 12, 1983

96 STAT. 2349

SEC. 167. EFFECTIVE DATE; TEMPORARY DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by sections 162,163,164, and 165 shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date which the President proclaims as the date on which he ratifies the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials. (b) TEMPORARY DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.— (1) ARTICLES FOR THE BUND OR OTHER HANDICAPPED PERSONS.—

Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) and section 166, the President shall proclaim changes to the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) to implement the provisions of section 165 with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the two and one-half-year period beginning on the thirtieth day following the date of the enactment of this subtitle. (2) OTHER ARTICLES.—Subject to the provisions of paragraph

(3) and section 166, the President, if he deems such action to be in the interest of the United States, may proclaim further changes to the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States to implement any provision of section 162, 163, or 164 with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during any period beginning on or after the thirtieth day following the date of the enactment of this subtitle and ending not later than two and one-half years after such beginning date. (3) TIME PROVISIONS CEASE TO HAVE EFFECT.—If any temporary

duty-free treatment accorded under paragraph (1) or (2) has not yet expired, such treatment shall cease to be effective on and after the date proclaimed by the President pursuant to subsection (a). TITLE n—MISCELLANEOUS CUSTOMS PROVISIONS SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF BUSINESS DOCUMENTS; IMPORTERS OF RECORD. (a) General headnote 5 is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of subdivision (d); (2) by redesignating subdivision (e) as subdivision (f); and (3) by adding immecUately after subdivision (d) the following: "(e) records, diagrams, and other data with regard to any business, engineering, or exploration operation whether on paper, cards, photographs, blueprints, tapes, or other media; and". (b) Item 870.10 is repealed. (c) Section 483 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1483) is repealed. (d) Section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a)— (A) by amending that part of paragraph (1) thereof which precedes subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "Except as provided in sections 490, 498, 552, 553, and 3360') of this Act and in subsections (h) and (i) of this section, one of the parties qualifying as 'importer of record' under paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection, either in person or by an agent authorized by him in writing—",

19 USC 1202 ^°^-

Repeals.

19 USC 1490, jg^g' ^^^^' ^^^^'