(A) by striking out subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following: "(A) chapters 50 through 63; "(B) chapters 39 through 43, 61 through 65, 67 and 95; and "(C) subchapters III and IV of chapter 99;"; and (B) by striking out "of the Tariff Schedules of the United States," and inserting "of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,' [(i) AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS TRADE ACT OF 1965.-Amendment to section 201 (a) and (b) of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965 (19 U.S.C. 2011 (a) and (b))] [(j)(1)-(4) TRADE ACT OF 1974.-Amendments to section 128(b), 203(f), 404(c), 407(c)(3), and 604 of the Trade Act of 1974] (5) Section 601(7) (19 U.S.C. 2481(7)) is amended by striking out "schedules 1 through 7 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "chapters 1 through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". [(k) TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979.-Amendment to section 1102(b)(3) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2581(b)(3))] (1) ACT OF MARCH 2, 1897.-Section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1897 (29 Stat. 604) (21 U.S.C. 41) is amended by striking out "Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (m) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT ACT.-Section 1001(a)(2) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951(a)(2)) is amended by striking out "general headnote 2 to the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". [(n) COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-APARTHEID ACT OF 1986.-Amendment to Section 309(b) of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 5059(b))] (0) Strategic AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.-Section 13 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-4) is amended by striking out "general headnote 3(d) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "general note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (p) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. (1) Section 7652(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7652(e)(3)) is amended by striking out "item 169.13 or 169.14 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "subheading 2208.40.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (2) Section 9504(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9504(b)(1)(B)) is amended (A) by striking out "subpart B of part 5 of schedule 7 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "heading 9507 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States"; and (B) by striking out "subpart D of part 6 of schedule 6 of such Schedules" and inserting "chapter 89 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". [(q) CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT.-Amendments to sections 212(a)(1)(C) and 213 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act] (r) ACT RELATING TO REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.-Section 303(b)(1) of the Act of October 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1606a(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) Subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund an amount equal to the sum of the tariffs received in the Treasury after January 1, 1989, under headings 4401 through 4412 and subheadings 4418.50.00, 4418.90.20, 4420.10.00, 4420.90.80, 4421.90.10 through 4421.90.20, and 4421.90.70 of chapter 44, subheadings 6808.00.00 and 6809.11.00 of chapter 68 and subheading 9614.10.00 of chapter 96 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.". (s) TRADE AND TARIFF ACT OF 1984.-The Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-573) is amended as follows: (1) Section 231(a)(1) is amended by striking out "Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (2) Section 239 is amended by striking out "headnote 6 of part 4 of schedule 8 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "U.S. note 6 to subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (3) Section 240 is amended (A) by striking out "headnote 6(a) of part 4 of schedule 8 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" in subsection (a)(1)(A) and inserting "U.S. note 6(a) to subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States"; and (B) by striking out "headnote 1 of part 4 of schedule 8" in subsection (e) and inserting "U.S. note 1 to subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". [(4) Amendments to section 404(e)] (t) TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979.-The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39) is amended as follows: (1) Section 701(c)(1) is amended to read as follows: "(1) QUOTA CHEESE.-The term 'quota cheese' means the articles provided for in the following subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: "(A) 0406.10.00 (except whey cheese, curd, and cheese, cheese substitutes for cheese mixtures containing: Roquefort, Stilton produced in the United Kingdom, Bryndza, Gjetost, Goya in original loaves, Gammelost and Nokkelost, cheese made from sheep's and goat's milk and soft ripened cow's milk cheeses); "(B) 0406.20.20 (except Stilton produced in the United Kingdom); "(C) 0406.20.30; "(D) 0406.20.35; "(F) 0406.20.50; "(G) 0406.20.60 (except cheeses containing or processed from: Stilton produced in the United Kingdom, Roquefort, Bryndza, Gjetost, Gammelost and Nokkelost, cheese made from sheep's and goat's milk and soft ripened cow's milk cheeses); "(H) 0406.30.10 (except Stilton produced in the United Kingdom); "(I) 0406.30.20; "(J) 0406.30.30; "(L) 0406.30.50; "(M) 0406.30.60 (except cheeses containing or processed from: Stilton produced in the United Kingdom, Roquefort. Bryndza, Gjetost, Gammelost and Nokkelost, cheese made from sheep's and goat's milk and soft ripened cow's milk cheeses); "(N) 0406.40.60 (except Stilton produced in the United Kingdom); "(O) 0406.40.80 (except Stilton produced in the United Kingdom); "(P) 0406.90.10; "(Q) 0406.90.15; "(R) 0406.90.30 (except Goya in original loaves); "(S) 0406.90.35; "(T) 0406.90.40; "(U) 0406.90.45 (except Gammelost and Nokkelost); "(W) 0406.90.70; and "(X) 0406.90.80 (except cheeses containing or processed from: Stilton produced in the United Kingdom, Roquefort. Bryndza, Gjetost, Gammelost and Nokkelost, cheese made from sheep's and goat's milk and soft ripened cow's milk cheeses).". (2) Section 703 is amended (A) by striking out "item 950.15 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "subheading 9904.10.63 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States": and (B) by striking out "item 950.16 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "subheading 9904.10.66 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (3) Section 855 is amended (A) by striking out "item set forth in subpart D of part 12 of schedule 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" in subsection (a) and inserting "article provided for in subheading 2207.10.30 and heading 2208 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States"; and (B) by striking out "item set forth in rate column numbered 1 of subpart D of part 12 of schedule 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States" in subsection (b) and inserting "article as set forth in rate of duty column numbered 1 of subheading 2207.10.30 and heading 2208 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". [(u) MEAT IMPORT ACT OF 1979.-Amendments to the Meat Import Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 1202 note)] (v) NATIONAL WOOL ACT OF 1954.-Sections 704 and 705 of the National Wool Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1783 and 1784) are each amended by striking out "all articles subject to duty under schedule 11 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended" and inserting "wool or fine animal hair, and articles thereof, as provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". (w) AGRICULTural Act of 1949.-Section 103(f)(3) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444(f)(3)) is amended by striking out "items 955.01 through 955.03 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States" and inserting "subheadings 9904.30.10 through 9904.30.30 of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States". [SEC. 1215. NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ADP EQUIPMENT. Amends section 128(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2138(b))] SEC. 1216. COMMISSION REPORT ON OPERATION OF SUBTITLE. The Commission, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare, and submit to the Congress and to the President, a report regarding the operation of this subtitle during the 12-month period commencing on the effective date of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The report shall be submitted to the Congress and to the President before the close of the 6-month period beginning on the day after the last day of such 12-month period. SEC. 1217. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) ACCESSION TO CONVENTION AND PROVISIONS OTHER THAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE Harmonized TarifF SCHEDULE.-Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this subtitle take effect on the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE Harmonized Tariff SchedulE.-The effective date of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is January 1, 1989. On such date (1) the amendments made by sections 1204(a), 1213, 1214, and 1215 take effect and apply with respect to articles entered on or after such date; and (2) sections 1204(c), 1211, and 1212 take effect. B. EXCERPTS FROM THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) RELATING TO SPECIAL DUTY TREATMENT 1. American goods returned (HTS item 9801.00.10) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES SUBCHAPTER I ARTICLES EXPORTED AND RETURNED, NOT ADVANCED OR IMPROVED IN CONDITION; ANIMALS EXPORTED AND RETURNED U.S. Notes 1. The subheadings in this subchapter (except subheadings 9801.00.70 and 9801.00.80) shall not apply to any article: (a) Exported with benefit of drawback; (b) of a kind with respect to the importation of which an internal-revenue tax is imposed at the time such article is entered, unless such article was subject to an internal-revenue tax imposed upon production or importation at the time of its exportation from the United States and it shall be proved that such tax was paid before exportation and was not refunded; or (c) Manufactured or produced in the United States in a customs bonded warehouse or under subheading 9813.00.05 and exported under any provision of law. |