52 Stat. 1081 67 Stat. 514 19 U.S.C. 1318 19 U.S.C. 1319 47 Stat. 158 48 Stat. 10 17 49 Stat. 665 See 19 U. S. C. 1319(a) 19 U.S.C. 1320 67 Stat. 510 [7701 of IRC of 19547, shall be deemed exportation within the (b) The shipment or delivery of any merchandise for use as SEC. 318. EMERGENCIES. Whenever the President shall by proclamation declare an emergency to exist by reason of a state of war, or otherwise, he may authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to extend during the continuance of such emergency the time herein prescribed for the performance of any act, and may authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to permit, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, the importation free of duty of food, clothing, and medical, surgical, and other supplies for use in emergency relief work. The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Congress any action taken under the provisions of this section. SEC. 319. DUTY ON COFFEE IMPORTED INTO PUERTO RICO. The Legislature of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered to impose tariff duties upon coffee imported into Puerto Rico, including coffee grown in a foreign country coming into Puerto Rico from the United States. Such duties shall be collected and accounted for as now provided by law in the case of duties collected in Puerto Rico. SEC. 320. Repealed. (Reciprocal agreements relating to advertising matter). 19 U.S.C. 1321 52 Stat. 1081 67 Stat. 515 SEC. 321. ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in order to avoid expense and inconvenience to the Government disporportionate 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 79 Stat. 208 75 Stat. 541 79 Stat. 208 19 U.S.C. 1322 67 Stat. 516 (2) admit articles free of duty and of any tax imposed on or by reason of importation, but the aggregate fair retail value in the country of shipment of articles imported by one person on one day and exempted from the payment of duty shall not exceed- (A) $10 in the case of articles sent as bona fide gifts from persons in foreign countries to persons in the United States, or (B) $10 in the case of articles accompanying, and for the personal or household use of, persons arriving in the United States who are not entitled to any exemption from duty under item 812.25 or 813.31 of title I, or (c) $1 in any other case. The privilege of this subdivision (2) shall not be granted in any case in which merchandise covered by a single order or contract is forwarded in separate lots to secure the benefit of this subdivision (2). (b) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized by regulations to diminish any dollar amount specified in subsection (a) and to prescribe exceptions to any exemption provided for in such subsection whenever he finds that such action is consistent with the purpose of such subsection or is necessary for any reason to protect the revenue or to prevent unlawful importations. SEC. 322. INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC AND RESCUE WORK. (a) Vehicles and other instruments of international traffic, of any class specified by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be granted the customary exceptions from the application of the customs laws to such extent and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed in regulations or instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury may provide by regulation or instruction for the admission, without entry and without the payment of any duty or tax imposed upon or by reason of importation, of-(1) aircraft, equipment, supplies, and spare parts for use in searches, rescues, investigations, repairs, and salvage in connection with accidental damage to aircraft; (2) fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies for emergent temporary use in connection with conflagrations; and (3) rescue and relief equipment and supplies for emergent temporary use in connection with floods and other disasters. Any articles admitted under the authority of this subsection and used otherwise than for a purpose herein expressed, or not exported in such time and manner as may be prescribed in the regulations or instructions herein authorized, shall be forfeited to the United States. 76 Stat. 883 SEC. 323. CONSERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES. Upon the convocation of a conference on the use or conservation of international fishery resources, the President shall, by all appropriate means at his disposal, seek to persuade countries whose domestic fishing practices or policies affect such resources, to engage in negotiations in good faith relating to the use or conservation of such resources. If, after such efforts by the President and by other countries which have agreed to engage in such negotiations, any other country whose conservation practices or policies affect the interests of the United States and such other countries, has, in the judgment of the President, failed or refused to engage in such negotiations in good faith, the President may, if he is satisfied that such action is likely to be effective in inducing such country to engage in such negotiations in good faith, increase the rate of duty on any fish (in any form) which is the product of such country, for such time as he deems necessary, to a rate not more than 50 percent above the rate existing on July 1, 1934. Part II - United States Tariff Commission 19 U.S.C. 1330 SEC. 330. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION Superseded in part by 63 Stat. 881 70 Stat. 739 67 Stat. 472 (a) Membership.-- The United States Tariff Commission (referred to in this title as the "commission") shall be composed of six commissioners to be hereafter appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, but each member now in office shall continue to serve until his successor (as designated by the President at the time of nomination) takes office, but in no event for longer than ninety days after the effective date of this Act. No person shall be eligible for appointment as a commissioner unless he is a citizen of the United States, and, in the judgment of the President, is possessed of qualifications requisite for developing expert knowledge of tariff problems and efficiency in administering the provisions of Part II of this title. Not more than three of the commissioners shall be members of the same political party, and in making appointments members of different political parties shall be appointed alternately as nearly as may be practicable. (b) Terms of Office.-- Terms of office of the commissioners first taking office after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of nomination, one at the end of each of the first six years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The term of office of a successor to any such commissioner shall expire six years from the date of the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, except that any commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. (c) Chairman, Vice Chairman, and [Quorum].-- The President shall annually designate one of the commissioners as chairman and one as vice chairman of the commission. The vice chairman shall act as chairman in case of the absence or disability of the chairman. A majority of the commissioners in office shall constitute a quorum, but the commission may function notwithstanding vacancies. No commissioner shall actively engage in any other business, vocation, or employment than that of serving as a commissioner. (a) Effect of Divided Vote in Certain Cases.- (1) Whenever, in any case calling for findings of the Commission in connection with any authority conferred upon the President by law to make changes in import restrictions, a majority of the commissioners voting are unable to agree upon findings or recommendations, the findings (and recommendations, if any) unanimously agreed upon by one-half of the number of commissioners voting may be considered by the President as the |