§2465. Termination of duty-free treatment and reports

(a) Date of termination

No duty-free treatment provided under this subchapter shall remain in effect after July 31, 1995.

(b) Report on operation of subchapter

On or before January 4, 1990, the President shall submit to the Congress a full and complete report regarding the operation of this subchapter.

(c) Annual report on worker rights

The President shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the status of internationally recognized worker rights within each beneficiary developing country.

( Pub. L. 93–618, title V, §505, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2071 ; Pub. L. 98–573, title V, §506(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3023 ; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, §13802(b)(1), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 667 ; Pub. L. 103–465, title VI, §601(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4990 .)

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–465 substituted "July 31, 1995" for "September 30, 1994".

1993-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–66 substituted "September 30, 1994" for "July 4, 1993".

1984-Pub. L. 98–573 amended section generally, making changes summarized as follows:

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–573 substituted "treatment provided" for "treatment" and "July 4, 1993" for "the date which is 10 years after January 3, 1975".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–573 substituted "On or before January 4, 1990" for "On or before the date which is 5 years after January 3, 1975" and "report regarding the operation" for "report of the operation".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–573 added subsec. (c).

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–573 effective Jan. 4, 1985, see section 508 of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as a note under section 2461 of this title.

Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and Reliquidations

Section 601(b) of Pub. L. 103–465 provided that:

"(1) In general.-Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1514] or any other provision of law and subject to paragraph (2), the entry-

"(A) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have applied if the entry had been made on September 30, 1994, and

"(B) that was made after September 30, 1994, and before such date of enactment [probably means before the date of enactment of this Act, Dec. 8, 1994],

shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with respect to such entry. As used in this subsection, the term 'entry' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.

"(2) Requests.-Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under paragraph (1) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 1994], that contains sufficient information to enable the Customs Service-

"(A) to locate the entry; or

"(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located."

Section 13802(b)(2) of Pub. L. 103–66 provided that: "Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1514] or any other provision of law, upon proper request filed with the appropriate customs officer within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 10, 1993], the entry-

"(A) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have applied if the entry had been made on July 4, 1993, and

"(B) that was made after July 4, 1993, and before such date of enactment,

shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with respect to such entry. As used in this paragraph, the term 'entry' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 22 section 2191a.