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110 STAT. 3536 PUBLIC LAW 104-295—OCT. 11, 1996 provision of law, such merchandise shall be considered to be an article acquired abroad as an incident of the journey from which the resident is returning, for purposes of determining eligibility for any such exemption,". SEC. 30. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR CERTAIN MOTOR- CYCLES. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: 9902.98.06 Motorcycles produced in the United States, previously exported and brought temporarily into the United States by nonresidents for the purpose of participating in the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Races Free No change Free On or before 12/3y 2006 (b) ARTICLES To BE SUBJECT TO INFORMAL ENTRY; TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY. —Notwithstanding section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize the entry of an article described in heading 9902.98.06 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a)) on an oral declaration of the nonresident entering such article and such article shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise applicable. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —T his section and the amendment made by this section shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 31. DEFERRAL OF DUTY ON CERTAIN PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 3 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if all applicable customs laws are complied with (except as otherwise provided in this subsection), merchandise which is admitted into a foreign trade zone for use within such zone as production equipment or as parts for such equipment, shall not be subject to duty until such merchandise is completely assembled, installed, tested, and used in the production for which it was admitted. "(2) ADMISSION PROCEDURES.—The person who admits the merchandise described in paragraph (1) into the zone shall,