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PUBLIC LAW 101-382—AUG. 20, 1990 104 STAT. 639 "(3) Except to the extent otherwise provided in regulations, all administrative and enforcement provisions of customs laws and regulations, other than those laws and regulations relating to drawback, shall apply with respect to any fee prescribed under subsection (a) of this section, and with respect to persons liable therefor, as if such fee is a customs duty. For purposes of the preceding sentence, any penalty expressed in terms of a relationship to the amount of the duty shall be treated as not less than the amount which bears a similar relationship to the amount of the fee assessed. For purposes of determining the jurisdiction of any court of the United States or any agency of the United States, any fee prescribed under subsection (a) of this section shall be treated as if such fee is a customs duty.". (e) EXTENSION OF FEES.—Paragraph (3) of section 13031(j) of such Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by striking out "1990" and inserting "1991". (f) AGGREGATION OF MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES. — 19 USC 58c note. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c), in the case of entries of merchandise made under the temporary monthly entry programs established by the Commissioner of Customs before July 1, 1989, for the purpose of testing entry processing improvements, the fee charged under section 13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 for each day's importations at each port by the same importer from the same exporter shall be the lesser of- (A)$400, or (B) the amount determined by applying the ad valorem rate determined in such section 13031(a)(9) to the total value of each day's importations at each port by the same importer from the same exporter. (2) The fees described in paragraph (1) that are payable under the program described in paragraph (1) shall be paid with each monthly consumption entry. Interest shall accrue on the fees paid monthly in accordance with section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. SEC. 112. EXEMPTION OF ISRAELI PRODUCTS FROM CERTAIN USER FEES. 19 USC 58c note. If the United States Trade Representative determines that the Government of Israel has provided reciprocal concessions in exchange for the exemption of the products of Israel from the fees imposed under section 13031(a)(9) and (10) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (as amended by section 111), such fees may not be charged with respect to any product of Israel that is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day (which day may not be before October 1, 1990) after the date on which the determination is published in the Federal Register. SEC. 113. CUSTOMS SERVICE ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Commissioner of Customs shall— (1) develop and implement accounting systems that accurately determine and report the allocations made of Customs Service personnel and other resources among the various operational functions of the Service, such as passenger processing, merchandise processing and drug enforcement; Federal Register, publication. 19 USC 2082. 39-194O- 91- 22:QL3Part1