PUBLIC LAW 101-508 —NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1388-385 TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS USER FEES AND OTHER PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Customs User Fees and Other Trade Provisions PART I—CUSTOMS USER FEES SEC. 10001. CUSTOMS USER FEES. (a) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE PERIOD FOR FEES. —Paragraph (3) of section 13031(j) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by striking out "1991" and inserting "1995". (b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR FORMALLY-ENTERED MERCHANDISE. — Paragraph (9) of section 13031(a) of the ConsoUdated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) is amended to read as follows: "(9)(A) For the processing of merchandise that is formally entered or released during any fiscal year, a fee in an amount equal to 0.17 percent ad valorem, unless adjusted under subparagraph (B). "(B)(i) The Secretary of the Treasury may adjust the ad valorem rate specified in subparagraph (A) to an ad valorem rate (but not to a rate of more than 0.19 percent nor less than 0.15 percent) that would, if charged, offset the salaries and expenses that will likely be incurred by the Customs Service in the processing of such entries and releases during the fiscal year in which such costs are incurred. "(ii) In determining the amount of any adjustment under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury shall take into account whether there is a surplus or deficit in the fund established under section 613A of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the provision of customs services for the processing of formal entries and releases of merchandise. "(iii) An adjustment may not be made under clause (i) with respect to the fee charged during any fiscal year unless the Secretary of the Treasury— "(I) not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the Act providing full-year appropriations for the Customs Service for that fiscal year, publishes in the Federal Register a notice of intent to adjust the fee under this paragraph and the amount of such adjustment; "(II) provides a period of not less than 30 days following publication of the notice described in subclause (I) for public comment and consultation with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives regarding the proposed adjustment and the methodology used to determine such adjustment; "(III) upon the expiration of the period provided under subclause (II), notifies such committees in writing regarding the final determination to adjust the fee, the amount of such adjustment, and the methodology used to determine such adjustment; and
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