PUBLIC LAW 109–169—JAN. 11, 2006
119 STAT. 3591
changed as the result of a manufacturing or processing operation so that— (A)(i) the good or material is converted from a good that has multiple uses into a good or material that has limited uses; (ii) the physical properties of the good or material are changed to a significant extent; or (iii) the operation undergone by the good or material is complex by reason of the number of different processes and materials involved and the time and level of skill required to perform those processes; and (B) the good or material loses its separate identity in the manufacturing or processing operation. (j) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to proclaim, as part of the HTS— (A) the provisions set forth in Annex 3–A and Annex 4–A of the Agreement; and (B) any additional subordinate category that is necessary to carry out this title, consistent with the Agreement. (2) MODIFICATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim modifications to the provisions proclaimed under the authority of paragraph (1)(A), other than provisions of chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS (as included in Annex 3–A of the Agreement). (B) ADDITIONAL PROCLAMATIONS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), and subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim— (i) modifications to the provisions proclaimed under the authority of paragraph (1)(A) as are necessary to implement an agreement with Bahrain pursuant to article 3.2.5 of the Agreement; and (ii) before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, modifications to correct any typographical, clerical, or other nonsubstantive technical error regarding the provisions of chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS (as included in Annex 3–A of the Agreement). SEC. 203. CUSTOMS USER FEES.
Section 13031(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is amended— (1) in each of paragraphs (13) and (15), by moving the text 2 ems to the left; and (2) by adding after paragraph (15) the following: ‘‘(16) No fee may be charged under subsection (a) (9) or (10) with respect to goods that qualify as originating goods under section 202 of the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Any service for which an exemption from such fee is provided by reason of this paragraph may not be funded with money contained in the Customs User Fee Account.’’.
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