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[87 STAT. 1224]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1973
[87 STAT. 1224]

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PROCLAMATION 4227-JUNE 19, 1973

[87 STAT.

the satisfaction of the Secretary that he made a good faith attempt to arrange shipment by vessel under United States registry and that no such vessel was available for the purpose at the time this shipment was made. " (3) The Secretary is authorized to refund fees, whether in whole or in part, where (i) the licensee failed to use, wholly or in part, the license issued to him; (ii) refunds of license fees, whether in whole or in part, are ordered by the Oil Import Appeals Board; (iii) refund of a license fee, whether in whole or in part, is called for by reason of a person having exported finished products or petrochemicals; (iv) crude oil imported by virtue of a license for which a fee was paid has been manufactured into asphalt; (v) refund of a license fee is called for by reason of the same having been improperly charged." Ante, p. 1191.

5 Paragraph (b) of section 3 thereof is amended to read as follows: " (b) Except for allocations and licenses to which a license fee is not applicable, applications for allocations and licenses for imports subject to fee under the preceding paragraph shall be accompanied by the applicant's certified check, or a cashier's check, payable to the order of the Treasurer of the United States in the amount chargeable pursuant to this section or by a bond with a surety on the list of acceptable sureties on Federal bonds maintained by the Bureau of Accounts, Department of the Treasury, in a sum not less than the amount chargeable pursuant to this section, conditioned upon payment to the order of the Treasurer of the United States, within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of the commodities for the importation of which a license or licenses have issued, in the amount chargeable pursuant to this section. Applications not accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bond in the amount required shall not be considered. Applications by or for the account of a department, establishment, or agency of the United States need not be accompanied by a certified check or a cashier's check or a bond as required by this paragraph." 6. Subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of section 3 thereof is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) All monies received by the Secretary under the terms of paragraph (b) of this section shall be held by the Secretary in a suspense account and may be drawn upon by the Secretary (i) for the payment of refundable license fees; (ii) for the payment to Puerto Rico of sums equal to the sums collected by way of license fees for imports into Puerto Rico (other than imports from the Virgin Islands) and not otherwise refundable; and (iii) for the payment to American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, of sums equal to the sums collected