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 102 STAT. 4474

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

Subtitle K—United States Customs Service SEC. 7361. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.

FOR THE UNITED

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 3O10t>) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) FOR NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1989 not to exceed $440,504,00 for the salaries and expenses of the United States Customs Service that are incurred in noncommercial operations, of which at least $26,240,000 shall be used to increase the number of customs inspectors for contraband enforcement teams and other drug interdiction personnel of the United States Customs Service to a number which exceeds the total number of such inspectors and personnel employed by the United States Customs Service on September 30, 1988, by the equivalent of at least 435 full-time employees, and for related equipment.". (2) Subsection (b) of section 301 of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 is amended— (A) by striking out "1988" in paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "1989", (B) by striking out "$615,000,000" in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "$615,247,000", (C) by striking out "$118,309,000" in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "$142,262,000", and (D) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal year 1989, $1,600,000 for payment to the Customs Cooperation Council.". (h) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.—Subsection (g) of section 301 of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(g)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(3) The total number of employees of the United States Customs Service shall be equivalent to at least 17,174 full-time employees.". 19 USC 1514

note. Regulations.

(c) INCONSISTENT DECISIONS OF CUSTOMS OFFICERS.—

(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations that

(A) effect uniformity in— (i) decisions described in section 514(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514(a)) that are made by customs officers with respect to the same, or substantially similar, merchandise, and (ii) decisions to conduct intensified inspections or examinations of merchandise at ports of entry, and (B) establish procedures that allow individuals described in section 514(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514(c)(1)), any port authority, and any other interested party (within the meaning of section 516(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1516(a)(2))) to petition the Secretary

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