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 PUBLIC LAW 101-382—AUG. 20, 1990 104 STAT. 643 (d) CONFIDENTIALITY.— The contents of any report submitted to the Committees under subsection (a) or (c)(2) are confidential and disclosure of all or part of the contents is restricted to— (1) officers and employees of the United States designated by the Commissioner of Customs; (2) the chairman of each of the Committees; and (3) those members of each of the Committees and staff persons of each of the Committees who are authorized by the chairman thereof to have access to the contents. SEC. 124. REPORTS REGARDING EXPANSION OF CUSTOMS PRECLEARANCE 19 USC 2071 OPERATIONS AND RECOVERY FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM note. CUSTOMS EXAMINATIONS. (a) CUSTOMS PRECLEARANCE. — The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall assess the advisability of expanding the use of preclearance operations by the United States Customs Service at foreign airports. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report on the assessment to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate (hereafter in this section referred to sis the "Committees") no later than February 1, 1991. (b) RECOVERY FOR CUSTOMS DAMAGE.— (1) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall determine and evaluate various means by which persons whose merchandise is damaged during customs examinations may seek compensation from, or take other recourse against, the United States Customs Service regarding the damage. (2) No later than February 1, 1991, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees a report on the evaluation required under paragraph (1), together with any legislative recommendation that the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) MERCHANDISE DAMAGE STATISTICS.— The Commissioner of Customs shall keep accurate statistics on the incidence, nature, and extent of damage to merchandise resulting from customs examinations and shall provide an annual summary of these statistics to the Committees. Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 131. TREATMENT OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND EAST GERMANY UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. The table in section 5020)) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)) is amended by striking out "Czechoslovakia" and "Germany (East)". SEC. 132. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING NONDISCRIMINATORY TRADE TREATMENT. (a) WAIVER AUTHORITY. — (1) Paragraph (5) of section 402(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(5)) is amended— (A) by striking out "the waiver authority granted by subsection (c) has been extended under paragraph (3) or (4) for any country for the 12-month period referred to in such paragraphs, and", ...

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