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 118 STAT. 2579 PUBLIC LAW 108–429—DEC. 3, 2004 as an eligible article or articles under subsection (a) carpets or rugs which are hand loomed, hand woven, hand hooked, hand tufted, or hand knotted, and classifiable under sub heading 5701.10.16, 5701.10.40, 5701.90.10, 5701.90.20, 5702.10.90, 5702.42.20, 5702.49.10, 5702.51.20, 5702.91.30, 5702.92.00, 5702.99.10, 5703.10.00, 5703.20.10, or 5703.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 503(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Textile’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4), tex tile’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to any article entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date on which the President makes a designation with respect to the article under section 503(b)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by subsection (a). SEC. 1556. DUTY DRAWBACK FOR CERTAIN ARTICLES. Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(y) ARTICLES SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSES SIONS.—Articles described in subsection (j)(1) shall be eligible for drawback under this section if duty was paid on the merchandise upon importation into the United States and the person claiming the drawback demonstrates that the merchandise has entered the customs territory of the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Guam, Canton Island, Enderbury Island, Johnston Island, or Palmyra Island.’’. SEC. 1557. UNUSED MERCHANDISE DRAWBACK. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(j) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘because of its’’ and inserting ‘‘upon entry or’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘because of its’’ and inserting ‘‘upon entry or’’; and (B) in the matter following subparagraph (C)(ii)(II)— (i) by striking ‘‘then upon’’ and inserting ‘‘then, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘shall be refunded as drawback’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be refunded as drawback under this subsection’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to any drawback claim filed on or after that date and to any drawback entry filed before that date if the liquidation of the entry is not final on that date. SEC. 1558. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FOOTWEAR UNDER CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. Section 213(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)) is amended as follows: (1) By amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows: 19 USC 1313 note. 19 USC 2463 note.

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