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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cr. 497. 1930 . 707 value of the article, as the case may be) which if applied upon the TArrUa aamall esloa . basis of domest ic value would h ave resulted as nearly as possibl e in the imposition, during the period from July 1, 1927, to June 30, 1929, both dates inclusive, of amounts of duty neither greater nor less than would have been collectible at the rate specified in this Act Vol.42,p . 949. applied upon th e basis of value defined in sect ion 402 of the Ta riff Act of 1922 . (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS BY COMMISSION .-The commission shall, c e eiled report as soo n as practicable, but in no event lat er th an Ju ly 1, 1932, duly 1,1932 submit a report to the Congress setting forth the classes of articles with respect to which the conversion of rates has been made, together wit h the converted r ates applicable thereto . (c) DATA TO BE FURNISHED BY SECRETARY OF TREASURY AND SE C- Da ta from Treasury and Comm erce D epart - RETARY OF COMMERCE .-To assist the commission m carrying out the ments on r equest of provisions of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission . Secretary of Commerce are authorized and directed to furnish to the c ommiss ion, upon r eques t, any data or information in the posse s- sion or control of their respective departments relating to the impor- tation, entry, appraisement, and classification of merchandise and the collection of duties thereon. (d) D EFIN ITI ONS .-W hen us ed in t his sec tio n- Definitions. (1) The term "domestic value," applied with respect to "Domestic val ue .- imported merchandise, means (A) the price at which such or similar imported mer- Yr eei Ovat e eafo m•n chandise is freely offered for sale, at the time of exporta- United States . tion of the imported merchandise, packed ready for delivery, in the princ ipal market of the United States to all pur- chasers, in the usual wholesale quantities and in the ordinary course of trade, or (B) if su ch or similar imported merchandise is not so comtimat ert; ice of o ffere d for sale in the Unit ed Sta tes, then a n est imated value, based on the pri ce at which merchandise, wh et her imported or domestic, comparable in construction or use w ith the imported merchandise, is so offered for s ale, with such adjustments as may be necessary owing to differences in size, material, construction, texture, and other differences . (2) The term "rate of duty regulated by the value of the Meaning of "rate of article " means a ra te of du ty regulated in any manner by the du ty reg ulat ed tarticle." ~he value of the article, and includes the value classification by wh ich such rate is regulated . SEC. 341 . INTERFERENCE WITH FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION . Interference w f t h functions of Cor mis si on . (a) INTERFERING WITH OR INFLUENCING THE COMMI SSION OR ITS Unlawful acts speci- EMPLOYEEs .-It shall be unlawful for any person (1) to prevent or fied, attempt to prevent, by force, intimidation, threat, or in any other ma nner, any m ember or em ployee of the commission from exercising the functions imposed upon the commission by this title, or (2) to induce, or attempt to induce, by like means any such member or employee to make any decision or order, or to take any action, with respect to any matter within the authority of the commission . (b) PENALTY.-Any person who vi olate s any of the provisions of unishmentfort this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both . (c) DEFINITION .-AS used in this section the term "person " " Person" defined . includes an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or any oth er organization o r group of indiv iduals.

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