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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 679-JUNE 25, 1938 Professional equip- ment, tools of trade; etc. 46 Stat. 690. 19 U.S. C. §1309. that the temporary use of foreign railroad equipment is neces- sary to meet an emergency;". and the period at the end of subdivision (8) is changed to a semi- colon and a new subdivision is added at the end of such section 308 to read as follows: "(9) Professional equipment, tools of trade, and camping equipment imported for their own use by nonresidents sojourn- ing temporarily in the United States, and articles of special design for temporary use exclusively in connection with the manufacture or production of articles for export." SEC. 5. (a) Section 309 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 19, sec. 1309) is hereby amended to read as follows: Supplies for certain "SEC. 309 . SUPPLIES FOR CERTAIN VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT. vessels and aircraft. Exemption from (a) EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES AND INTERNAL-REVENUE customs duties and internal-revenue tax. TAX. -Articles of foreign or domestic manufacture or production may, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may pre- scribe, be withdrawn from bonded warehouses, bonded manufacturing Supplies for desig- warehouses, or continuous customs custody elsewhere than in a nated vessels. bonded warehouse free of duty or internal-revenue tax for supplies (not including equipment) of vessels of war, in ports of the United States, of any nation which may reciprocate such privilege toward the vessels of war of the United States in its ports, or for supplies (not including equipment) of vessels employed in the fisheries or in the whaling business, or actually engaged in foreign trade or trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States or Aircraft supplies. between the United States and any of its possessions, or for supplies (not including equipment) of aircraft registered in the United States and actually engaged in foreign trade or trade between the United States and any of its possessions, or for supplies (including equip- ment), maintenance, or repair of aircraft registered in any foreign country and actually engaged in foreign trade or trade between the United States and any of its possessions, where such trade by foreign aircraft is permitted. Drawback. '(b) DRAWBACK. -Articles withdrawn from bonded warehouses, bonded manufacturing warehouses, or continuous customs custody elsewhere than in a bonded warehouse and articles of domestic manu- facture or production, laden as supplies upon any such foreign vessel or any such vessel or aircraft of the United States or laden as supplies (including equipment) upon, or used in the maintenance or repair of, any such foreign aircraft, shall be considered to be exported within the meaning of the drawback provisions of this Act. or returned to, the Artiles removedoin, "(C) ARTICLES REMOVED IN, OR RETURNED TO, THE UNITED STATES. - United States An article exempted from duty or tax, or in respect of which draw- 46 Stat. 6961317. back has been allowed, under this section or section 317 of this Act 19 Us.S.C.137 Post, p. 1s1. and thereafter removed in the United States from any vessel or air- craft, or otherwise returned to the United States, shall be treated as an importation from a foreign country. Reciprocal privi- (d) RECIPROCAL PRVILEGEs. - The privileges granted by this sec- leges. t a r 46 Stat. 696. tion and section 317 of this Act in respect of aircraft registered in a 19U.s.C.§ c roth po9. p.o1831. foreign country shall be allowed only if the Secretary of the Treasury Conditions. shall have been advised by the Secretary of Commerce that he has found that such foreign country allows, or will allow, substantially reciprocal privileges in respect of aircraft registered in the United States. If the Secretary of Commerce shall advise the Secretary of the Treasury that he has found that a foreign country has discon- tinued, or will discontinue, the allowance of such privileges, the 1080 [52 STAT.

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