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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 679-JUNE 25, 1938 Conditions and form of bond, etc. Proviso. Consolidated bonds. Sureties. Term bonds. Consolidated bond (single entry or term) in lieu of separate bonds. Cancellation in event of breach of any condition. Condition not in- valid on ground it is not specified in the law. Acceptance of Fed- eral securities in lieu of sureties on bond. 46 Stat. 635 . 19U.S.C.i1001, par. 741. Dates; packing, duty. 46 Stat. 640 . 19U. .S. 1001, par. 813 . Breakage, etc., al- lowance. 46 Stat. 646. 19 U.S. C. 1001, par. 1101 . Wools and manu- factures of. Redesignations of subparagraphs. Customs Service is authorized to enforce, the Secretary of the Treasury may- "(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, pre- scribe the conditions and form of such bond, and fix the amount of penalty thereof, whether for the payment of liquidated damages or of a penal sum: Provided That when a consolidated bond authorized by paragraph 4 of this subsection is taken, the Secretary of the Treasury may fix the penalty of such bond without regard to any other provision of law, regulation, or instruction. "(2) Provide for the approval of the sureties on such bond, without regard to any general provision of law. "(3) Authorize the execution of a term bond the conditions of which shall extend to and cover similar cases of importations over such period of time, not to exceed one year, or such longer period as he may fix when in his opinion special circumstances existing in a particular instance require such longer period. "(4) Authorize, to the extent that he may deem necessary, the taking of a consolidated bond (single entry or term), in lieu of separate bonds to assure compliance with two or more pro- visions of law, regulations, or instructions which the Secretary of the Treasury or the Customs Service is authorized to enforce. A consolidated bond taken pursuant to the authority contained in this subsection shall have the same force and effect in respect of every provision of law, regulation, or instruction for the purposes for which it is required as though separate bonds had been taken to assure compliance with each such provision. "(c) The Secretary of the Treasury may authorize the cancellation of any bond provided for in this section, or of any charge that may have been made against such bond, in the event of a breach of any condition of the bond, upon the payment of such lesser amount or penalty or upon such other terms and conditions as he may deem sufficient. "(d) No condition in any bond taken to assure compliance with any law, regulation, or instruction which the Secretary of the Treas- ury or the Customs Service is authorized to enforce shall be held invalid on the ground that such condition is not specified in the law, regulation, or instruction authorizing or requiring the taking of such bond. "(e) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to permit the deposit of money or obligations of the United States, in such amount and upon such conditions as he may by regulation prescribe, in lieu of sureties on any bond required or authorized by a law, regulation, or instruction which the Secretary of the Treasury or the Customs Service is authorized to enforce." SEC. 31. Paragraph 741 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 19 sec. 1001, par. 741) is hereby amended by deleting the words "in packages weighing with the immediate container" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "packed in units of any description weighing (with the immediate container, if any)". SEC. 32. Paragraph 813 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U. S . C ., 1934 edition, title 19, sec. 1001, par. 813) is hereby amended by deleting the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen". SEC. 33. (a) Paragraph 1101 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 19, sec. 1001, par. 1101) is hereby amended by redesignating subparagraph (b) thereof as subparagraph (c), by changing the colon at the end of the first proviso in subparagraph (a) thereof to a period and deleting all the matter in such subparagraph (a) following such colon and by inserting in such paragraph a new subparagraph (b), to read as follows: 1090 [52 STAT.

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