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of any such manifest, the owner or operator of the aircraft shall be liable for any fine or penalty prescribed by law in respect of such iregularity." CERTIFIED INVOICES A N D E N T R Y OF M E R C H A N D I S E

SEC. 16. (a) Section 482(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1482 (a)), is amended by substituting "required pursuant to section 484(b) of this Act to be certified" for "covering merchandise exceeding $100 in value" in the first clause. (b) Section 484(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1484 (a)), is amended by deleting "forty-eight hours" and substituting therefor "five days". (c) Section 484(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1484 (b)), is amended to read as follows: "(b)

PRODUCTION OF CERTIFIED INVOICE.—The Secretary of

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Treasury shall provide by regulation for the production of a certified invoice with respect to such merchandise as he deems advisable and for the terms and conditions under which such merchandise may be permitted entry under the provisions of this section without the production of a certified invoice." (d) Section 498(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1498 (a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: '^^ ^*^** ^^s. "(1) Merchandise, imported in the mails or otherwise, when the aggregate value of the shipment does not exceed such amount, not greater than $250, as the Secretary of the Treasury shall specify in the regulations, and the specified amount may vary for different classes or kinds of merchandise or different classes of (e) Section 498(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1498 (a)) is further amended by deleting subdivision (11) and substituting therefor a new subdivision to read as follows: "(11) Merchandise within the provisions of paragraph 1631 of this Act." (f) The Act "of June 8, 1896 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sees. 472-475), is hereby repealed.

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VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS

SEC. 17. Section 486 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1486), is amended by changing the heading to read "SEC. 486. ADMINISTRATION OF OATfiS—VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS." and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

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" (d) VERIFICATION I N L I E U OF OATH.—The Secretary of the Treas-

ury may by regulation prescribe that any document required by any law administered by the Customs Service to be under oath may be verified by a written declaration in such form as he shall prescribe, such declaration to be in lieu of the oath otherwise required." AMENDMENT OF E N T R I E S

SEC. 18. (a) Section 487 9f the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1487) is amended by deleting therefrom "or at any time before the invoice or the merchandise has come under the observation of the appraiser for the purpose of appraisement,". (b) Section 489 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec, 1489) is amended by deleting the first two paragraphs. (c) Section 501 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1501), is further amended by changing the


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