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PUBLIC LAW 91-271-JUNE 2, 1970

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States Customs Court or of the United States Court of (\istoms and l^atent Appeals, not in harmony with the published decision of the Secretary) shall be appraised or classified, or both, and the entries li(piidated, in accordance with the decision of the Secretary and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the final liquidations of these entries shall be conclusive upon all parties. (e) The consig:nee or his a^ent shall have the ri^-ht to appear and to he heard as a party in interest before the United States Customs Court. (f) If the cause of action is sustained in whole or in part by a decision of the United States Customs Court or of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, merchandise of the character covered by the published decision of the Secretary, which is entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption after the date of publication of the court decision, shall be subject to appraisement, classification, and assessment of duty in accordance with the final judicial decision in the action, and the liquidation of entries covering the merchandise so entered or withdrawn shall be suspended until final disposition is made of the action, whereupon the entries shall be liquidated, or if necessary, reliquidated in accordance with the final decision. '"(g) Reofulations shall be prescribed by the Secretary to implement the procedures required under this section.*' R E F U N D S AND ERRORS

SEC. ^>l. Section rr20(c) of the Tarifi' Act (19 U.S.C. 1520(c)) is 52 Stat. io86; amended by 67 Stat. 519. (a) striking the words '"the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize a collector to" and substituting the words "the appropriate customs officer may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary,"; (b) strikiujj the word "appraisement," wherever it appears in paragraph (1); and (c) deletiufr "sixty" and substituting "ninety" and deleting "ten'" and substituting "nine" in paragraph (1). TITLE III — M I S C E L L A X E O r S AMENDMENTS T E C IIX i r A l. AXD COXFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 301. The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. ch. 4), is further amended as follows: {a) Section 305 (19 U.S.C. 1305) is amended by— (1) striking the word "collector" in the first paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "appropriate customs officer"; and (2) striking the term "the collector" where it first appears in the second paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "the approl)riate customs officer" and by striking the term "the collector" wherever it thereafter appears in the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof '"such customs officer". (b) Sections 311, 315, 432, 434, 438, 441, 443-447, 449-450, 452-455, 457, 485, 490, 492, 496, 521, 555, 562, 584, 586, 609, 613, and 614 (19 U.S.(\ 1311, 1315, 1432, 1434, 1438, 1441, 1443-1447, 1449-1450, 14521455, 1457, 1485, 1490, 1492, 1496, 1521, 1555, 1562, 1584, 1586, 1609, 1613, and 1614) are amended by striking the word "collector" wherever it appears in the sections and inserting in lieu thereof "appropriate customs officer".

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