words of wisdom. never give up.
Good Morning Troops.
I am dropping off a couple of links I used, as I am reading through my section of the omnibus bill.
I found this link very helpful in understanding what the H*** they are talking about,
starting on page 1762. It is important because it covers tarrif,customs etc.
I thought it might help others who are interested in this portion of the bill.
most of the language concerns updating the previous bill.
https:// www.cbp.gov/trade/priority-issues/trade-agreements/special-trade-legislation/generalized-system-preferences
the link above, came from this site: https:// ustr.gov/
I also ran across a term, I had not heard of before. "Brownfield Site".
I found these an interesting and SHORT bit of reading which then helped me understand what they were talking about in the bill.
This will go along with the section beginning with page 1768. The bill devotes a good deal of paper to this, compared to the other sections I have read.
I thought others might wish to find out about these sites as well.
There is an entire section devoted to Alaskan brownfield sites as well as those in the rest of the UlSA.
http:// www.nj.gov/state/planning/docs/brownfieldsrequired.pdf
http:// www.govtech.com/policy-management/Brownfield-Resurrection.html?page=2
GENERAL.—The
amendment made by
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subsection (a) shall apply to articles entered on or
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after the 30th day after the date of the enactment
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of this Act.
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(2) RETROACTIVE
APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN
LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding
sec-
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tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
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1514) or any other provision of law and subject
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to subparagraph (B), any entry of a covered ar-
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ticle to which duty-free treatment or other pref-
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erential treatment under title V of the Trade
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Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) would
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have applied if the entry had been made on De-
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cember 31, 2017, that was made—
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(i) after December 31, 2017, and
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(ii) before the effective date specified
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in paragraph (1),
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shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though
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such entry occurred on the effective date speci-
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fied in paragraph (1).
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after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation
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(as the case may be).
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(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
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(A) COVERED
ARTICLE.—The
term ‘‘cov-
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ered article’’ means an article from a country
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that is a beneficiary developing country under
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title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
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2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified
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in paragraph (1).
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(B) ENTER;
ENTRY.—The
terms ‘‘enter’’
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and ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal from ware-
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house for consumption.
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(c) ANNUAL REPORT
BILITY
ON
ENFORCEMENT
OF
ELIGI-
CRITERIA.—Not later than 1 year after the date
15 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
16 through December 31, 2020, the United States Trade
17 Representative shall submit to the Committee on Ways
18 and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com19 mittee on Finance of the Senate a report on efforts to
20 ensure that countries designated as beneficiary developing
21 countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
22 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) are meeting the eligibility criteria set
23 forth in section 502(c) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)).
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(B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliqui-
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dation may be made under subparagraph (A)
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with respect to an entry only if a request there-
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for is filed with U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
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tection not later than 180 days after the date
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of the enactment of this Act that contains suffi-
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cient information to enable U.S. Customs and
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Border Protection—
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(i) to locate the entry; or
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(ii) to reconstruct the entry if it can-
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not be located.
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(C) PAYMENT
OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any
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amounts owed by the United States pursuant to
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the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of a
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covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be
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paid, without interest, not later than 90 days
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SEC. 502. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO PROCEDURES FOR
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COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION AND WAIV-
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ERS.
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Section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
5 2463) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (c)(2)—
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(A) in the matter following subparagraph
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(A)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting
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‘‘November 1’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘on
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January 1, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘in any of the
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preceding 3 calendar years’’; and
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘July 1’’ each
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place it appears and inserting ‘‘November 1’’.
SEC. 503. CUSTOMS USER FEES.
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Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus
17 Budget
Reconciliation
Act
of
1985
(19
U.S.C.
18 58c(j)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘February 24, 2027’’
19 and inserting ‘‘July 21, 2027’’.
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1766
Judicial Redaction Authority Extension
this concerns the safety of our Judges and in keeping their private information, private
statutory paygo scorecards
this one got me… basically they have to give estimates during the year, as to how they are spending money
and it it is in keeping with estimates they made and keep them on budget. (I hope that is it)
1768
the Build Act
I found this interesting but not necessarily new. It talks about these abandoned sites that can be contaminated or not. privately owned, or publicly. and the requirements for rehabbing the properties.
It contains a section devoted to Alaskan properties. the original bill has some updates to the language. The bill was originally written in 1980.,
they cover redevelopment of petroleum fields and other properties. who can apply for grants, how many properties one entity can work with. leasing and purchasing are also covered as well as who is liable for cleanup costs, if anyone. interesting but not what we are looking for.
they are increasing the funding from 200,000 to 500,000 for each site to be re-mediated but the limit can be waived but not to exceed 650,000. it also discusses native territory as well.
1787
wildfire suppression funding act
basically just talking about funding and how they calculate it, based on previous years needs. the budget for 2020 is 2,250,000,000.
it increases, each yr, 100,000,000 until 2027.
1794
forest management
talking about forest restoration, putting in temporary roads and maintaining permanent road
1800
talk of firebreaks on public land.