,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebia ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,owens introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states with respect to goods exported for processing abroad and reimported1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,treatment of goods exported for modification and reimported 7a7 ,textile and apparel goods 7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ih of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following subheading1 with the article description having the same degree of indentation as the article description for subheading #ihjb4jj4fj3 #ihjb4jj4gj,textile and apparel goods classifiable under chapter #fa1 except goods of heading #ihjb4jj4ij and goods imported under provisions of subchapter ,,xix or ,,xx of this chapter1 if exported for further processing,a duty upon the full value of the imported article1 less the cost or value of materials1 including thread1 yarn1 fabric1 or components the product of the ,united ,states and provided for under any of headings #eajf through #eaaj1 #ebjd through #ebjg1 #ecjf through #ecjh1 #edja through #edjf1 or #eejh through #eeaa1 or chapter #fj or #fa 7see ,u4,s4 note #d of this subchapter7,free 7,,cl1 ,,co1 ,,il1 ,,jo1 ,,kr1 ,p1 ,,pa1 ,,pe1 ,,sg7,a duty upon the full value of the imported article1 less the cost or value of materials1 including thread1 yarn1 fabric1 or components the product of the ,united ,states and provided for under any of headings #eajf through #eaaj1 #ebjd through #ebjg1 #ecjf through #ecjh1 #edja through #edjf1 or #eejh through #eeaa1 or chapter #fj or #fa 7see ,u4,s4 note #d of this subchapter7 7,,au1 ,b1 ,,bh1 ,c1 ,,ca1 ,e1 ,,ma1 ,,mx1 ,,om7,free1 for products described in ,u4,s4 note #g to this subchapter,free1 for qualifying articles from sub-,saharan ,african countries enumerated in ,u4,s4 note #g to this subchapter,a duty upon the full value of the imported article1 less the cost or value of materials1 including thread1 yarn1 fabric1 or components the product of the ,united ,states and provided for under any of headings #eajf through #eaaj1 #ebjd through #ebjg1 #ecjf through #ecjh1 #edja through #edjf1 or #eejh through #eeaa1 or chapter #fj or #fa 7see ,u4,s4 note #d of this subchapter7 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,u4,s4 note #d to subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ih of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states is amended1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7a71 by inserting and subheading #ihjb4jj4gj after #ihjb4jj4ij4 7b7 ,commingling of fungible goods exported for repairs or alterations ,u4,s4 note #c to subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ih of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,for purposes of subheadings #ihjb4jj4dj and #ihjb4jj4ej1 if an article is exported from the ,united ,states for the purpose of repairing or altering the article and the article is subsequently imported into the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 the article shall be considered to be the same article that was exported without regard to whether the article contains #a or more components recovered from an identical or similar article that was also exported from the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 the cost or value of any such components shall not be included in the value of the article when the article enters the ,united ,states4 4 7c7 ,articles previously imported 7#a7 ,duty treatment ,the article description for heading #ihja4jj4bj of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states is amended to read as follows3 ,articles1 previously imported1 with respect to which the duty was paid upon such previous importation or which were imported previously free of duty1 if 7#a7 reimported1 without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or other means while abroad1 after having been exported under lease or similar use agreements1 bailment agreements1 or for warehousing1 repackaging1 or both1 and 7#b7 reimported by or for the account of the person who imported it into1 and exported it from1 the ,united ,states44 7#b7 ,commingling of fungible goods ,the ,u4,s4 notes to subchapter ,i of chapter #ih of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states are amended by adding at the end the following new note3 #c4 7a7 ,for purposes of heading #ihja4jj4bj-- 7i7 fungible goods exported from the ,united ,states may be commingled1 and 7ii7 the origin1 value1 and classification of such goods may be accounted for using an inventory management method4 7b7 ,if a person chooses to use an inventory management method under paragraph 7a7 with respect to fungible goods1 the person shall use the same inventory management method for any goods with respect to which the person claims fungibility4 7c7 ,for purposes of this note-- 7i7 the term fungible good means any good that is commercially interchangeable with another good and that has properties that are essentially identical to the properties of another good2 and 7ii7 the term inventory management method means any method for managing inventory that is based on generally accepted accounting principles4 4 7d7 ,use of manufacturer's identification code for textile and apparel products ,the ,u4,s4 notes to chapter #ih of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states are amended by adding at the end the following new note3 #d4 ,for textile and apparel products classified in subchapter ,i or ,,ii of this chapter1 the manufacturer's identification code 7,,mid7 of the facility that repairs1 alters1 assembles1 processes1 stores1 or otherwise handles the products may be used on any customs entry documentation or electronic data transmission that requires identification of the manufacturer4 4 #b4 ,effective date 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71 the amendments made by this ,act shall apply to goods entered1 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption1 on or after the #aeth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,retroactive application 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #ead of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #aead7 or any other provision of law1 and subject to paragraph 7#b71 the entry of any good-- 7,a7 that was liquidated or made on or after ,january #i1 #bjjh1 and before the #aeth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and 7,b7 with respect to which there would have been no duty if the amendment made by section #a7;c77#a7 applied to such entry1 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such amendment applied to such entry4 7#b7 ,requests ,a liquidation or reliquidation may be made under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection before the later of the #ahjth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act or the #ahjth day after the date of liquidation of the entry1 that contains sufficient information to enable ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection-- 7,a7 to locate the entry2 or 7,b7 to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located4 7#c7 ,payment of amounts owed ,any amount owed by the ,united ,states pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of an article under paragraph 7#a7 shall be paid1 without interest1 not later than #ij days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 7as the case may be74 7#d7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term entry includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption4