,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eafa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for the liquidation or    
reliquidation of certain entries of     
products of ,european ,union member     
states1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act maybe cited as  
the ,for ,accurate ,import ,relief ,to  
,aid ,retailers and ,importers of       
,foreign ,freights ,act of #bjbb or the 
,,fair ,,tariff ,act of #bjbb4  #b4     
,certain entries of products of         
,european ,union member states  7a7     
,products entered during the #fj-;,day  
period beginning on ,october #ah1 #bjai 
,notwithstanding sections #ead and #ebj 
of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #aead and #aebj71 or any other
 provision of law1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and  
,border ,protection shall-- 7#a7        

liquidate or reliquidate each entry of a
 product-- 7,a7 provided for in         
subheading #iijc4hi4aj1 #iijc4hi4ac1    
#iijc4hi4af1 #iijc4hi4ai1 #iijc4hi4bb1  
#iijc4hi4be1 #iijc4hi4bh1 #iijc4hi4ca1  
#iijc4hi4cd1 #iijc4hi4cg1 #iijc4hi4dj1  
#iijc4hi4dc1 #iijc4hi4df1 or #iijc4hi4di
 of the ,,hts2 and  7,b7 that was       
entered for consumption1 or withdrawn   
from warehouse for consumption1 during  
the #fj-;day period beginning on        
,october #ah1 #bjai2 and  7#b7 refund to
 the importer of record the amount of   
additional duties previously collected  
on the entry of that product by reason  
of the application of the applicable    
subheading of the ,,hts described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 to the product4  7b7
 ,products entered during the #fj-;,day 
period beginning on ,january #ab1 #bjba 
,notwithstanding sections #ead and #ebj 
of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #aead and #aebj71 or any other
 provision of law1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and  
,border ,protection shall-- 7#a7        

liquidate or reliquidate each entry of a
 product-- 7,a7 provided for in         
subheading #iijc4hi4eg1 #iijc4hi4ei1    
#iijc4hi4fa1 or #iijc4hi4fc of the      
,,hts2 and  7,b7 that was entered for   
consumption1 or withdrawn from warehouse
 for consumption1 during the #fj-;day   
period beginning on ,january #ab1 #bjba2
 and  7#b7 refund to the importer of    
record the amount of additional duties  
previously collected on the entry of    
that product by reason of the           
application of the subheading of the    
,,hts described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7  
to the product4  7c7 ,requests ,a       
liquidation or reliquidation may be made
 under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 with       
respect to an entry of products only if 
a request therefor is filed with ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection1 not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 that contains  
sufficient information to enable ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection-- 7#a7 
to either-- 7,a7 locate the entry2 or   

7,b7 to reconstruct the entry if it     
cannot be located2 and  7#b7 to verify  
the eligibility of the request4  7d7    
,refund of amounts owed  7#a7           
,unliquidated entries ,for an entry     
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 that 
is unliquidated1 any duties1 including  
interest1 eligible for a refund under   
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall be processed
 for purposes of liquidation in         
accordance with sections #ejd and #eje  
of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #aejd and #aeje74  7#b7       
,reliquidated entries ,any amounts owed 
by the ,united ,states pursuant to a    
reliquidation of an entry described in  
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 7including        
interest from the date of entry7 shall  
be refunded not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the application for   
refund for the entry is made to ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection4  7#c7 
,refund application process ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection shall--
 7,a7 develop an application process for

 requesting refunds under subsections   
7a7 and 7b72 and  7,b7 make the process 
available to the public not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7e7 ,,hts defined ,in   
this section1 the term ,,hts means the  
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states4  #c4 ,advance notice   
with respect to certain actions under   
section #cja of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
  7a7 ,in general ,section #cjf7;b7 of  
the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdaf7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,advance notice
 ,the ,trade ,representative may not    
provide for an effective date of any    
action described in subparagraph 7,a7 or
 7,b7 of section #cja7;c77#a7 with      
respect to an increase in the duty rate 
of a good of a foreign country 7other   
than a nonmarket economy country 7as    
that term is defined in section #gga7ah7
 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7ah777 by reason of the  
good being-- 7,a7 included on a         

retaliation list or revised retaliation 
list under this subsection1 or  7,b7    
subject to any other action under       
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of such       
section1  that is earlier than the date 
that is #fj days after notice of the    
action is published in the ,federal     
,register4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 
takes effect on the date of the         
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7       
applies with respect to-- 7,a7 any good 
included on a retaliation list under    
section #cjf7;b7 of the ,trade ,act of  
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaf7;b77 that is 
published in the ,federal ,register on  
or after the date that is #cj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act2
 and  7,b7 any good that is subject to  
any other action under subparagraph 7,a7
 or 7,b7 of section #cja7;c77#a7 of such
 ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7;c77#a77 that
 becomes effective on or after the date 
that is #cj days after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4