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(2) Whenever the rate of duty specified in column numbered 1 for each of such items 737.47, 737.49, and 737.51 is reduced to the same level as the corresponding rate of duty specified in the column entitled "LDDC" for such item, or to a lower rate, the rate of duty in such "LDDC" column shall be deleted.

SEC. 114. ELIMINATION OF DUTY ON CASEIN BLANKS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part 7 of schedule 7 is amended—
(1) by striking out "(item 745.40)" in headnote 2(b) of such
subpart and inserting in lieu thereof "in the superior heading to
items 745.41 and 745.42"; and

(2) by striking out item 745.40 and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:

Button blanks and molds, and

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hly

parts of buttons:

are

(b) APPLICATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.—

(1) The rate of duty in column numbered 1 for item 745.42 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) (as added by subsection (a)(2)) shall be subject to any staged rate reductions for item 745.40 which were proclaimed by the President before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Whenever the rate of duty specified in the column numbered 1 for such item 745.42 is reduced to the same level as the corresponding rate of duty specified in the column entitled "LDDC" for such item, or to a lower level, the rate of duty in the column entitled "LDDC" shall be deleted from such Schedules.

(3) For purposes of the Trade Act of 1974, the amendments
made by this section (not including the rates of duty in column
numbered 2 of such Schedules) shall be considered to be
trade agreement obligations entered into and proclaimed
under the Trade Act of 1974 of benefit to foreign countries or
instrumentalities.

SEC. 115. INCREASE IN VALUE LIMITATIONS FOR DUTY-FREE IMPORTA-
TIONS OF PERSONAL ARTICLES BY RETURNING UNITED
STATES RESIDENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Subpart A of part 2 of schedule 8 is amended—
(1) by striking out "$300” in item 813.30 and inserting in lieu
thereof "$400"; and

(2) by striking out "$600" and "$300" in item 813.31 and
inserting in lieu thereof "$800" and "$400", respectively.

(b) AMENDMENTS TO TARIFF ACT OF 1930.-Section 321(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321 (a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking out "$25" and "$40” and inserting in lieu thereof "$50" and "$100", respectively.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to returning residents of the United States who arrive in the United States on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 116. MATERIALS CERTIFIED BY NASA.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Subpart A of part 3 of schedule 8 is amended

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(1) by inserting immediately after "Subpart A-United States Government" the following headnote:

"Subpart A headnote:

"1. With respect to item 837.00, the return of materials from space by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall not be considered an importation, and an entry of such materials shall not be required."; and

(2) by adding immediately after item 836.00 the following new item:

(b) TERMINATION.-Item 837.00 (as added by subsection (a)) shall not apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1994.

SEC. 117. PRAYER SHAWLS.

Part 4 schedule 8 is amended

(1) by striking out "and 854.20," in headnote 1 to such part and inserting in lieu thereof "854.20, and 854.30,"; and

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(2) by inserting after item, 854.20 the following new item:

SEC. 118. INCREASE IN VALUE LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO INFORMAL
ENTRIES OF IMPORTED MERCHANDISE.

The article description immediately preceding item 869.00 is amended by striking out "$600" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,000".

SEC. 119. CERTAIN METAL WASTE AND SCRAP.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Part 7 of schedule 8 is amended

(1) by inserting the following new headnote immediately after headnote 2 to such part:

"3. (a) Items 870.50 and 870.55 shall not apply when the market price of copper is under 51 cents per pound.

"(b) For purposes of subparagraph (a), the market price of copper has the meaning assigned to it by headnote 5(b) of the headnotes to schedule 6, part 2, subpart C.

"(c) For purposes of subparagraph (a), the market price of copper shall be considered to be under 51 cents per pound only on and after the twentieth day after the date of a report by the United States International Trade Commission to the Secretary of the Treasury that it has determined that the market price has been under 51 cents per pound for one calendar month. After any such report, the market price shall be considered as not being under 51 cents per

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pound only on and after the twentieth day after the date of a report by the Commission to the Secretary that it has determined that the market price has been 51 cents or more per pound for one calendar month.

"(d) Determinations by the Commission under this headnote shall be made in the manner prescribed by headnote 5(c) to schedule 6, part 2, subpart C."; and

(2) by inserting immediately after item 870.45 the following:

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Metal waste and scrap (provided
for in part 2, schedule 6), except
lead, zinc, and tungsten waste
and scrap; unwrought metal
including remelt scrap ingot
(except copper, lead, zinc, and
tungsten) in the form of pigs,
ingots, or billets (a) which are
defective or damaged, or have
been produced from melted down
metal waste and scrap for con-
venience in handling and trans-
portation without sweetening,
alloying, fluxing, or deliberate
purifying, and (b) which cannot
be commercially used without
remanufacture; relaying or re-
rolling rails; and articles of metal
(except articles of lead, of zinc,
or of tungsten, and not including
metal-bearing materials provided
for in schedule 4 or in part 1 of
schedule 6 and not including
unwrought metal provided for in
part 2 of schedule 6) to be used
in remanufacture by melting or
to be processed by shredding,
shearing, compacting, or similar
processing which renders them
fit only for the recovery of the
metal content:.
Copper waste and scrap.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-Headnote 5(a) to subpart C of part 2 of schedule 6 is amended by inserting "and for items 870.50 and 870.55," immediately after "In this subpart,".

(c) REPEALS.-Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended(1) by striking out "911.10, 911.11," in headnote 3(a) to such subpart; and

(2) by striking items 911.10, 911.11, and 911.12 and the superior heading to such items.

SEC. 120. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN BULK FRESH

CARROTS.

Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended

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(1) by striking out headnote 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"2. For purposes of item 903.25

"(a) the term 'culled carrots' refers to those carrots which fail to meet the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for carrots of grades ‘U.S. No. 1' or ‘U.S. No. 2′ (See 7 CFR sections 2851.4141 and 2851.4142); and

"(b) the total quantity of carrots which may be entered under item 903.25 during the period specified in that item shall not exceed 20,000 tons."; and

(2) by inserting in numerical sequence the following new item:

SEC. 121. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN
RED PEPPERS.

Item 903.60 of subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by striking out "6/30/81" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/85".

SEC. 122. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CANTALOUPES.

Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new item:

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Cantaloupes, fresh, if entered
during the period from January

1 to May 15, inclusive of any

year (provided for in items 148.12

and 148.17 part 9B, schedule 1)...... Free

No change

On or before
5/15/85

SEC. 123. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CAROB FLOUR.

Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new item:

44 903.69 Carob flour (provided for in item
152.05, part 9C, schedule 1)..

Free

No change

On or before 12/31/84

SEC. 124. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON HATTERS' FUR.
Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new item:

903.85

Fur, not on the skin, prepared for
hatters' use (provided for in item
186.20)..

Free

No change

On or before
12/31/85

SEC. 125. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON WOOD

EXCELSIOR.

Item 904.00 of the Appendix is amended by striking out "6/30/81" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/83".

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SEC. 126. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON NEEDLECRAFT DISPLAY
MODELS.

Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended as follows:
(1) The headnotes to such subpart are amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new headnote:

"5. For the purposes of the superior heading to items 906.10 and 906.12, the term 'mass-produced kits' includes only those which are designed to be sold in the customs territory of the United States exclusively in kit form.".

(2) The following new superior heading and new items are inserted in numerical sequence:

Needle craft display models, pri-
marily hand stitched, of complet-
ed mass-produced kits:

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906.10

Articles provided for in items
355.16, 360.70, 360.78, 364.18,
364.23, 364.30, 365.78, 365.84
865.86, 366.79, 367.34, 367.55,
367.60, 386.04, 386.06, 386.09,
386.50, 388.40, and 389.62 of
schedule 8 (except shoe
uppers and tents).

SEC. 127. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON P-HYDROXYBENZOIC
ACID.

Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new item:

SEC. 128. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new item:

SEC. 129. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON BIS (4-
AMINOBENZOATE)-1,3 PROPANEDIOL (TRIMETHYLENE

GLYCOL DI-P-AMINOBENZOATE).

Item 907.05 of the Appendix is amended

(1) by striking out "however provided for in items 402.36 through 406.63" and inserting in lieu thereof "provided for in item 405.07"; and

(2) by striking out "6/30/83" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/84".

SEC. 130. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON 4-CHLORO-3-METHYL

PHENOL.

Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new item: