CONTENTS H. R. 1535. A bill to amend certain administrative provisions of the Tariff Allersmeyer, Carl E., representing Althouse Chemical Co., Reading, Altschuler, Benjamin M., counsel, Customs Brokers and Forwarders Page 1 347 450 419 413 Anthony, Richard H., secretary, the American Tariff League, Inc.. Bennett, Julia D., assistant director, Washington office, American Breckenridge, John, representing West Coast Citrus Fruit and Tree- Breckenridge, John, representing the Dehydrated Onion and Garlic Brown, Winthrop G., Director, Office of International Matériels Policy, Crist, John L., president, Southern Dyestuff Corp.. 285 519 551 576 607, 643 349 525 391 593 504 Graham, John S., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. 34 Halvorson, Lloyd, economist, National Grange_ 521 Higman, W. E., Chief of the Division of Classification Entry and 165 Hilera, Felix R.. general manager, Serralles Distillers Corp., Ponce, 395 Vegetable Oils and Fats Industries__ Hotchkiss, W. Stewart, representing Synthetic Organic Chemical Johnson, William R., Assistant to the Commissioner of Customs, 328 34 Joyce, R. E., vice president, National Distillers Product Corp... 378 244 Kraemer, F. L., customhouse broker, New York, N. Y. King, Hadley S., representing the Association of the Customs Bar, 433 457 Lerch, John C., partner, Lamb & Lerch, New York, N. Y. Kunz, Eric C., president, Givaudan Corp. and Sidnar Corp., New 358 313 McDonald, Raymond F., president, United States Customs Warehouse Officers Association of the Port of New York.. Lourie, Harry L., executive vice president, National Association of 365 430 McFadden, Cornelius P., chairman, rubber footwear division, Rubber 311 Malone, Hon. George W., United States Senator from the State of 578 Statement of-Continued Martin, Edwin G., representing American Knit Handwear Associa- Page 473 May, Ernest M., general manager, Otto B. May, Inc. 331 Mercer, Walter J., director, American Chamber of Commerce for 283 Moody, Sidney C., representing Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufac- 322 Nichols, Philip, Jr., Assistant General Counsel, Treasury Department. 34, 254 452 Putzell, Edwin J., Jr., assistant secretary, Monsanto Chemical Co.- 352 257 Ray, John C., chairman, import and customs committee, Detroit Board Rocca, B. T., Jr., vice president, Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp---- Strackbein, O. R., representing the National Labor-Management Strubinger, David B., Acting Commissioner of Customs, Treasury Tipton, Stuart G., general counsel, Air Transport Association of Van Winckel, C. E., president, the Carwin Co., North Haven, Conn.. 362 344 Wills, J. Preston, organic chemicals department, E. I. du Pont de 333 Miscellaneous information submitted to the committee by Curtis, Hon. Carl T.: "U. S. Curb on Cheese Scored at Geneva," article from the New 648 Doughton, Hon. Robert L.: American Farm Bureau Federation, letter of September 11, 1951.. 524 523 66 The Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, letter of 645 Forand, Hon. Aime J.: United States Rubber Co., letter of August 21, 1951 General discussion of H. R. 1535 by sections: Section 1. Short title and effective date.. Section 2. Requirement of injury in dumping and countervailing Section 4. Repeal of certain obsolete reciprocal provisions.. 96 97 Section 6. Free entry provisions for travelers-- 101, 107, 145 107 Section 8. Temporary free entry for samples and other articles under bond__ 109 Section 9. Supplies and equipment for vessels and aircraft - Section 14. Value not to be based on American selling price.. Section 15. Signing and delivery of manifests - 159 160 161 169 Miscellaneous information submitted to the committee by-Continued General discussion of H. R. 1535 by sections-Continued Section 19. Correction of errors and mistakes.. Section 20. Conversion of currency 31 83 Section 21. Customs supervision. Section 22. Delegation of authority. Page 171 83, 173 182, 185 195 14 Jenkins, Hon. Thomas A.: Section 23. Conversion of processing taxes to import taxes. Section 24. Repeal of discrimination against imports in certain internal-revenue taxes.. General discussion.. Murphy, John J., president, United States Customs Inspectors' 195 207 61, 71, 76, 85, 91 377 National Institute of Oilseeds Products: Table I.-20 leading Philippine exports, 1950___ 491 Table II.-Use of coconut, cottonseed, and soybean oils in mar- 493 494 National Renderers Association: Contrast of prices of coconut oil and No. 1 inedible tallow, by 533 Table I.-Imports of copra and coconut oil, 1921 to 1950, inclu- 534 534 Table III.-Extent of use of coconut oil for purposes other than 535 Reed, Hon. Daniel A.: Pacific Coast Renderers Association: Resolution_. Emergency tariff laws, Sixty-seventh Congress, Public No. 10, 599 45 Walker, Chas. P., Jr., New York Board of Trade, letter of 65 Department of Agriculture. Department of Commerce. Department of State... Reports received from Government departments on H. R. 1535: Economic Cooperation Administration. United States Tariff Commission___ Seattle Chamber of Commerce, letter of August 3, 1951, to Hon. Hal Treasury Department: 220 219 220 221 221 44 Amendment proposed by the Treasury Department-Verifica- 34, 210 Analysis of the Customs Simplification Act of 1951. 15 Section 1. Short title and effective date.. 15 Section 2. Requirement of injury in dumping and counter- 16 Section 3. Repeal of special marking requirements.. Section 4. Repeal of certain obsolete reciprocal provisions. 16 Section 6. Free entry provisions for travelers Section 9. Supplies and equipment for vessels and aircraft. Section 14. Value not to be based on American selling price.. 23 23 iscellaneous information submitted to the committee by-Continued Analysis of the Customs Simplification Act of 1951-Continued Section 18. Commingled merchandise.. Section 19. Correction of errors and mistakes. Amendment proposed by the Treasury Department in Supplemental analysis of section 20 as proposed to be Exhibit A. Par values of foreign currencies. Section 22. Delegation of authority.. Section 23. Conversion of processing taxes to import taxes__ Analysis of legislative proposals contained in H. R. 1535 (tabula- Average rate of duty in fiscal years 1931 and 1950, and estimated Explanation of sections of H. R. 1535 which are contained in the 77, 202 List of Government groups with whom McKinsey & Co. discussed List of representatives of the public with whom McKinsey & Co. McKinsey & Co. legislative recommendations not included in Reciprocal privileges for aircraft. 118 Statistics of entries received by Customs, 1947-51, and of appeals Supplemental data concerning proposal in section 6, H. R. 1535, 107 cases. Volume of business and cost of customs operations... 139 American Airlines, Inc., statement of R. E. S. Deichler, vice president of sales... APPENDIX Air Transport Association of America, supplementary statement of Stuart 673 677 American Association of Museums Committee on Customs, revised proposals for liberalizing tariff laws for works of art and other exhibition material__ American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, statement of... 698 697 American Glassware Association, letter from C. W. Carlson, chairman, import committee, and H. L. Dillingham, secretary 659 Atlantic Fishermen's Union, telegram from Patrick McHugh, secretary treasurer.. 672 Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., letter from William J. Williams, vice president and secretary 661 Carpet Institute, Inc., letter from Merrill A. Watson, president.. 680 Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation, letter from Walter J. Hebert, president 668 Crawford, Hon. Fred L., letter from.. 653 Federated Fishing Boats of New England and New York, telegram from 672 Gloucester Vessel Owners Association, telegram from Melvin Bernstein, secretary International Chamber of Commerce: Nine principles in reference to customs simplification. Page 672 713 702 Simplifying U. S. Customs Procedure, report of the committee on 718 Statement of E. S. Gregg, chairman, committee on administrative 711 712A Joh. de Kuyper & Zoon, letters from 671 League of Women Voters of the United States, statement_ 710 Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, letter from Oscar A. Trippet, president 658 Maraschino Cherry and Glacé Fruit Association, statement. 709 685 Martin, Edwin G., letter from......... 662 Massachusetts Fisheries Association, telegram from James S. Carlson, president 672 McMaster, Thomas, statement of, on behalf of manufacturers of domestic cordials and liqueurs - 691 National Association of Waste Material Dealers, Inc.: Statement of Levi, Richard, chairman, import-export committee, Textile 695 Teisch, Max M., chairman, nonferrous import-export sub- 693 National Association of Wool Manufacturers, statement of.. 687 National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, statement of John J. Riggle, assistant secretary --- National Brotherhood of Operative Potters, telegram from James M. 672 679 660 National Federation of American Shipping, Inc., letter from A. U. Krebs, counsel.. New Bedford Seafood Producers Association, telegram from Edmund New York Board of Trade, Inc., letter from Floyd W. Jefferson, president__ 672 658 663 653 672 670 United Wall Paper Craftsmen and Workers of North America, telegram 673 675 |