part 2 - report, entry, and unlading of vessels and vehicles

241 to 256. Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762, eff. June 18, 1930

Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 431446, 42 Stat. 950–953, related to form and contents of manifests, clearance documents, bonds, permits and penalties for violation of same. Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to sections 241 to 256, see sections 1431 to 1446 of this title, respectively.

257, 258. Repealed. Pub. L. 91654, 3, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1945

Section 257, R.S. 3114; acts Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 466, 42 Stat. 957; June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 466, 46 Stat. 719, related to duties on equipments or repair parts for vessels. See section 1466 (a) of this title. Section 258, R.S. 3115; acts Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 466, 42 Stat. 957; June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 466, 46 Stat. 719; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, 11(c), 67 Stat. 515, related to the remission of duties for necessary repairs. See section 1466 (d) of this title.

259, 260. Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762

Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 447, 448, 42 Stat. 953, related to place of entry and unlading before entry or report of arrival. Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to section 259, see section 1447 of this title; section 260, see section 1448 of this title.

19 USC 261 - Omitted

262 to 266. Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762, eff. June 18, 1930

Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 449453, 42 Stat. 954, 955, related to emergency cases of unlading bonds for special licenses and penalties for violation. Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to section 262, see section 1449 of this title; section 263, see section 1450 of this title; section 264, see section 1451 of this title; section 265, see section 1452 of this title; section 266, see section 1453 of this title.

19 USC 267 - Overtime and premium pay for customs officers

(a) Overtime pay 

(1) In general 
Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c) of this section, a customs officer who is officially assigned to perform work in excess of 40 hours in the administrative workweek of the officer or in excess of 8 hours in a day shall be compensated for that work at an hourly rate of pay that is equal to 2 times the hourly rate of the basic pay of the officer. For purposes of this paragraph, the hourly rate of basic pay for a customs officer does not include any premium pay provided for under subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Special provisions relating to overtime work on callback basis 

(A) Minimum duration 
Any work for which compensation is authorized under paragraph (1) and for which the customs officer is required to return to the officers place of work shall be treated as being not less than 2 hours in duration; but only if such work begins at least 1 hour after the end of any previous regularly scheduled work assignment and ends at least 1 hour before the beginning of the following regularly scheduled work assignment.
(B) Compensation for commuting time 

(i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), in addition to the compensation authorized under paragraph (1) for work to which subparagraph (A) applies, the customs officer is entitled to be paid, as compensation for commuting time, an amount equal to 3 times the hourly rate of basic pay of the officer.
(ii) Exception Compensation for commuting time is not payable under clause (i) if the work for which compensation is authorized under paragraph (1)
(I) does not commence within 16 hours of the customs officers last regularly scheduled work assignment, or
(II) commences within 2 hours of the next regularly scheduled work assignment of the customs officer.
(b) Premium pay for customs officers 

(1) Night work differential 

(A) 3 p.m. to midnight shiftwork 
If the majority of the hours of regularly scheduled work of a customs officer occurs during the period beginning at 3 p.m. and ending at 12 a.m., the officer is entitled to pay for work during such period (except for work to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies) at the officers hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 15 percent of that basic rate.
(B) 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. shiftwork 
If the majority of the hours of regularly scheduled work of a customs officer occurs during the period beginning at 11 p.m. and ending at 8 a.m., the officer is entitled to pay for work during such period (except for work to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies) at the officers hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 20 percent of that basic rate.
(C) 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. shiftwork 
If the regularly scheduled work assignment of a customs officer is 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., the officer is entitled to pay for work during such period (except for work to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies) at the officers hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 15 percent of that basic rate for the period from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and at the officers hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 20 percent of that basic rate for the period from 11:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
(2) Sunday differential 
A customs officer who performs any regularly scheduled work on a Sunday that is not a holiday is entitled to pay for that work at the officers hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 50 percent of that basic rate.
(3) Holiday differential 
A customs officer who performs any regularly scheduled work on a holiday is entitled to pay for that work at the officers hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 100 percent of that basic rate.
(4) Treatment of premium pay 
Premium pay provided for under this subsection may not be treated as being overtime pay or compensation for any purpose.
(c) Limitations 

(1) Fiscal year cap 
The aggregate of overtime pay under subsection (a) of this section (including commuting compensation under subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section) and premium pay under subsection (b) of this section that a customs officer may be paid in any fiscal year may not exceed $25,000; except that the Commissioner of Customs or his designee may waive this limitation in individual cases in order to prevent excessive costs or to meet emergency requirements of the Customs Service.
(2) Exclusivity of pay under this section 
A customs officer who receives overtime pay under subsection (a) of this section or premium pay under subsection (b) of this section for time worked may not receive pay or other compensation for that work under any other provision of law.
(d) Regulations 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall promulgate regulations to prevent
(1) abuse of callback work assignments and commuting time compensation authorized under subsection (a)(2) of this section; and
(2) the disproportionately more frequent assignment of overtime work to customs officers who are near to retirement.
(e) Definitions 
As used in this section:
(1) The term customs officer means an individual performing those functions specified by regulation by the Secretary of the Treasury for a customs inspector or canine enforcement officer. Such functions shall be consistent with such applicable standards as may be promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management.
(2) The term holiday means any day designated as a holiday under a Federal statute or Executive order.

19 USC 267a - Foreign language proficiency awards

Cash awards for foreign language proficiency may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, be paid to customs officers (as referred to in section 267 (e)(1) of this title) to the same extent and in the same manner as would be allowable under subchapter III of chapter 45 of title 5 with respect to law enforcement officers (as defined by section 4521 of such title).

268 to 272. Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762, eff. June 18, 1930

Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 454458, 42 Stat. 955, 956, related to duties and compensation of boarding and discharging inspectors, custody of cargo not unladen promptly, unlading at risk of consignee and time for unlading bulk cargo. Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to section 268, see section 1455 of this title; section 269, see section 1456 of this title; section 270, see section 1457 of this title; section 271, none; section 272, see section 1458 of this title.

273, 274. Repealed. Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, 4(b), 67 Stat. 509

Sections, R.S. 2885, 2886, required the containers of imported liquors or distilled spirits to be marked or scored at the port of landing with the capacity, wine gallons, proof, proof gallons, and other detailed information, such marks to be obliterated upon sale.

275 to 281. Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762, eff. June 18, 1930

Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, 459465, 42 Stat. 956, 957, related to documentary reports, manifests, permits on imports from contiguous countries and enforcement provisions. Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to sections 275 to 281, see sections 1459 to 1465 of this title, respectively.

19 USC 282 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103182, title VI, 690(a)(2), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2222

Section, R.S. 3111; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 317, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 293, related to oath to be taken by masters of certain vessels.

19 USC 283 - Duty on saloon stores

Articles purchased for the use of or for sale on board any such vessel, as saloon stores or supplies, shall be deemed merchandise, and shall be liable, when purchased at a foreign port, to entry and the payment of the duties found to be due thereon, at the first port of arrival of such vessel in the United States; and for a failure on the part of the saloon keeper or person purchasing or owning such articles to report, make entries, and pay duties, as hereinbefore required, such articles, together with the fixtures and other merchandise, found in such saloon or on or about such vessel, belonging to and owned by such saloon keeper or other person interested in such saloon, shall be seized and forfeited, and such saloon keeper or other person so purchasing and owning shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $500, and shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than three months and not more than two years.

284, 285. Repealed. July 3, 1926, ch. 757, 3, 44 Stat. 832

Sections, R.S. 3116, 3117, related to manifests of vessels in coasting trade and entry for goods taken or delivered at intermediate ports.

286, 287. Repealed. Pub. L. 103182, title VI, 690(a)(3), (4), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2222

Section 286, R.S. 3118, mandated that master of any enrolled or licensed vessel file a manifest and obtain clearance before departing from a port in one collection district to a place in another collection district where there is not customhouse. Section 287, R.S. 3119, related to reporting requirements for merchandise destined for foreign ports and exempted unlading of cargo brought from American ports from permit requirements.

19 USC 288 - Documented vessels

Documented vessels with a registry endorsement, engaged in foreign trade on the Great Lakes or their tributary or connecting waters in trade with Canada, shall not thereby become liable to the payment of entry and clearance fees.

289 to 292. Repealed. Pub. L. 103182, title VI, 690(a)(1), (5)(7), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2222, 2223

Section 289, R.S. 2792; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, 1, 35 Stat. 424, exempted certain ferryboats and passenger vessels from clearance fees. Section 290, R.S. 3122, mandated that master of any enrolled or licensed vessel destined with cargo from a place in the United States, at which there may be no customhouse, to a port where there may be a customhouse, deliver a manifest within twenty-four hours after arriving at port of destination. Section 291, R.S. 3124; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 10, 32 Stat. 829; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 101104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097, related to format and content of forms for manifests, certificates of clearance, and oaths. Section 292, R.S. 3125, related to penalty for neglect or failure to comply with sections 286, 287, 290, and 291 of this title.

19 USC 293 - Documented vessels touching at foreign ports

Any United States documented vessel with a registry or coastwise endorsement, or both, may engage in trade between one port in the United States and one or more ports within the same, with the privilege of touching at one or more foreign ports during the voyage, and land and take in thereat merchandise, passengers and their baggage, and letters, and mails.

19 USC 294 - No duty by reason of documented vessel touching at foreign port

Any foreign merchandise taken in at one port of the United States to be conveyed in a United States documented vessel with a registry or coastwise endorsement, or both, to any other port within the same, either under the provisions relating to warehouses, or under the laws regulating the transportation coastwise of merchandise entitled to drawback, as well as any merchandise not entitled to drawback, but on which the import duties chargeable by law shall have been duly paid, shall not become subject to any import duty by reason of the vessel in which they may arrive having touched at a foreign port during the voyage.