PROTESTS.

SEC. 645. PROTESTS. Section 514 (19 U.S.C. 1514) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a)— (A) by striking out “appropriate customs officer” in the text preceding paragraph (1) and inserting “Customs Service”, (B) by inserting “or reconciliation as to the issues contained therein,” after “entry,” in paragraph (5), (C) by striking out “and” and inserting “or” at the end of paragraph (6), (D) by striking out the comma at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting a semicolon, and (E) by striking out “appropriate customs officer, who” in the text following paragraph (7) and inserting “Customs Service, which”; (2) by amending subsection (b) by striking out “appropriate customs officer” and inserting “Customs Service”; (3) by amending the first sentence of subsection (c)(1) to read as follows: “A protest of a decision made under subsection (a) shall be filed in writing, or transmitted electronically pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. A protest must set forth distinctly and specifically— “(A) each decision described in subsection (a) as to which protest is made; “(B) each category of merchandise affected by each decision set forth under paragraph (1); “(C) the nature of each objection and the reasons therefor; and “(D) any other matter required by the Secretary by regulation.”; (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (c) as paragraph (3) and by striking out “such customs officer” in 107 STAT. 2207such redesignated paragraph and inserting “the Customs Service”; (5) by designating the last sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) as paragraph (2); (6) by striking out “customs officer” in subsection (d) and inserting “Customs Service”; and (7) by amending the section heading to read as follows: “SEC. 514. PROTEST AGAINST DECISIONS OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.”.