3.0.0 2276 2019-11-15T21:34:59Z 2019-11-15T21:34:59Z House H HR 2011-06-22 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:H.R. 2276.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4458]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju12 Over-Criminalization Task Force Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-25T19:17:52Z Referred to 2011-06-22T13:34:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-22T19:24:56Z Referred to 2011-06-22T13:35:00Z Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 112 1249 HR 2011-09-16 Became Public Law No: 112-29. Related bill CRS 2011-08-25 hsju12 Over-Criminalization Task Force Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Committee 2011-06-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-22 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-22 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 N H.R.1249 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1249 Commerce Congressional oversight Genetics Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Intellectual property Medical tests and diagnostic methods Commerce 00 2011-06-22 Introduced in House 2011-08-11T16:14:11Z Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to: (1) study ways to provide independent, confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing for primary genetic diagnostic tests exist; and (2) report the findings to Congress within nine months along with recommendations for establishing the availability of such independent confirming genetic diagnostic test activity.

Defines “confirming genetic diagnostic test activity” as the performance of a genetic diagnostic test, by a genetic diagnostic test provider, on an individual solely for the purpose of providing the individual with an independent confirmation of results obtained from another test provider’s prior performance of the test on the individual.

]]> To require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. Display Title To require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2276ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2276ih.xml 2011-08-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.