[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2632 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2632

To authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the 
              Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1994.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 1993

Mr. Hughes (for himself and Mr. Moorhead) (both by request) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the 
              Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1994.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patent and Trademark Office 
Authorization Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK 
              OFFICE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Patent and Trademark Office for salaries and 
necessary expenses $103,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, to be derived 
from deposits in the Patent and Trademark Office Fee Surcharge Fund 
established under section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), as amended by the Patent and 
Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-204).
    (b) Revenues.--There are also authorized to be available, to the 
extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the revenues 
collected during fiscal year 1994 from fees under title 35, United 
States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 and 
following).

SEC. 3. AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE CARRIED OVER.

    Amounts appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT OF TRADEMARK FEES.

    Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 31(a) of the 
Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1113(a)), the Commissioner of Patents 
and Trademarks is authorized in fiscal year 1994 to adjust the fee for 
filing a trademark application without regard to fluctuations in the 
Consumer Price Index during the preceding twelve months.

SEC. 5. USE OF EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO AUTOMATIC DATA 
              PROCESSING RESOURCES PROHIBITED.

    The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks may not, during fiscal 
year 1994, enter into any agreement for the exchange of items or 
services (as authorized under section 6(a) of title 35, United States 
Code) related to automatic data processing resources (including 
hardware, software and related services, and machine readable data). 
The preceding sentence shall not apply to an agreement made in full 
compliance with all Federal procurement regulations or to an agreement 
relating to data for automation programs which is entered into with a 
foreign government or with an international intergovernmental 
organization.

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