[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4239 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4239

  To provide for the establishment of a foreign assistance program to 
  support efforts by other countries to protect intellectual property.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 1994

Mr. Gejdenson (for himself and Mr. Roth) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the establishment of a foreign assistance program to 
  support efforts by other countries to protect intellectual property.

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

SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--In carrying out part I of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and other relevant foreign assistance 
laws, the President, acting through the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall establish a program 
of training and other technical assistance to assist foreign countries 
in--
            (1) developing and strengthening laws and regulations to 
        protect intellectual property; and
            (2) developing the infrastructure necessary to implement 
        and enforce such laws and regulations.
    (b) Participation of Other Agencies.--The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development--
            (1) shall utilize the expertise of the Patent and Trademark 
        Office and other agencies of the United States Government in 
        designing and implementing the program of assistance provided 
        for in this section;
            (2) shall coordinate assistance under this section with 
        efforts of other agencies of the United States Government to 
        increase international protection of intellectual property, 
        including implementation of international agreements containing 
        high levels of protection of intellectual property; and
            (3) shall consult with the heads of such other agencies in 
        determining which foreign countries will receive assistance 
        under this section.

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