[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 4034 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 406
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4034

                          [Report No. 106-722]

     To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2000

  Mr. Coble (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pease, and Mr. 
   Wexler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                             July 11, 2000

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Norwood

                             July 11, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
     To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    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 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING.

    Section 42 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Appropriation''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``To the extent'' and all that 
                follows through ``fees'' and inserting ``Fees''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to the Director'' and inserting 
                ``until expended''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 406

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4034

                          [Report No. 106-722]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 11, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed