[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1036 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                         July 19, 2006.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1036) entitled ``An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to make 
technical corrections relating to Copyright Royalty Judges, and for 
other purposes.'' do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

On page 16, line 4 through 7, strike and insert the following:

SEC. 5. PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY FEES.

    Section 801(b)(3)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(C) Notwithstanding section 804(b)(8), the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges, at any time after the filing of claims under 
        section 111, 119, or 1007, may, upon motion of one or more of 
        the claimants and after publication in the Federal Register of 
        a request for responses to the motion from interested 
        claimants, make a partial distribution of such fees, if, based 
        upon all responses received during the 30-day period beginning 
        on the date of such publication, the Copyright Royalty Judges 
        conclude that no claimant entitled to receive such fees has 
        stated a reasonable objection to the partial distribution, and 
        all such claimants--''; and
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``such'' and inserting 
        ``the''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall be effective as if included 
in the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004.
    (b) Partial Distribution of Royalty Fees.--Section 5 shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
109th CONGRESS

  2nd Session

                               H. R. 1036

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                               AMENDMENT