[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2336 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2336

 To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the funding of the 
               United States Patent and Trademark Office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2007

 Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, 
Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Mr. 
   Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the funding of 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. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING.

    (a) 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 ``shall be collected by and shall 
                be available to the Director'' and inserting ``shall be 
                collected by the Director and shall be available until 
                expended''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on October 1, 2007.
            (2) Termination of appropriation.--The provisions of any 
        appropriation Act that make amounts available pursuant to 
        section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, and are in 
        effect on the effective date set forth in subsection (a) shall 
        cease to be effective on that effective date.
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