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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2007 Mr. Latham (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. King of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relating to patents and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, development, and education, and for other purposes.

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Funding agreements

Section 202(c)(7)(E)(i) of title 35, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting (or in the case of a facility with an annual budget of less than $40,000,000, 15 percent of the annual budget of the facility) after equal to 5 percent of the annual budget of the facility; and (2)by inserting (or in the case of a facility with an annual budget of less than $40,000,000, 15 percent of the annual budget of the facility) after exceeds 5 percent of the annual budget of the facility.