[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7259 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 488
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7259


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2020

                     Received; read the first time

                             June 30, 2020

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for 
                  Humanity Program to be transferable.

    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 ``Patents for Humanity Program 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATES.

    (a) In General.--A holder of an acceleration certificate issued 
pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice 
entitled ``Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program'', published at 77 Fed. 
Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) 
the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person.
    (b) Requirement.--An acceleration certificate transferred under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations 
under the notice entitled ``Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program'', 
published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor 
thereto.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 488

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7259

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for 
                  Humanity Program to be transferable.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 30, 2020

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar