[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S15124]
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 DIGITAL THEFT DETERRENCE AND COPYRIGHT DAMAGES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999

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                  HATCH (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 2790

  Ms. COLLINS (for Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill (S. 1257) to amend statutory damages provisions 
of title 17, United States Code; as follows:

       On page 1, line 2, insert ``Digital Theft Deterrence and'' 
     before ``Copyright''.
       On page 2, strike lines 2 through 26 and insert the 
     following:
       ``Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, or within 120 days after the first date on which there 
     is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing 
     Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, the 
     Commission shall promulgate emergency guide-line amendments 
     to implement section 2(g) of the No Electronic Theft (NET) 
     Act (28 U.S.C. 994 note) in accordance with the procedures 
     set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987, as 
     though the authority under that Act had not expired.''

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