[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 158 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S11926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       PATENT, COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK LAW TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a 
message from the House to accompany S. 320.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 320) entitled 
     ``An Act to make technical corrections in patent, copyright, 
     and trademark laws'', do pass with the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Intellectual Property and 
     High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2001''.

     SEC. 2. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Renaming of Officers.--(1)(A) Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), title 35, United States Code, other than 
     section 210(d), is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Commissioner''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Director's'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Commissioner's''.
       (B) Section 3(b)(5) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Director'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``Commissioner''.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate concur 
with the House amendment with a further amendment which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2162) is agreed to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Amendments 
Submitted.'')

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