[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Byrd, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed a bill of the following title in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 3295. An act to amend title 35, United States Code, and 
     the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of 
     Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint 
     administrative patent judges and administrative trademark 
     judges, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3890) 
``An Act to amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to 
impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, expand the number of 
individuals against whom the visa ban is applicable, expand the 
blocking of assets and other prohibited activities, and for other 
purposes.''.

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