[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 169 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   STUDY OF UNDERREPRESENTED CLASSES CHASING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 
                          SUCCESS ACT OF 2018

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6758, which was received 
from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 6758) to direct the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to study 
     and provide recommendations to promote the participation of 
     women, minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship 
     activities and the patent system, to extend by 8 years the 
     Patent and Trademark Office's authority to set the amounts 
     for the fees it charges, and for other purposes.



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  On page S6876, October 11, 2018, in the second column, the 
following appears: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report 
the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows:A bill 
(H.R. 6758) to direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration, to study and provide 
recommendations to promote the participation of women and 
minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system, 
to extend by 8 years the Patent and Trademark Office's authority 
to set the amounts for the fees it charges, and for other 
purposes.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: The PRESIDING 
OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative 
clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 6758) to direct the Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to 
study and provide recommendations to promote the participation of 
women, minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship activities and 
the patent system, to extend by 8 years the Patent and Trademark 
Office}s authority to set the amounts for the fees it charges, and 
for other purposes.


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  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered 
read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 6758) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.

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