[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE AUTHORIZATION

  Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3114, 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. 3114) to authorize the Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made 
     available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent 
     operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-
     force, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. KAUFMAN. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that 
any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3114) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.

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