DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1265 [4MR], S1332 [7MR], S1413 [8MR], S1511 [9MR], H776, H777, H778, H779, H780, H781, H782, H783, H784, H785, H786, H787, H788, H789, H790, H791, H792, H793, H794, H795, H796 [14FE], H830, H844, H846, H849, H854, H855, H873, H875, H878, H881, H882, H886, H888, H889, H890, H893, H895, H897, H900, H901, H902, H903, H904, H908, H910, H924, H925, H926, H927, H928, H929, H930, H931, H933, H934, H935 [15FE], H968, H970, H976, H981, H982, H984, H986, H987, H988, H989, H990, H992, H999, H1001, H1002, H1003, H1007, H1014, H1016, H1020, H1023, H1024, H1025, H1028, H1031, H1032, H1033, H1036, H1041, H1045, H1051, H1055, H1056, H1057, H1060, H1063, H1064, H1067, H1071 [16FE], H1091, H1094, H1095, H1096, H1102, H1103, H1106, H1111, H1114, H1115, H1121, H1125, H1131, H1144, H1145, H1149, H1155, H1182, H1183, H1184, H1185, H1186 [17FE], H1202, H1213, H1215, H1217, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1223, H1224, H1226, H1231, H1243, H1245, H1246, H1247, H1249, H1257, H1258, H1261, H1262, H1265, H1268, H1269, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1275, H1277, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284, H1285, H1286, H1287, H1288, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1308, H1310, H1311, H1312, H1313, H1314, H1315, H1316, H1317, H1318, H1319, H1320, H1322, H1323, H1324, H1325, H1327, H1328, H1342, H1345, H1346, H1349 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H814 [15FE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3525, S3528, S3553, S3556, S3558, S3559, S3562, S3564, S3565, S3566 [7JN], S3595, S3598, S3621, S3622, S3623, S3625, S3626, S3627, S3628 [8JN], S3655, S3656, S3657, S3659, S3660, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3665, S3695, S3697, S3698, S3699, S3701, S3702, S3703, S3704 [9JN], S3735, S3736, S3737 [13JN], S3784, S3785 [14JN], S3842, S3844, S3845, S3846, S3847 [15JN], S3871, S3898, S3899, S3901 [16JN], S3933, S3935, S3936 [20JN], S3977 [21JN]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), S7387, S7390 [10NO]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S5390, S5391, S5392 [7SE], S5402, S5407, S5419 [8SE], H4448 [22JN], H4481, H4482, H4484, H4486, H4487, H4489, H4490, H4491, H4493, H4494, H4495 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4390 [22JN]

———reform (S. 23), S936, S950, S952, S956, S957, S979 [28FE], S1032, S1033, S1037, S1045, S1052, S1071, S1073, S1074 [1MR], S1092, S1093, S1109, S1112, S1146, S1164 [2MR], S1175, S1183, S1206, S1239 [3MR], S1265, S1306 [4MR], S1324, S1331 [7MR], S1362 [8MR]

Analyses

America Invents Act (S. 23): First-Inventor-To-File Patent System Provisions, S1092 [2MR]

Articles and editorials

Commerce Department Nominee Deserves the Job, S6824 [20OC]

Delivering Innovation and Jobs Through Patent Reform, S1111 [2MR]

Let Us Eat Fish, E771 [2MY]

Much Ado About Nothing Over First To File, S1043 [1MR]

Patenting Innovation, S1177 [3MR]

Patents, Reform and the Little Guy, S1350 [8MR]

Sen. Bob Casey Visits Bethlehem Chemical Manufacturing Plant, Urges Need To Renew Assistance Funding, S6639 [18OC]

Senate To Vote on Patent Reform, First To File Fight Looms, S1042 [1MR]

U.S. Sets 21st-Century Goal—Building a Better Patent Office, S1030 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (see H.R. 1), H722 [11FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 92), H773 [14FE]

Aquaculture: establish regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (see H.R. 2373), H4574 [24JN]

———prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H598 [9FE]

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (see H.R. 2589), H5239 [19JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1574 [3MR]

Business and industry: develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy (see S. 751), S2188 [6AP]

———enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H7398 [4NO]

———establish an early-stage business investment and incubation grant program (see S. 753), S2188 [6AP]

California: provide congressional direction for Endangered Species Act implementation relative to operation of Central Valley Project and California State Water Project, and water relief (see H.R. 1251), H2106 [30MR]

China: limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (see H.R. 375), H395 [20JA]

Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund: establish (see H.R. 502), H509 [26JA]

Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program: establish (see S. 1586), S5838 [21SE]

Coastal zones: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 594), H599 [9FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (see S. 372), S792 [16FE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 603), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 1166), H1983 [17MR]

Dept. of Commerce and the Workforce: establish (see S. 1116), S3427 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish regional joint Outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing offices (see S. 843), S2507 [14AP]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: create a job training program and an economic stability program to stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region (see H.R. 286), H201 [12JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), H9926 [16DE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (see S. 782), S2348 [8AP]

———terminate (see S. 1869), S7452 [15NO] (see H.R. 3090), H6551 [4OC]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 1965), S8461 [8DE]

———retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America Bonds program (see S. 1895), S7702 [17NO]

EPA: establish a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates and provide for relief from those mandates (see S. 1971), S8461 [8DE]

Export Administration Act: renew (see H.R. 2122), H4034 [3JN]

Fish and fishing: exclude ecosystem component stocks of fish from certain annual catch limits (see S. 1916), S7908 [28NO]

———reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines (see S. 1304), S4226 [29JN]

———strengthen and improve monitoring of fisheries (see S. 1312), S4292 [30JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 50), S123 [25JA]

Foreign trade: require that certain actions be taken relative to complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries (see H.R. 3112), H6624 [5OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S871 [17FE] (see H.R. 104), H36 [5JA]

———ensure that annual expenditures to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), H8880 [13DE]

Ketchikan, AK: convey real property of NOAA (see S. 1307), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 2641), H5488 [25JY]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see S. 1851), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

Made in America Block Grant Program: establish (see S. 1457), S5191 [1AU]

Make It in America Block Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

Minority Business Development Program: establish (see H.R. 1902), H3300 [13MY]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 973), S2928 [12MY] (see S. 1991), S8602 [14DE]

Native Americans: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see S. 1293), S4225 [29JN]

NIST: document operational requirements, assist with national voluntary consensus standards, and conduct technology research to advance a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network (see H.R. 3642), H8879 [13DE]

———reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H6672 [6OC]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (see S. 363), S791 [16FE]

———establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]

———reform procedures for payment of funds from the Asset Forfeiture Fund and protect the fishing industry from excessive fines (see H.R. 2610), H5373 [21JY]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H8186 [6DE]

Patents: exempt expired patents from false marking fines if the manufacturing or production process remains unchanged or if the patent is identified as expired (see H.R. 1056), H1796 [14MR]

———reform (see S. 23), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 1249), H2105 [30MR]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (see H. Res. 316), H4363 [21JN]

Power resources: provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to foreign markets for energy efficiency and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. (see S. 841), S2506 [14AP]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 896), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 587), H598 [9FE]

SBA: make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 1304), H2214 [31MR]

Science: ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (see H.R. 2749), H5883 [1AU]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1572), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2596), H5284 [20JY]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 485), S1219 [3MR]

Travel and tourism: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see S. 1663), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]

Veterans: establish a grant program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and career advice (see H.R. 3340), H7330 [3NO]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1247 [4MR]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3662 [9JN], S3754 [14JN], S3873 [16JN], S3963 [21JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), motion to proceed, S3492 [6JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), motion to proceed, S5281 [2AU], S5328 [6SE]

———reform (S. 23), S1213 [3MR], S1323 [7MR]

Conference reports

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112), H7433-H7576 [14NO]

Descriptions

America Invents Act (S. 23): Republican Policy Committee, S1365 [8MR]

Letters

America Invents Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S1110 [2MR]

———Coalition for Patent Fairness, S5434 [8SE]

———Douglas K. Norman, Intellectual Property Owners Association, S950 [28FE], S1091 [2MR]

———Gary L. Griswold, Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, S5434 [8SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, S1091 [2MR], S1178 [3MR]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE) Council, S5422 [8SE]

———Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers of America (organization), S5435 [8SE]

———Louis J. Foreman, S5435 [8SE]

———Louis J. Foreman, Inventors Digest (publication), S1105 [2MR]

———Marla Grossman, Coalition for Patent and Trademark Information Dissemination, S949 [28FE]

———P. Michael Walker, DuPont (company), S5423 [8SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3768 [14JN], S5409, S5434 [8SE]

———Robert W. Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S5422 [8SE]

———Ron Phipps, National Association of Realtors, H4431 [22JN]

———several financial and insurance organizations, S5423 [8SE]

———several medical and educational organizations, S5435 [8SE]

———several university, medical college, and higher education associations, S1177 [3MR]

———Steven J. Goldberg, BASF Corp., S1092 [2MR]

America Invents Act business method patents transitional program: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S7413 [14NO]

China's use of a value-added tax rebate to promote its soda ash industry: several Members of Congress, S3500 [6JN]

Constitutionality of Patent and Trademark Office transitional post-grant review proceeding for review of the validity of covered business-method patents: Michael W. McConnell, Stanford University, S5374, S5376 [7SE]

Dept. of Commerce grant program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and career advice: Debra Rosen, San Diego North, CA, Chamber of Commerce, E1997 [3NO]

———Ted Owens, Carlsbad, CA, Chamber of Commerce, E1996 [3NO]

Economic Development Revitalization Act: Stephen Jordan, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center, S3876 [16JN]

GAO study of patent litigation brought by non-practicing entities: Gene L. Dodaro, GAO, S5441 [8SE]

Maintain grace period for inventors to protect their rights relative to disclosure, public use, or sale of their inventions before filing a patent application: several startups and small businesses, S1095 [2MR]

NOAA funding: Jane Lubchenco, Dept. of Commerce, S1798 [17MR]

NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System funding: Representative Wolf, E1951 [27OC]

Nomination of John E. Bryson to be Sec. of Commerce: Javier Palomarez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S6820 [20OC]

———several former Secs. of Commerce, S6820 [20OC]

Patent and Trademark Office current revised inventor fee collection estimates: David J. Kappos, Patent and Trademark Office, S5438 [8SE]

Patent and Trademark Office damages and reexamination procedures: David J. Kappos, E1311 [13JY]

Patent and Trademark Office funding: Representative Harold Rogers, Committee on Appropriations (House), S5421 [8SE]

———Representatives Harold Rogers and Paul Ryan, S5373 [7SE]

Patent and Trademark Office policy preventing issuance of patents directed to or encompassing human organisms: James E. Rogan, Patent and Trademark Office, E1179, E1184 [23JN]

Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund establishment: David J. Kappos, Patent and Trademark Office, S5417 [8SE]

Patent and Trademark Office transitional post-grant review proceeding for review of the validity of covered business-method patents: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S5409 [8SE]

———David French, National Retail Federation, S5409 [8SE]

———Stephen J. Verdier, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S1365 [8MR]

Transition from a first-to-invent patent system to a first-inventor-to-file patent system: Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, S1177, S1209 [3MR]

———Marylee Jenkins, ABA, S1092 [2MR]

Lists

Independent inventors supporting S. 23, America Invents Act, S1105 [2MR]

Manufacturers and innovators supporting S. 23, America Invents Act, S950 [28FE]

Organizations opposing H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, H4425 [22JN]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1249, American Invents Act, S5424 [8SE]

Organizations supporting transition from a first-to-invent patent system to a first-inventor-to-file patent system, S1098 [2MR], S1178 [3MR]

Memorandums

NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific Relocation From Seattle, WA, to Newport, OR, H1266 [18FE]

Messages

Iceland's Commercial Whaling Activities: President Obama, S5682 [15SE], H6228 [15SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1247 [4MR], H1355 [18FE]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S5281 [2AU], S5439, S5443 [8SE], H4503 [23JN]

———reform (S. 23), S1050 [1MR], S1183 [3MR]

Press releases

America Invents Act: Coalition for 21st Centrury Patent Reform, S950 [28FE]

Questions and answers

Impact of funding cuts on NOAA weather forecasting systems, S1798 [17MR]

Remarks in House

America Invents Act: application of severability clause to any provision or amendment found to be unconstitutional, H4491 [23JN]

Appropriations: direct CBO and BLS to conduct a joint study on effect of full-year continuing appropriations legislation on job levels and report findings in the Employment Situation Report, H1243, H1244 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H727, H746, H750-H754 [14FE], H801, H803, H804, H817-H913 [15FE], H937, H941, H942, H944, H948, H949, H950, H951, H955, H957-H1036, H1043-H1068 [16FE], H1074, H1080-H1175, H1181-H1189 [17FE], H1201, H1202-H1249, H1255-H1357 [18FE], H1366, H1378-H1382 [28FE], H1395, H1398, H1404, H1405, H1406-H1415, H1417-H1419, H1425, H1429, H1442-H1445 [1MR], H1460, H1463, H1464, H1485, H1502, H1503, H1517 [2MR], H1527, H1528, H1554-H1557, H1561 [3MR], H1627, H1628, H1629, H1643-H1649 [9MR], H1672, H1673, H1676, H1699, H1712 [10MR], H1751-H1761 [11MR], H1773 [14MR], H1805-H1810, H1821, H1822, H1828, H1836 [15MR], H1849, H1850, H1859, H1901 [16MR], H1980 [17MR], H2004, H2007 [29MR], H2046, H2048, H2049, H2050, H2063, H2065-H2067, H2092 [30MR], H2113, H2118, H2119 [31MR], H2217, H2218, H2225, H2228, H2230, H2248 [1AP], H2272 [4AP], H2299, H2301, H2302, H2314 [5AP], H2331, H2336, H2392, H2395, H2401 [6AP], H2414, H2453 [7AP], H2541, H2544, H2547, H2549, H2550 [8AP], H2598 [12AP], H2739, H2743, H2789 [14AP], H2903 [15AP], H5739 [29JY], H5860 [1AU], H6677 [11OC], E222 [14FE], E238, E239, E240, E241, E242, E243, E245, E247, E248, E249, E250, E251 [16FE], E253, E254, E255, E257, E258, E259 [17FE], E261, E262, E269, E270, E271, E272, E273, E275, E276, E277, E278, E279, E280, E281, E282, E283, E284, E286, E287, E288, E289, E290, E291, E292, E293, E295, E296, E297, E298, E299, E300, E301, E302, E303, E305, E308, E310, E312, E317, E318, E319 [18FE], E321, E322, E324, E333, E336 [28FE], E388, E389 [1MR], E396 [2MR], E413, E414, E415, E416 [3MR], E500 [16MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H804-H817, H879 [15FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H1355 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, H1174, H1175 [17FE]

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (H.R. 2589), E1361 [19JY]

Brandt Holdings Co.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Star Award for Exports recipient, H3322 [23MY]

Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H7733 [17NO], H8957, H8959 [14DE]

California: provide congressional direction for Endangered Species Act implementation relative to operation of Central Valley Project and California State Water Project, and water relief (H.R. 1251), H2050 [30MR]

Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund: establish (H.R. 502), H639 [10FE]

Coastal zones: promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, E771 [2MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 2111), E1051 [3JN]

Detroit, MI: Henry Ford Health System recipient of Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, E2225 [12DE]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H886 [15FE]

———terminate (H.R. 3090), H6515 [4OC]

Federal aid programs: require a certain percentage of funds be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties, H1271 [18FE]

Foreign trade: require that certain actions be taken relative to complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries (H.R. 3112), E1769 [5OC]

Freese and Nichols, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E254 [17FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H4809, H4810 [11JY]

———ensure that annual expenditures to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects (H.R. 3648), E2243 [13DE]

Lubchenco, Jane: comments regarding NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System funding, E1951 [27OC]

Make It in America Block Grant Program: establish, H8353 [12DE]

———establish (H.R. 1912), H3796 [31MY], H6538 [4OC], H7082 [26OC], H7582 [15NO]

Meramec Electrical Products Co.: NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Make It in America Manufacturer of the Week Award recipient, E2193 [6DE]

NIST: research facility construction funding, H888 [15FE], E281 [18FE]

NOAA: Climate Service establishment funding, H1310, H1311 [18FE]

———establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 3109), H6568 [5OC], E1768 [5OC]

———funding, H950 [16FE], H1756 [11MR], H1828 [15MR], H1851 [16MR], H7778 [17NO], E250 [16FE]

Obama, President: Executive order to establish a comprehensive national ocean policy, H6561 [5OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: amend definition of ``micro entity'' to include minority- and women-owned business relative to eligibility for fee discounts, H4387 [22JN]

———amend definition of ``small entities'' to include historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions relative to eligibility for fee discounts, H4388 [22JN]

———amend definition of ``small entities'' to include minority- and women-owned business relative to eligibility for fee discounts, H4387 [22JN]

———clarify requirements of regional office location selection process, H4486 [23JN]

———codify policy preventing issuance of patents directed to or encompassing human organisms, E1159 [22JN], E1177 [23JN]

———conduct study to determine methods to assist small businesses in obtaining, maintaining, and enforcing foreign patents, H4486, H4487 [23JN]

———determine whether transitional review process for business method patents could result in the unlawful taking of property and therefore be in violation of the Constitution, H4388 [22JN], E1191 [23JN]

———develop methods to track the diversity of applicants, including minorities, women, and veterans, H4484 [23JN]

———eliminate authority to set fees, H4493, H4494 [23JN]

———establish a Patent Ombudsman Program to provide a fast lane for small businesses to receive information and support regarding patent filing issues, H4430 [22JN]

———prohibit diversion, redirection, or transfer of funding, H4389, H4390, H4423-H4427, H4429-H4432, H4451, H4452 [22JN], E1189 [23JN]

———provide rules for exchange of evidence to prove and rebut a claim of derivation, H4490 [23JN]

———tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1810 [11OC]

Patents: clarify calculation of filing period deadline for patent term extension applications, H4432, H4433 [22JN], H4489, H4490 [23JN], E1940 [26OC]

———eliminate post-grant reviews and reexaminations on individual inventors and small businesses with few employees, H4494, H4495 [23JN]

———eliminate the transitional program for covered business method patents requiring a post-grant administrative review, H4496-H4498 [23JN]

———ensure no violation of the Constitution relative to actions that result in the unlawful taking of property, H4389 [22JN]

———extend grace period for inventors to protect their rights relative to disclosure of their inventions before filing an application, H4388 [22JN]

———maintain grace period for inventors to protect their rights relative to disclosure, public use, or sale of their inventions before filing an application, H4429 [22JN]

———prioritize processing patent applications by entities that pledge to develop or manufacture their products, processes, and technologies in the U.S., H4504 [23JN]

———prohibit expansion of prior-user rights, H4482-H4484 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), H4316 [16JN], H4378, H4420-H4452 [22JN], H4480-H4505 [23JN], H6310 [21SE], E1159 [22JN], E1174, E1177, E1182, E1189, E1190, E1191 [23JN], E1198, E1201, E1206, E1208 [24JN], E1219 [28JN], E1273 [8JY], E1940 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4378-H4392 [22JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), corrections in engrossment, H4505 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), motion to recommit, H4504 [23JN]

———sunset transitional review process for business method patents, H4388 [22JN]

———transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, H4420-H4432 [22JN], H4491-H4493 [23JN], E1191 [23JN]

———transition to a first-inventor-to-file system only upon Presidential finding that other major patent authorities have adopted a similar one-year grace period, H4481, H4482 [23JN]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 587), H658 [10FE]

Science: ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (H.R. 2749), E1472 [1AU]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274, H7278 [3NO], H7734, H7736, H7770, H7777-H7781 [17NO], E2100, E2108 [18NO]

Telecommunications: use voluntary incentive auctions to improve the use of public airwaves and establish an interoperable broadband public safety network, H8806, H8808 [13DE]

Veterans: establish a grant program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and career advice (H.R. 3340), E1996 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S822 [17FE], S1022 [28FE], S1023-S1028 [1MR], S1087 [2MR], S1179, S1185-S1193, S1204, S1206-S1208 [3MR], S1245-S1247 [4MR], S1415-S1419, S1421-S1495 [9MR], S1515, S1533, S1544 [10MR], S1591 [14MR], S1614, S1650 [15MR], S1728 [16MR], S1908 [29MR], S1950 [30MR], S2005, S2014, S2035-S2037 [31MR], S2114 [5AP], S2157, S2181, S2186 [6AP], S2236, S2254 [7AP], S2293, S2304 [8AP], S2438, S2439 [13AP], S3717 [13JN]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1247-S1250 [4MR], S1309-S1313, S1315-S1318, S1320 [7MR], S1336-S1348, S1350-S1360, S1394-S1398 [8MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1362 [8MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [4MR]

Bryson, John E.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S3761 [14JN], S6593 [17OC], S6819-S6829 [20OC]

———nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, unanimous-consent agreement, S6787 [19OC]

Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program: establish (S. 1586), S5840 [21SE]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (S. 372), S796 [16FE]

Concordia Publishing House (business): Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S8488 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish regional joint Outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing offices (S. 843), S2522 [14AP], S2866 [11MY]

Economic Development Administration: across-the-board funding reduction, S3604 [8JN]

———assist communities affected by plant closures or downsizing, S3765 [14JN]

———clarify communities eligible for reduced local cost share for projects include areas affected by military base closures and realignment, S3765 [14JN]

———disaster relief grants funding, S6752 [19OC], S6843 [20OC]

———eliminate, S3636 [9JN]

———provide funding for the establishment of business incubators in economically-distressed, high-unemployment areas, S3765 [14JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), S3524-S3535 [7JN], S3571-S3575, S3579-S3601, S3603-S3607 [8JN], S3631, S3632, S3635-S3663, S3665-S3667 [9JN], S3709-S3713, S3716, S3719-S3721, S3723-S3726, S3738-S3740 [13JN], S3743, S3746-S3748, S3752-S3754, S3765 [14JN], S3805, S3847, S3848 [15JN], S3852-S3881 [16JN], S3905 [20JN], S3939, S3962-S3966 [21JN], S3981, S3985-S3987 [22JN], S4039 [23JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), motion to proceed, S3492 [6JN], S3513, S3515-S3524 [7JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), unanimous-consent agreement, S3524 [7JN], S3883 [16JN], S3936 [20JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), unanimous-consent request, S3806 [15JN]

Federal aid programs: prohibit use of Federal grants or awards to pay off Federal loans, S6846 [20OC]

Fish and fishing: reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines (S. 1304), S4234 [29JN]

———strengthen and improve monitoring of fisheries (S. 1312), S4262, S4295 [30JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (S. 50), S163 [25JA]

Foreign trade: repeal the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for firms, S6638-S6640, S6643-S6646, S6649 [18OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (S. 412), S909 [17FE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (S. 1851), S7378 [10NO]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 973), S2941 [12MY], S4544 [13JY]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), S7390 [10NO]

———funding, S1798 [17MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: establish a Patent Ombudsman Program to provide a fast lane for small businesses to receive information and support regarding patent filing issues, S1033 [1MR], S5432 [8SE]

———establish and implement a transitional post-grant review proceeding for review of the validity of covered business-method patents, S1363-S1365 [8MR], S5374 [7SE], S5407-S5410, S5428, S5432, S5436 [8SE]

———establish as a self-funding agency, S1053 [1MR]

———establish Public Enterprise Fund, S5416-S5423, S5437-S5439, S5442 [8SE]

———establish regional offices, S956, S957 [28FE], S1324, S1325 [7MR]

———prioritize examination of patent applications for technologies important to American competitiveness, S1052 [1MR], S1112 [2MR], S1179 [3MR]

———prohibit diversion, redirection, or transfer of funding, S1046, S1052 [1MR], S1209-S1212 [3MR], S5372, S5373 [7SE], S5416-S5423, S5437-S5439, S5442 [8SE]

———prohibit funding to implement clarification of calculation of filing period deadline for patent term extension applications, S6755 [19OC], S6814, S6815 [20OC]

Patents: clarify calculation of filing period deadline for patent term extension applications, S3713 [13JN], S5403-S5407, S5420, S5425, S5434, S5435, S5436, S5442 [8SE]

———clarify patent-defeating disclosures, S1496, S1497 [9MR]

———importance of prior-user rights, S5426-S5428, S5429 [8SE]

———maintain grace period for inventors to protect their rights relative to disclosure, public use, or sale of their inventions before filing an application, S1094, S1096, S1112 [2MR], S1182 [3MR]

———reform (H.R. 1249), S3713 [13JN], S3768 [14JN], S4134 [27JN], S4135 [28JN], S5370, S5372-S5377 [7SE], S5402-S5411, S5416-S5443 [8SE], S6165 [5OC]

———reform (H.R. 1249), motion to proceed, S5281 [2AU], S5316, S5319-S5321, S5323, S5326-S5328 [6SE], S5353-S5357 [7SE]

———reform (H.R. 1249), unanimous-consent agreement, S5281 [2AU], S5370, S5377 [7SE]

———reform (S. 23), S130-S142 [25JA], S936-S953, S956, S957 [28FE], S1023, S1030-S1047, S1049-S1054 [1MR], S1077, S1089-S1099, S1104-S1113 [2MR], S1171, S1174-S1179, S1181-S1184, S1198-S1202, S1204-S1206, S1208-S1213 [3MR], S1322-S1326 [7MR], S1348-S1350, S1352, S1357, S1360, S1394 [8MR], S1496, S1497 [9MR], S1545 [10MR], S1746 [16MR], S2601 [3MY]

———reform (S. 23), unanimous-consent agreement, S927 [17FE], S1362 [8MR]

———transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, S1089-S1098, S1104, S1105, S1112 [2MR], S1171, S1174-S1179, S1181-S1183, S1208 [3MR], S1325 [7MR], S2601 [3MY], S5355 [7SE]

Power resources: provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to foreign markets for energy efficiency and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. (S. 841), S2521 [14AP]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2550 [14AP], S6891 [20OC], S6925 [31OC]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent request, S8768, S8769 [17DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S6740 [19OC]

———making appropriations, S6573, S6580, S6581 [17OC], S6634, S6635, S6638-S6640, S6643-S6646, S6648, S6649 [18OC], S6730, S6735-S6738, S6740, S6744-S6756 [19OC], S6792-S6800, S6802, S6805, S6809, S6813-S6815, S6818, S6819, S6829, S6833-S6838, S6843, S6844, S6846, S6850, S6851 [20OC], S6899 [31OC], S6934-S6936, S6980, S6983 [1NO], S7678-S7681 [17NO]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 23, America Invents Act, S1380, S1393 [8MR]

Small business: allow a fee reduction for certain businesses participating in the Track I patent examination program, S956 [28FE]

Southcentral Foundation: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S8598 [14DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 112-290), H7713 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1, Dept. of Defense and Other Departments and Agencies Appropriations, Unobligated Stimulus Funds Rescission, and Discretionary Spending Reduction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 112-13), H773 [14FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act and H.R. 1249, America Invents Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 316) (H. Rept. 112-111), H4363 [21JN]

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 112-284), H7577 [14NO]

Economic Development Revitalization Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 112-15), S2580 [2MY]

NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363), S7187 [8NO]

Nomination of Eric L. Hirschhorn To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Export Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2505 [14AP]

Nomination of John E. Bryson To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6330 [6OC]

Nomination of Kathryn D. Sullivan To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Observation and Prediction: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1826 [17MR]

Nomination of Paul Piquado To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Import Administration: Committee on Finance (Senate), S6390 [11OC]

Nomination of Rebecca M. Blink To Be Deputy Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8460 [8DE]

Patent Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1249) (H. Rept. 112-98), H3868, H3909 [1JN]

Patent Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 23), S543 [3FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2596) (H. Rept. 112-169), H5284 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1572) (S. Rept. 112-78), S5684 [15SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H879, H883, H890, H897 [15FE], H970, H984, H988, H991, H994, H1008, H1025, H1028, H1029, H1033, H1034, H1044, H1064 [16FE], H1103, H1111, H1115 [17FE], H1203, H1215, H1222, H1232, H1244, H1271, H1282, H1288 [18FE]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4500 [23JN]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4379 [22JN]

Statements

America Invents Act: Coalition for 21st Centrury Patent Reform, S1208 [3MR]

———Executive Office of the President, S1030 [1MR], S5354 [7SE]

———Intellectual Property Owners Association, S950 [28FE]

Assess Availability of Domestic Genetic Diagnostic Testing Services: Representative Lamar Smith, E1183 [23JN]

Business Method Patent Transitional Program: Representative Lamar Smith, E1183 [23JN]

Clarify Supplemental Patent Examination Procedure: Representative Lamar Smith, E1182 [23JN]

Patent and Trademark Office Policy Preventing Issuance of Patents Directed to or Encompassing Human Organisms: Dave Weldon, E1178, E1179 [23JN]

———Family Research Council, E1184 [23JN]

———Representative Lamar Smith, E1183 [23JN]

Prohibit Diversion, Redirection, or Transfer of Patent and Trademark Office Funding: Representative Lamar Smith, E1184 [23JN]

Summaries

America Invents Act (S. 23): Managers' Amendment, S1366 [8MR]

Tables

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112): conference report, H7747-H7769 [17NO]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 23, America Invents Act, S1380 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 92, consideration of H.R. 1, Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies appropriations, unobligated stimulus funds rescission, and discretionary spending reduction, H804 [15FE]

H. Res. 316, consideration of H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act and H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, H4378 [22JN]

H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, H4433-H4448 [22JN]

S. 23, America Invents Act, S1381-S1393 [8MR]

S. 23, Patent Reform Act, S131-S142 [25JA], S936-S948 [28FE]

S. 50, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, S163 [25JA]

S. 363, NOAA property conveyance to Pascagoula, MS, S7390 [10NO]

S. 372, Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act, S796 [16FE]

S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act, S909 [17FE]

S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act, S3525-S3527 [7JN]

S. 841, Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act, S2521 [14AP]

S. 843, Outer Continental Shelf Permit Processing Coordination Act, S2522 [14AP]

S. 1851, Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act, S7378-S7382 [10NO]

S. 1916, Fishery Science Improvement Act, S7911 [28NO]