    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-288
    113th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the provision of
    assistance or support in violation of that Act, and for other
    purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
    SECTION 1. <> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Collectible Coin Protection Act''.
    SEC. 2. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT.

    The Hobby Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended--
    (1) <> in section 2--
    (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, or the sale
    in commerce'' after ``distribution in commerce'';
    (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
    (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following:

    ``(d) Provision of Assistance or Support.--It shall be a violation
    of subsection (a) or (b) for a person to provide substantial assistance
    or support to any manufacturer, importer, or seller if that person knows
    or should have known that the manufacturer, importer, or seller is
    engaged in any act or practice that violates subsection (a) or (b).'';
    and
    (C) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by
    striking ``and (b)'' and inserting ``(b), and (d)'';
    (2) <> in section 3--
    (A) by striking ``If any person'' and inserting
    ``(a) In General.--If any person'';
    (B) by striking ``or has an agent'' and inserting
    ``, has an agent, transacts business, or wherever venue
    is proper under section 1391 of title 28, United States
    Code''; and
    (C) by adding at the end the following:

    ``(b) Trademark Violations.--If the violation of section 2 (a) or
    (b) or a rule under section 2(c) also involves unauthorized use of
    registered trademarks belonging to a collectibles certification service,
    the owner of such trademarks shall have, in addition to the remedies
    provided in subsection (a), all rights provided under sections 34, 35,
    and 36 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1116, 1117, and 1118) for
    violations of such Act.''; and
    (3) <> in section 7, by
    adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) The term `collectibles certification service' means a
    person recognized by collectors for providing independent
    certification that collectible items are genuine.
    ``(9) The term `Trademark Act of 1946' means the Act
    entitled `An Act to provide for the registration and protection

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    of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of
    certain international conventions, and for other purposes',
    approved July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).''.

    Approved December 19, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2754:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 159 (2013):
    July 30, considered and passed
    House.
    Vol. 160 (2014):
    Dec. 15, considered and passed
    Senate.