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Draft of HR 1225.
Title: "United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act of 1999."

Date introduced: March 23, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC).
Source: House Courts and Intellectual Property Subcommittee.


106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 1225

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on __________.


A BILL

To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, 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 "United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000".

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be made available for the payment of salaries and necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office in fiscal year 2000, $116,000,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 1999 and such fees as are collected in fiscal year 2000 pursuant to title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), except that the Commissioner is not authorized to charge and collect fees to cover the accrued indirect personnel costs associated with post-retirement health and life insurance of officers and employees of the Patent and Trademark Office other than those charged and collected pursuant to title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1999.

 

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