HR 1225 RH, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000 (Reported in the House).
Approved by the Judiciary Committee on May 26, and reported on June 9, 1999.
Source: Library of Congress.
Union Calendar No. 99
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1225
[Report No. 106-177]
To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent and
Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 23, 1999
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
June 9, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and
ordered to be printed
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.