Excerpt from HR 4690 RS (as reported in the Senate).
Re: Appropriations for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Date: September 8, 2000.
Source: Library of Congress.

H.R. 4690

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Reported in the Senate)

Patent and Trademark Office

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, $783,843,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of this amount, $783,843,000 shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2001, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2001 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2001, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections be less than $783,843,000, the total amounts available to the Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in excess of $783,843,000 in fiscal year 2001, and less than $1,072,000,000, shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, That any amount received in excess of $1,072,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 is available for obligation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed $254,889,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 2000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2001.