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6/25/2009--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to use funds made available under provisions of the Act commonly known as the Trademark Act of 1946 (relating to fees) to support the processing of patents and other activities, services, and materials relating to patents, notwithstanding provisions restricting the use of such fees to activities relating trademark registrations, if: (1) the Director certifies to Congress that the use of such funds is reasonably necessary to avoid USPTO furloughs or a reduction-in-force, or both; and (2) funds so used are repaid to trademark operations not later than September 30, 2011. Terminates such authority on June 30, 2010.

1245902400 2009-06-25 Sat Nov 14 09:26:44 -0600 2009 introduced 58779 'act':23 'use':16 '1946':25 'bill':2 'forc':38 'fund':17 'made':18 'oper':28 'unit':9 'avail':19 'avoid':32 'offic':14 'order':30 'state':10 'author':4 'patent':11,27 'reduct':36 'director':6 'furlough':33 'trademark':13,22 'reductions-in-forc':35 75154 false official action 58779 1245974460 Thu Jun 25 21:01:00 -0500 2009 201028 Received in the House. L000174 1940-03-31 12797 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] 6604 N00009918 10187 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Patrick Leahy 4.375 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy S001141 1946-12-24 2984 335 Russell Senate Office Building http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe 202-224-3149 Jefferson 'r':4 'al':5 'sen':1 'jeff':8 'session':3,7,10 'jefferson':2,6,9 M 300088 Sessions Jeff_Sessions B. Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] 1343 Jeff N00003062 9345 Republican 202-224-4124 Methodist AL Jeff Jefferson Sessions 3.55555555555556 http://sessions.senate.gov/ action 58779 1245974460 Thu Jun 25 21:01:00 -0500 2009 201028 Received in the House. action 58779 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 201030 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. action 58779 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 201029 Message on Senate action sent to the House. vote 58779 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 by Unanimous Consent 201027 pass Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. vote s introduced 58779 1245902400 Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 201026