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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Product development and innovation</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.860 Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357672</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1515 21st Century Global Health Technology Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1515/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355189</id>
    <updated>2013-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to codify the cooperative agreement, known as the Health Technologies program, under which the United States Agency for International Development supports the development of technologies for global health, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1289 National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1289/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-19:/action/353618</id>
    <updated>2013-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide a Federal charter to the Fab Foundation for the National Fab Lab Network, a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools for learning skills, developing inventions, creating businesses, and producing personalized products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.937 American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h937/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-03:/action/351551</id>
    <updated>2013-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To support innovation and research in the United States textile and fiber products industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.394 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h394/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-22:/action/347895</id>
    <updated>2013-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.400 Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h400/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-22:/action/347877</id>
    <updated>2013-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3486 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3486/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-17:/action/344978</id>
    <updated>2012-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 17, 2012: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3486 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3486/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-17:/action/345241</id>
    <updated>2012-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 17, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-211.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3486 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3486/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-09:/action/344614</id>
    <updated>2012-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 09, 2012: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6626 Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6626/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-02:/action/344248</id>
    <updated>2012-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6432 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6432/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-18:/action/340549</id>
    <updated>2012-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3523 Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3523/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-09:/action/339448</id>
    <updated>2012-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3486 Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3486/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-01:/action/338308</id>
    <updated>2012-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3389 Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3389/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-16:/action/336533</id>
    <updated>2012-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4720 America Innovates Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4720/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-24:/action/326517</id>
    <updated>2012-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the American Innovation Bank, to improve science and technology job training, to authorize grants for curriculum development, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2369 America Innovates Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2369/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-24:/action/325671</id>
    <updated>2012-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the American Innovation Bank, to improve science and technology job training, to authorize grants for curriculum development, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2155 A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote biobased manufacturing.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2155/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-04:/action/321832</id>
    <updated>2012-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote biobased manufacturing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.548 Acknowledging the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) as a driving factor in the world economy and the contributions of scientist-inventors across all disciplines.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr548/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-14:/action/320795</id>
    <updated>2012-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Acknowledging the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) as a driving factor in the world economy and the contributions of scientist-inventors across all disciplines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3872 E Prize Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3872/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/action/319747</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1540/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-30:/action/318360</id>
    <updated>2011-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 30, 2011: Signed by President.    </content>
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