S.Amdt. 4470
What it does: Adds SEC. ____. EXPEDITING PATENT APPLICATIONS OF SMALL ENTITIES wherever appropriate
Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 5297
Adds SEC. ____. EXPEDITING PATENT APPLICATIONS OF SMALL ENTITIES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ____. EXPEDITING PATENT APPLICATIONS OF SMALL ENTITIES.
Inserted: (a) Funding for Expediting Patent Applications of Small Entities.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to the Department of Commerce for the appropriations account under the heading "salaries and expenses" under the heading "United States Patent and Trademark Office" for expediting patent applications of small entities, as defined under section 1.27 of the Patent Rules under the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Inserted: (b) Rescission.--Of the unobligated amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense in the account "Other Procurement, Army, 2008/2010", $10,000,000 are rescinded.
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SA 4470. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. EXPEDITING PATENT APPLICATIONS OF SMALL ENTITIES.
(a) Funding for Expediting Patent Applications of Small Entities.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to the Department of Commerce for the appropriations account under the heading “salaries and expenses” under the heading “United States Patent and Trademark Office” for expediting patent applications of small entities, as defined under section 1.27 of the Patent Rules under the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Rescission.--Of the unobligated amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense in the account “Other Procurement, Army, 2008/2010”, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 14, 2010