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[CITE: 15USC1128]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                         CHAPTER 22--TRADEMARKS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 1128. National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement 
        Coordination Council
        

(a) Establishment

    There is established the National Intellectual Property Law 
Enforcement Coordination Council (in this section referred to as the 
``Council''). The Council shall consist of the following members--
        (1) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Under Secretary of 
    Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
    Patent and Trademark Office, who shall serve as co-chair of the 
    Council.
        (2) The Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, who shall 
    serve as co-chair of the Council.
        (3) The Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural 
    Affairs.
        (4) The Ambassador, Deputy United States Trade Representative.
        (5) The Commissioner of Customs.
        (6) The Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.

(b) Duties

    The Council established in subsection (a) of this section shall 
coordinate domestic and international intellectual property law 
enforcement among federal \1\ and foreign entities.
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(c) Consultation required

    The Council shall consult with the Register of Copyrights on law 
enforcement matters relating to copyright and related rights and 
matters.

(d) Non-derogation

    Nothing in this section shall derogate from the duties of the 
Secretary of State or from the duties of the United States Trade 
Representative as set forth in section 2171 of title 19, or from the 
duties and functions of the Register of Copyrights, or otherwise alter 
current authorities relating to copyright matters.

(e) Report

    The Council shall report annually on its coordination activities to 
the President, and to the Committees on Appropriations and on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

(f) Funding

    Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31 or section 610 of this Act, 
funds made available for fiscal year 2000 and hereafter by this or any 
other Act shall be available for interagency funding of the National 
Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.

(Pub. L. 106-58, title VI, Sec. 653, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 480; Pub. 
L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4741(b)(1)], Nov. 
29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-586.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (f), is Pub. L. 106-58, Sept. 29, 
1999, 113 Stat. 430, known as the Treasury and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2000. Section 610 of the Act is not classified to 
the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Treasury and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2000, and not as part of the Trademark Act of 1946, 
also known as the Lanham Act, which comprises this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-113 substituted ``Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office'' for ``Commissioner of Patents and 
Trademarks''.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, 
see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out 
as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.
