,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,faleomavaega 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cole1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,moore1
 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,honda1 and ,mrs4    
,christensen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,trademark ,act of #aidf  
regarding the disparagement of ,native  
,american persons or peoples through    
marks that use the term redskin1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the               
,non-,disparagement of ,native ,american
 ,persons or ,peoples in ,trademark     
,registration ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the use of the terms redskin and
 redskins in trademarks is widely       
understood to refer to or imply a       
negative reference to ,native ,american 
persons or peoples1 or both4  7#b7 ,the 

term redskin has been demonstrated by   
overwhelming linguistic and historical  
evidence to constitute a disparaging    
epithet insulting to ,native ,american  
persons or peoples1 or both4  7#c7      
,major ,native ,american organizations1 
including the ,national ,congress of    
,american ,indians1 the ,national       
,indian ,education ,association1 the    
,native ,american ,journalists          
,association1 the ,native ,american     
,rights ,fund1 the ,morning ,star       
,institute1 the ,international ,indian  
,treaty ,council1 and the ,national     
,indian ,youth ,council1 have opposed   
the continued use of the term redskin in
 trademarks or as the name of sports    
teams4  7#d7 ,recent psychological      
evidence has demonstrated the general   
negative effects associated with        
references in sports to ,native         
,american people4  7#e7 ,trademarks     
containing the term redskin1 or any     
derivation of the term1 should not      
continue to enjoy the benefits of       

,federal registration4  #c4 ,references 
to ,trademark ,act of #aidf ,in this    
,act1 the term ,trademark ,act of #aidf 
means the ,act entitled ,an ,act to     
provide for the registration and        
protection of trademarks used in        
commerce1 to carry out the provisions of
 certain international conventions1 and 
for other purposes1 approved ,july #e1  
#aidf 7commonly referred to as the      
,lanham ,act2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et    
seq474  #d4 ,registration of marks      
containing certain terms ,section #b7;a7
 of the ,trademark ,act of #aidf 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeb7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3 ,a mark
 consisting of or including the term    
redskin or any derivation of the term   
redskin shall be conclusively presumed  
to consist of matter which may disparage
 persons if 7#a7 the mark has been1 is1 
or is intended to be used in commerce in
 connection with references to or images
 of one or more ,native ,american       
persons or peoples1 or to ,native       

,american persons or peoples in general2
 or 7#b7 the ,director determines that  
the term as included in the mark is     
commonly understood to refer to one or  
more ,native ,americans persons or      
peoples1 or to ,native ,american persons
 or peoples in general44  #e4           
,cancellation of marks ,section #ad of  
the ,trademark ,act of #aidf 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfd7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
the text before paragraph 7#a71 by      
striking ,a petition to cancel and      
inserting 7a7 ,petitions to cancel4--,a 
petition to cancel2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7b7          
,cancellation of marks containing       
certain terms  7#a7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 the ,director shall cancel a 
registration of a mark containing the   
term redskin or any derivation of the   
term redskin if--  7,a7 the mark has    
been or is used in commerce in          
connection with references to or images 
of one or more ,native ,american persons

 or peoples1 or to ,native ,american    
persons or peoples in general2 or  7,b7 
the ,director determines that the term  
as included in the mark is commonly     
understood to refer to one or more      
,native ,american persons or peoples1 or
 to ,native ,american persons or peoples
 in general4  7#b7 ,renewal ,a          
registration cancelled under paragraph  
7#a7 shall not be subject to renewal    
pursuant to section #i of this ,act4  4 
#f4 ,conforming amendments  7a7         
,cancellation due ,to blurring or       
dilution by tarnishment ,section #b7;f7 
of the ,trademark ,act of #aidf 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeb7;f77 is amended in the  
final sentence by striking section #ad  
and inserting section #ad7;a74  7b7     
,exception to incontestability ,section 
#ae of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfe7  
is amended in the text before paragraph 
7#a7 by striking section #ad of this    
,act1 and inserting section #ad7;a7 of  
this ,act or for which a registration is
 required to be cancelled under section 

#ad7;b7 of this ,act14  #g4 ,effective  
date ,this ,act shall take effect on the
 date of the enactment of this ,act and 
shall apply to--  7#a7 any mark that is 
registered under the ,trademark ,act of 
#aidf before1 on1 or after such date2   
and  7#b7 any application to register a 
mark under that ,act that is pending on1
 or filed on or after1 such date4