,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjac ,mr4  
,faleomavaega 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4     
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4
 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,honda1 & ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s57 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf reg>d+
 ! disp>agem5t ( ,native ,am]ican p]sons
 or peoples ?r\gh m>ks t use ! t]m      
r$sk91 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,non-,disp>agem5t ( ,native ,am]ican    
,p]sons or ,peoples 9 ,tradem>k         
,regi/ration ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! use ( 
! t]ms r$sk9 & r$sk9s 9 tradem>ks is    
widely und]/ood to ref] to or imply a   
negative ref]5ce to ,native ,am]ican    
p]sons or peoples1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,! t]m 
r$sk9 has be5 demon/rat$ by ov]:elm+    
l+ui/ic & hi/orical evid5ce to con/itute
 a disp>ag+ epi!t insult+ to ,native    

,am]ican p]sons or peoples1 or bo?4     
7#c7 ,major ,native ,am]ican            
organizations1 includ+ ! ,national      
,congress ( ,am]ican ,indians1 !        
,national ,indian ,education            
,association1 ! ,native ,am]ican        
,j\rnali/s ,association1 ! ,native      
,am]ican ,rights ,fund1 ! ,morn+ ,/>    
,in/itute1 ! ,int]national ,indian      
,treaty ,c\ncil1 & ! ,national ,indian  
,y\? ,c\ncil1 h oppos$ ! cont9u$ use ( !
 t]m r$sk9 9 tradem>ks or z ! "n (      
sports teams4  7#d7 ,rec5t psy*ological 
evid5ce has demon/rat$ ! g5]al negative 
effects associat$ ) ref]5ces 9 sports to
 ,native ,am]ican p4  7#e7 ,tradem>ks   
conta9+ ! t]m r$sk91 or any d]ivation ( 
! t]m1 %\ld n cont9ue to enjoy ! b5efits
 ( ,f$]al regi/ration4  #c4 ,ref]5ces to
 ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf ,9 ?is ,act1 !  
t]m ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf means ! ,act 
entitl$ ,an ,act to provide = !         
regi/ration & protection ( tradem>ks us$
 9 comm]ce1 to c>ry out ! provisions (  
c]ta9 int]national conv5tions1 & = o!r  

purposes1 approv$ ,july #e1 #aidf       
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,lanham ,act2   
#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et seq474  #d4      
,regi/ration ( m>ks conta9+ c]ta9 t]ms  
,section #b7;a7 ( ! ,tradem>k ,act (    
#aidf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeb7;a77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,a m>k      
consi/+ ( or includ+ ! t]m r$sk9 or any 
d]ivation ( ! t]m r$sk9 %all be         
conclusively presum$ to consi/ ( matt]  
:i* may disp>age p]sons if 7#a7 ! m>k   
has be51 is1 or is int5d$ to be us$ 9   
comm]ce 9 connection ) ref]5ces to or   
images ( "o or m ,native ,am]ican p]sons
 or peoples1 or to ,native ,am]ican     
p]sons or peoples 9 g5]al2 or 7#b7 !    
,director det]m9es t ! t]m z includ$ 9 !
 m>k is commonly und]/ood to ref] to "o 
or m ,native ,am]icans p]sons or        
peoples1 or to ,native ,am]ican p]sons  
or peoples 9 g5]al44  #e4 ,cancellation 
( m>ks ,section #ad ( ! ,tradem>k ,act (
 #aidf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfd7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 ! text be=e p>agraph 7#a71 by    
/rik+ ,a petition to cancel & ins]t+ 7a7

 ,petitions to cancel4--,a petition to  
cancel2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7b7 ,cancellation ( m>ks       
conta9+ c]ta9 t]ms  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,director %all cancel a regi/ration ( a
 m>k conta9+ ! t]m r$sk9 or any         
d]ivation ( ! t]m r$sk9 if--  7,a7 ! m>k
 has be5 or is us$ 9 comm]ce 9          
connection ) ref]5ces to or images ( "o 
or m ,native ,am]ican p]sons or peoples1
 or to ,native ,am]ican p]sons or       
peoples 9 g5]al2 or  7,b7 ! ,director   
det]m9es t ! t]m z includ$ 9 ! m>k is   
commonly und]/ood to ref] to "o or m    
,native ,am]ican p]sons or peoples1 or  
to ,native ,am]ican p]sons or peoples 9 
g5]al4  7#b7 ,r5ewal ,a regi/ration     
cancell$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be     
subject to r5ewal pursuant to section #i
 ( ?is ,act4  4  #f4 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts   
7a7 ,cancellation due ,to blurr+ or     
dilution by t>ni%m5t ,section #b7;f7 ( !
 ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajeb7;f77 is am5d$ 9 ! f9al s5t5ce by  

/rik+ section #ad & ins]t+ section      
#ad7;a74  7b7 ,exception to             
inconte/ability ,section #ae ( su* ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfe7 is am5d$ 9 ! text 
be=e p>agraph 7#a7 by /rik+ section #ad 
( ?is ,act1 & ins]t+ section #ad7;a7 (  
?is ,act or = :i* a regi/ration is      
requir$ to be cancell$ "u section       
#ad7;b7 ( ?is ,act14  #g4 ,effective    
date ,?is ,act %all take effect on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all     
apply to--  7#a7 any m>k t is regi/]$ "u
 ! ,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf be=e1 on1 or  
aft] su* date2 &  7#b7 any application  
to regi/] a m>k "u t ,act t is p5d+ on1 
or fil$ on or aft]1 su* date4