,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjac ,mr4  
,smith of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,scalise1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4       
,waxman7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,hobby ,protection ,act to    
make unlawful the provision of          
assistance or support in violation of   
that ,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,collectible ,coin ,protection ,act4
  #b4 ,provision of assistance or       
support ,the ,hobby ,protection ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et seq47 is        
amended--  7#a7 in section #b--  7,a7 in
 subsection 7b71 by inserting 1 or the  
sale in commerce after distribution in  
commerce2  7,b7 by redesignating        
subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e7 and    
inserting after subsection 7c7 the      
following3  7d7 provision of assistance 
or support ,it shall be a violation of  

subsection 7a7 or 7b7 for a person to   
provide substantial assistance or       
support to any manufacturer1 importer1  
or seller if that person knows or       
consciously avoids knowing that the     
manufacturer1 importer1 or seller is    
engaged in any act or practice that     
violates subsection 7a7 or 7b74  2 and  
7,c7 in subsection 7e7 7as so           
redesignated71 by striking and 7b7 and  
inserting 7b71 and 7d72  7#b7 in section
 #c--  7,a7 by striking ,if any person  
and inserting 7a7 ,in general4--,if any 
person2  7,b7 by striking or has an     
agent and inserting 1 has an agent1     
transacts business1 or wherever venue is
 proper under section #acia of title    
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7b7  
,trademark violations ,if the violation 
of section #b 7a7 or 7b7 or a rule under
 section #b7;c7 also involves           
unauthorized use of registered          
trademarks belonging to a collectibles  
certification service1 the owner of such

 trademarks shall have1 in addition to  
the remedies provided in subsection 7a71
 all rights provided under sections #cd1
 #ce1 and #cf of the ,trademark ,act of 
#aidf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaf1 #aaag1 and  
#aaah7 for violations of such ,act4  2  
and  7#c7 in section #g1 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#h7 ,the term  
collectibles certification service means
 a person recognized by collectors for  
providing independent certification that
 collectible items are genuine4  4