,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjac ,mr4   
,smi? ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,scalise1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 & ,mr4 ,waxman7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,hobby ,protection  
,act to make unlawful ! provision (     
assi/ance or support 9 violation ( t    
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,collectible 
,co9 ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,provision (
 assi/ance or support ,! ,hobby         
,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et
 seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #b--  
7,a7 9 subsection 7b71 by ins]t+ 1 or ! 
sale 9 comm]ce aft] di/ribution 9       
comm]ce2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 
7d7 z subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7 provision 
( assi/ance or support ,x %all be a     
violation ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 = a   
p]son to provide sub/antial assi/ance or
 support to any manufactur]1 import]1 or

 sell] if t p]son kn[s or consci\sly    
avoids kn[+ t ! manufactur]1 import]1 or
 sell] is engag$ 9 any act or practice t
 violates subsection 7a7 or 7b74  2 &   
7,c7 9 subsection 7e7 7z s r$esignat$71 
by /rik+ & 7b7 & ins]t+ 7b71 & 7d72     
7#b7 9 section #c--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,if  
any p]son & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--,if   
any p]son2  7,b7 by /rik+ or has an ag5t
 & ins]t+ 1 has an ag5t1 transacts      
bus9ess1 or :]ev] v5ue is prop] "u      
section #acia ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7b7 ,tradem>k violations ,if ! 
violation ( section #b 7a7 or 7b7 or a  
rule "u section #b7;c7 also involves    
unau?oriz$ use ( regi/]$ tradem>ks      
belong+ to a collectibles c]tification  
s]vice1 ! own] ( su* tradem>ks %all h1 9
 addition to ! rem$ies provid$ 9        
subsection 7a71 all rights provid$ "u   
sections #cd1 #ce1 & #cf ( ! ,tradem>k  
,act ( #aidf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaf1      
#aaag1 & #aaah7 = violations ( su* ,act4
  2 &  7#c7 9 section #g1 by add+ at !  

end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,! t]m collectibles 
c]tification s]vice means a p]son       
recogniz$ by collectors = provid+       
indep5d5t c]tification t collectible    
items are g5u9e4  4