,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,king of ,iowa introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,president to    
impose duties on merchandise from the   
,people's ,republic of ,china to        
compensate holders of ,united ,states   
intellectual property rights for losses 
resulting from violations of such       
intellectual property rights in ,china1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protect ,american ,,ipr ,act4  #b4     
,study and report on violations of      
,united ,states intellectual property   
rights in ,china or by ,chinese persons 
7a7 ,study ,the ,united ,states ,trade  
,representative1 in consultation with   
the ,united ,states ,international      
,trade ,commission1 shall conduct an    
annual study to determine the estimated 
annual loss of revenue to holders of    

,united ,states intellectual property   
rights as a result of direct or indirect
 violations of such intellectual        
property rights in the ,people's        
,republic of ,china or by any ,chinese  
person1 including governmental entities 
of ,china1 in the preceding calendar    
year4  7b7 ,report ,not later than #abj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the 
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
shall submit to ,congress a report that 
contains the results of the study       
conducted pursuant to subsection 7a74   
#c4 ,imposition of duties on merchandise
 from ,china and distribution of        
proceeds of such duties to holders of   
certain ,united ,states intellectual    
property rights ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the ,president1 
acting through the ,united ,states      
,trade ,representative1 shall impose    
duties on merchandise originating from  
,china in an amount equivalent to--     
7#a7 the estimated total loss of revenue

 to holders of ,united ,states          
intellectual property rights as a result
 of violations of such intellectual     
property rights in ,china during the    
previous calendar year1 as determined by
 the study conducted pursuant to section
 #b7;a71 reduced by  7#b7 the total     
amount of any tariffs collected1        
pursuant to section #cja of the ,trade  
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7 or  
any other provision of law authorizing  
the ,president to act to safeguard      
intellectual property rights1 with      
respect to such violations in such      
previous calendar year4  #d4            
,compensation for losses borne by       
holders of ,united ,states intellectual 
property rights  7a7 ,establishment of  
trust fund ,there is established in the 
,treasury of the ,united ,states a trust
 fund1 to be known as the ,american     
,,ipr ,trust ,fund 7in this section     
referred to as the ,trust ,fund71       
consisting of such amounts as may be    
deposited to the ,trust ,fund pursuant  

to subsection 7b7 to be used1 in        
accordance with subsection 7c71 for the 
purpose of compensating the injury to   
holders of ,united ,states intellectual 
property rights resulting from          
violations of such intellectual property
 rights in ,china or by any ,chinese    
person1 including governmental entities 
of ,china4  7b7 ,funding ,the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,patrol shall deposit into the  
,trust ,fund any amounts collected from 
duties imposed pursuant to section #c1  
which shall remain available until      
expended for the purpose described in   
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,distribution of   
,funds  7#a7 ,in general ,from amounts  
in the ,trust ,fund1 the ,commissioner  
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,patrol  
shall make payments annually to each    
person the ,commissioner determines1    
with respect to the preceding calendar  
year--  7,a7 was-- 7i7 if an individual1
 a citizen or legal permanent resident  
of the ,united ,states2 or  7ii7 if an  

entity1 organized under the laws of the 
,united ,states or any subdivision of   
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 held the     
rights to intellectual property under   
the laws of the ,united ,states2 and    
7,c7 can establish quantifiable losses  
resulting from the violation1 directly  
or indirectly1 of such rights in ,china 
or by any ,chinese person1 including    
governmental entities of ,china1 during 
such year4  7#b7 ,maximum payment ,the  
,commissioner may not make a payment    
under this subsection to any person for 
any year in an amount that is greater   
than the amount of the loss described in
 paragraph 7#a77;,c7 established with   
respect to such person in such year4    
7d7 ,consultation ,the ,commissioner    
shall consult with the ,united ,states  
,trade ,representative and the          
,secretary of ,commerce in issuing such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry
 out this ,act4