,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ijb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,i[a introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &    
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,presid5t to impose duties on m]*&ise f 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to comp5sate    
hold]s ( ,unit$ ,/ates intellectual     
prop]ty rights = losses result+ f       
violations ( su* intellectual prop]ty   
rights 9 ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect ,am]ican ,,ipr ,act4  #b4 ,/udy
 & report on violations ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
intellectual prop]ty rights 9 ,*9a or by
 ,*9ese p]sons  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,unit$     
,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative1 9         
consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,int]national ,trade ,commission1 %all  
conduct an annual /udy to det]m9e !     
e/imat$ annual loss ( rev5ue to hold]s (
 ,unit$ ,/ates intellectual prop]ty     
rights z a result ( direct or indirect  
violations ( su* intellectual prop]ty   

rights 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or by  
any ,*9ese p]son1 includ+ gov]nm5tal    
entities ( ,*9a1 9 ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>4 
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &        
annually !reaft]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade
 ,repres5tative %all submit to ,congress
 a report t conta9s ! results ( ! /udy  
conduct$ pursuant to subsection 7a74    
#c4 ,imposition ( duties on m]*&ise f   
,*9a & di/ribution ( proce$s ( su*      
duties to hold]s ( c]ta9 ,unit$ ,/ates  
intellectual prop]ty rights ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ! ,presid5t1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade            
,repres5tative1 %all impose duties on   
m]*&ise orig9at+ f ,*9a 9 an am\nt      
equival5t to--  7#a7 ! e/imat$ total    
loss ( rev5ue to hold]s ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
intellectual prop]ty rights z a result (
 violations ( su* intellectual prop]ty  
rights 9 ,*9a dur+ ! previ\s cal5d> ye>1
 z det]m9$ by ! /udy conduct$ pursuant  
to section #b7;a71 r$uc$ by  7#b7 !     
total am\nt ( any t>iffs collect$1      

pursuant to section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act
 ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7 or any   
o!r provision ( law au?oriz+ ! ,presid5t
 to act to safegu>d intellectual prop]ty
 rights1 ) respect to su* violations 9  
su* previ\s cal5d> ye>4  #d4            
,comp5sation = losses borne by hold]s ( 
,unit$ ,/ates intellectual prop]ty      
rights  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( tru/ fund ,!re
 is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates a tru/ fund1 to be kn[n z !      
,am]ican ,,ipr ,tru/ ,fund 79 ?is       
section ref]r$ to z ! ,tru/ ,fund71     
consi/+ ( su* am\nts z may be deposit$  
to ! ,tru/ ,fund pursuant to subsection 
7b7 to be us$1 9 accordance ) subsection
 7c71 = ! purpose ( comp5sat+ ! injury  
to hold]s ( ,unit$ ,/ates intellectual  
prop]ty rights result+ f violations (   
su* intellectual prop]ty rights 9 ,*9a  
or by any ,*9ese p]son1 includ+         
gov]nm5tal entities ( ,*9a4  7b7 ,fund+ 
,! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &      
,bord] ,patrol %all deposit into ! ,tru/
 ,fund any am\nts collect$ f duties     

impos$ pursuant to section #c1 :i* %all 
rema9 available until exp5d$ = ! purpose
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7        
,di/ribution ( ,funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f 
am\nts 9 ! ,tru/ ,fund1 ! ,commission] (
 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,patrol %all   
make paym5ts annually to ea* p]son !    
,commission] det]m9es1 ) respect to !   
prec$+ cal5d> ye>--  7,a7 0-- 7i7 if an 
individual1 a citiz5 or legal p]man5t   
resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7ii7 if  
an entity1 organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or any subdivision ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7,b7 held ! rights to          
intellectual prop]ty "u ! laws ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,c7 c e/abli%        
quantifiable losses result+ f !         
violation1 directly or indirectly1 ( su*
 rights 9 ,*9a or by any ,*9ese p]son1  
includ+ gov]nm5tal entities ( ,*9a1 dur+
 su* ye>4  7#b7 ,maximum paym5t ,!      
,commission] may n make a paym5t "u ?is 
subsection to any p]son = any ye> 9 an  
am\nt t is great] ?an ! am\nt ( ! loss  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 e/abli%$ )

 respect to su* p]son 9 su* ye>4  7d7   
,consultation ,! ,commission] %all      
consult ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade        
,repres5tative & ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce 
9 issu+ su* regulations z may be        
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4