,,ic  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of      
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjai,referred to the ,committee on the 
,judiciary  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title 
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
the ,register of ,copyrights to waive   
fees for filing an application for      
registration of a copyright claim in    
certain circumstances1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,artistic           
,recognition for ,talented ,students    
,act or the ,,arts ,act4  #b4 ,waiver of
 fees for winners of certain            
competitions ,section #gjh of title #ag1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
7#a7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
covered competition means--  7,a7 an art
 competition sponsored by the           
,congressional ,institute that is open  
only to high school students2 or  7,b7  
the competition established under       
section #c of ,house ,resolution #gg1   

#aacth ,congress1 agreed to ,february   
#bf1 #bjac4  7#b7 ,with respect to a    
work that wins a covered competition1   
the ,register of ,copyrights-- 7,a7     
shall waive the requirement under       
subsection 7a77#a7 with respect to an   
application for registration of a       
copyright claim for that work if that   
application is submitted to the         
,copyright ,office not later than the   
last day of the calendar year following 
the year in which the work claimed by   
the application wins the covered        
competition 7referred to in this        
paragraph as the covered year72 and     
7,b7 may waive a fee described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 for an application    
submitted after the end of the covered  
year if the fee would have been waived  
under that subparagraph had the         
application been submitted before the   
last day of the covered year4  4        
,passed the ,senate ,december #af1      
#bjai4;,julie ,e4 ,adams1,secretary