,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bihg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #e1  
#bjai,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,coons1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection to seize imported           
merchandise that infringes a design     
patent1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,counterfeit ,goods ,seizure ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,seizure of imported       
merchandise that infringes a design     
patent ,section #eif7;c77#b77;,c7 of the
 ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeie;a7c77#b77;,c77 is amended--  7#a7 
by inserting design patent1 after       
copyright12 and  7#b7 by inserting      
section #bga or #bhi of title #ce1      
,united ,states ,code1 after title #ag1 
,united ,states ,code14  #c4 ,authority 
to charge a fee for administrative costs

 relating to recordation of design      
patents  7a7 ,in general ,the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection may prescribe       
regulations1 pursuant to section #igja  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1    
providing for the imposition of a fee to
 cover the administrative costs to      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
of recordation of design patents4  7b7  
,receipts credited as offsetting        
collections ,notwithstanding section    
#ccjb of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 fees collected under subsection  
7a7 shall--  7#a7 be credited as        
offsetting collections to the           
appropriations account that finances the
 activities and services for which the  
fee is imposed2  7#b7 be available for  
expenditure only to pay the costs of    
activities and services for which the   
fee is imposed2 and  7#c7 remain        
available until expended4