,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to modify the prohibition on   
recognition by ,united ,states courts of
 certain rights relating to certain     
marks1 trade names1 or commercial names4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,no ,stolen ,trademarks    
,honored in ,america ,act4  #b4         
,modification of prohibition ,section   
#baa of the ,department of ,commerce and
 ,related ,agencies ,appropriations     
,act1 #aiii 7as contained in section    
#aja7;b7 of division ,a of ,public ,law 
#aje-bgg2 #aab ,stat4 #bfha-hh7 is      
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b7-- 
7,a7 by striking by a designated        
national2 and  7,b7 by inserting before 
the period at the end the following3    
that was used in connection with a      

business or assets that were confiscated
 unless the original owner of the mark1 
trade name1 or commercial name1 or the  
bona fide successor-in-interest has     
expressly consented2  7#b7 in subsection
 7b71 by striking by a designated       
national or its successor-in-interest2  
7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as 
subsection 7e72  7#d7 by inserting after
 subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7     
,subsections 7a77#b7 and 7b7 of this    
section shall apply only if the person  
or entity asserting the rights knew or  
had reason to know at the time when the 
person or entity acquired the rights    
asserted that the mark1 trade name1 or  
commercial name was the same as or      
substantially similar to a mark1 trade  
name1 or commercial name that was used  
in connection with a business or assets 
that were confiscated4  2 and  7#e7 in  
subsection 7e71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking ,in this section3 and all that 
follows through 7#b7 ,the term and      
inserting ,in this section1 the term4