,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dagh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aj1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to address the  
duration of copyright1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,copyright ,clause  
,restoration ,act of #bjbb4  #b4        
,duration of copyright  7a7 ,in general 
7#a7 ,original term ,notwithstanding any
 provision of title #ag1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 or any other provision of law1  
copyright in any work shall endure for  
#bh years from the date it was          
originally secured4  7#b7 ,extension    
,the holder of a copyright under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be entitled to a   
renewal and extension of the copyright  
in the applicable work for a further    
term of #bh years if the holder applies 
for that renewal and extension during   
the #a-year period before the expiration

 of the original term of the copyright  
under that paragraph4  7b7 ,application 
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 subsection 7a7 shall    
apply with respect to copyright         
protection for any work fixed on or     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7#b7 ,retroactive effect  7,a7   
,in general ,subject to subparagraph    
7,b71 subsection 7a7 shall apply with   
respect to a copyright that1 on any date
 on or after ,may #a1 #bjbb1 is owned by
 a person that-- 7i7 has a market       
capitalization of more than             
#aej1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 7,i7 is     
classified under ,north ,american       
,industry ,classification ,system code  
#eaba or #ga2 or  7,,ii7 engages in     
substantial activities for which a code 
described in subclause 7,i7 could be    
assigned4  7,b7 ,licensing ,if1 as of   
,may #a1 #bjbb1 a person is operating   
under a license with respect to a       
copyright that is subject to            
subparagraph 7,a7 and that1 because of  

the application of that subparagraph1   
would expire during the #aj-year period 
beginning on ,may #a1 #bjbb1 that person
 shall continue to hold the rights      
contained in that license 7to the       
exclusion of any person not granted     
those rights by a license before ,may   
#a1 #bjbb7 for a period that is the     
shorter of-- 7i7 #ej percent of the     
remaining license term1 as of ,may #a1  
#bjbb2 or  7ii7 #aj years1 beginning on 
,may #a1 #bjbb4