H.R. 1505 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 188 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1505 [Report No. 118–232] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2023Mr. Issa (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary September 29, 2023Additional sponsors: Mr. Waltz, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cline, Ms. Wild, and Mr. Moskowitz September 29, 2023Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2023 A BILL To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023. 2. Modification of prohibition Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by inserting or entity of the executive branch after U.S. court; (B) by striking by a designated national; and (C) by inserting before the period that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bonafide successor-in-interest has expressly consented; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting or entity of the executive branch after U.S. court; and (B) by striking by a designated national or its successor-in-interest; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) 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 mark, trade name, or commercial name was the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated. ; and (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking In this section: and all that follows through (2) The term and inserting In this section, the term. September 29, 2023Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed