,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the    
definition of commercial in title #i1   
,united ,states ,code4  #a4 ,agreement  
or award falling under the ,convention  
7a7 ,in general ,section #bjb of title  
#i1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 
7#a7 by adding as modified by section #a
 of this title1 after title12 and  7#b7 
by adding after the period at the end of
 the third sentence the following3 ,the 
entirety of section #a of this title1   
including all of the exemptions listed  
in section #a1 shall apply to this      
chapter as if specifically set forth    
herein44  7b7 ,intent of ,congress ,it  
is the intent of ,congress that the     
definition of commercial in section #bjb
 of title #i1 ,united ,states ,code1 be 
limited by limiting the relationships   

described in section #b of that title to
 those as modified by section #a of that
 title1 and incorporating the entirety  
of such section #a1 including all of the
 exemptions in that section1 into       
section #bjb of that title4  7c7        
,retroactive effect ,this ,act shall    
apply to any action or proceeding that  
is pending on the date of enactment of  
this ,act and any action or proceeding  
initiated on or after such date of      
enactment4