,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dijb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4   
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf to prohibit a    
private entity f regi/]+ a tradem>k t is
 us$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = !   
purposes ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or ,arm$ 
,=ces aw>ds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pres]vation ( ,rights & ,own]%ip (     
,traditional ,emblems1 ,cre/s1 &        
,tributes ,act or ! ,,protect ,act4  #b4
 ,regi/ration ( tradem>ks  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #b ( ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to
 provide = ! regi/ration & protection ( 
tradem>ks us$ 9 comm]ce1 to c>ry out !  
provisions ( c]ta9 int]national         
conv5tions1 & = o!r purposes1 approv$   
,july #e1 #aidf 7commonly kn[n z !      
,tradem>k ,act ( #aidf7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajeb71 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+   
subsection 7f7 z subsection 7g72  7#b7  

by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+3 
7f7 ,is au?oriz$1 issu$1 or controll$ by
 ! ,gov]nm5t = ! purposes ( ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se or ,arm$ ,=ces aw>ds1           
decorations1 campaign & s]vice ribbons1 
or m$als1 except t su* a m>k may be     
regi/]$ at ! discretion ( ! ag5cy or    
dep>tm5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t t controls !     
(ficial use ( ! m>k4  2 &  7#c7 9       
subsection 7g71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 9 
! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ & 7e77#e7 &     
ins]t+ 7e77#e71 & 7f72 &  7,b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3 ,no?+ 9 subsection   
7f7 may be con/ru$ to prohibit ! cont9u$
 use ( a m>k on or aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,pres]vation ( ,rights &   
,own]%ip ( ,traditional ,emblems1       
,cre/s1 & ,tributes ,act by any p]son or
 entity1 includ+ a nonpr(it             
organization1 if t p]son or entity 0 us+
 t m>k be=e t date ( enactm5t & t use 0 
lawful be=e t date ( enactm5t1 except t1
 on & aft] t date ( enactm5t1 no p]son  
or entity o!r ?an an ag5cy or dep>tm5t (
 ! ,gov]nm5t describ$ 9 t subsection may

 regi/] su* a m>k on ! pr9cipal regi/]44
  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts ,!    
,act entitl$ ,an ,act to provide = !    
regi/ration & protection ( tradem>ks us$
 9 comm]ce1 to c>ry out ! provisions (  
c]ta9 int]national conv5tions1 & = o!r  
purposes1 approv$ ,july #e1 #aidf       
7commonly kn[n z ! ,tradem>k ,act (     
#aidf7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et seq471 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #a7;d77#a7 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajea7;d77#a771 by /rik+      
subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7e7 ( section #b &
 ins]t+ subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7f7 (     
section #b2 &  7#b7 9 section #bf 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid71 by /rik+ #b7;f7 &     
ins]t+ #b7;g74