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 PUBLIC LAW 102-204—DEC. 10, 1991 105 STAT. 1641 (i) in the second sentence by inserting after "Office" the following: "shall charge a national fee as provided in section 41(a), and"; and (ii) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (B) in subsection (b) in the last sentence by striking "the preliminary examination fee" and inserting "the national fee, the preliminary examination fee,". (2) Section 371(c)(1) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "prescribed under section 376(a)(4) of this part" and inserting "provided in section 41(a) of this title". SEC. 6. USE OF EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO AUTOMATIC 35 USC 6 note. DATA PROCESSING RESOURCES PROHIBITED. The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks may not, during fiscal year 1992, enter into any agreement for the exchange of items or services (as authorized under section 6(a) of title 35, United States Code) relating to automatic data processing resources (including hardware, software and related services, and machine readable data). The preceding sentence shall not apply to an agreement relating to data for automation programs which is entered into with a foreign government or with an international intergovernmental organization. SEC. 7. INDEMNIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES. The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks is authorized to indemnify any officer or employee of the Patent and Trademark Office who participated in the Law School Tuition Assistance Program of the Patent and Trademark Office, against tax liability incurred as a result of payments made to law schools under that program in tax years 1988, 1989, and 1990. SEC. 8. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Section 6(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "; and shall have" and inserting ", including programs to recognize, identify, assess and forecast the technology of patented inventions and their utility to industry; and shall have '. SEC. 9. REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ACTS. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of Public Law 100-703 are repealed. SEC. 10. GAO REPORTING REQUIREMENT. Section 202(b)(3) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "each year" and inserting "every 5 years". SEC. 11. PATENT INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— (1) the term "CD-ROMs" means compact discs formatted with read-only memory, including such discs that make use of advanced optical storage technology; (2) the term "classified patent information" means patent information organized by the subject matter of the claimed invention according to the United States Patent Classification System or the classification system used by the country or authority that issues a patent; 35 USC 41 note. 35 USC 41 note.

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