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 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX I 113 STAT. 1501A-591 SEC. 4807. PRIOR ART EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN COMMONLY ASSIGNED PATENTS. (a) PRIOR ART EXCLUSION.— Section 103(c) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking "subsection (f) or (g)" and inserting "one or more of subsections (e), (f), and (g)". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by this section shall apply to any application for patent filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4808. EXCHANGE OF COPIES OF PATENTS >^1TH FOREIGN COUN- TRIES. Section 12 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "The Direc:tor shall not enter into an agreement to provide such copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and applications to a foreign country, other than a NAFTA country or a WCO member country, without the express authorization of the Secretary of Commerce. For purposes of this section, the terms 'NAFTA country' and *WTO member countr)^ have the meanings given those terms in section 104(b).". TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 5001. COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION. (a) REFERENCES. — Wherever in this section an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to any provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to such provision of section 1405 of the Child OnHne Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 231 note). (b) MEMBERSHIP. —Subsection (b) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: "(1) INDUSTRY MEMBERS. — The Commission shall include 16 members who shall consist of representatives of— "(A) providers of Internet filtering or blocking services or software; "(B) Internet access services; "(C) labeling or ratings services; "(D) Internet portal or search services; "(E) domain name registration sendees; "(F) academic experts; and "(G) providers that make content available over the Internet. Of the members of the Commission by reason of this paragraph, an equal number shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and by the Mgijority Leader of the Senate. Members of the Commission apjjointed on or before October 31, 1999, shall remain members."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) PROHIBITION OF PAY. —Members of the Commission shall not receive any pay by reason of their membership on the Commission.". (c) EXTENSION OF REPORTING DEADLINE.--The matter in subsection (d) that precedes paragraph (1) is amended by striking "1 year" and inserting "2 years".

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