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 123STA T . 1 968PUBLIC LA W 111 –45— AU G. 7, 2 0 09 PublicLaw1 11 –45 111 thCongres s A n Act Toauth o rize the D ire c tor o f the Un ite dS tate sP atent and Trade m ar kO ffice to use funds made a v ai l a b le under the Trademark A ct of 1946 for p atent operations in order to avoid furlou g hs and reductions - in-force , and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1.AU T H O R IT Y O FP TO D IRECTOR TO USE TRADE M AR K FUNDS. (a)AUTHORI T Y.— ( 1 ) INGE NER AL .— TheDir e cto ro f the Un ite dS tate sP atent and Trade m ar kO ffice— (A) ma yu se funds made a v ai l a b le for fiscal year 20 0 9,p ursuant to section 3 1 of the Trademark Act of 19 46 (1 5 U.S. C . 1113), under the headin g‘ ‘Department of Com - merce—United States Patent and Trademark Office—Sala- ries and Ex penses ’ ’ in title I of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public L a w 111 –8 ),upto $7 0,000,000, to support the processing of patents and other activities, services, and materials relating to patents, not- withstanding section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code and (B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, upon the exercise of the authority under subparagraph (A), establish a surcharge, in amounts up to $70,000,000, on patent fees in effect under title 35, United States Code, to repay any funds drawn down pursuant to subparagraph (A), if the Director certifies in writing to the Congress that the use of the funds described in subparagraph (A) is reasonably necessary to avoid furloughs or a reduction-in-force, or both, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and does not create a substantial risk of a furlough or reduction-in- force of personnel working in the Trademark Operation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (2) SUR C HARGE SD E P OSITED IN TREASURY.—All surcharges paid under paragraph (1)(B) shall be deposited in the Treasury as an offsetting receipt that shall not be available for obligation or expenditure. (b) LI M ITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.—The authority under sub- section (a)(1)(A) shall terminate on J une 30, 2010. The surcharge established under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall take effect no later than September 30, 2011, and all funds drawn down pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be repaid pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) no later than September 30, 2014. Terminat i o n d ate .D ead l ine s . C erti f i c ation. 35US C 41 note. Aug . 7,20 0 9[H . R . 3114 ]