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 PUBLIC LAW 96-252—MAY 28, 1980

94 STAT. 391

then such good faith reliance shall constitute a defense in any administrative or judicial proceeding commenced against such person, partnership, or corporation by the Commission under this Act or in any administrative or judicial proceeding commenced against such person, partnership, or corporation by the Attorney General of the United States, upon request made by the Commission, under any provision of law. "(c) The provisions of subsection (b) shall apply regardless of whether any rule, regulation, statement of interpretation, or statement of approval prescribed or issued by the Board of Governors is amended, rescinded, or held to be invalid by judicial authority or any other authority after a person, partnership, or corporation has engaged in any conduct or practice in good faith reliance upon, and in conformity with, such rule, regulation, statement of interpretation, or statement of approval. "(d) If, in any case in which— "(1) the Board of Governors has rulemaking authority with respect to any Federal law; and "(2) the Commission is authorized to enforce the requirements of such Federal law; any person, partnership, or corporation submits a request to the Board of Governors for the issuance of any statement of interpretation or statement of approval relating to any conduct or practice of such person, partnership, or corporation which may be subject to the requirements of such Federal law, then the Board of Governors shall dispose of such request as soon as practicable after the receipt of such request". AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 17. Section 24 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as so is use 57c. redesignated in section 13, is amended— Ante, p. 380. (1) by striking out "and" after "1976;"; and (2) by striking out "1977. For fiscal years" and all that follows through "law." and inserting in lieu thereof "1977; not to exceed $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; not to exceed $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; and not to exceed $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982.". RESTRICTION OF COMMISSION AUTHORITY UNDER LANHAM TRADEMARK ACT

SEC. 18. The Federal Trade Commission shall not have any author- is use 57c note. ity to use any funds which are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) for fiscal year 1980, 1981, or 1982, under section 24 of such Act, as amended by section 17 and as so redesignated in section 13, for the purpose of taking any action under section 14 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes" (15 U.S.C. 1064), commonly referred to as the Lanham Trademark Act, with respect to the cancellation of the registration of any mark on the ground that such mark has become the common descriptive name of an article or substance. RESTRICTION OF COMMISSION REGULATION OF FUNERAL INDUSTRY

SEC. 19. (a) For purposes of this section:

15 USC 57a note.

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