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 98 STAT. 3356

Federal Register, publication. Report.

PUBLIC LAW 98-620—NOV. 8, 1984

made pursuant to that order shall remain valid for the period specified in section 904. "(e) The authority of the Secretary of Commerce under this section shall commence on the date of the enactment of this chapter, and shall terminate three years after such date of enactment. "(fid) The Secretary of Commerce shall promptly notify the Register of Copyrights and the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the issuance or termination of any order under this section, together with a statement of the reasons for such action. The Secretary shall also publish such notification and statement of reasons in the Federal Register. "(2) Two years after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Register of Copyrights, shall transmit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken under this section and on the current status of international recognition of mask work protection. The report shall include such recommendations for modifications of the protection accorded under this chapter to mask works owned by nationals, domiciliaries, or sovereign authorities of foreign nations as the Secretary, in consultation with the Register of Copyrights, considers would promote the purposes of this chapter and international comity with respect to mask work protection.". TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

SEC. 303. The table of chapters at the beginning of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "9. Protection of semiconductor chip products

901".

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 17 USC 901 note.

SEC. 304. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title and the amendments made by this title. TITLE IV—FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENTS SUBTITLE A—CIVIL PRIORITIES ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITY OF CIVIL ACTIONS

SEC. 401. (a) Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 28 USC 1657.

28 USC 2241 et seq., 1826.

"§ 1657. Priority of civil actions "(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each court of the United States shall determine the order in which civil actions are heard and determined, except that the court shall expedite the consideration of any action brought under chapter 153 or section 1826 of this title, any action for temporary or preliminary injunctive relief, or any other action if good cause therefor is shown. For purposes of this subsection, 'good cause' is shown if a right under the Constitution of the United States or a Federal Statute (including rights under section 552 of title 5) would be maintained in a factual context that indicates that a request for expedited consideration has merit.

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