Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/992

 98 STAT. 3364

PUBLIC LAW 98-620—NOV. 8, 1984

sioner, which shall be entered of record in the Patent and Trademark Office and shall govern the further proceedings in the case.". 35 USC 142 note. (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to proceedings pending in the Patent and Trademark Office on the date of the enactment of this Act and to appeals pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on such date. 28 USC 713 note. SEC. 415. Any individual who, on the date of the enactment of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, was serving as marshal for the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia under section 713(c) of title 28, United States Code, may, after the date of the enactment of this Act, so serve under that section as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982. While such individual so serves, the provisions of section 714(a) of title 28, United States Code, shall not apply to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. SEC. 416. Title 28, United States Code, is amended in the following respects: (a) There shall be inserted, after section 797 thereof, in chapter 51 thereof, the following new section 798, which shall read as follows: 28 USC 798.

"§798. Places of holding court; appointment of special masters "(a) The United States Claims Court is hereby authorized to utilize facilities and hold court in Washington, District of Columbia, and in four locations outside of the Washington, District of Columbia metropolitan area, for the purpose of conducting trials and such other proceedings as may be appropriate to executing the court's functions. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall designate such locations and provide for such facilities. "(b) The chief judge of the Claims Court may appoint special masters to assist the court in carrying out its functions. Any special masters so appointed shall carry out their responsibilities and be compensated in accordance with procedures set forth in the rules of the court.". (b) The caption of chapter 51, title 28, shall be amended to include the following item: "798. Places of holding court; appointment of special masters.".

TITLE V—GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PATENT POLICY

35 USC 201.

Contracts with U.S. 35^ use 202

SEC. 501. Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding "or any novel variety of plant which is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.)" immediately after "title in section 201(d); (2) by adding ": Provided, That in the case of a variety of plant, the date of determination (as defined in section 41(d) of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2401(d))) must also occur during the period of contract performance" immediately after "agreement" in section 201(e); > (3) in section 202(a), by amending clause (i) to read as follows: "(i) when the contractor is not located in the United States or is subject to the control of a foreign government,"; by striking the word "or" before "ii", and by adding after the words "security of such activities" in the first sentence of such para-
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