Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that if: (1) foreign nationals are violating U.S. copyright, patent, or trademark laws; and (2) the government of that foreign country is not using its best efforts to end such violations and to enforce internationally recognized laws and rules relating to intellectual property, then the United States should prohibit the importation of products or services of those nationals until the executive branch can certify to Congress that such violations have ceased and that such country is using its best efforts to enforce intellectual property laws and rules.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 609 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 609

     Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
importation into the United States of products and services of foreign 
nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under 
                United States laws should be prohibited.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2004

 Mr. Green of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. English, and Mr. Ballenger) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
importation into the United States of products and services of foreign 
nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under 
                United States laws should be prohibited.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
if--
            (1) nationals of a foreign country are violating 
        copyrights, patents, or trademarks of persons under the laws of 
        the United States, and
            (2) the government of that foreign country is not using its 
        best efforts to end such violations, to respect those 
        copyrights, patents, and trademarks, and to enforce 
        internationally recognized laws and rules relating to 
        intellectual property,
then the United States Government should take steps to prohibit the 
importation of products or services of those nationals until the 
executive branch can certify to the Congress that those foreign 
nationals have ceased violating the copyrights, patents, and trademarks 
of persons under the laws of the United States, and that foreign 
country is using its best efforts to end such violations, to respect 
those copyrights, patents, and trademarks, and to enforce 
internationally recognized laws and rules relating to intellectual 
property.
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