Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide an effective date) On page 2 of the amendment, after line 11, add the following: ``(e) Effective Date.--Subsection (d) shall take effect 1 year and 1 day after the date of enactment of the Patent Reform Act of 2011.''.
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