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On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the bill (S. 2559) to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2559 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act''. SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION AMENDMENTS. (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 121-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by inserting ``in the United States'' after ``distribute''; (ii) by striking ``, nondramatic''; (iii) by inserting ``or of a previously published musical work that has been fixed in the form of text or notation'' after ``literary work''; (iv) by striking ``specialized formats'' and inserting ``accessible formats''; and (v) by striking ``blind or other persons with disabilities'' and inserting ``eligible persons''; (B) in subsection (b)(1)-- (i) in subparagraph (A)-- (I) by inserting ``in the United States'' after ``distributed''; (II) by striking ``a specialized format'' and inserting ``an accessible format''; and (III) by striking ``blind or o…
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