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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1801

To make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to references

to such laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 13, 1999

Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.

FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́, and Mr. UNDERWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services,

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the

committee concerned

A BILL

To make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and

to references to such laws.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Antitrust Technical

5 Corrections Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

2 (a) ACT OF MARCH 3, 1913.—The Act of March 3,

3 1913 (chapter 114, 37 Stat. 731; 15 U.S.C. 30) is re4 pealed.

5 (b) PANAMA CANAL ACT.— Section 11 of the Pan6 ama Canal Act (37 Stat. 566; 15 U.S.C. 31) is amended

7 by striking the undesignated paragraph that begins ‘‘No

8 vessel permitted’’.

9 (c) SHERMAN ACT.—Section 3 of the Sherman Act

10 (15 U.S.C. 2) is amended—

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC.— 3’’, and

12 (2) by adding at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(b) Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt

14 to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other per15 son or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or

16 commerce among the Territories of the United States and

17 the District of Columbia, or between any of the several

18 States and any Territory of the United States or the Dis19 trict of Columbia, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and,

20 on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceed21 ing $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person,

22 $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years,

23 or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the

24 court.’’.

25 (d) WILSON TARIFF ACT.—
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1 (1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Wilson

2 Tariff Act (28 Stat. 570; 15 U.S.C. 8 et seq.) is

3 amended—

4 (A) by striking section 77, and

5 (B) in section 78—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘76, and 77’’ and in7 serting ‘‘and 76’’, and

8 (ii) by redesignating such section as

9 section 77.

10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER

11 LAWS.—

12 (A) CLAYTON ACT.—Subsection (a) of the

13 1st section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.

14 12(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘seventy-seven’’

15 and inserting ‘‘seventy-six’’.

16 (B) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT.—

17 Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act

18 (15 U.S.C. 44) is amended by striking ‘‘77’’

19 and inserting ‘‘76’’.

20 (C) PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT,

21 1921.—Section 405(a) of the Packers and

22 Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 225(a)) is

23 amended by striking ‘‘77’’ and inserting ‘‘76’’.

24 (D) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—Sec25 tion 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
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1 U.S.C. 2135) is amended by striking ‘‘seventy2 seven’’ and inserting ‘‘seventy-six’’.

3 (E) DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RE4 SOURCES ACT.—Section 103(d)(7) of the Deep

5 Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (30 U.S.C.

6 1413(d)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘77’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘76’’.

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