106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1801

AN ACT

To make technical corrections to various antitrust

laws and to references to such laws.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1801

AN ACT

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

3 Corrections Act of 1999’’.

4 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

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

6 1913 (chapter 114, 37 Stat. 731; 15 U.S.C. 30) is re7 pealed.

8 (b) PANAMA CANAL ACT.— Section 11 of the Pan9 ama Canal Act (37 Stat. 566; 15 U.S.C. 31) is amended

10 by striking the undesignated paragraph that begins ‘‘No

11 vessel permitted’’.

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

13 (15 U.S.C. 3) is amended—

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

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

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

17 to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other per18 son or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or

19 commerce in any Territory of the United States or of the

20 District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and

21 another, or between any such Territory or Territories and

22 any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with

23 foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia, and

24 any State or States or foreign nations, shall be deemed

25 guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be pun26 ished by fine not exceeding $10,000,000 if a corporation,
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1 or, if any other person, $350,000, or by imprisonment not

2 exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the

3 discretion of the court.’’.

4 (d) WILSON TARIFF ACT.—

5 (1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Wilson

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

7 amended—

8 (A) by striking section 77, and

9 (B) in section 78—

10 (i) by striking ‘‘76, and 77’’ and in11 serting ‘‘and 76’’; and

12 (ii) by redesignating such section as

13 section 77.

14 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER

15 LAWS.—

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

17 1st section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.

18 12(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘seventy-seven’’

19 and inserting ‘‘seventy-six’’.

20 (B) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT.—

21 Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act

22 (15 U.S.C. 44) is amended by striking ‘‘77’’

23 and inserting ‘‘76’’.

24 (C) PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT,

25 1921.—Section 405(a) of the Packers and
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1 Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 225(a)) is

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

3 (D) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—Sec4 tion 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42

5 U.S.C. 2135) is amended by striking ‘‘seventy6 seven’’ and inserting ‘‘seventy-six’’.

7 (E) DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RE8 SOURCES ACT.—Section 103(d)(7) of the Deep

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

10 1413(d)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘77’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘76’’.

12 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

13 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub14 section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this

15 Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this

16 Act.

17 (b) APPLICATION TO CASES.—(1) Section 2(a) shall

18 apply to cases pending on or after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act.

20 (2) The amendments made by subsections (b), (c),

21 and (d) of section 2 shall apply only with respect to cases
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1 commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this

2 Act.

Passed the House of Representatives November 2,

1999.

Attest:

Clerk.