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Union Calendar No. 237

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1801

[Report No. 106–411, Part I]

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

OCTOBER 25, 1999

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary

OCTOBER 25, 1999

Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period ending

not later than October 25, 1999

OCTOBER 25, 1999

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and

to references to such laws.
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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’’.

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

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

8 1913 (chapter 114, 37 Stat. 731; 15 U.S.C. 30) is re9 pealed.

10 (b) PANAMA CANAL ACT.—Section 11 of the Panama

11 Canal Act (37 Stat. 566; 15 U.S.C. 31) is amended by

12 striking the undesignated paragraph that begins ‘‘No ves13 sel permitted’’.

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

15 (15 U.S.C. 2) is amended—

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

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

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

19 to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other per20 son or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or

21 commerce among the Territories of the United States and

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

23 States and any Territory of the United States or the Dis24 trict of Columbia, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and,

25 on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceed-
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1 ing $10,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person,

2 $350,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years,

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

4 court.’’.

5 (d) WILSON TARIFF ACT.—

6 (1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Wilson

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

8 amended—

9 (A) by striking section 77, and

10 (B) in section 78—

11 (i) by striking ‘‘76, and 77’’ and in12 serting ‘‘and 76’’, and

13 (ii) by redesignating such section as

14 section 77.

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER

16 LAWS.—

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

18 1st section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.

19 12(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘seventy-seven’’

20 and inserting ‘‘seventy-six’’.

21 (B) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT.—

22 Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act

23 (15 U.S.C. 44) is amended by striking ‘‘77’’

24 and inserting ‘‘76’’.
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1 (C) PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT,

2 1921.—Section 405(a) of the Packers and

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

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

5 (D) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—Sec6 tion 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42

7 U.S.C. 2135) is amended by striking ‘‘seventy8 seven’’ and inserting ‘‘seventy-six’’.

9 (E) DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RE10 SOURCES ACT.—Section 103(d)(7) of the Deep

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

12 1413(d)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘77’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘76’’.

Union Calendar No. 237

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1801

[Report No. 106–411, Part I]

A BILL

To make technical corrections to various antitrust

laws and to references to such laws.

OCTOBER 25, 1999

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary

OCTOBER 25, 1999

Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended

for a period ending not later than October 25, 1999

OCTOBER 25, 1999

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State ofthe Union and ordered to be printed