(A) in the item relating to section 1744 in
the table of sections by striking ‘‘Patent Office’’
and inserting ‘‘United States Patent and
Trademark Office’’;
(B) in section 1744—
(i) by striking ‘‘Patent Office’’ each
place it appears in the text and section
heading and inserting ‘‘United States Pat-
ent and Trademark Office’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Pat-
ents’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director’’.
(16) Section 1745 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘United States Patent
Office’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Patent and
Trademark Office’’.
(17) Section 1928 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Patent Office’’ and
inserting ‘‘United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice’’.
(18) Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2181) is amended in subsections c.
and d. by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Patents’’ and
inserting ‘‘Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office’’.
(19) Section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2182) is amended by striking
‘‘Commissioner of Patents’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office’’.
(20) Section 305 of the National Aeronautics
and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2457) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Commis-
sioner of Patents’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Di-
rector’)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each sub-
sequent place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor’’.
(21) Section 12(a) of the Solar Heating and
Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5510(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Commissioner of
the Patent Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office’’.
(22) Section 1111 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Commissioner of
Patents,’’.
(23) Section 1114 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Commissioner of
Patents,’’.
(24) Section 1123 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Patent Office,’’.
(25) Sections 1337 and 1338 of title 44, United
States Code, and the items relating to those sections
in the table of contents for chapter 13 of such title,
are repealed.
(26) Section 10(i) of the Trading with the
enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 10(i)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Commissioner of Patents’’ and inserting
‘‘Director of the United States Patent and Trade-
mark Office’’.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 641. REFERENCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in any other Fed-
eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation
of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a depart-
ment or office from which a function is transferred by this
title—
(1) to the head of such department or office is
deemed to refer to the head of the department or of-
fice to which such function is transferred; or
(2) to such department or office is deemed to
refer to the department or office to which such func-
tion is transferred.
(b) SPECIFIC REFERENCES.—Any reference in any
other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or
delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining
to the Patent and Trademark Office—
(1) to the Commissioner of Patents and Trade-
marks is deemed to refer to the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(2) to the Assistant Commissioner for Patents
is deemed to refer to the Commissioner for Patents;
or
(3) to the Assistant Commissioner for Trade-
marks is deemed to refer to the Commissioner for
Trademarks.
SEC. 642. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.
Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal offi-
cial to whom a function is transferred by this title may,
for purposes of performing the function, exercise all au-
thorities under any other provision of law that were avail-