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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘, or of a 
standards development activity engaged in by a 
standards development organization’’ after ‘‘joint 
venture’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply with re-
spect to any person who—
‘‘(1) directly participates in a standards devel-
opment activity with respect to which a violation of 
any of the antitrust laws is found, 
‘‘(2) is not a fulltime employee of a standards 
development organization that engaged in such ac-
tivity, and 
‘‘(3) is, or is an employee or agent of a person 
who is, engaged in a line of commerce that is likely 
to benefit directly from the operation of the stand-
ards development activity with respect to which such 
violation is found.’’. 
SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AC-
TIVITY. 
Section 6 of the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 (15 U.S.C. 4305) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) A standards development organization may, not 
later than 90 days after commencing a standards develop-
ment activity engaged in for the purpose of developing or 
promulgating a voluntary consensus standards or not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Stand-
ards Development Organization Advancement Act of 
2003, whichever is later, file simultaneously with the At-
torney General and the Commission, a written notification 
disclosing—
‘‘(A) the name and principal place of business 
of the standards development organization, and 
‘‘(B) documents showing the nature and scope 
of such activity. 
Any standards development organization may file addi-
tional disclosure notifications pursuant to this section as 
are appropriate to extend the protections of section 4 to 
standards development activities that are not covered by 
the initial filing or that have changed significantly since 
the initial filing.’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in the 1st sentence by inserting ‘‘, or 
a notice with respect to such standards develop-
ment activity that identifies the standards de-
velopment organization engaged in such activity 
and that describes such activity in general 
terms’’ before the period at the end, and 
(B) in the last sentence by inserting ‘‘or 
available to such organization, as the case may 
be’’ before the period, 
(3) in subsection (d)(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the 
standards development activity,’’ after ‘‘venture’’, 
(4) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘person who’’ and inserting 
‘‘person or standards development organization 
that’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or any standards devel-
opment organization’’ after ‘‘person’’ the last 
place it appears, and 
(5) in subsection (g)(1) by inserting ‘‘or stand-
ards development organization’’ after ‘‘person’’. 
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or 
modify the antitrust treatment under existing law of—
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(1) parties participating in standards develop-
ment activity of standards development organiza-
tions within the scope of this Act, or 
(2) other organizations and parties engaged in 
standard-setting processes not within the scope of 
this amendment to the Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.