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of formal standards or thresholds regarding prosecu-
tion of any cases. 
(2) NO
CLAIMS, ETC., MAY
BE
ASSERTED.— 
Nothing in the section shall give rise to any claim, 
cause of action, defense, privilege, or immunity that 
may be asserted by any party to Federal litigation. 
SEC. 514. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fis-
cal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
subtitle. 
Subtitle C—International Activities 
SEC. 521. INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATORS. 
(a) DEPLOYMENT
OF
ADDITIONAL
COORDINA-
TORS.—The Attorney General shall, within 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, deploy 5 Intellectual 
Property Law Enforcement Coordinators, in addition to 
those serving in such capacity on such date of enactment. 
Such deployments shall be made to those countries and 
regions where the activities of such a coordinator can be 
carried out most effectively and with the greatest benefit 
to reducing counterfeit and pirated products in the United 
States market, to protecting the intellectual property 
rights of United States persons and their licensees, and 
to protecting the interests of United States persons other-
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wise harmed by violations of intellectual property rights 
in those countries. The mission of all International Intel-
lectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinators shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) Acting as liaison with foreign law enforce-
ment agencies and other foreign officials in criminal 
matters involving intellectual property rights. 
(2) Performing outreach and training to build 
the enforcement capacity of foreign governments 
against intellectual property-related crime in the re-
gions in which the coordinators serve. 
(3) Coordinating United States law enforcement 
activities against intellectual property-related crimes 
in the regions in which the coordinators serve. 
(4) Coordinating with the activities of the intel-
lectual property attache´s appointed under title IV in 
the countries or regions to which the coordinators 
are deployed. 
(5) Coordinating the activities of the coordina-
tors with the IP Officer. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such 
sums as may be necessary for the deployment and support 
of all International Intellectual Property Enforcement Co-
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ordinators of the Department of Justice, including those 
deployed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 522. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE 
COMPUTER 
CRIME 
AND 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY SECTION. 
(a) INCREASED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall increase the efforts of the Department of Justice 
to provide training and technical assistance to foreign gov-
ernments, including foreign law enforcement agencies and 
foreign courts, to more effectively combat counterfeiting 
and piracy activities falling within the jurisdiction of such 
governments. 
(b) CONDUCT OF PROGRAMS.—The increased train-
ing and technical assistance programs under subsection 
(a) shall be carried out by the Intellectual Property En-
forcement Division established by section 501, as well as 
through such other divisions, sections, or agencies of the 
Department of Justice as the Attorney General may di-
rect. 
(c) PRIORITY COUNTRIES.—The Attorney General, in 
providing increased training and technical assistance pro-
grams under this section, shall give priority to those coun-
tries where such programs can be carried out most effec-
tively and with the greatest likelihood of reducing counter-
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feit and pirated products in the United States market, of 
protecting the intellectual property rights of United States 
persons, or of protecting the interests of United States 
persons otherwise harmed by violations of intellectual 
property rights in those countries. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
Subtitle D—Coordination, 
Implementation, and Reporting 
SEC. 531. COORDINATION. 
The IP officer shall ensure that activities undertaken 
under this title are carried out in a manner consistent with 
the joint strategic plan developed under section 321. 
SEC. 532. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on ac- 
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tions taken to carry out this title, including a report on 
the activities of the IP Officer. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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