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SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 7.—Chapter 7 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 710, and the item relating to that section in
the table of contents for chapter 7, are repealed.
(2) Section 705(a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) The Register of Copyrights shall ensure that records of
deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under
this title are maintained, and that indexes of such records are
prepared.’’.
(3)(A) Section 708(a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) FEES.—Fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights—
‘‘(1) on filing each application under section 408 for registra-
tion of a copyright claim or for a supplementary registration,
including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registra-
tion is made;
‘‘(2) on filing each application for registration of a claim
for renewal of a subsisting copyright under section 304(a),
including the issuance of a certificate of registration if registra-
tion is made;
‘‘(3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under section
407;
‘‘(4) for the recordation, as provided by section 205, of
a transfer of copyright ownership or other document;
‘‘(5) for the filing, under section 115(b), of a notice of
intention to obtain a compulsory license;
‘‘(6) for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a statement
revealing the identity of an author of an anonymous or
pseudonymous work, or for the recordation, under section
302(d), of a statement relating to the death of an author;
‘‘(7) for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional
certificate of registration;
‘‘(8) for the issuance of any other certification; and
‘‘(9) for the making and reporting of a search as provided
by section 705, and for any related services.
The Register is authorized to fix fees for other services, including
the cost of preparing copies of Copyright Office records, whether
or not such copies are certified, based on the cost of providing
the service.’’.
(B) Section 708(b) is amended—
(i) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—The Register of Copyrights may,
by regulation, adjust the fees for the services specified in paragraphs
(1) through (9) of subsection (a) in the following manner:’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘increase’’ and
inserting ‘‘adjustment’’;
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘increase’’ the
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘adjust’’; and
(iv) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘increased’’ and
inserting ‘‘adjusted’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a) of title 17,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sections 106 and
710’’ and inserting ‘‘section 106’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(2) CARRY-OVER OF EXISTING FEES.—The fees under section
708(a) of title 17, United States Code, on the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be the fees in effect under section
708(a) of such title on the day before such date of enactment.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.