I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2754 
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the provision of 
assistance or support in violation of that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2013 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
TERRY, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. CASSIDY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the 
provision of assistance or support in violation of that 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Collectible Coin Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT. 
The Hobby Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
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(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
sale in commerce’’ after ‘‘distribution in com-
merce’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT.—It 
shall be a violation of subsection (a) or (b) for a person 
to provide substantial assistance or support to any manu-
facturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or should 
have known that the manufacturer, importer, or seller is 
engaged in any act or practice that violates subsection (a) 
or (b).’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b), and 
(d)’’; 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If any person’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any person’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or has an agent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, has an agent, transacts business, or 
wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of 
title 28, United States Code’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) TRADEMARK VIOLATIONS.—If the violation of 
section 2 (a) or (b) or a rule under section 2(c) also in-
volves unauthorized use of registered trademarks belong-
ing to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such 
trademarks shall have, in addition to the remedies pro-
vided in subsection (a), all rights provided under sections 
34, 35, and 36 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 
1116, 1117, and 1118) for violations of such Act.’’; and 
(3) in section 7, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘collectibles certification service’ 
means a person recognized by collectors for pro-
viding independent certification that collectible items 
are genuine. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘Trademark Act of 1946’ means 
the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for the registra-
tion and protection of trademarks used in commerce, 
to carry out the provisions of certain international 
conventions, and for other purposes’, approved July 
5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).’’. 
Æ 
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