OVERSIGHT OF AND ADJUSTMENTS TO TRADEMARK AND PATENT FEES.

SEC. 103. OVERSIGHT OF AND ADJUSTMENTS TO TRADEMARK AND PATENT FEES. (a) Trademark Fees.—The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks may not, during fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991, increase fees established under section 31 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1113) except for purposes of making adjustments which in the aggregate do not exceed fluctuations during the previous three years in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The Commissioner also may not establish additional fees under such section during such fiscal years. (b) Patent Fees.—The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks may not, during fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991, increase fees established under section 41(d) of title 35, United States Code, except for purposes of making adjustments which in the aggregate do not exceed fluctuations during the previous three years in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The Commissioner also may not establish additional fees under such section during such fiscal years. (c) Report to Congress.—The Secretary of Commerce shall, on the day on which the President submits the annual budget to the Congress, provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives— (1) list of patent and trademark fee collections by the Patent and Trademark Office during the preceding fiscal year; (2) a list of activities of the Patent and Trademark Office during the preceding fiscal year which were supported by 102 STAT. 4675 patent fee expenditures, trademark fee expenditures, and appropriations; (3) budget plans for significant programs, projects, and activities of the Office, including out-year funding estimates; (4) any proposed disposition of surplus fees by the Office; and (5) such other information as the committees consider necessary.