PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX I 113 STAT. 1501A-581 judges shall be persons of competent legal knowledge and scientific ability who are appointed by the Director. "(b) DUTIES. —The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences shall, on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patents and shall determine priority and patentability of invention in interferences declared under section 135(a). Each appeal and interference shall be heard by at least three members of the Board, who shall be designated by the Director. Only the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences may grant rehearings.". SEC. 4718. ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR Section 13 of title 35, United States Code, as redesignated by section 4717 of this subtitle, is amended to read as follows: "§ 13. Annual report to Congress "The Director shall report to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the moneys received and expended by the Office, the purposes for which the moneys were spent, the quality and quantity of the work of the Office, the nature of training provided to examiners;, the evaluation of the Commissioner of Patents and the Commissioner of Trademarks by the Secretary of Commerce, the compensation of the Commissioners, and other information relating to the Office.". SEC. 4719. SUSPENSION OR EXCLUSION FROM PRACTICE. Section 32 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following: "The Director shall have the discretion to designate any attorney who is an officer or employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct the hearing required by this section.". SEC. 4720. PAY OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR (a) PAY OF DIRECTOR. —Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking: "Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks.", and inserting: "LTnder Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ". (b) PAY OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.". CHAPTER 2—EFFECTIVE DATE; TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS SEC. 4731. EFFECTIVE DATE. This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect 4 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4732. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 35, UNITED STATES CODE. —
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