113 STAT. 1501A-588 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX I held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. The Director shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this subtitle and for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle. SEC. 4747. CERTAIN VESTING OF FUNCTIONS CONSIDERED TRANS- FERS. For purposes of this subtitle, the vesting of a function in a department or office pursuant to restablishment of an office shall be considered to be the transfer of the function. SEC. 4748. AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS. Existing appropriations and funds available for the performance of functions, programs, and activities terminated pursuant to this subtitle shall remain available, for the duration of their period of availability, for necessary expenses in connection with the termination and resolution of such functions, programs, and activities, subject to the submission of a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in Public Law 105-277. SEC. 4749. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subtitle— (1) the term "function" includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program; and (2) the term "office" includes any office, administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof. Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Patent Provisions SEC. 4801. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS. (a) ABANDONMENT.— Section 111(b)(5) of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(5) ABANDONMENT. —Notwithstanding the absence of a claim, upon timely request and as prescribed by the Director, a provisional application may be treated as an application filed under subsection (a). Subject to section 119(e)(3) of this title, if no such request is made, the provisional application shall be regarded as abandoned 12 months after the filing date of such application and shall not be subject to revival after such 12-month period.". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO WEEKENDS AND HOLI- DAYS.—Section 119(e) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) If the day that is 12 months after the filing date of a provisional application falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia, the period of pendency of the provisional application shall be extended to the next succeeding secular or business day.".
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