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107 STAT. 2304 PUBLIC LAW 103-198—DEC. 17, 1993 Public Law 103-198 103d Congress An Act Dec. 17, 1993 To amend title 17, United States Code, to establish copyright arbitration royalty [H.R. 2840] panels to replace the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Copyright the United States of America in Congress assembled. Royalty Tribunal Reform SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 17 USC 101 note '^^'^ ^^ TM^y ^ cited as the "Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform Act of 1993". SEC. 2. COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANELS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE. —Section 801 of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) The section designation and heading are amended to read as follows: ^§801. Copyright arbitration royalty panels: Establishment and purpose**. (2) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, is authorized to appoint and convene copjrri^ht arbitration royalty panels.". (3) Subsection (b) is amended— (A) by inserting "PURPOSES. —" after "(b)"; (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "Tribunal" and inserting "copyright arbitration royalty panels"; (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking "Commission" and inserting "copyright arbitration royalty panels"; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "Copyright Royalty Tribunal" and inserting "copyright arbitration royalty panels"; and (iii) in subparagraph (D) by adding "and" after the semicolon; (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking "and 119(b)," and inserting "119(b), and 1003,"; and (ii) by striking the sentence beginning with "In determining through "this title; and"; and (E) by striking paragraph (4); (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) RULINGS. —The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, may, before a copyright arbitration royalty panel is convened, make any necessary proce-