12 2 STA T .4 2 78PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 40 3—O CT. 13 , 2008 quantif i c ati o noft he i mp act s of impo r te d and domestic counterfeit g oods on —(1) the manufacturing industr y in the U nited S tates
and ( 2 )theo v era l l economy of the United States . ( b ) CONTE NT S .— I n conducting the study required under sub - section (a) , the Comptroller G eneral shall e x amine— (1) the extent that counterfeit manufactured goods are actively being traffic k ed in and imported into the United States; (2) the impacts on domestic manufacturers in the United States of current la w regarding defending intellectual property, including patent, trademark, and copyright protections; ( 3 ) the nature and scope of current statutory law and case law regarding protecting trade dress from being illegally copied; ( 4 ) the extent which such laws are being used to investigate and prosecute acts of trafficking in counterfeit manufactured goods; ( 5 ) any effective practices or procedures that are protecting all types of intellectual property; and ( 6 ) any changes to current statutes or rules that would need to be implemented to more effectively protect the intellec- tual property rights of manufacturers. (c) R E P O R T.— N ot later than 1 year after the date of the enact- ment of this A ct, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study required under subsection (a). SEC.502 . GAO A UDIT A N D R E P ORT ON NONDUP L ICATION AND E F FI - CIENC Y . Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct an audit and submit a report to the Committee on the J udiciary of the Senate and to the Committee on the Judiciary of the H ouse of Representatives on— (1) the efforts, activities, and actions of the Intellectual P roperty E nforcement Coordinator and the Attorney General in achieving the goals and purposes of this Act, as well as in carrying out any responsibilities or duties assigned to each such individual or agency under this Act; (2) any possible legislative, administrative, or regulatory changes that Comptroller General recommends be taken by or on behalf of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordi- nator or the Attorney General to better achieve such goals and purposes, and to more effectively carry out such responsibil- ities and duties; (3) the effectiveness of any actions taken and efforts made by the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the Attorney General to— (A) minimi z e duplicating the efforts, materials, facili- ties, and procedures of any other F ederal agency respon- sible for the enforcement, investigation, or prosecution of intellectual property crimes; and ( B ) enhance the efficiency and consistency with which Federal funds and resources are expended to enforce, inves- tigate, or prosecute intellectual property crimes, including whether the IPEC has utilized existing personnel, mate- rials, technologies, and facilities, such as the National
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