H.R. 1036: Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-03-02 · Commerce · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-303.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-303. (final step reached)
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Official title

Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 13, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 3) Amends provisions regarding copyright royalty judges to: (1) make technical changes; (2) provide that when the last day of a time limit for performance of an action with or by the Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) falls on a nonbusiness day, the action may be taken on the next succeeding business day; (3) provide that CRJs are to act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; (4) include prior determinations and interpretations of copyright arbitration royalty panels that are not inconsistent with a decision of the Librarian of Congress or the Register of Copyrights among the precedents that CRJs must consider; (5) allow participation in a proceeding to determine distribution of royalty fees without the payment of a filing fee if the petition to participate is accompanied by a statement that the petitioner (individually or as a group) will not seek a distribution of more than $1000, in which case the amount distributed to the petitioner shall not exceed $1000; (6) allow CRJs to order a discovery schedule in connection with written rebuttal statements; (7) allow CRJs to issue an amendment to a written determination to correct any technical or clerical errors in the determination or to modify terms, without approval of the Register; and (8) require that the Librarian receive authorization from the CRJs before distributing statutory licensing fees for secondary transmissions by cable systems or satellite carriers even when no controversy about such distribution exists. (Sec. 5) Allows Copyright Royalty Judges to make a partial distribution of cable and satellite royalty fees at any time after the filing of claims for distribution of such fees. (Current law authorizes a partial distribution during the pendency of a distribution proceeding.) (Sec. 6) Makes this Act effective as if it were included in the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, except the partial distribution of royalty fees provisions are effective upon enactment of this Act.

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1036, A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical corrections relating to copyright royalty judges (2005-03-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1036, A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical corrections relating to copyright royalty judges (2005-03-11)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr1036.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr1036 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109