Sec. 2. Provision of assistance or support
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The Hobby Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2101 et seq. ) is amended— in section 2— in subsection (b), by inserting , or the sale in commerce after distribution in commerce ; by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection
(e)and inserting after subsection
(c)the following: It shall be a violation of subsection
(a)or
(b)for a person to provide substantial assistance or support to any manufacturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or consciously avoids knowing that the manufacturer, importer, or seller is engaged in any act or practice that violates subsection
(a)or (b). ; and in subsection
(e)(as so redesignated), by striking and
(b)and inserting (b), and
(d); in section 3— by striking If any person and inserting
(a); In general .—If any person by striking or has an agent and inserting , has an agent, transacts business, or wherever venue is proper under ; and section 1391 of title 28, United States Code by adding at the end the following: If the violation of section 2
(a)or
(b)or a rule under section 2(c) also involves unauthorized use of registered trademarks belonging to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such trademarks shall have, in addition to the remedies provided in subsection (a), all rights provided under sections 34, 35, and 36 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1116, 1117, and 1118) for violations of such Act. ; and in section 7, by adding at the end the following: The term collectibles certification service means a person recognized by collectors for providing independent certification that collectible items are genuine. .
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