Sec. 2. Appropriation of funds required
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In this section, the term agency — has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and does not include the United States Postal Service or the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement shall deposit such amount in the general fund of the Treasury. Consistent with paragraph (2), any amounts deposited pursuant to subsection
(b)shall only be available to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. Of the amounts deposited pursuant to subsection
(b)during the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, those amounts— may not be available for obligation during the fiscal year; and shall be used for purposes of deficit reduction. Not later than March 1 of each year, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall submit to Congress a report that describes any fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement collected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the previous fiscal year.