PUBLIC LAW 105-277-OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-88 SEC. 211. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no transaction or payment shall be authorized or approved pursuant to section 515.527 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 9, 1998, with respect to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that is the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bona fide successor-in-interest has expressly consented. (2) No U.S. court shall recognize, enforce or otherwise validate any assertion of rights by a designated national based on common law rights or registration obtained under such section 515.527 of such a confiscated mark, trade name, or commercial name. (b) No U.S. court shall recognize, enforce or otherwise validate any assertion of treaty rights by a designated national or its successor-in-interest under sections 44(b) or (e) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1126 (b) or (e)) for a mark, trade name, or commercial name that is the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a biisiness or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of such mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bona fide successor-in-interest has expressly consented. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall promulgate such rules Regulations, and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (d) In this section: (1) The term "designated national" has the meaning given such term in section 515.305 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 9, 1998, and includes a national of any foreign country who is a successor-in-interest to a designated national. (2) The term "confiscated" has the meaning given such term in section 515.336 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 9, 1998. SEC. 212. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce shall convey, at fair market value (as determined by the Secretary), to the city of Two Harbors, Minnesota, or its designee, the parcel of land described in subsection (c). (b) The Secretary may make the conveyance under subsection (a) only if the Secretary receives adequate assurances, as determined by the Secretary, that the conveyance is in accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). (c) The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 21.55 acres known as the J and J Casting site, in Lake County, Minnesota, together with a road easement, all as described in the deed of the United States Marshal, dated March 22, 1988, executed pursueint to the order of sale of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, dated May 15, 1987, in case Civil No. 5-86-300. (d) The Secretary shall carry out this section acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. SEC. 213. The Secretary of Commerce, through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, is authorized to exchange, under such terms as the Secretary deems appropriate, all right, title, and interest in the 28.16 acre Lena Point property near Juneau, Alaska, to site a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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