[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4473 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4473

 To limit the definition of commercial in title 9, United States Code.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2024

Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the definition of commercial in title 9, United States Code.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AGREEMENT OR AWARD FALLING UNDER THE CONVENTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 202 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by adding ``as modified by section 1 of this title,'' 
        after ``title,''; and
            (2) by adding after the period at the end of the third 
        sentence the following: ``The entirety of section 1 of this 
        title, including all of the exemptions listed in section 1, 
        shall apply to this chapter as if specifically set forth 
        herein.''.
    (b) Intent of Congress.--It is the intent of Congress that the 
definition of commercial in section 202 of title 9, United States Code, 
be limited by limiting the relationships described in section 2 of that 
title to those as modified by section 1 of that title, and 
incorporating the entirety of such section 1, including all of the 
exemptions in that section, into section 202 of that title.
    (c) Retroactive Effect.--This Act shall apply to any action or 
proceeding that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act and any 
action or proceeding initiated on or after such date of enactment.
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