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10 U.S.C. § 2260 — Licensing of intellectual property: retention of fees
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary concerned may license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks owned or controlled by the Secretary concerned and may retain and expend fees received from such licensing in accordance with this section.
**(b) Designated Marks.—** The Secretary concerned shall designate the trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks regarding which the Secretary will exercise the authority to retain licensing fees under this section.
**(c) Licenses for Qualifying Companies.—**
(1) The Secretary concerned may license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks owned or controlled by the Secretary relating to military designations and likenesses of military weapons systems to any qualifying company upon receipt of a request from the company.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a qualifying company is any United States company that—
(A) is a toy or hobby manufacturer; and
(B) is determined by the Secretary concerned to be qualified in accordance with such criteria as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
(3) The fee for a license under this subsection shall not exceed by more than a nominal amount the amount needed to recover all costs of the Department of Defense in processing the request for the license and supplying the license.
(4) A license to a qualifying company under this subsection shall provide that the license may not be transferred, sold, or relicensed by the qualifying company.
(5) A license under this subsection shall not be an exclusive license.
**(d) Use of Fees.—** The Secretary concerned shall use fees retained under this section for the fol
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary concerned may license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks owned or controlled by the Secretary concerned and may retain and expend fees received from such licensing in accordance with this section.
**(b) Designated Marks.—** The Secretary concerned shall designate the trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks regarding which the Secretary will exercise the authority to retain licensing fees under this section.
**(c) Licenses for Qualifying Companies.—**
(1) The Secretary concerned may license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks owned or controlled by the Secretary relating to military designations and likenesses of military weapons systems to any qualifying company upon receipt of a request from the company.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a qualifying company is any United States company that—
(A) is a toy or hobby manufacturer; and
(B) is determined by the Secretary concerned to be qualified in accordance with such criteria as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
(3) The fee for a license under this subsection shall not exceed by more than a nominal amount the amount needed to recover all costs of the Department of Defense in processing the request for the license and supplying the license.
(4) A license to a qualifying company under this subsection shall provide that the license may not be transferred, sold, or relicensed by the qualifying company.
(5) A license under this subsection shall not be an exclusive license.
**(d) Use of Fees.—** The Secretary concerned shall use fees retained under this section for the following purposes:
(1) For payment of the following costs incurred by the Secretary:
(A) Costs of securing trademark registrations.
(B) Costs of operating the licensing program under this section.
(2) For morale, welfare, and recreation activities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, to the extent (if any) that the total amount of the licensing fees available under this section for a fiscal year exceed the total amount needed for such fiscal year under paragraph (1).
**(e) Availability.—** Fees received in a fiscal year and retained under this section shall be available for obligation in such fiscal year and the following two fiscal years.
**(f) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The terms “trademark”, “service mark”, “certification mark”, and “collective mark” have the meanings given such terms in section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946; [15 U.S.C. 1127](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1127&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) The term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning provided in [section 101(a)(9) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101/a/9&num=0&edition=prelim) and also includes—
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters concerning the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities; and
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
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In the construction of this chapter, unless the contrary is plainly apparent from the context—
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**(a) Authority.—**
(1) **Contracts and cooperative agreements.—** — The Secretary of the Army may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the Army West Point Athletic Association for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Academy. Notwithstanding [section 3201(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3201/e&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may enter such contracts or cooperative agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to [section 3204(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3204/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim). Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Academy.
(2) **Financial controls.—**
(A) Before entering into a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that such contract or agreement includes appropriate financial controls to account for Academy and Association resources in accordance with accepted accounting principles.
(B) Any such contract or cooperative agreement shall contain a provision that allows the Secretary, at the Secretary’s discretion, to review the financial accounts of the Association to determine whether the operations of the Association—
(i) are consistent with the terms of the contract or cooperative agreement; and
(ii) will not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Department of the Army.
(3) **Leases.—** — [Section 2667(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2667/h&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to any leases the Secretary may enter
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**(a) Corporation for Support Authorized.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance with the laws of the State of incorporation, establish a corporation (in this section referred to as the “corporation”) to support the athletic programs of the Academy. All stock of the corporation shall be owned by the United States and held in the name of and voted by the Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) The corporation shall operate exclusively for charitable, educational, and civic purposes to support the athletic programs of the Academy.
**(b) Corporate Organization.—** The corporation shall be organized and operated—
(1) as a nonprofit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) in accordance with this section; and
(3) pursuant to the laws of the State of incorporation, its articles of incorporation, and its bylaws.
**(c) Corporate Board of Directors.—**
(1) The members of the board of directors of the corporation shall serve without compensation as members of the board, except for reasonable travel and other related expenses for attendance at meetings of the board.
(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize military and civilian personnel of the Department of the Air Force under [section 1033 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1033&num=0&edition=prelim) to serve, in their official capacities, as members of the board of directors of the corporation, but such personnel shall not hold more than one-third of the directorships.
**(d) Transfers From Nonappropriated Fund Operation.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may, subject to the acceptance of the corporation, transfer to the corporation all title to and ownership of the assets and liabilities of the Air Force nona
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**(a) Authority.—**
(1) **Contracts and cooperative agreements.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Commandant may enter contract and cooperative agreements with 1 or more qualified organizations for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the Coast Guard Academy.
(B) *Authority.—* — Notwithstanding [section 3201(e) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3201/e&num=0&edition=prelim), the Commandant may enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to [section 3204(a) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3204/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) *Acquisitions.—* — Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Coast Guard Academy.
(2) **Financial controls.—**
(A) *In general.—* — Before entering into a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall ensure that the contract or agreement includes appropriate financial controls to account for the resources of the Coast Guard Academy and the qualified organization concerned in accordance with accepted accounting principles.
(B) *Contents.—* — Any such contract or cooperative agreement shall contain a provision that allows the Commandant to review, as the Commandant considers necessary, the financial accounts of the qualified organization to determine whether the operations of the qualified organization—
(i) are consistent with the terms of the contract or cooperative agreement; and
(ii) would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Department of Homeland Security.
(3) **Leases.—** — For
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2257
§ 2257. Use of recruiting materials for public re-
lations
The Secretary of Defense may use for public
relations purposes of the Department of Defense
any advertising materials developed for use for
recruitment and retention of personnel for the
armed forces. Any such use shall be under such
conditions and subject to such restrictions as
the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 574(a),
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 624.)
§ 2259. Transit pass program: personnel in poor
air quality areas
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—To encour-
age Department of Defense personnel assigned
to duty, or employed, in poor air quality areas
to use means other than single-occupancy motor
vehicles to commute to or from the location of
their duty assignments, the Secretary of De-
fense shall exercise the authority provided in
section 7905 of title 5 to establish a program to
provide a transit pass benefit under subsection
(b)(2)(A) of that section for members of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space
Force who are assigned to duty, and to Depart-
ment of Defense civilian officers and employees
who are employed, in a poor air quality area.
(b) POOR AIR QUALITY AREAS.—In this section,
the term ‘‘poor air quality area’’ means an
area—
(1) that is subject to the national ambient
air quality standards promulgated by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency under section 109 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7409); and
(2) that, as determined by the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency, is a
nonattainment area with respect to any of
those standards.
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X,
§ 1082(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–285
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1127
fective business or commercial establishment in a for-
eign country which was a party to the International
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property,
or the General Inter-American Convention for Trade
Mark and Commercial Protection, or any other conven-
tion or treaty relating to trademarks, trade, or com-
mercial names.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 87–772 inserted ‘‘certification or
a’’ after ‘‘accompanied by a’’ and struck out ‘‘applica-
tion for or’’ before ‘‘registration’’.
1961—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 87–333 inserted par. at end
authorizing the right provided by this section to be
based upon a subsequent application in the same for-
eign country, instead of the first application, provided
that any foreign application filed prior to such subse-
quent one was withdrawn, or otherwise disposed of,
without having been open to public inspection and
without leaving any rights outstanding, nor any basis
for claiming priority.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months
after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731]
of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of
Title 35, Patents.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–330 effective on the date
that is 1 year after Oct. 30, 1998, see section 110 of Pub.
L. 105–330, set out as a note under section 1051 of this
title.
For provisions relating to applicability of amend-
ment by Pub. L. 105–330 to applications for registration
of trademarks, see section 109(b) of Pub. L. 105–330, set
out as a note under section 1051 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–667 effective one year
after Nov. 16, 1988, see s
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