Upon confirmation by the Senate, and notwithstanding paragraph (1), the IPEC may use the services and personnel of the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council, for such time as is reasonable, to perform any functions or duties which in the discretion of the IPEC are necessary to facilitate the orderly transition of any functions or duties transferred from the Council to the IPEC pursuant to any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this subchapter shall alter the authority of any department or agency of the United States (including any independent agency) that relates to-
Nothing in this subchapter-
15 U.S.C. § 8115
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 110-403, 122 Stat. 4256, known as the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8101 of this title and Tables.This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original "this title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 110-403, 122 Stat. 4264, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 305 of Pub. L. 110-403. Subsec. (a)(1) of section 305 of Pub. L. 110-403 repealed section 1128 of this title.