[Nfbwv-talk] Fwd: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Marrakesh Update

Sat Oct 20 00:06:25 UTC 2018

Hi all
Just to let everyone know that the president has signed Marrakesh. It is now in the hands of WIPO for implementation.  We are almost at the finish line with this one! Go NFB!

Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103

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> From: "Scott C. LaBarre via NFB-Legislative-Directors" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> Date: October 19, 2018 at 6:26:17 PM EDT
> To: "'NFB Legislative Directors List'" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Scott C. LaBarre" <slabarre at labarrelaw.com>, 'State Presidents' <StatePresidents at nfb.org>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Marrakesh Update
> Reply-To: slabarre at labarrelaw.com, NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
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> Folks, Trump signed it on October 10, 2018.  Now we must deposit our instrument of ratification with WIPO in Geneva and it will be official, official.  Here is the release from the President:
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> THE WHITE HOUSE
> Office of the Press Secretary
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> October 10, 2018
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> The President has signed into law:
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> H.R. 46, the "Fort Ontario Study Act," which directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating Fort Ontario, in the State of New York, as a unit of the National Park System;
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> H.R. 2259, the "Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018," which amends authorities in the Peace Corps Act concerning Peace Corps volunteers;
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> H.R. 4854, the "Justice Served Act of 2018," which authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program for the purpose of increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence;
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> H.R. 4958, the "Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018," which provides for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the beneficiaries of veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation equal to the Social Security COLA;
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> S. 791, the "Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017,"
> which amends the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses;
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> S. 1668, which redesignates as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel" the waterway in the State of New York currently designated as the "Negro Bar Channel"; and
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> S. 2559, the "Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act," which provides for the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled.
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> From: NFB-Legislative-Directors <nfb-legislative-directors-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Justin Salisbury via NFB-Legislative-Directors
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 4:19 PM
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> Cc: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>; State Presidents <StatePresidents at nfb.org>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Marrakesh Update
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>  I believe there was. For this order for any press release, visit
> https://nfb.org/press-room
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 19, 2018, at 12:12 PM, Kathryn Bottner via NFB-Legislative-Directors <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I’m actually wondering the same thing.
> Kat Bottner
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> From: NFB-Legislative-Directors [mailto:nfb-legislative-directors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of jesse.hartle63--- via NFB-Legislative-Directors
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 2:32 PM
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> Cc: jesse.hartle63 at gmail.com; State Presidents <StatePresidents at nfb.org>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Marrakesh Update
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> Good afternoon all,
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> I was just wondering, if there was a press release when the president signed the implementing legislation? I may have missed it, so I apologize if that is the case. Thanks. Jesse
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> On Sep 25, 2018, at 4:21 PM, Pare, John via NFB-Legislative-Directors <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Most likely later today. Keep watching the listservs.
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> From: Shelia Wright <sbwright95 at gmail.com> 
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 7:22 PM
> To: Pare, John <JPare at nfb.org>
> Cc: State Presidents <StatePresidents at nfb.org>; NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>; President, National Federation of the Blind <OfficeOfThePresident at nfb.org>
> Subject: Re: Marrakesh Update
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> Any news when the vote on the Marrakesh treaty implementation act will occur?
> Shelia Wright
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 20, 2018, at 3:39 PM, Pare, John <JPare at nfb.org> wrote:
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> Dear Fellow Federationists:
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> We have good news. Representative Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has discharged the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act from his committee and the plan is for the full House to vote on the bill next week. The exact timing of the vote should be available late tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Once this date is known, we will send out a legislative alert to all listservs urging members to call their representative. It is your hard work that has gotten us to this point, but we can’t let up now. We are closer than we have ever been, and we are determined to see this through.
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> Thanks,
> John
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> John Paré
> (410) 659-9314 x 2218
> National Federation of the Blind
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