H.R. 10843
VACRA
Sponsor: Ben Cline
1 cosponsor
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Text of the bill
Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end;
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
(12) on filing an application under section 408(g) for deferred registration, which fee shall be not more than one-half of the fee for filing a standard application under section 408.
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and (11) after (1) through (9);
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including ensuring that professional creators can afford to register all their works; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(6) The Register shall provide reduced fees for individual authors and small business entities.
; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(f) Registration subscriptions for pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
(1) Rulemaking. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2026, the Register of Copyrights shall establish regulations providing for yearly and periodic registration subscriptions for the registration of pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.
(2) Subscription fees. The Register shall set and adjust fees for subscriptions described in paragraph (1) in accordance with subsection (b).
(3) Applications under section 408. Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (12) of subsection (a), the Register may not require a fee on filing an application under section 408 for registration of a copyright claim, supplementary registration, or deferred registration if the applicant has paid for a yearly or periodic subscription under this subsection and the application is submitted during the term of the subscription.