ms. baldwin: thank you. i rise to urge adoption of the baldwin-sensenbrenner amendment that strikes section 5 in the america invents act. section 5 expands the prior user rights dissentence from his present narrow scope to broadly apply to all patents with minimal exceptions. as we work to rebuild our economy, congress should be doing all that it can to foster small business innovation and investment. i believe that section 5 will do just the opposite. expanding prior user rights will be disastrous for small american innovators as well as university researchers and ultimately slow job creation. despite current challenges, the u.s. patent system remains the envy of the world. since the founding of our nation, inventions have been awarded exclusive rights in exchange for public disclosure. this system also creates incentives for investing in new ideas and fostering new ways of thinking and encouraging further advancements in disclosure. it promotes progress. if proponents have their way with this legislation,

ms. baldwin of wisconsin. at the end of the bill before short title insert the following, section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used to design, develop, or procure any vessel of the coast guard offshore patrol cutter -- the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> i reserve a point of order that the gentlelady's amendment is not in order. the chair: the point of order is reserved. the clerk will read. the clerk: none of the funds made available by this act may be used to design, develop, owe procure any vessel of the coast guard offshore patrol cutter class of ship unless the main propulsion diesel engines of the vessel are manufactured in the united states by a domestically operated entity except that the secretary of homeland security may waive the application of this section if only one domestically operated entity exists to design, develop, or procure the main propulsion diesel engine. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. baldwin: than