,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag,ms4 
,velzquez introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
chapter #aa of title #ce1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to require the voluntary 
collection of demographic information   
for patent applications1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,women ,inventor    
,development and ,equality ,act4  #b4   
,collection of demographic information  
for patent applications  7a7 ,amendment 
,chapter #aa of title #ce1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#abd4 ,collection of demographic        
information for patent applications  7a7
 ,voluntary collection ,the ,director   
shall provide for the collection of     
demographic information 7including      
gender1 race1 and ethnicity7 related to 
an inventor with an application for     

patent1 that may be submitted           
voluntarily by that inventor4  7b7      
,access to information ,any information 
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall be 
kept confidential and separate from the 
application for patent4 ,the ,director  
shall establish appropriate procedures  
to ensure the confidentiality of any    
information submitted under subsection  
7a7 and to ensure that demographic      
information is not included when the    
application for patent is reviewed4  7c7
 ,publication of demographic information
  7#a7 ,report required ,not later than 
,january #ca of each year1 the ,director
 shall publish a report that includes   
the following3  7,a7 ,the total number  
of patent applications filed during the 
previous year disaggregated by          
demographic information and by class    
number and title4  7,b7 ,the total      
number of patents issued during the     
previous year disaggregated by          
demographic information and by class    
number and title4  7#b7 ,privacy ,any   

personally identifying information may  
not be included in the report described 
in paragraph 7#a74 ,if any information  
that is required to be included in the  
report would be personally identifying  
information1 such information shall be  
excluded from the report4  7#c7 ,format 
,the report described in paragraph 7#a7 
shall be made available in a format that
 allows the demographic information to  
be cross-tabulated to review subgroups4 
4  7b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #aa of title #ce1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #abd4 ,collection of demographic 
information for patent applications4  4