,i #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ceag ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #bg1 #bjag,ms4 ,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to am5d *apt] #aa ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require ! volunt>y collection ( demographic in=mation = pat5t applications1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wom5 ,inv5tor ,developm5t & ,equality ,act4 #b4 ,collection ( demographic in=mation = pat5t applications 7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt] #aa ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 #abd4 ,collection ( demographic in=mation = pat5t applications 7a7 ,volunt>y collection ,! ,director %all provide = ! collection ( demographic in=mation 7includ+ g5d]1 race1 & e?nicity7 relat$ to an inv5tor ) an application = pat5t1 t may be submitt$ volunt>ily by t inv5tor4 7b7 ,access to in=mation ,any in=mation submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be kept confid5tial & sep>ate f ! application = pat5t4 ,! ,director %all e/abli% appropriate proc$ures to ensure ! confid5tiality ( any in=mation submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 & to ensure t demographic in=mation is n includ$ :5 ! application = pat5t is review$4 7c7 ,publication ( demographic in=mation 7#a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca ( ea* ye>1 ! ,director %all publi% a report t includes ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! total numb] ( pat5t applications fil$ dur+ ! previ\s ye> disaggregat$ by demographic in=mation & by class numb] & title4 7,b7 ,! total numb] ( pat5ts issu$ dur+ ! previ\s ye> disaggregat$ by demographic in=mation & by class numb] & title4 7#b7 ,privacy ,any p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation may n be includ$ 9 ! report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 ,if any in=mation t is requir$ to be includ$ 9 ! report w\ld be p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation1 su* in=mation %all be exclud$ f ! report4 7#c7 ,=mat ,! report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made available 9 a =mat t all[s ! demographic in=mation to be cross-tabulat$ to review subgr\ps4 4 7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #aa ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3 #abd4 ,collection ( demographic in=mation = pat5t applications4 4