,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjah,mrs4 
,com/ock 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1  
,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1
 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new      
,york1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,small ,bus9ess1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration to /udy & id5tify be/     
practices = clos+ ! g5d]1 race1 & income
 gap 9 pat5t+ rates = c]ta9 small       
bus9ess conc]ns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,/udy ( ,und]repres5t$ ,classes ,*as+   
,eng9e]+ & ,sci5ce ,success ,act ( #bjah
 or ! ,,success ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se 
( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,pat5ts & o!r =ms (      

intellectual prop]ty are important      
eng9es ( innovation1 inv5tion1 &        
economic gr[?4  7#b7 ,_m innovative     
small bus9esses1 :i* create ov] #bj     
p]c5t ( ! total numb] ( new jobs creat$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>1 dep5d on     
pat5t protections to comm]cialize new   
te*nologies4  7#c7 ,univ]sities & _!    
indu/ry p>tn]s also rely on pat5t       
protections to transf] innovative new   
te*nologies f ! laboratory or classroom 
to comm]cial use4  7#d7 ,rec5t /udies h 
%[n t !re is a significant gap 9 ! numb]
 ( pat5ts appli$ = & obta9$ by wom51    
socially disadvantag$ individuals1 &    
economically disadvantag$ individuals & 
! numb] ( pat5ts appli$ = & obta9$ by   
individuals f o!r gr\ps4  7b7 ,s5se (   
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,unit$ ,/ates has ! responsibility to "w
 ) ! private sector to close ! gap 9 !  
numb] ( pat5ts appli$ = & obta9$ by     
wom51 socially disadvantag$ individuals1
 & economically disadvantag$ individuals
 to h>ness ! maximum innovative pot5tial

 & cont9ue to promote ,unit$ ,/ates     
lead]%ip 9 ! global economy4  #c4       
,report  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 9        
consultation ) ! ,"u ,secret>y (        
,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &     
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice & any o!r head ( an    
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cy1 %all conduct a
 /udy t--  7#a7 id5tifies ! b5efits (   
increas+ ! numb] ( pat5ts appli$ = &    
obta9$ by-- 7,a7 small bus9ess conc]ns  
own$ & controll$ by wom52 &  7,b7 small 
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by     
socially & economically disadvantag$    
individuals2 &  7#b7 provides           
legislative recomm5dations = h[ to--    
7,a7 promote ! p>ticipation ( wom51     
socially disadvantag$ individuals1 &    
economically disadvantag$ individuals 9 
entrepr5eur%ip activities2 &  7,b7      
increase ! numb] ( wom51 socially       
disadvantag$ individuals1 & economically
 disadvantag$ individuals :o apply = &  
obta9 pat5ts4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  

#f mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,adm9i/ration %all submit to !         
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( !   
,s5ate a report on ! results ( ! /udy   
conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  7c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,economically disadvantag$ individual ,!
 t]m economically disadvantag$          
individual has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m "u    
section #h7;a77#f77;,a7 ( ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcg7;a77#f77;,a774  7#b7 ,small bus9ess
 conc]n own$ & controll$ by socially &  
economically disadvantag$ individuals ,!
 t]m small bus9ess conc]n own$ &        
controll$ by socially & economically    
disadvantag$ individuals has ! mean+    
giv5 ! t]m "u section #h7;d77#c77;,c7 ( 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcg7;d77#c77;,c774  7#c7 ,small bus9ess
 conc]n own$ & controll$ by wom5 ,! t]m 
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by

 wom5 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m "u section 
#c7n7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7n774  7#d7 ,socially     
disadvantag$ individual ,! t]m socially 
disadvantag$ individual has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m "u section #h7;a77#e7 ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcg7;a77#e774