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 #fgeh  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct ! ,"u    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,intellectual    
,prop]ty & ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice1 9            
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 to /udy &      
provide recomm5dations to promote !     
p>ticipation ( wom51 m9orities1 &       
vet]ans 9 entrepr5eur%ip activities & ! 
pat5t sy/em1 to ext5d by #h ye>s !      
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice's au?ority to 
set ! am\nts = ! fees x *>ges1 & = 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 wom5 &   
m9orities4  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 wom5 & m9orities  
to h>ness ! maximum innovative pot5tial 
& cont9ue to promote ,unit$ ,/ates      
lead]%ip 9 ! global economy4  #c4       
,report  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,director1 9      
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator & any o!r 
head ( an appropriate ag5cy1 %all       
conduct a /udy t--  7#a7 id5tifies      
publicly available data on ! numb] (    
pat5ts annually appli$ = & obta9$ by1 & 
! b5efits ( increas+ ! numb] ( pat5ts   
appli$ = & obta9$ by wom51 m9orities1 & 
vet]ans & small bus9esses own$ by wom51 

m9orities1 & vet]ans2 &  7#b7 provides  
legislative recomm5dations = h[ to--    
7,a7 promote ! p>ticipation ( wom51     
m9orities1 & vet]ans 9 entrepr5eur%ip   
activities2 &  7,b7 increase ! numb] (  
wom51 m9orities1 & vet]ans :o apply = & 
obta9 pat5ts4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,director %all submit to !      
,committees on ! ,judici>y & ,small     
,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committees on ! ,judici>y & ,small    
,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate a 
report on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u
 subsection 7a74  #d4 ,ext5sion (       
fee-sett+ au?ority ,section #aj7;i77#b7 
( ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act   
7,public ,law #aab-bi2 #abe ,/at4 #cai2 
#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #da note7 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ #g-ye> & ins]t+ #ae-ye>4  #e4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess       
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy
 means a dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or            

in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,director ,! t]m       
,director means ! ,"u ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &     
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #be1          
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