,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjah,mr4 ,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,coons1 & ,mr4 ,hat*7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,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       
conduct a /udy & provide recomm5dations 
to promote ! p>ticipation ( wom51       
m9orities1 & vet]ans 9 entrepr5eur%ip   
activities & ! pat5t sy/em1 to ext5d by 
#h ye>s ! au?ority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice to set !      
am\nts = ! fees t ! ,(fice *>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 m
 ?an #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 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,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 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & cont9ue to
 promote lead]%ip by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !
 global economy4  #c4 ,/udy & report    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 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  7b7 ,/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$ by1   
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   

7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director 
%all submit to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on   
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( !   
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! results ( 
! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7b74  #d4 
,ext5sion ( fee-sett+ au?ority ,section 
#aj7;i77#b7 ( ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica    
,inv5ts ,act 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #da note7 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ #g-ye> & ins]t+ #ae-ye>4