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,s4 #bbha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjai,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,tillis7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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 !   
,inv5tor ,div]sity = ,economic          
,advancem5t ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,idea    
,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=mation1 includ+ g5d]1 
race1 e?nicity1 national orig91 sexual  
ori5tation1 age1 milit>y or vet]ans     

/atus1 disability 7z def9$ 9 section #c 
( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act (    
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb771 education
 level atta9$1 & income level1 relat$ to
 ea* inv5tor li/$ ) 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 exam9$4  7c7    
,publication ( demographic in=mation    
7#a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y
 #ca ( ea* ye>1 ! ,director %all publi% 
a report t includes1 except z provid$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! total 
numb] ( pat5t applications fil$ dur+ !  
previ\s ye> disaggregat$ by demographic 
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 & by
 class numb] & title4  7,b7 ,! total    
numb] ( pat5ts issu$ dur+ ! previ\s ye> 

disaggregat$ by demographic in=mation   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 & by class    
numb] & title4  7#b7 ,privacy ,p]sonally
 id5tify+ in=mation may n be includ$ 9 !
 report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  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  7#d7
 ,data availability ,! ,director %all   
make ! data und]ly+ ! report describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 publicly available onl9e 9
 a =mat t is sortable by demographic    
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7a71    
class numb]1 & title4  7d7 ,biannual    
report ,! ,director %all submit to      
,congress a biannual report t evaluates 
! data collection process "u ?is        
section1 ease ( access to ! in=mation by
 ! public1 & recomm5dations on h[ to    
improve data collection4  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  7c7 ,deadl9e =  
biannual report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #b 
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce
 = ,intellectual ,prop]ty & ,director ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k      
,(fice %all submit to ,congress !       
biannual report requir$ pursuant to     
section #abd7;d7 ( title #ce1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74