,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,mr4 
,coons7 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 inv5tors1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,inv5tor ,div]sity 
= ,economic ,advancem5t ,act ( #bjbj or 
! ,,idea ,act4  #b4 ,collection (       
demographic in=mation = pat5t inv5tors  
7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt] #aa ( title #ce1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #abd4 ,collection (   
demographic in=mation = pat5t inv5tors  
7a7 ,volunt>y collection ,! ,director   
%all provide = ! collection (           
demographic in=mation1 includ+ g5d]1    
race1 milit>y or vet]an /atus1 & any o!r
 demographic category t ! ,director     
det]m9es appropriate1 relat$ to ea*     

inv5tor li/$ ) an application = pat5t1 t
 may be submitt$ volunt>ily by t        
inv5tor4  7b7 ,protection ( in=mation ,!
 ,director %all-- 7#a7 keep any         
in=mation submitt$ "u subsection 7a7    
confid5tial & sep>ate f ! application = 
pat5t2 &  7#b7 e/abli% appropriate      
proc$ures to ensure-- 7,a7 !            
confid5tiality ( any in=mation submitt$ 
"u subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 t demographic
 in=mation is n made available to       
exam9]s or consid]$ 9 ! exam9ation ( any
 application = pat5t4  7c7 ,relation to 
,f$]al in=mation policy law ,sub*apt] ,i
 ( *apt] #ce ( ( title #dd %all n apply 
to ! collection ( demographic in=mation 
"u subsection 7a74  7d7 ,publication (  
demographic in=mation  7#a7 ,report     
requir$ ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca ( ea*   
ye>1 ! ,director %all make publicly     
available a report t1 except z provid$ 9
 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 includes ! total  
numb] ( pat5t applications fil$ dur+ !  
previ\s ye> disaggregat$-- 7i7 by       
demographic in=mation describ$ 9        

subsection 7a72 &  7ii7 by te*nology    
class numb]1 te*nology class title1     
c\ntry ( resid5ce ( ! inv5tor1 & ,/ate (
 resid5ce ( ! inv5tor 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7,b7 includes ! total numb] ( pat5ts  
issu$ dur+ ! previ\s ye> disaggregat$-- 
7i7 by demographic in=mation describ$ 9 
subsection 7a72 &  7ii7 by te*nology    
class numb]1 te*nology class title1     
c\ntry ( resid5ce ( ! inv5tor1 & ,/ate (
 resid5ce ( ! inv5tor 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7,c7 includes a discussion ( ! data 
collection me?odology & summ>ies ( !    
aggregate responses4  7#b7 ,data        
availability ,9 conjunction ) issuance (
 ! report "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director 
%all make publicly available data bas$  
on ! demographic in=mation collect$ "u  
subsection 7a7 t1 except z provid$ 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 all[s ! in=mation to be  
cross-tabulat$ to review subgr\ps4  7#c7
 ,privacy ,! ,director-- 7,a7 may n     
include p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation 9--
 7i7 ! report made publicly available "u
 p>agraph 7#a72 or  7ii7 ! data made    

publicly available "u p>agraph 7#b72 &  
7,b7 9 mak+ publicly available ! report 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 & ! data "u p>agraph   
7#b71 %all anonymize any p]sonally      
id5tify+ in=mation relat$ to !          
demographic in=mation collect$ "u       
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,bi5nial report ,! 
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
bi5nial 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[+3  #abd4 ,collection ( demographic
 in=mation = pat5t inv5tors4  4  7c7    
,deadl9e = bi5nial 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 ! bi5nial report requir$ "u   

section #abd7;e7 ( title #ce1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74