,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,november #bh1 #bjbb4  ,amendment3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #egif7 entitled
 ,an ,act to amend title #ce1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to establish a           
competition to award certificates that  
can be redeemed to accelerate certain   
matters at the ,patent and ,trademark   
,office1 and for other purposes41 do    
pass with the following ,strike all     
after the enacting clause and insert the
 following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,patents for        
,humanity ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,award of 
certificates to accelerate certain      
matters at the ,patent and ,trademark   
,office  7a7 ,award ,chapter #b of title
 #ce1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#bh4 ,award of certificates to          
accelerate certain matters at the       
,patent and ,trademark ,office  7a7     
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
eligible entity means an entity that--  

7#a7 submits an application under       
subsection 7d7 for a patent that        
addresses a humanitarian issue2 and     
7#b7 meets the requirements specified by
 the ,director4  7b7 ,establishment     
,there is established a competition1 to 
be held not less frequently than        
biennially1 to award eligible entities  
certificates that can be redeemed to    
accelerate one of the following matters3
 7#a7 ,an ex parte reexamination        
proceeding1 including #a appeal to the  
,patent ,trial and ,appeal ,board from  
that proceeding4  7#b7 ,an application  
for a patent1 including #a appeal to the
 ,patent ,trial and ,appeal ,board from 
that application4  7#c7 ,an appeal to   
the ,patent ,trial and ,appeal ,board of
 a claim twice rejected in a patent     
application or reissue application or   
finally rejected in an ex parte         
reexamination1 without accelerating the 
underlying matter that generated the    
appeal4  7#d7 ,a matter identified by   
the ,director4  7c7 ,administration ,the

 ,director shall administer the         
competition established under subsection
 7b74  7d7 ,application ,an entity      
seeking an award under subsection 7b7   
shall submit to the ,director an        
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,director may require4  7e7      
,promotion of competition ,the ,director
 shall promote the competition          
established under subsection 7b7 through
 the satellite offices established      
pursuant to section #a4  7f7 ,treatment 
as successor ,the competition           
established under subsection 7b7 shall  
be treated as a successor to the        
,patents for ,humanity ,program         
7established in the notice entitled     
,humanitarian ,awards ,pilot ,program1  
published at #gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #fedd      
7,february #h1 #bjab774  4  7b7 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing in this section1 
or the amendments made by this section1 
may be construed as affecting any action
 taken by the ,under ,secretary of      

,commerce for ,intellectual ,property   
and ,director of the ,united ,states    
,patent and ,trademark ,office before   
the date of enactment of this ,act with 
respect to the administration of the    
,patents for ,humanity ,program         
established in the notice entitled      
,humanitarian ,awards ,pilot ,program1  
published at #gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #fedd      
7,february #h1 #bjab74  7c7 ,technical  
and conforming amendment ,the table of  
sections for chapter #b of title #ce1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #bh4  
,award of certificates to accelerate    
certain matters at the ,patent and      
,trademark ,office4  4  ,secretary