,9 ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  ,novemb]
 #bh1 #bjbb4  ,am5dm5t3  ,t ! bill f !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7,h4,r4 #egif7  
entitl$ ,an ,act to am5d title #ce1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a       
competition to aw>d c]tificates t c be  
r$eem$ to accel]ate c]ta9 matt]s at !   
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice1 & = o!r      
purposes41 d pass ) ! foll[+ ,/rike all 
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! foll[+3  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pat5ts = ,humanity ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4
 ,aw>d ( c]tificates to accel]ate c]ta9 
matt]s at ! ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice   
7a7 ,aw>d ,*apt] #b ( title #ce1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #bh4 ,aw>d ( c]tificates to  
accel]ate c]ta9 matt]s at ! ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m eligible entity means an 
entity t-- 7#a7 submits an application  
"u subsection 7d7 = a pat5t t addresses 
a humanit>ian issue2 &  7#b7 meets !    
requirem5ts specifi$ by ! ,director4    
7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a      

competition1 to be held n less frequ5tly
 ?an bi5nially1 to aw>d eligible        
entities c]tificates t c be r$eem$ to   
accel]ate "o ( ! foll[+ matt]s3 7#a7 ,an
 ex p>te reexam9ation proce$+1 includ+  
#a appeal to ! ,pat5t ,trial & ,appeal  
,bo>d f t proce$+4  7#b7 ,an application
 = a pat5t1 includ+ #a appeal to !      
,pat5t ,trial & ,appeal ,bo>d f t       
application4  7#c7 ,an appeal to !      
,pat5t ,trial & ,appeal ,bo>d ( a claim 
twice reject$ 9 a pat5t application or  
reissue application or f9ally reject$ 9 
an ex p>te reexam9ation1 )\t accel]at+ !
 und]ly+ matt] t g5]at$ ! appeal4  7#d7 
,a matt] id5tifi$ by ! ,director4  7c7  
,adm9i/ration ,! ,director %all adm9i/] 
! competition e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b74  7d7 ,application ,an entity seek+ 
an aw>d "u subsection 7b7 %all submit to
 ! ,director an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,director may require4  7e7 ,promotion (
 competition ,! ,director %all promote !
 competition e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 

?r\gh ! satellite (fices e/abli%$       
pursuant to section #a4  7f7 ,treatm5t z
 successor ,! competition e/abli%$ "u   
subsection 7b7 %all be treat$ z a       
successor to ! ,pat5ts = ,humanity      
,program 7e/abli%$ 9 ! notice entitl$   
,humanit>ian ,aw>ds ,pilot ,program1    
publi%$ at #gg ,f$4 ,reg4 #fedd         
7,febru>y #h1 #bjab774  4  7b7 ,rule (  
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section1 or !   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 may be    
con/ru$ z affect+ any action tak5 by !  
,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,intellectual
 ,prop]ty & ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice be=e ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act ) respect to !      
adm9i/ration ( ! ,pat5ts = ,humanity    
,program e/abli%$ 9 ! notice entitl$    
,humanit>ian ,aw>ds ,pilot ,program1    
publi%$ at #gg ,f$4 ,reg4 #fedd         
7,febru>y #h1 #bjab74  7c7 ,te*nical &  
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    
*apt] #b ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,aw>d ( c]tificates to    

accel]ate c]ta9 matt]s at ! ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice4  4  ,secret>y