#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #egif  ,,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      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pat5ts = ,humanity ,act ( 
#bjba4  #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     
,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$+1 includ+  
"o appeal to ! ,pat5t ,trial & ,appeal  
,bo>d f t proce$+4  7#b7 ,an application
 = a pat5t1 includ+ "o 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] :i* g5]at$ ! appeal4     
7#d7 ,a matt] id5tifi$ "u subsection    
7d77#d74  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,director
 %all adm9i/] ! competition e/abli%$ by 
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,application ,an   
eligible entity seek+ an aw>d "u        
subsection 7a7 %all submit to !         
,director an application1 at su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,director may require4  7d7 ,rulemak+   
au?ority ,) respect to ! competition    
e/abli%$ by subsection 7a71 ! ,director 
%all conduct a rulemak+ proce$+ to      
promulgate rules on !--  7#a7 entities  
eligible to receive an aw>d2  7#b7      
process & metrics by :i* applications   
are judg$1 includ+ ! crit]ia = select+  
judges = ! competition2  7#c7 factors t 
w be consid]$ 9 select+ ! eligible      
entities t receive an aw>d2 &  7#d7     

additional matt]s = :i* a c]tificate    
describ$ "u subsection 7a7 may be aw>d$4
  7e7 ,promotion ( competition ,!       
,director %all promote ! competition    
?r\gh ! satellite (fices e/abli%$       
pursuant to section #a4  7f7 ,treatm5t z
 successor ,! competition e/abli%$ "u   
subsection 7a7 %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$4 ,reg4 #fedd         
7,febru>y #h1 #bjab774  7g7 ,eligible   
entity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
eligible entity means a entity t-- 7#a7 
submits an application "u subsection 7c7
 = a pat5t t addresses a humanit>ian    
issue2 &  7#b7 is eligible to receive an
 aw>d "u subsection 7d77#a74  4  7b7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section1
 or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 may 
be con/ru$ z prohibit+ ! ,"u ,secret>y (
 ,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &    
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice f adm9i/]+ !           

competition e/abli%$ by section #bh (   
title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a71 be=e ! date on :i*   
all rules are promulgat$ "u ! rulemak+  
proce$+ requir$ by subsection 7d7 ( su* 
section4  7c7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t
 ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *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  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives     
,april #bg1 #bjbb4;,cl]k4