#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#bggc  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d !           
,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act to    
address satellite (fices ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,unlea%+ ,am]ican      
,innovators ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director 
,! t]m ,director means ! ,"u ,secret>y (
 ,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &    
,director ( ! ,(fice4  7#b7 ,(fice ,!   
t]m ,(fice means ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t 
& ,tradem>k ,(fice4  7#c7 ,pat5t pro    
bono programs ,! t]m pat5t pro bono     
programs means ! programs e/abli%$      
pursuant to section #cb ( ! ,leahy-,smi?
 ,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #b 
note74  7#d7 ,s\!a/ region ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,! t]m s\!a/ region ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates means ! area ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t 
is compris$ ( ! ,/ates ( ,virg9ia1 ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,georgia1       
,florida1 ,t5nessee1 ,alabama1          
,mississippi1 ,l\isiana1 & ,arkansas4   

#c4 ,satellite (fices  7a7 ,am5dm5ts to 
purpose & requir$ consid]ations ,section
 #bc ( ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts   
,act 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #a note7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ increase outrea*    
activities to2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ aft]   
,(fice ! foll[+3 1 includ+ by increas+  
outrea* activities1 includ+ to          
individual inv5tors1 small bus9esses1   
vet]ans1 l[-income populations1 /ud5ts1 
rural populations1 & any geographic gr\p
 ( innovators t ! ,director may det]m9e 
to be und]repres5t$ 9 pat5t fil+s2 &    
7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#b7 enhance pat5t exam9] &    
adm9i/rative pat5t judge ret5tion1      
includ+ pat5t exam9]s & adm9i/rative    
pat5t judges f economically1            
geographically1 & demographically div]se
 backgr\nds2  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection    
7c77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by   
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3

  7,f7 ) respect to ea* (fice e/abli%$  
aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbc1 %all consid] !  
proximity ( ! (fice to an*or in/itutions
 7su* z hospitals prim>ily s]v+ vet]ans 
& in/itutions ( high] education71       
individual inv5tors1 small bus9esses1   
vet]ans1 l[-income populations1 /ud5ts1 
rural populations1 & any geographic gr\p
 ( innovators t ! ,director may det]m9e 
to be und]repres5t$ 9 pat5t fil+s4  4   
7b7 ,s\!a/ regional (fice  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   
e/abli% a satellite (fice ( ! ,(fice 9 !
 s\!a/ region ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7  
,consid]ations ,:5 select+ a site = !   
(fice requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,director %all consid] ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!
 numb] ( pat5t-int5sive indu/ries locat$
 ne> ! site4  7,b7 ,h[ _m               
rese>*-int5sive in/itutions1 includ+    
in/itutions ( high] education1 are      
locat$ ne> ! site4  7,c7 ,! ,/ate &     
local gov]nm5t legal & bus9ess          
frameworks t support intellectual       

prop]ty-int5sive indu/ries locat$ ne> ! 
site4  7c7 ,/udy on additional satellite
 (fices ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all 
complete a /udy to det]m9e :e!r         
additional satellite (fices ( ! ,(fice  
are necess>y to-- 7#a7 a*ieve ! purposes
 describ$ 9 section #bc7;b7 ( !         
,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7#ce  
,u4,s4,c4 #a note71 z am5d$ by ?is      
section2 &  7#b7 increase p>ticipation 9
 ! pat5t sy/em by individual inv5tors1  
small bus9esses1 vet]ans1 l[-income     
populations1 /ud5ts1 rural populations1 
& any geographic gr\p ( innovators t !  
,director may det]m9e to be             
und]repres5t$ 9 pat5t fil+s4  #d4       
,community ,outrea* ,(fices  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to  
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 n lat] ?an #e    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,director %all e/abli% n few] ?an #d  
community outrea* (fices ?r\gh\t !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,re/riction ,no    
community outrea* (fice e/abli%$ "u     

p>agraph 7#a7 may be locat$ 9 ! same    
,/ate z-- 7,a7 ! pr9cipal (fice ( !     
,(fice2 or  7,b7 any satellite (fice ( !
 ,(fice4  7#c7 ,requirem5t = ,nor!rn    
,new ,engl& region  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,director %all e/abli% n less ?an #a    
community outrea* (fice "u ?is          
subsection 9 ! nor!rn ,new ,engl&       
region1 :i* %all s]ve ! ,/ates (        
,v]mont1 ,new ,hamp%ire1 & ,ma9e4  7,b7 
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ ! location = !
 (fice requir$ to be e/abli%$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,director %all give 
pref]5ce to a location 9 :i*-- 7i7 z ( !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7,i7 !re  
is locat$ n less ?an #a public          
in/itution ( high] education & n less   
?an #a private in/itution ( high]       
education2 &  7,,ii7 !re are locat$ n m 
?an #ae regi/]$ pat5t attorneys1 accord+
 to data f ! ,(fice ( ,enrollm5t &      
,discipl9e ( ! ,(fice2 &  7ii7 accord+  
to data f ! #bjab ,survey ( ,bus9ess    
,own]s conduct$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1
 less ?an #de p]c5t ( ! firms 7z t t]m  

is def9$ = ! purposes ( t ,survey7 are  
own$ by wom51 m9orities1 or vet]ans4    
7b7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ! community 
outrea* (fices e/abli%$ "u subsection   
7a7 are to-- 7#a7 fur!r a*ieve !        
purposes describ$ 9 section #bc7;b77#a7 
( ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act   
7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #a note71 z am5d$ by ?is 
,act2  7#b7 p>tn] ) local community     
organizations1 in/itutions ( high]      
education1 rese>* in/itutions1 &        
bus9esses to create community-bas$      
programs t-- 7,a7 provide education     
reg>d+ ! pat5t sy/em2 &  7,b7 promote ! 
c>e] b5efits ( innovation &             
entrepr5eur%ip2 &  7#c7 educate         
prospective inv5tors1 includ+ individual
 inv5tors1 small bus9esses1 vet]ans1    
l[-income populations1 /ud5ts1 rural    
populations1 & any geographic gr\p (    
innovators t ! ,director may det]m9e to 
be und]repres5t$ 9 pat5t fil+s1 ab\t all
 public & private res\rces available to 
pot5tial pat5t applicants1 includ+ !    
pat5t pro bono programs4  #e4 ,updates  

to ! pat5t pro bono programs  7a7 ,/udy 
& updates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,director %all-- 7,a7 complete a /udy (
 ! pat5t pro bono programs2 &  7,b7     
submit ! results ( ! /udy requir$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! ,committee on !   
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 
7#b7 ,scope ( ! /udy ,! /udy requir$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all-- 7,a7 assess-- 
7i7 :e!r ! pat5t pro bono programs1 z 9 
effect on ! date on :i* ! /udy is       
comm5c$1 are suffici5tly s]v+           
prospective & exi/+ p>ticipants2  7ii7  
:e!r ! pat5t pro bono programs are      
suffici5tly fund$ to s]ve prospective   
p>ticipants2  7iii7 :e!r any            
p>ticipation requirem5t ( ! pat5t pro   
bono programs1 includ+ any requirem5t to
 demon/rate k ( ! pat5t sy/em1 s]ves z a
 det]r5t = prospective p>ticipants2     
7iv7 ! degree to :i* prospective        
inv5tors are aw>e ( ! pat5t pro bono    
programs2  7v7 :at factors1 if any1 det]

 attorneys f p>ticipat+ 9 ! pat5t pro   
bono programs2  7vi7 :e!r ! pat5t pro   
bono programs w\ld be improv$ by exp&+  
^? programs to include non-attorney     
advocates2 &  7vii7 any o!r issue !     
,director det]m9es appropriate2 &  7,b7 
make recomm5dations = su* adm9i/rative &
 legislative action z may be            
appropriate4  7b7 ,use ( results ,^u    
completion ( ! /udy requir$ "u          
subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all "w ) ! 
,pro ,bono ,advisory ,c\ncil1 ! op]ators
 ( ! pat5t pro bono programs1 &         
intellectual prop]ty law associations   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to update ! pat5t
 pro bono programs 9 response to ! f9d+s
 ( ! /udy4  7c7 ,expansion ( income     
eligibility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director 
%all "w ) & support1 includ+ by provid+ 
f9ancial support to1 exi/+ pat5t pro    
bono programs & intellectual prop]ty law
 associations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
exp& eligibility = ! pat5t pro bono     
programs to an individual liv+ 9 a      
h\sehold1 ! gross h\sehold income ( :i* 

is n m ?an #djj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty 
l9e4  7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 may be con/ru$ to prev5t a
 pat5t pro bono program f elect+ to     
e/abli% a high] eligibility level1 z    
comp>$ to ! level describ$ 9 t p>agraph4
  #f4 ,pre-prosecution assessm5t pilot  
program  7a7 ,pilot program ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,director %all e/abli% a pilot  
program to assi/ fir/-"t prospective    
pat5t applicants 9 assess+ ! /r5g?s &   
weaknesses ( a pot5tial pat5t           
application submitt$ by su* a           
prospective applicant4  7b7             
,consid]ations ,9 develop+ ! pilot      
program requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !    
,director %all e/abli%-- 7#a7 a         
notification process to notify a        
prospective pat5t applicant seek+ an    
assessm5t describ$ 9 t subsection t any 
assessm5t s provid$ may n be consid]$ an
 (ficial rul+ ( pat5tability f ! ,(fice2
  7#b7 conditions to det]m9e eligibility
 = ! pilot program1 tak+ into           

consid]ation available res\rces2  7#c7  
reasonable limitations on ! am\nt ( "t  
to be sp5t provid+ assi/ance to ea*     
individual fir/-"t prospective pat5t    
applicant2  7#d7 proc$ures = ref]r+     
prospective pat5t applicants to legal   
c\nsel1 includ+ ?r\gh ! pat5t pro bono  
programs2 &  7#e7 proc$ures to protect !
 confid5tiality ( ! in=mation disclos$  
by prospective pat5t applicants4  #g4   
,fee r$uction = small & micro entities  
7a7 ,title #ce ,section #da7;h7 ( title 
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ #ej p]c5t
 & ins]t+ #fj p]c5t2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 
7#c71 by /rik+ #ge p]c5t & ins]t+ #hj   
p]c5t4  7b7 ,false c]tifications ,title 
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 section #da1 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7j7 ,p5alty = false ass]tions  
,9 addition to any o!r p5alty available 
"u law1 an entity t is f\nd to h falsely
 ass]t$ entitlem5t to a fee r$uction "u 
?is section %all be subject to a f9e1 to
 be det]m9$ by ! ,director1 ! am\nt (   

:i* %all be n less ?an #c times ! am\nt 
t ! entity fail$ to pay z a result ( !  
false ass]tion1 :e!r ! ,director        
discov]s ! false ass]tion be=e or aft] !
 date on :i* a pat5t has be5 issu$4  2 &
  7#b7 9 section #abc1 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7f7 ,p5alty = false          
c]tifications ,9 addition to any o!r    
p5alty available "u law1 an entity t is 
f\nd to h falsely made a c]tification "u
 ?is section %all be subject to a f9e1  
to be det]m9$ by ! ,director1 ! am\nt ( 
:i* %all be n less ?an #c times ! am\nt 
t ! entity fail$ to pay z a result ( !  
false c]tification1 :e!r ! ,director    
discov]s ! false c]tification be=e or   
aft] ! date on :i* a pat5t has be5      
issu$4  4  7c7 ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica     
,inv5ts ,act ,section #aj7;b7 ( ! ,leahy
 ,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7#ce        
,u4,s4,c4 #da note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
/rik+ #ej p]c5t & ins]t+ #fj p]c5t2 &   
7#b7 by /rik+ #ge p]c5t & ins]t+ #hj    
p]c5t4  7d7 ,/udy on fees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (      

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all-- 
7,a7 complete a /udy ( ! fees *>g$ by ! 
,(fice2 &  7,b7 submit ! results ( !    
/udy requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,scope ( /udy ,! 
/udy requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7      
%all-- 7,a7 assess :e!r-- 7i7 fees =    
small & micro entities are inhibit+ !   
fil+ ( pat5t applications by ^?         
entities2  7ii7 fees = exam9ation %\ld  
approximately mat* ! co/s ( exam9ation &
 :at inc5tives are creat$ by us+        
ma9t5ance fees to cov] ! co/s (         
exam9ation2 &  7iii7 ! results ( !      
assessm5ts p]=m$ "u clauses 7i7 & 7ii7  
c\nsel 9 favor ( *anges to ! fee        
/ructure ( ! ,(fice1 su* z-- 7,i7 rais+ 
/&>d application & exam9ation fees2     
7,,ii7 r$uc+ /&>d ma9t5ance fees2 &     
7,,iii7 r$uc+ ! fees = small & micro    
entities z a p]c5tage ( /&>d application
 fees2 &  7,b7 make recomm5dations = su*
 adm9i/rative & legislative action z may

 be appropriate4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate       
,decemb] #f1 #bjbb4,secret>y