,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbb,mr4    
,leahy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,grassley7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,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 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice1
 & = o!r purposes4  #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-- 7#a7 ! application ( :i*       
submitt$ "u subsection 7d7 is ) respect 
to a pat5t t addresses a humanit>ian    

issue2 &  7#b7 t1 pursuant to subsection
 7e77#a71 is eligible to receive an aw>d
 "u ! competition e/abli%$ "u subsection
 7b74  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$ "u subsection 7e77#d74  7c7    
,adm9i/ration ,! ,director %all adm9i/] 
! competition e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b74  7d7 ,application ,an eligible     
entity seek+ an aw>d "u subsection 7b7  

%all submit to ! ,director an           
application1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &  
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
require4  7e7 ,rulemak+ au?ority ,)     
respect to ! competition e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7b71 ! ,director %all conduct
 a rulemak+ proce$+ to promulgate rules 
on !-- 7#a7 entities t are eligible to  
receive an aw>d "u ! competition2  7#b7 
process & metrics by :i* applications   
submitt$ "u subsection 7d7 are judg$1   
includ+ ! crit]ia = select+ judges = !  
competition2  7#c7 factors t w be       
consid]$ 9 select+ ! eligible entities t
 receive aw>ds "u ! competition2 &  7#d7
 additional matt]s = :i* a c]tificate   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 may be aw>d$4 
7f7 ,promotion ( competition ,!         
,director %all promote ! competition    
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 ?r\gh !      
satellite (fices e/abli%$ pursuant to   
section #a7;b74  7g7 ,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 prohibit+ ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &     
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice f adm9i/]+ !           
competition e/abli%$ "u 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 7e7 ( su* 
section #bh4  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  
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