,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,fitzg]ald 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,issa1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1
 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,fry1 & ,mr4       
,moran7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ce1 ,unit$   
,/ate ,code1 to require ! ,director ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice 
to require disclosures 9 pat5t          
applications reg>d+ ties to ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a & o!r =eign adv]s>ies1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prohibit+         
,adv]s>ial ,pat5ts ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4   
,disclosures 9 pat5t applications reg>d+
 ties to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & o!r  
=eign adv]s>ies  7a7 ,disclosures 9     
pat5t applications reg>d+ ,ties to ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a & o!r =eign adv]s>ies  
,section #aaa ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7d7 ,disclosures reg>d+ ties to

 p's republic ( *9a & o!r =eign c\ntries
  7#a7 ,disclosure ,! ,director %all    
require ea* p]son submitt+ an           
application = pat5t "u subsection 7a71  
or a provisional application = a pat5t  
"u subsection 7b71 to disclose 9 !      
application ! id5tity ( ea* p]son ) an  
own]%ip int]e/ 9 ! inv5tion be+ claim$ t
 9 ! five ye>s be=e submitt+ su*        
application receiv$ fund+ f-- 7,a7 a    
/ate-affiliat$ rese>* fund associat$ ) a
 =eign adv]s>y2 or  7,b7 a tal5t        
recruitm5t program associat$ ) a =eign  
adv]s>y4  7#b7 ,reque/ = true copies    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] review+ any         
disclosure made by an applicant 9       
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director 
may 7z ! ,director det]m9es appropriate7
 reque/ su* applicant provide true      
copies ( any contractual or f9ancial    
obligation or o!r agreem5t specific to  
su* disclosure4  7,b7 ,confid5tiality   
,any true copy provid$ to ! ,director "u
 subp>agraph 7,a7 may be kept           
confid5tial & sep>ate f ! file wrapp] ( 

! pat5t application4  7#c7 ,exemption   
,any applicant :o is a small bus9ess    
conc]n & is subject to disclosures      
pursuant to subsection 7g7 or 7o7 (     
section #i ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 %all be exempt f mak+ !
 disclosure requir$ by p>agraph 7#a74   
7#d7 ,=eign adv]s>y def9$ ,9 ?is        
subsection1 ! t]m =eign adv]s>y means-- 
7,a7 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+   
all ,special ,adm9i/rative ,regions2    
7,b7 ! ,republic ( ,cuba2  7,c7 !       
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran2  7,d7 !     
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea2    
7,e7 ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 &  7,f7 !    
,boliv>ian ,republic ( ,v5ezuela dur+   
any p]iod ( "t dur+ :i* ,ni*ols ,maduro 
is ,presid5t ( ! ,republic4  4  7b7     
,pat5t b> = p]sons :o pose a ?reat to   
national security  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] 
#aj ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ajf4
 ,pat5t b> = p]sons :o pose a ?reat to  
national security4 ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law-- 7#a7 a p]son %all n   

receive a ,unit$ ,/ates pat5t = an      
inv5tion if t p]son 7or any subsidi>y1  
affiliate1 successor1 assign1 legal     
repres5tative1 or privy ( su* p]son7--  
7,a7 is id5tifi$1 pursuant to section   
#gdd4af ( title #ae1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 z a p]son reasonably       
believ$ to be involv$1 or to pose a     
significant risk ( be+ or becom+        
involv$1 9 activities contr>y to !      
national security or =eign policy       
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 is an  
entity on ! ,non-,,sdn ,*9ese           
,milit>y-,indu/rial ,complex ,companies 
,li/ 7,,ns-,,cmic ,li/7 ma9ta9$ by !    
,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets ,control ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury "u ,executive   
,ord] #adjcb 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4 #cjade2    
relat+ to address+ ! ?reat f securities 
inve/m5ts t f9ance c]ta9 companies ( !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a71 or any successor
 ord]2  7,c7 is id5tifi$ z a ,*9ese     
milit>y company 9 ! mo/ rec5t annual    
report submitt$ pursuant to section     

#abfj;,h ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7        
,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 
7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4   
#aac note72 or  7,d7 produces or        
provides communications equipm5t or     
s]vice on ! li/ publi%$ by ! ,f$]al     
,communications ,commission "u section  
#b7;a7 ( ! ,secure & ,tru/$             
,communications ,networks ,act ( #bjai  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;a772 &  7#b7 any  
,unit$ ,/ates pat5t issu$ to a p]son    
describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be       
un5=ceable4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections = *apt] #aj ( title   
#ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#aje ! foll[+3  #ajf4 ,pat5t b> = p]sons
 :o pose a ?reat to national security4  
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