,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,ms4 ,hirono 7=   
h]self1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 
,coons1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,padilla1  
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,grassley7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #aa
 ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to   
require ! volunt>y collection (         
demographic in=mation = pat5t inv5tors1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,inv5tor ,div]sity 
= ,economic ,advancem5t ,act ( #bjbd or 
! ,,idea ,act4  #b4 ,collection (       
demographic in=mation = pat5t inv5tors  
7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt] #aa ( title #ce1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #abd4 ,collection (   
demographic in=mation = pat5t inv5tors  
7a7 ,volunt>y collection ,! ,director   
%all provide = ! collection (           
demographic in=mation1 includ+ g5d]1    

race1 milit>y or vet]an /atus1 & any o!r
 demographic category t ! ,director     
det]m9es appropriate1 relat$ to ea*     
inv5tor resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o is  
li/$ ) an application = pat5t1 t may be 
submitt$ volunt>ily by t inv5tor4  7b7  
,protection ( in=mation ,! ,director    
%all-- 7#a7 keep any in=mation submitt$ 
"u subsection 7a7 confid5tial & sep>ate 
f ! application = pat5t2 &  7#b7 e/abli%
 appropriate proc$ures to ensure-- 7,a7 
! confid5tiality ( any in=mation        
submitt$ "u subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 t   
demographic in=mation is n made         
available to exam9]s or consid]$ 9 !    
exam9ation ( any application = pat5t4   
7c7 ,direct submission by inv5tors  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 !
 ,director is au?oriz$ to implem5t a    
sy/em to collect demographic in=mation  
directly f an inv5tor on a volunt>y     
basis4  7#b7 ,avoid+ repeat$ collection 
,9 implem5t+ a sy/em "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,director %all make reasonable ef=ts to
 design ! sy/em to avoid repeat$        

collection ( ! same in=mation f ea*     
inv5tor on subsequ5t applications =     
pat5ts4  7#c7 ,collection ( contact     
in=mation ,9 implem5t+ a sy/em "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director %all design !
 sy/em to capture ! in=mation necess>y  
to directly rea* inv5tors4  7d7         
,relation to o!r laws  7#a7 ,fre$om (   
,in=mation ,act ,any demographic        
in=mation submitt$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all be exempt f disclosure "u section  
#eeb7;b77#c7 ( title #e4  7#b7 ,f$]al   
in=mation policy law ,sub*apt] ,i (     
*apt] #ce ( title #dd %all n apply to ! 
collection ( demographic in=mation "u   
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,publication (     
demographic in=mation  7#a7 ,report     
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,director publi%es 9 !    
,f$]al ,regi/] a notice relat+ to !     
demographic in=mation describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 9 accordance ) section  
#eeb;a7e77#d7 ( title #e1 & n lat] ?an  
,janu>y #ca ( ea* ye> !reaft]1 !        
,director %all make publicly available a

 report t1 except z provid$ 9 p>agraph  
7#c7-- 7,a7 includes ! total numb] (    
pat5t applications fil$ dur+ ! previ\s  
ye> disaggregat$-- 7i7 by demographic   
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &  
7ii7 by te*nology class numb]1 te*nology
 class title1 & ,/ate ( resid5ce ( !    
inv5tor 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7        
includes ! total numb] ( pat5ts issu$   
dur+ ! previ\s ye> disaggregat$-- 7i7 by
 demographic in=mation describ$ 9       
subsection 7a72 &  7ii7 by te*nology    
class numb]1 te*nology class title1 &   
,/ate ( resid5ce ( ! inv5tor 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7,c7 includes a discussion ( 
! data collection me?odology & summ>ies 
( ! aggregate responses4  7#b7 ,data    
availability ,9 conjunction ) issuance (
 ! report "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director 
%all make publicly available data bas$  
on ! demographic in=mation collect$ "u  
subsection 7a7 t1 except z provid$ 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 all[s ! in=mation to be  
cross-tabulat$ to review subgr\ps4  7#c7
 ,privacy ,! ,director1 9 mak+ publicly 

available ! report "u p>agraph 7#a7 & ! 
data "u p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 subject to 
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( ?is p>agraph1 %all   
anonymize any p]sonally id5tify+        
in=mation relat$ to ! demographic       
in=mation collect$ "u subsection 7a72 & 
7,b7 may omit any p]sonally id5tify+    
in=mation t _c reasonably be anonymiz$4 
7f7 ,bi5nial report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s 
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,director publi%es 
9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a notice relat+ to ! 
demographic in=mation describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 9 accordance ) section  
#eeb;a7e77#d7 ( title #e1 & n lat] ?an  
,m>* #ca ( e o!r ye> !reaft]1 !         
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
bi5nial report t evaluates ! data       
collection process "u ?is section1 ease 
( access to ! in=mation by ! public1 &  
recomm5dations on h[ to improve data    
collection4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+  
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #aa ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #abd4 ,collection ( demographic

 in=mation = pat5t inv5tors4  4