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,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,"u
 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,intellectual   
,prop]ty & ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice to e/abli% &  
c>ry out a pilot program to exp$ite !   
exam9ation ( applications = c]ta9       
pat5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,lead]%ip 9 ,critical & ,em]g+          
,te*nologies ,act or ! ,lead]%ip 9 ,,cet
 ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program = exp$it+    
exam9ation ( c]ta9 critical & em]g+     
te*nology pat5t applications  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
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to an eligible critical or em]g+        
te*nology4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m       
,director means ! ,"u ,secret>y (       

,comm]ce = ,intellectual ,prop]ty &     
,director ( ! ,(fice4  7#c7 ,eligible   
critical or em]g+ te*nology ,! t]m      
eligible critical or em]g+ te*nology    
means-- 7,a7 artificial intellig5ce1 z  
def9$ 9 section #ejjb ( ! ,national     
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,initiative    
,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja72     
7,b7 microelectronics1 z def9$ 9 section
 #ajgca7;a7 ( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1  
,competition1 & ,innovation ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aicca7;a772 or  7,c7 quantum 
in=mation sci5ce1 z def9$ 9 section #b (
 ! ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhja74  7#d7 ,exp$ite ,!
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application out ( turn ?r\gh ! use ( a  
petition to make special4  7#e7 ,(fice  
,! t]m ,(fice means ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice4  7#f7 ,pilot 
program ,! t]m pilot program means !    
pilot program e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   

,director %all e/abli% a pilot program  
to exp$ite ! exam9ation1 "u section #aca
 ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 (    
cov]$ applications4  7c7 ,purpose ,!    
purpose ( ! pilot program %all be to    
enc\rage innovation by1 & ! lead]%ip (1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ) respect to critical or
 em]g+ te*nologies by ensur+ t cov]$    
applications receive prompt             
consid]ation4  7d7 ,implem5tation ,9    
c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 ! ,director--
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cov]$ applications are exp$it$2  7#b7   
may waive-- 7,a7 ! petition fee describ$
 9 section #a4ajb7;d7 ( title #cg1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor
 regulation2 or  7,b7 any o!r requirem5t
 ( ! ,(fice relat+ to ! accel]at$       
exam9ation program or ! prioritiz$      
exam9ation program2 &  7#c7 may e/abli% 
reasonable limitations on ! numb] (     
cov]$ applications t an applicant may   
submit = exp$it$ exam9ation "u ! pilot  
program4  7e7 ,qualify+ applications ,to
 be/ a*ieve ! purpose ( ! pilot program1

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application satisfies ! foll[+          
requirem5ts to qualify = ! pilot        
program3 7#a7 ,! applicant submitt+ !   
cov]$ application is-- 7,a7 an entity t 
is incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or    
7,b7 an inv5tor :o resides 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7#b7 ,! cov]$ application is a 
noncont9u+1 orig9al1 & nonprovisional   
pat5t application4  7f7 ,t]m9ation  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! pilot program %all t]m9ate 
on ! e>li] ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! date t is
 #e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! ,director 
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 9 a cov]$ application t is exp$it$ "u !
 pilot program4  7,b7 ,! date on :i* !  
,director has accept$ #aj1jjj cov]$     
applications = p>ticipation 9 ! pilot   
program1 )\t reg>d to :e!r ^? cov]$     
applications h be5 exp$it$ "u ! pilot   
program4  7#b7 ,r5ewal ,if ! pilot      
program t]m9ates "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 
! ,director may r5ew ! pilot program = !
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#e-ye> p]iod4  7,b7 ,an additional      

p]iod-- 7i7 beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !   
pilot program t]m9ates "u p>agraph      
7#a77;,b72 &  7ii7 end+ on ! date on :i*
 ! ,director has accept$ an additional  
#aj1jjj cov]$ applications =            
p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program1 )\t     
reg>d to :e!r ^? cov]$ applications h   
be5 exp$it$ "u ! pilot program4  7#c7   
,notice ( r5ewal ,! ,director %all      
notify ,congress ( ! int5t ( ! ,director
 to r5ew ! pilot program "u p>agraph    
7#b7 n lat] ?an ! date t is ! e>li] ( ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! date t is #fj days be=e 
! date describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a74   
7,b7 ,! date t is #cj days aft] ! date  
on :i* ! ,director has accept$ #h1jjj   
cov]$ applications = p>ticipation 9 !   
pilot program1 )\t reg>d to :e!r ^?     
cov]$ applications h be5 exp$it$ "u !   
pilot program4  7g7 ,public availability
 ( in=mation ,! ,director %all make     
publicly available 9 an easily          
accessible location on ! website ( !    
,(fice in=mation ab\t ! pilot program1  
includ+-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( cov]$          

applications receiv$ by ! ,director =   
p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program2  7#b7 ! 
numb] ( cov]$ applications describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 t ! ,director has accept$ 
= p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program2 &     
7#c7 ! numb] ( pat5ts t h be5 issu$ =   
inv5tions claim$ 9 cov]$ applications   
exp$it$ "u ! pilot program4  7h7 ,report
 to ,congress  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot   
program t]m9ates 7includ+ any r5ewal ( !
 pilot program "u subsection 7f77#b771 !
 ,director %all submit to ,congress a   
report t assesses ! impact &            
effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program bas$ on  
all available data4  7#b7 ,applicability
 ,! collection ( any data = ! purposes (
 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a7 %all be exempt 
f sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to 
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