,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ceci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gooden 7for himself and ,ms4 ,ross7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,intellectual ,property and ,director of the ,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office to establish and carry out a pilot program to expedite the examination of applications for certain patents1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,leadership in ,critical and ,emerging ,technologies ,act or the ,leadership in ,,cet ,act4 #b4 ,pilot program for expediting examination of certain critical and emerging technology patent applications 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered application ,the term covered application means an application for patent that contains at least #a claimed invention directed to an eligible critical or emerging technology4 7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,intellectual ,property and ,director of the ,office4 7#c7 ,eligible critical or emerging technology ,the term eligible critical or emerging technology means-- 7,a7 an artificial intelligence capability relating to-- 7i7 machine learning2 7ii7 deep learning2 7iii7 reinforcement learning2 7iv7 sensory perception or recognition2 7v7 an artificial intelligence assurance or assessment technique2 7vi7 a foundation model2 7vii7 a generative artificial intelligence system or multimodal or large language model2 7viii7 a synthetic data approach for training1 tuning1 or testing2 7ix7 planning1 reasoning1 or decision making2 or 7x7 the improvement of artificial intelligence safety1 trust1 security1 or responsible use2 7,b7 semiconductor design or an electronic design automation tool2 or 7,c7 a quantum information science capability relating to-- 7i7 quantum computing2 7ii7 materials1 isotopes1 or fabrication techniques for quantum devices2 7iii7 quantum sensing2 or 7iv7 quantum communications or networking4 7#d7 ,expedite ,the term expedite means1 with respect to a covered application1 to advance that covered application out of turn through the use of a petition to make special4 7#e7 ,office ,the term ,office means the ,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office4 7#f7 ,pilot program ,the term pilot program means the pilot program established under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall establish a pilot program to expedite the examination1 under section #aca of title #ce1 ,united ,states ,code1 of covered applications4 7c7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the pilot program shall be to encourage innovation by1 and the leadership of1 the ,united ,states with respect to critical or emerging technologies by ensuring that covered applications receive prompt consideration4 7d7 ,implementation ,in carrying out the pilot program1 the ,director may-- 7#a7 by regulation1 and in addition to the requirements under subsection 7e71 prescribe the conditions under which a covered application shall be accepted and examined under the pilot program1 including-- 7,a7 the requirements to participate in the pilot program2 7,b7 internal processing by the ,office of covered applications under the pilot program2 7,c7 requirements for restriction or unity of inventions identified in covered applications2 7,d7 the period during which the applicant submitting the covered application may reply with respect to an action taken by the ,office with respect to the covered application2 7,e7 standards relating to a reply described in subparagraph 7,d72 7,f7 standards or procedures governing-- 7i7 any amendment1 affidavit1 or other evidence filed after a final action taken by the ,office with respect to the covered application2 and 7ii7 any process for appeal with respect to a final action described in clause 7i72 and 7,g7 the withdrawal1 by an applicant1 of a covered application submitted under the pilot program2 7#b7 waive-- 7,a7 the petition fee described in section #a4ajb7;d7 of title #cg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulation2 or 7,b7 any other requirement of the ,office relating to the accelerated examination program or the prioritized examination program2 and 7#c7 consult with the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 or the head of any other ,federal agency1 as may be appropriate to carry out the pilot program4 7e7 ,qualifying applications ,to best achieve the purpose of the pilot program1 the ,director shall ensure that a covered application satisfies the following requirements to qualify for the pilot program3 7#a7 ,the applicant submitting the covered application-- 7,a7 is not a foreign entity of concern1 as defined in section #iija of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dfea72 and 7,b7 certifies in the covered application that the inventor or any joint inventor with respect to any claimed invention in the covered application has not been named as the inventor or joint inventor with respect to more than #d other covered applications submitted under the pilot program4 7#b7 ,the covered application is a noncontinuing1 nonprovisional application for an original utility patent filed under section #aaa7;a7 of title #ce1 ,united ,states ,code1 that does not claim any domestic benefit under section #abj1 #aba1 #cfe7;c71 or #chf7;c7 of that title4 7f7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,the pilot program shall terminate on the earlier of the following3 7,a7 ,the date that is #e years after the date on which the ,director first accepts a covered application for participation in the pilot program4 7,b7 ,the date on which the ,director has accepted #ae1jjj covered applications for participation in the pilot program1 without regard to whether those covered applications have been expedited under the pilot program4 7#b7 ,renewal ,if the pilot program terminates under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,director may renew the pilot program for the shorter of the following3 7,a7 ,an additional #e-year period1 beginning on the date on which the pilot program terminates under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7,b7 ,an additional period-- 7i7 beginning on the date on which the pilot program terminates under paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and 7ii7 ending on the date on which the ,director has accepted an additional #ae1jjj covered applications for participation in the pilot program1 without regard to whether those covered applications have been expedited under the pilot program4 7#c7 ,notice of renewal ,the ,director shall notify the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives of the intent of the ,director to renew the pilot program under paragraph 7#b7 not later than the date that is the earlier of the following3 7,a7 ,the date that is #fj days before the date described in paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7,b7 ,the date that is #cj days after the date on which the ,director has accepted #ab1jjj covered applications for participation in the pilot program1 without regard to whether those covered applications have been expedited under the pilot program4 7g7 ,public availability of information ,the ,director shall make publicly available in an easily accessible location on the website of the ,office information about the pilot program1 including-- 7#a7 the number of covered applications submitted under the pilot program2 7#b7 the number of covered applications described in paragraph 7#a7 that the ,director has accepted for participation in the pilot program2 and 7#c7 the number of patents that have been issued for inventions claimed in covered applications expedited under the pilot program4 7h7 ,report to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which the pilot program terminates 7including any renewal of the pilot program under subsection 7f77#b771 the ,director shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives a report that assesses the impact and effectiveness of the pilot program based on all available data4 7#b7 ,applicability ,the collection of any data for the purposes of carrying out paragraph 7#a7 shall be exempt from subchapter ,i of chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred to as the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act74