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Union Calendar No. 754 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6758 
[Report No. 115–966] 
To direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to 
study and provide recommendations to promote the participation of 
women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent sys-
tem, to extend by 8 years the Patent and Trademark Office’s authority 
to set the amounts for the fees it charges, and for other purposess. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. 
NADLER, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WAG-
NER, Ms. ADAMS, and Mrs. HANDEL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. CICILLINE 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 10, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration, to study and pro-
vide recommendations to promote the participation of 
women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and 
the patent system, to extend by 8 years the Patent 
and Trademark Office’s authority to set the amounts 
for the fees it charges, and for other purposess. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Study of Underrep-
resented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success 
Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘SUCCESS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Patents and other forms of intellectual prop-
erty are important engines of innovation, invention, 
and economic growth. 
(2) Many innovative small businesses, which cre-
ate over 20 percent of the total number of new jobs 
created in the United States each year, depend on 
patent protections to commercialize new technologies. 
(3) Universities and their industry partners also 
rely on patent protections to transfer innovative new 
technologies from the laboratory or classroom to com-
mercial use. 
(4) Recent studies have shown that there is a sig-
nificant gap in the number of patents applied for and 
obtained by women and minorities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States has the responsibility to work with 
the private sector to close the gap in the number of patents 
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applied for and obtained by women and minorities to har-
ness the maximum innovative potential and continue to 
promote United States leadership in the global economy. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director, in consultation with the 
Administrator and any other head of an appropriate agen-
cy, shall conduct a study that— 
(1) identifies publicly available data on the 
number of patents annually applied for and obtained 
by, and the benefits of increasing the number of pat-
ents applied for and obtained by women, minorities, 
and veterans and small businesses owned by women, 
minorities, and veterans; and 
(2) provides legislative recommendations for how 
to— 
(A) promote the participation of women, 
minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship ac-
tivities; and 
(B) increase the number of women, minori-
ties, and veterans who apply for and obtain pat-
ents. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
Committees on the Judiciary and Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on the Judici-
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ary and Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Sen-
ate a report on the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FEE-SETTING AUTHORITY. 
Section 10(i)(2) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents 
Act (Public Law 112–29; 125 Stat. 319; 35 U.S.C. 41 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘7-year’’ and inserting ‘‘15-year’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means a de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Prop-
erty and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office. 
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration, to study and provide rec-
ommendations to promote the participation of women, 
minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship activities 
and the patent system, to extend by 8 years the Patent 
and Trademark Office’s authority to set the amounts for 
the fees it charges, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 754 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6758 
[Report No. 115–966] 
A BILL 
To direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for In-
tellectual Property and Director of the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration, to study and provide 
recommendations to promote the participation of 
women and minorities in entrepreneurship activi-
ties and the patent system, to extend by 8 years 
the Patent and Trademark Office’s authority to 
set the amounts for the fees it charges, and for 
other purposess. 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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