US SB1833

USPTO Director must establish within 1 year a pilot program to expedite patent examination for critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, foundation models), semiconductor design, electronic design automation tools, and quantum information science (computing, sensing, communications)

Applicants must not be foreign entities of concern, and inventors cannot be named on more than 4 other applications in the pilot program; applications must be original utility patents without domestic benefit claims

Program terminates after 5 years or 15,000 accepted applications, whichever comes first; Director may renew for an additional 5 years or 15,000 applications if the cap is reached

Director may waive petition fees and other accelerated/prioritized examination requirements, and must consult with Attorney General, Secretaries of Defense, State, and Treasury, and Director of National Intelligence

USPTO must publicly post program statistics and submit a report to Senate and House Judiciary Committees within 180 days of termination assessing impact and effectiveness