To amend title 35, United State Code, to require the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to require disclosures in patent applications regarding ties to the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.

Based on the bill's title, this legislation would amend federal patent law to require applicants to disclose any connections or ties to the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries in their patent applications. The bill would direct the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director to implement and enforce these disclosure requirements. The specific scope of what constitutes a reportable 'tie,' enforcement mechanisms, and penalties are not clear from the title alone.

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