1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Revitalizing Amendment Motions for Patents Act of 2018 or the RAMP Act . 2. Reform of Patent Amendments in PTAB proceedings (a) Procedures for motions To amend Section 316(d) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) Procedures for motions to amend (A) In general With respect to a motion to amend filed under paragraph (1) or (2) that proposes 1 or more substitute claims— (i) a substitute claim shall be construed according to its broadest reasonable interpretation for the purposes of determining the patentability of the substitute claim; (ii) the petitioner shall be given a reasonable opportunity to respond to each substitute claim; (iii) the Director shall assign an examiner to examine each proposed substitute claim (giving consideration to the evidence and the arguments presented by the parties) and to submit to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board an advisory report, which shall be non-binding, on the patentability of each such substitute claim; and (iv) the Board shall consider such report in deciding the motion. (B) Rule of construction Nothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed as affecting the provisions of subsection (a)(11). (C) Matters not considered on appeal With respect to an appeal described under section 319, a party to the appeal may not challenge the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board regarding a motion to amend under this paragraph on the basis of— (i) the qualifications or expertise of the examiner assigned by the Director under subparagraph (A)