1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2019 or the IDEA Act . 2. Collection of demographic information for patent applications (a) Amendment Chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 124. Collection of demographic information for patent applications (a) Voluntary collection The Director shall provide for the collection of demographic information, including gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, military or veterans status, disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102 )), education level attained, and income level, related to each inventor listed with an application for patent, that may be submitted voluntarily by that inventor. (b) Access to information Any information submitted under subsection (a) shall be kept confidential and separate from the application for patent. The Director shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure the confidentiality of any information submitted under subsection (a) and to ensure that demographic information is not included when the application for patent is examined. (c) Publication of demographic information (1) Report required Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director shall publish a report that includes, except as provided in paragraph (2), the following: (A) The total number of patent applications filed during the previous year disaggregated by demographic information described in subsection (a) and by class number and title. (B) The total number of patents issued during the previous year disaggregated by demographic information described in subsection (a) and by class number and title. (2) Privacy Personally identifying information may not be included in the report described in paragraph (1). (3) Format The report described in paragraph (1) shall be made available in a format that allows the demographic information to be cross-tabulated to review subgroups. (4)