Presto Vivace's Journal: Congress seeking to outsource patent research

Patent Group Opposes Reform Bill

Patent reform bills currently pending in Congress include a "dangerous" requirement that would effectively outsource the patent search, "allowing applicants to contract searches to anyone, including foreign entities," the Patent Office Professional Association wrote in a new policy paper.

Why would outsourcing patent research make anything better? Wouldn't it be better to give the patent peer review project a chance to work?