,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,schatz introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
eliminate the prerequisite of direct    
appropriations relating to collection of
 health data and to modify standards for
 measuring sexual orientation and gender
 identity4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,strengthening      
,health ,disparities ,data ,collection  
,act4  #b4 ,standards for measuring     
sexual orientation and gender identity  
in collection of health data ,section   
#caja7;a7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjkk7a77 
is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph         
7#a77;,a71 by inserting sexual          
orientation1 gender identity1 before and
 disability status2  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#a77;,c71 by inserting sexual          
orientation1 gender identity1 before and

 disability status2 and  7#c7 in        
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by inserting sexual
 orientation1 gender identity1 before   
and disability status4  #c4 ,elimination
 of prerequisite of direct              
appropriations for data collection and  
analysis ,section #caja of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjjkk7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking  
subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by            
redesignating subsection 7i7 as         
subsection 7h74