H.R. 5855 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Pocan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts. 1. Short title This act may be cited as the LGBT Pride Act. 2. Expansion of the National Violent Death Reporting System (a) Authorization There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to expand participation in the National Violent Death Reporting System to all States. (b) Collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall take measures to improve the incidence of the collection of information on the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals through the National Violent Death Reporting System or any successor programs. (2) Construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the collection of sexual orientation or gender identity data for any program other than the National Violent Death Reporting System or the collection of the sexual orientation or gender identity data for living individuals. (3) Confidentiality Any information collected relating to the sexual orientation or gender identity of a decedent shall be maintained in accordance with the confidentiality and privacy standards and policies for the protection of individuals applicable to all other data collected for purposes of the National Violent Death Reporting System. (c) Definitions In this Act— (1) Gender identity The term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth. (2) Sexual orientation The term sexual orientation means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.