,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7= 
himself1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,takano1 &
 ,mr4 ,pocan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a     
requirem5t to improve data collection   
ef=ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is act may be 
cit$ z ! ,,lgbt ,pride ,act4  #b4       
,expansion ( ! ,national ,viol5t ,dea?  
,report+ ,sy/em  7a7 ,au?orization ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$           
#be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah to exp&  
p>ticipation 9 ! ,national ,viol5t ,dea?
 ,report+ ,sy/em to all ,/ates4  7b7    
,collection ( sexual ori5tation & g5d]  
id5tity data  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion %all take measures
 to improve ! incid5ce ( ! collection ( 
in=mation on ! sexual ori5tation & g5d] 
id5tity ( deceas$ individuals ?r\gh !   

,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em 
or any successor programs4  7#b7        
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to au?orize ! collection (      
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity data =
 any program o!r ?an ! ,national ,viol5t
 ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em or ! collection (
 ! sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity    
data = liv+ individuals4  7#c7          
,confid5tiality ,any in=mation collect$ 
relat+ to ! sexual ori5tation or g5d]   
id5tity ( a dec$5t %all be ma9ta9$ 9    
accordance ) ! confid5tiality & privacy 
/&>ds & policies = ! protection (       
individuals applicable to all o!r data  
collect$ = purposes ( ! ,national       
,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em4  7c7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ,g5d]    
id5tity ,! t]m g5d] id5tity means !     
g5d]-relat$ id5tity1 appe>ance1         
mann]isms1 or o!r g5d]-relat$           
*>act]i/ics ( an individual1 reg>dless (
 ! individual's designat$ sex at bir?4  
7#b7 ,sexual ori5tation ,! t]m sexual   
ori5tation means homosexuality1         

het]osexuality1 or bisexuality4