,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjag,mr4 ,meeks introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require the submission of data       
relating to diversity by certain        
contractors1 to amend the ,securities   
,exchange ,act of #aicd to require the  
submission of such data by issuers1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving ,corporate ,governance       
,through ,diversity ,act of #bjag4  #b4 
,submission of data relating to         
diversity by certain contractors  7a7   

,in general ,chapter #dg of subtitle ,i 
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #dgac4          
,submission of data relating to         
diversity by certain contractors4  7a7  
,submission of data ,in the case of the 
award of a contract in an amount of     
#e1jjj1jjj or more to a covered         
contractor1 the head of an executive    
agency shall require the contractor to  
submit1 not later than #fj days after   
the award of the contract1 the          
following3 7#a7 ,data on the racial1    
ethnic1 and gender composition of the   
board of directors and the ,c-level     
executives of the covered contractor4   
7#b7 ,data on the affiliation of any    
member of the board of directors or any 
,c-level executive to a historically    
underrepresented group1 including       
veterans of the ,armed ,forces and      
individuals with disabilities4  7#c7    
,any plan or strategy that exists on the
 date of the submission of data under   

this subsection to improve the diversity
 of the board of directors or the       
,c-level executives of the covered      
contractor4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7         
,quarterly report to ,general ,services 
,administration ,after the end of a     
calendar quarter1 each executive agency 
shall submit to the ,administrator of   
,general ,services a report that        
includes the data submitted by          
contractors under subsection 7a7 during 
the quarter covered4  7#b7 ,annual      
report to ,congress and ,offices of     
,minority and ,women ,inclusion  7,a7   
,in general ,not later than ,february   
#ad of each calendar year1 the          
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall submit to ,congress and each      
,office of ,minority and ,women         
,inclusion established under section    
#cdb of the ,dodd-,frank ,wall ,street  
,reform and ,consumer ,protection ,act  
7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #edeb7 an annual report  
that--  7i7 includes the data submitted 
to the ,administrator under paragraph   

7#a7 during the preceding calendar year 
and the data submitted under section    
#ac7s7 of the ,securities ,exchange ,act
 of #aicd2  7ii7 uses the data described
 in clause 7i71 as well as information  
from other reliable sources1 to analyze 
the diversity of the board of directors 
and the ,c-level executives of each     
entity submitting data in comparison to 
the industry peers of such entity1      
including any trends and progress       
related to such diversity2 and  7iii7   
based on the analysis conducted under   
clause 7ii71 lists each entity          
submitting data that is significantly   
lagging behind the industry peers of    
such entity with respect to the         
diversity of the board of directors and 
the ,c-level executives4  7,b7 ,public  
availability ,the ,administrator of     
,general ,services shall make publicly  
available each annual report submitted  
under subparagraph 7,a74  7c7 ,public   
comment ,after the end of the four-year 
period beginning on the date of the     

enactment of this section1 and every    
four years thereafter1 the              
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall review the implementation of the  
requirements of this section and provide
 an opportunity for public comment on   
such review4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3  7#a7 ,covered contractor ,the 
term covered contractor means a         
for-profit business with annual gross   
receipts in excess of #a1jjj1jjj1jjj    
during the year preceding the submission
 of a bid or proposal for a contract    
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,c-level executive ,the term ,c-level   
executive means the most senior         
executive officer1 information officer1 
technology officer1 financial officer1  
compliance officer1 or security officer 
of a covered contractor4  4  7b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #dg
 of such title is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #dgab
 the following new item3  #dgac4        

,submission of data relating to         
diversity by certain contractors4  4    
#c4 ,submission of data relating to     
diversity by issuers  7a7 ,in general   
,section #ac of the ,securities         
,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghm7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7s7 ,submission of data 
relating to diversity  7#a7 ,submission 
of data ,each issuer required to file an
 annual report under subsection 7a7     
shall disclose in that report1 the      
following3 7,a7 ,data on the racial1    
ethnic1 and gender composition of the   
board of directors and the ,c-level     
executives of the issuer4  7,b7 ,data on
 the affiliation of any member of the   
board of directors or any ,c-level      
executive of the issuer to a            
historically underrepresented group1    
including veterans of the ,armed ,forces
 and individuals with disabilities4     
7,c7 ,any plan or strategy that exists  
on the date of the submission of data   
under this paragraph to improve the     

diversity of the board of directors or  
the ,c-level executives of the issuer4  
7#b7 ,c-level executive defined ,in this
 subsection1 the term ,c-level executive
 means the most senior executive        
officer1 information officer1 technology
 officer1 financial officer1 compliance 
officer1 or security officer of an      
issuer4  4  7b7 ,corporate governance   
regulations ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,securities and ,exchange     
,commission shall revise paragraph 7v7  
of section #bbi4djg7;c77#b7 of title    
#ag1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
require that when the description       
described in such paragraph is presented
 in a proxy or information statement    
relating to the election of directors1  
the qualities and skills described in   
such paragraph1 along with the nominee's
 gender1 race1 ethnicity1 and           
affiliation with a historically         
underrepresented group should be        
presented in a chart or matrix form4